Reece James is a doubt for Chelsea once they tackle Leeds United at Stamford Bridge tonight.
The Blues captain has missed the last two games, away to Arsenal within the Carabao Cup and the weekend victory over Wolves at Molineux, through injury.
Chelsea have been fastidiously managing their skipper’s fitness all season but he could miss a 3rd game in a row tonight with James the newest victim of an illness bug going around at Cobham.
It’s been a fast turnaround because the weekend victory with one other game looming on Friday away to Hull City within the FA Cup – one among Liam Rosenior’s former clubs and maybe a more ideal opportunity to rest and rotate.
Cole Palmer bagged a first-half hat-trick against Wolves on Saturday and was taken off on the hour mark with all three points wrapped up.
He’s within the frame to start out again this evening with Estevao Willan also hoping for a spot within the starting XI after remaining among the many subs at Molineux.
Andrey Santos has been in high-quality form under his former Strasbourg coach, starting alongside Moises Caicedo at the guts of midfield again on the weekend, however the Brazil international was forced off late on.
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Santos was coping with a swollen ankle in consequence of that challenge but is ‘high-quality’ for tonight’s game.
Jamie Gittens has joined Levi Colwill on the long-term injury list with a torn hamstring with Dario Essugo and Romeo Lavia also still unavailable.
Tosin Adarabioyo is back in training after his hamstring injury but could possibly be held back for the Hull game on Friday.
Chelsea XI to face Leeds – Metro prediction
With Santos fit, Rosenior can be tempted to stick to the identical XI that eased past Wolves. Enzo Fernandez took up a more advanced role in attack that afternoon, playing the complete 90 minutes for the fifth game in a row.
Mamadou Sarr was on the bench last day out after being recalled from his loan at Strasbourg but he’s one other who can have to attend until Friday for a starting role.
Chelsea vs Leeds TV channel, live stream and kick-off time
Chelsea vs Leeds kicks off tonight (Tuesday 10 February) with kick-off scheduled for 7:30pm.
You’ll be able to watch the match survive TNT Sports 1 with streaming also available through the Discovery+ app.
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