Key occasions
Chelsea make 5 adjustments to the beginning XI named for the League Cup last final Sunday. Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke, Trevoh Chalobah, Alfie Gilchrist and Robert Sánchez exchange Conor Gallagher, Cole Palmer, Levi Colwill, Ben Chilwell and Đorđe Petrović, all of whom drop to the bench.
Leeds additionally make 5 adjustments to their beginning line-up, within the wake of their late 3-1 win over Leicester City final Friday. Liam Cooper, Connor Roberts, Jaidon Anthony, Dan James and Mateo Joseph are in; Glen Kamara, Crysencio Summerville and Wilfried Gnonto drop to the bench, whereas Georginio Rutter and Ilia Gruev miss out altogether.
The groups
Chelsea: Sanchez, Gilchrist, Disasi, Chalobah, Gusto, Caicedo, Fernandez, Madueke, Sterling, Mudryk, Jackson.
Subs: Palmer, Chilwell, Gallagher, Colwill, Petrovic, Tauriainen, Samuels-Smith, Harrison, Murray-Campbell.
Leeds United: Meslier, Roberts, Rodon, Cooper, Firpo, Ampadu, Gray, Anthony, Piroe, James, Fernandez.
Subs: Cresswell, Kamara, Bamford, Summerville, Klaesson, Shackleton, Byram, Gnonto, van den Heuvel.
Referee: David Coote (Nottinghamshire).
Preamble
Now then, Chelsea and Leeds United within the FA Cup. There actually is just one place to go.
Marvellous stuff, albeit with the same old think-of-the-kids vapour-infused caveats. Times have modified, so a repeat efficiency of such skyscraping hoodlummery is unlikely, however then Chelsea and Leeds nonetheless don’t like one another very a lot, and the warmth and stress is on Mauricio Pochettino and his gamers within the wake of final weekend’s League Cup last extra-time no-show, so nothing’s off the desk. This has the potential to be a rollocking nice FA Cup tie within the outdated custom. Kick off is at 7.30pm GMT and we’ll have additional time and penalties if needed. It’s on!
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