N’Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic, two of the Blues’ star players, will not be present for this weekend’s Premier League match against Leeds. Neither will manager Thomas Tuchel. The Blues have considerable momentum going into this game after playing to a 2-2 home tie with Tottenham.
Throughout the game, the umpires made a number of dubious decisions, and Premier League-winning former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte and current Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel got into a physical altercation.
Harry Kane’s late equalizer led to a passionate handshake between the two managers, who were both dismissed afterward. Tuchel will therefore be unable to lead his club against Leeds. The fearsome Chelsea midfield tandem of Kante and Kovacic will be absent from the contest. Even Marcos Alonso, who is moving to Barcelona, is probably out.
In goal, Edouard Mendy intends to maintain his starting position. Kalidou Koulibaly, who just scored a goal, and Reece James will likely all start at center back alongside Thiago Silva. In the match against the Spurs, Ruben Loftus-Cheek made his first start of the year at right wingback. If he continues to play well, he might see more playing time in the future. It’s possible that Jorginho will start alongside Conor Gallagher in the middle of the park with Kante out for the season due to injury. Marc Cucurella, a rising star for Chelsea, is more likely than Ben Chilwell to keep his job.
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Raheem Sterling and Mason Mount might replace Kai Havertz in the starting lineup if they get back to their previous levels of play. The team’s captain, Cesar Azpilicueta, may also be given the opportunity to start and be placed in the back three. Loftus-Cheek would then be moved to the bench of substitutes, allowing James to go to the position of wing back. Due to his excellent defensive skills, Trevoh Chalobah may start in the middle of the field.