Chelsea vs Leeds: Starting XIs for EPL clash confirmed | Full lists

Graham Potter has made three changes from Chelsea’s defeat at Tottenham with two of them enforced.

Reece James and Thiago Silva are injured and not in the squad. Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana come into the defence for them.

Mateo Kovacic returns from illness to replace Hakim Ziyech.

Leeds’ club-record signing Georginio Rutter makes his first Premier League start.

Brenden Aaronson, Jack Harrison and Max Wober come into the starting XI from their midweek defeat against Fulham.

Rasmus Kristensen, Marc Roca and Wilfried Gnonto drop to the bench.

Chelsea team news – Three changes

Chelsea: Kepa, Badiashile, Fernandez, Kovacic, Felix, Loftus-Cheek, Sterling, Chilwell, Koulibaly, Havertz, Fofana.

Subs: Bettinelli, Aubameyang, Chalobah, Mudryk, Zakaria, Ziyech, Gallagher, Chukwuemeka, Madueke.

Leeds team news – Gnonto benched

Leeds: Meslier, Ayling, Firpo, Koch, Aaronson, Summerville, Harrison, Adams, Rutter, McKennie, Wober.

Subs: Robles, Roca, Gyabi, Struijk, Kristensen, Gnonto, Greenwood, Joseph, Gray.