Leeds United vs. Chelsea FC 8/21/22 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

Leeds United hosts Chelsea on Sunday in an English Premier League matchday 3 fixture. Leeds United is sixth in the top flight English league table at 1-1-0 on four points with a goal difference of +1. Leeds United battled on the road to a 2-2 draw with Southampton last time out and prior to that opened its campaign with a 2-1 victory at home over the Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Dating back to last season, Leeds United has two wins, two draws and one loss in its most recent five matches and over that span has scored 11 and conceded seven. Rodrigo is the leading goal scorer for Leeds United with three, in fact Rodrigo is the only player for Leeds United to score a goal in league play through the first two matches. Jack Harrison has two assists to lead the club.

Chelsea is seventh in the top flight English league table at 1-1-0 on four points with a goal difference of +1. Chelsea opened its 2022-23 EPL campaign with a 1-0 victory on the road over Everton and followed that with a 2-2 draw at home against Tottenham Hotspur. Kalidou Koulibaly scored for Chelsea in the 19th minute and Reece James scored in the 77th minute but Chelsea gave up an equalizer to the Spurs in second half stoppage time.

Dating back to the preseason, Chelsea has three wins, one draw and one loss in its most recent five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored eight goals and conceded seven. Reece James, Kalidou Koulibaly and Jorginho each have scored one goal for Chelsea, while Raheem Sterling and Marc Cucurella each have one assist to lead the club.