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Chelsea meet Leeds in a match of the 16th round of the Premier League. Last week was definitely one of the hardest for The Blues since the beginning of the season. Chelsea lost their lead in the English Premier league after losing 3:2 as a guest of West Ham. Chelsea led twice in the result, but the Hammers showed character and greater desire in the second half for three points. On Wednesday, the Blues lost the battle for the first place in their group in the Champions League, ending in a draw 3:3 with Zenit.

Leeds maintained its six-point lead over the relegation zone, drawing 2:2 with Brentford. The point was won only in the last minutes of added time after a late goal by Patrick Bamford. Although the club has lost only once in the last seven rounds, Leeds is not convinced that it has left a difficult start to the season in the past. In fact, most of the points in the assets of the "Whites" were won against rivals from the bottom of the standings.

Patrick Bamford and Calvin Phillips will most likely miss the game with Chelsea on Saturday. Both are extremely important for the team of Marcelo Bielsa and it can be said that they are without a worthy alternative to the bench. Their absence will certainly affect the performance of Leeds and I expect a difficult match for the guests. In any case, since the beginning of the season, the Whites have lost every game against teams in the Top 6 in the standings.

Chelsea's big problems lately are in the defensive game. Without N’Golo Kante and Ben Chillwell, the balance in Thomas Tuchel’s tactic with 3 defenders was lost. Moreover, Chelsea also makes individual mistakes. The Blues took the lead against West Ham and Zenit and made too many twists and turns. I expect that on Saturday Chelsea will approach the match much more responsibly and will take the three points. The 3.5 goal line has been crossed in just two of the Blues '10 wins and one of Leeds' five losses.