Chelsea vs Leeds: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

Chelsea host Leeds at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, November 21 (10:00 AM ET / 9:00 AM CT / 7:00 AM PT).

Chelsea will check on the fitness of Joshua Acheampong and Emiliano Martinez, but the bigger issues are already settled: the injured Reece James, João Pedro, Maxence Lacroix and Jamie Gittens are all out, with Jorrel Hato also sidelined. That pushes even more creative responsibility onto Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer and Pedro Neto, the trio who have carried Chelsea’s attack through the opening ten games. Leeds have a far shorter absentee list, with only the injured Mateo Joseph definitely missing and Anton Stach and Gabriel Gudmundsson both doubtful; Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who leads the visitors with four goals, is expected to start up top. This one should be tighter than the squad lists suggest. Chelsea have won five of their ten league games this season but have also lost four, the kind of inconsistency that has kept Leeds within two points of them in the table. Leeds, for their part, have drawn five of their ten and lost only two, a pattern built on resilience rather than firepower, and that defensive discipline could make Stamford Bridge a frustrating afternoon for the hosts until one moment of quality settles it.

US viewers can watch Chelsea vs Leeds on NBC and Peacock.

Season Form & Standings

Chelsea sit on sixteen points from their opening ten matches, with five wins and four losses either side of one draw and a plus-three goal difference. Leeds are close behind on fourteen points from the same number of games, with three wins, five draws and two defeats leaving them with a plus-two difference.

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Potential Match-Winners

• Morgan Rogers (Chelsea): Morgan Rogers has scored 5 goals and created 17 chances from 883 minutes this season, making him Chelsea’s most involved attacking midfielder.
• Cole Palmer (Chelsea): Cole Palmer has had more shots (30) and created more chances (22) than anyone else in Chelsea’s squad, with 3 goals and 3 assists in 880 minutes to show for it.
• Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds): Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored 4 goals from 19 shots, 10 of them on target, in 866 minutes, giving Leeds their most direct threat on the counter.

Recent Form

Chelsea: W W L W L

• 2026-11-08: Sunderland 1-0 Chelsea (L, away)
• 2026-10-31: Chelsea 2-0 Manchester United (W, home)
• 2026-10-24: Chelsea 0-2 Tottenham (L, home)
• 2026-10-17: Everton 0-2 Chelsea (W, away)
• 2026-10-10: Chelsea 5-1 Bournemouth (W, home)

Chelsea’s form reads W-W-L-W-L: a 5-1 defeat of Bournemouth and a 2-0 win at Everton were followed by a 0-2 home loss to Tottenham, before a 2-0 win over Manchester United and a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland in their last outing.

Leeds: L D D L W

• 2026-11-07: Leeds 1-0 Tottenham (W, home)
• 2026-10-31: Bournemouth 2-0 Leeds (L, away)
• 2026-10-25: Sunderland 0-0 Leeds (D, away)
• 2026-10-18: Leeds 1-1 Manchester United (D, home)
• 2026-10-10: Arsenal 2-1 Leeds (L, away)

Leeds’ form reads L-D-D-L-W: a 2-1 loss at Arsenal was followed by back-to-back draws, 1-1 with Manchester United and 0-0 at Sunderland, then a 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth before a 1-0 win over Tottenham in their last outing.

Chelsea vs Leeds Prediction

Leeds arrive full of confidence after beating Tottenham 1-0 last time out, and on fourteen points from ten games they have shown they can graft a result anywhere. But Chelsea’s healthier scoreline advantage, sixteen points and a plus-three goal difference, plus home advantage at Stamford Bridge, should be enough to find the single goal that separates these sides. Expect a tight, low-event contest that Chelsea edge 1-0.