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Chelsea 3-1 Leeds: Pulisic, Zouma and Giroud score after Patrick Bamford early goal
Chelsea welcome Leeds to Stamford Bridge as fans return for the Premier League clash and Express Sport brings you all the action as it happens.
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MATCH UPDATES
Full time: Chelsea go top of the Premier League table for the first time since 2018.
3-1: In the fourth minute of added time and Christian Pulisic converts Timo Werner's low cross from close range.
2-1: Kurt Zouma rises the highest to head home from a corner.
1-1: Olivier Giroud equalises on the 27th minute, converting Reece James' cross.
0-1: Not even four minutes on the clock as Patrick Bamford rounds Edouard Mendy to put Leeds ahead.
TEAM NEWS
Chelsea XI: Mendy; James, Zouma, Thiago Silva, Chilwell; Havertz, Kante, Mount; Werner, Giroud, Ziyech
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Rudiger, Jorginho, Abraham, Pulisic, Kovacic, Azpilicueta
Leeds XI: Meslier, Ayling, Koch, Cooper, Dallas, Phillips, Klich, Alioski, Raphinha, Harrison, Bamford
Subs: Poveda-Ocampo, Roberts, Casilla, Llorente, Helder Costa, Rodrigo, Struijk
Match preview
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has a decision to make on Olivier Giroud for the Premier League clash with Leeds.
The Frenchman scored all four goals for the Blues in their dominant win over Sevilla in the Champions League earlier this week.
Lampard has a fully fit squad for the match against Leeds as they push for the title this season.
"I’m aware of the rivalry myself from being a Chelsea player for so long and I know how the fans feel about it," Lampard said in the build-up to the game.
"That’s football rivalry in the Premier League between two huge clubs with a history.
"It’s hard for me to equate that history when I talk to certain players like Timo Werner or Kai Havertz.
"They don’t know the history so they can only look at Leeds at face value and see a very well-managed team that play with incredible energy and speed in their game.
"I don’t know if rivalry will come into it or not but it will be a competitive match because that’s how Leeds approach games these days."
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