Andy Taylor’s Leeds United Under-23s are taking on Chelsea Under-23s at Stamford Bridge (1pm), in what is an important encounter for league position in this Premier League 2 Division One clash.

The Whites currently sit five points above Sunday’s opponents, but the hosts have two games in hand, meaning the traditional cliche of ‘six pointer’ can certainly be used when describing this one. 

Last time out, Taylor’s side put in an excellent display under the lights of Elland Road to comfortably dispatch rivals Manchester United, with three goals securing three impressive points. That win made it three victories in their last five league outings. 

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Chelsea come into the game having drawn their last at home to London rivals, West Ham United. Prior to that, the Blues had began 2022 in style with a 5-0 thumping of Leicester, but that win was followed up with three successive defeats before taking a point against the Hammers. 

The two teams are battling it out to avoid relegation from Premier League 2 Division One this season in a race that could see multiple teams involved in the fight to beat the drop. Due to the number of games in hand that Chelsea have and if they were to win them, 9th placed Brighton and 10th placed Everton will still be looking over their shoulders. 

A win would see Leeds move up a place to 10th in the table, overtaking Everton. Chelsea have the possibility of going above Blackburn into 12th spot and subsequently moving out of the relegation zone, with three points. 

Sam Greenwood - who performed so well in the first team win at Wolves on Friday night - is the leading scorer for the Whites, on eight. For the Blues, England Under-19 international Harvey Vale is leading the way on five. 

Chelsea Football Club released an update regarding tickets for the fixture on Sunday, stating that anyone who had purchased a ticket can attend the game, but anyone who hasn’t already purchased should not try to attend the match.

Due to broadcast restrictions, the match will not be shown live on LUTV. We will have full online blog updates throughout the match right here on leedsunited.com, with a report and reaction to follow after the conclusion of the game, with highlights on LUTV.

Who is in charge of each side? 

Chelsea: Andy Myers

Leeds: Andy Taylor



League position:

Chelsea: 13th

Leeds: 11th

League form:

Chelsea: WLLLD

Leeds: WLWDW

Top scorer (all competitions):

Chelsea: Harvey Vale (5)

Leeds: Sam Greenwood (8)

How to follow online: 

Kick-off is at 1pm, at Stamford Bridge. Due to broadcast restrictions, the match will not be shown live on LUTV. We will have full online blog updates throughout right here on leedsunited.com, with a report and reaction to follow after the conclusion of the game, then highlights on LUTV.