Seven players will miss Leeds United vs Chelsea after Rodon injury update

The game comes after Daniel Farke 's men were pegged back by Brighton in Saturday's 1-1 draw in the Premier League. Jayden Bogle opened the scoring in the 15th minute for Leeds, but Luka Vuskovic equalised in the 71st minute.

Eyes for Leeds now turn to cup action, they booked their place in the third round thanks to a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the second round last month. Ahead of the game, Farke has hinted that there will be some changes to his team.

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"The Premier League is always the priority and that is the goal to establish ourselves in this league," he said.

"But we want to win the Carabao Cup and we want to win this game. We will maybe look to rotate but we want to win this game."

Both Farke and Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso have also given the latest injury news on their squads ahead of the game, with seven players expected to miss the clash.

Leeds will be without three players for Wednesday evening's fixture, with Farke offering the latest update on his squad's fitness. Defender Joe Rodon joins forward Mateo Joseph and midfielder Ilia Gruev on the treatment table as longer-term casualties.

Farke has also disclosed that there were minor concerns surrounding Daniel James, though the Wales international is anticipated to be fit for the clash after undergoing medical scans earlier this week.

"Joe Rodon is obviously a long-term injury and is out, we have a little question over Daniel James," he said in his pre-match press conference.

"He reported during the warm-up at Brighton some issues with his back and his hamstring. The scan results were good.

"He has a session yesterday and we have a session today and a light session tomorrow morning and if he comes through those two sessions he will hopefully be available. I am carefully optimistic."

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Four Chelsea players are expected to be unavailable for the Stamford Bridge encounter, with Alonso confirming that midfielder Moises Caicedo and full-back Marco Palestra will be absent. "Not yet. They're still not ready to go," he stated during his pre-match press conference, via football.london.

"It's not the moment to take too early a risk. We'll go game by game with them, but it's too early."

When questioned about whether Caicedo might feature in the upcoming Premier League fixture against Hull City, he responded: "Potentially, yes, but we will have to wait. Thursday or Friday we will know more."

The pair will be joined by Jordan Henderson and Emmanuel Emegha in the treatment room. Henderson remains sidelined as he continues his rehabilitation from a wrist problem picked up while on international duty with England at the World Cup, while Emegha is working his way back from a hamstring issue sustained during pre-season preparations.

Chelsea have received positive news as Alonso has confirmed that defender Levi Colwill will be available for selection following concerns over a knock picked during the weekend's loss vs Arsenal.

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