Chelsea and Leeds United have each made solid starts to the Premier League season but both Thomas Tuchel and Jesse Marsch will be thinking it should have been even better.
After a hard-fought 2-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on the opening day, Leeds were 2-0 up at Southampton last weekend before being pegged back to a 2-2 draw.
Tuchel’s explosive touchline spat with Tottenham Hotspur counterpart Antonio Conte stole the headlines at Stamford Bridge, arguably taking undue attention off the fact Chelsea led twice and dominated for long periods but could not finish the job.
The Blues will be on the touchline at Elland Road, with his one-match ban suspended temporarily as an FA investigation continues, where another feisty atmosphere is expected.
The Sporting News is following the match live and providing live score updates and commentary.
Leeds vs. Chelsea live score
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Leeds vs. Chelsea live updates, highlights from the Premier League clash
20th minute: Rodrigo springs the Chelsea offside trap and, running away from goal, arrows a shot back across and beyond Mendy’s far post. It was only half a chance but that is all the in-form Spaniard will feel he needs right now.
15th minute: GOOAA… no. Lovely feet form Sterling and no mistake with the finish this time. But Koch stepped up in the nick of time and he was offside.
13th minute: Havertz pinged for offside. The Germany international hasn’t really done too much of note so far, but his very presence as the central attacker is giving the Chelsea forward line a more dynamic look than the first two games of the season.
9th minute: No matter how high the much-discussed bar is this season, that’s a yellow card. Koulibaly into the book for pulling back the livewire Aaronson and dragging him over. Leeds are making this uncomfortable for Chelsea.
7th minute: Struijk got to a bouncing ball first then and Loftus-Cheek arrived a fraction late. There’s obviously quite a lot of Loftus-Cheek to arrive late and that looked like a painful blow. The Leeds defender is okay to continue, though and the Chelsea man gets no more than a talking to from the referee.
5th minute: Switching Sterling out to his favoured role on the left flank certainly looks like it can pay dividends. The former Man City man gets in again and possession is worked to Loftus-Cheek via Havertz. The wing-back is crowded out and it’s a corner, which Mount fails to get beyond the first man.
4th minute: Leeds are looking to set a typically frenetic tempo and Harrison gets a ball in a similar area to the earlier Sterling chance. There are more defensive bodies back for Chelsea, though, and Mendy gathers his shot.
1st minute: Early opening for Sterling, who cuts inside past a couple of challenges. It’s trademark stuff but he can’t quite find the finish his shot curls beyond the far post. Gallagher slid the pass through to launch that attack.
4 mins from kickoff: ‘Marching on Together’ is ringing around Elland Road on a sunkissed Sunday lunchtime and here come the teams.
20 mins from kickoff: Raheem Sterling’s already much-discussed Sky Sports interview about the end of his time at Manchester City has been aired on the live broadcast. The England forward would love to open his Chelsea account today.
45 mins from kickoff: Marsch, who seemingly sees himself as a red cards connoisseur, is ready to greet Tuchel this afternoon.
🗣 “Yeah it’s fine, I don’t think it’s right that he should be able to appeal but whatever.”
Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch on Thomas Tuchel being allowed in the dugout against Leeds United following his red card against Spurs last week. 🟥 pic.twitter.com/mB6EMnCjg2
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) August 21, 2022
55 mins from kickoff: There’s also a solitary change for Leeds, with Dan James replacing the injured Patrick Bamford to start alongside the in-form Rodrigo Moreno in attack.
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1hr from kickoff: There we have it. N’Golo Kante is out injured so Gallagher starts alongside Jorginho in central midfield. It’s Tuchel’s only change from the Spurs game, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek retaining his place.
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— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 21, 2022
1hr 10 mins from kickoff: Some rumours whipping about online that Conor Gallagher could be in line for his first Chelsea start. If that comes as part of the central midfield two, it would certainly help to shift the team’s attacking balance.
1hr 20 mins from kickoff: The Conte soap opera aside, Tuchel will have taken plenty of positives from a 2-2 draw against Tottenham that his side really should have won. After an uneven pre-season, the Blues have started their campaign strongly. However, they lack a bit of cutting edge at the moment. Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner have both left and none of their goals in the campaign so far have come from the starting front three of Raheem Sterling, Kai Havertz and Mason Mount. We’re 20 minutes away from learning whether Tuchel has opted to reshuffle.
1hr 40 mins from kickoff: So, after all that carry-on last weekend, Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel will be on the touchline after the FA “temporarily suspended his one-match ban. At least Jesse Marsch tends to be the shy and retiring type…
2hrs from kickoff: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Premier League match between Leeds United and Chelsea at Elland Road.
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Leeds United vs. Chelsea lineups
Marsch selected an unchanged line-up for the first two games of the season, although Patrick Bamford’s latest injury setback forced him into a first-half change at Southampton.
Dan James comes in to start in attack alongside surprise early Golden Boot frontrunner Rodrigo Moreno, who followed up his opening-day goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers with a brace last weekend.
Leeds lineup (4-2-3-1): Meslier (GK) — Kristensen, Koch, Llorente, Struijk — Roca, Adams — Aaronson, Rodrigo, Harrison — James
Ruben Loftus-Cheek was handed a surprise start against Tottenham, with Reece James starting on the right of the back three. in defence. Those selections gave Tuchel some flexibility in terms of shape and he’s gone with the same approach as Conor Gallagher replaces the injured N’Golo Kante in midfield.
Christian Pulisic was on the scoresheet in this game last season and the USA star is on the bench this time around amid links with Manchester United.
Chelsea lineup (3-4-3): Mendy (GK) — James, Thiago Silva, Koulibaly — Loftus-Cheek, Gallagher, Jorginho, Cucurella — Mount, Sterling, Havertz.
Leeds United vs. Chelsea TV channel, live stream
| UK | USA | Canada | Australia | |
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| Streaming | NOW TV/Sky Go | fuboTV | fuboTV | Optus Sport |
UK: The Leeds-Chelsea match will be televised and streamed by Sky Sports in the UK.
USA: The match will be carried by USA Network (English) and Telemundo (Spanish), with both those channels streaming on fuboTV.
Canada: Every Premier League game streams live and on demand exclusively via fuboTV.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream matches live and on demand on Optus Sport.
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