Strong call made on Leeds United return at Chelsea with Whites backing and hope
Leeds United face a trip to fifth-placed Chelsea in their next Premier League after the international break.
A strong call has been made on Leeds United’s trip to Chelsea in the first game back after the international break but not without Whites backing and hope.
Leeds signed off for the November international break with last weekend’s 1-0 victory at home to Tottenham Hotspur which ended a run of five games without a win and sent Daniel Farke’s side back up to ninth place.
A trip to historic bitter rivals Chelsea now awaits in the first game back after the international break, ahead of which the victory against Spurs coupled with Chelsea’s defeat at Sunderland the following day has left Leeds just two points behind the fifth-placed Blues.
It means a victory in next Saturday’s 3pm kick-off at Stamford Bridge would take Leeds above their London rivals but the bookies have taken a strong view on Chelsea’s prospects despite their inconsistent and somewhat unpredictable start to the new campaign.
Despite last weekend’s loss at struggling Sunderland, Chelsea are odds-on favourites to beat Leeds with every firm in being no bigger than 10-11 but as short as 4-5 with some firms.
Leeds, though, are far from discounted by the bookies who make them a best priced 16-5 to win at Stamford Bridge but as short as 11-4 with some firms.
The draw is on offer at 11-4 and a 1-1 draw is actually clear favourite in the correct score market at 13-2.
Chelsea star Joao Pedro heads the early any time scorer market at 13-10 despite being an injury doubt, followed by three more Chelsea players in Cole Palmer (6-4), Danny Welbeck (6-4) and Emanuel Emegha (13-8) but Whites no 9 Dominic Calvert-Lewin is not far behind at 7-4.
Blues pair Morgan Rogers and Estevao are next at 9-4, just ahead of Leeds striker Lukas Nmecha at 5-2.