Chelsea vs Leeds United starting lineups confirmed ahead of kick-off

The starting lineups of the two sides involved in the FA Cup 5th round tie Chelsea and Leeds United have been confirmed in an official announcement.

The head coach of the two sides involved in the must-win 5th round fixture of the FA Cup Chelsea vs Leeds United have both confirmed the players that would feature for their team in the game which will be played today, Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at 8:30 pm WAT.

Both sides had initially had injury concerns, but the lineup indicates that the initial concerns have been alleviated.

Pochettino benched Petrovic for Sanchez and Colwill for Chalobah. The Blues will be looking to win today's fixture and progress to the next round of the FA Cup.

Here are the starting lineups below:

Chelsea: Sanchez; Gilchrist, Disasi, Chalobah, Gusto; Madueke, Enzo, Caicedo, Mudryk; Sterling, Jackson

Chelsea substitutes: Petrovic, Colwill, Murray-Campbell, Samuels-Smith, Chilwell, Tauriainen, Gallagher, Harrison, Palmer

Starting XI: Meslier, Firpo, Ampadu, Cooper (C), Piroe, Anthony, Rodon, Shackleton, James, Gray, Roberts, Joseph.

Substitutes: Klaesson (GK), van den Heuvel (GK), Cresswell, Kamara, Bamford, Summerville, Shackleton, Byram, Gnonto.

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