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Chelsea 6-3 Leeds: Is Alonso Overlooking A Player Who Could Solve Part of Chelsea’s Midfield Problem?

Chelsea 6-3 Leeds was, on the surface, a chaotic Carabao Cup thriller that had no business being close after Leeds led 2-0 early in the second half. Inside a nine-goal, four-substitution fightback was a smaller, more interesting story: the midfielder Xabi Alonso started in a heavily rotated XI wasn’t just there to make up numbers. […]

Chelsea vs Leeds: How Xabi Alonso Could Set Up His Starting 11 In The Carabao Cup Tie

Chelsea vs Leeds is set to bring significant rotation from Xabi Alonso, with Levi Colwill available but Moisés Caicedo, Marco Palestra, Jordan Henderson and Emmanuel Emegha all ruled out. Chelsea host Leeds United in the Carabao Cup third round at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, September 9, kick-off 8pm BST, with the match live on Sky […]