Chelsea announce confirmed starting XI to face Leeds as Andrey Santos replaces Moises Caicedo

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Chelsea have announced the team Enzo Maresca has selected for Wednesday night’s game against Leeds United.

Following their 1-1 draw with Arsenal last weekend, Chelsea are still just six points behind the league leaders.

Ultimately, Enzo Maresca’s men find themselves in contention for the Premier League title for the time being, which is why they need three points at Elland Road.

To try and achieve that, the Chelsea manager has gone with the following team:

Andrey Santos can replace Moises Caicedo

With Moises Caicedo suspended, it is no big surprise to see Andrey Santos starting in midfield.

Santos has already proven himself in the absence of Caicedo, putting in a terrific performance against Burnley last month.

In his pre-match press conference, Maresca had hinted that he could go with Josh Acheampong, confident that the 19-year-old can also play as a No.6.

But in the end, the Italian has decided to go with Santos and it will now be interesting to see how he gets on at Elland Road, which can be a tough away ground.

After their game against Daniel Farke’s side, Chelsea will turn their attention to Bournemouth, who travel to Stamford Bridge on Saturday. They lost their midweek Premier League fixture after being beaten 1-0 by Everton.