As attention turns to the visit of Leeds United on Saturday, we pore over the facts and figures related to this fixture and those that have gone before...
Chelsea vs Leeds head-to-head record
Played 107
Won 37
Drawn 30
Lost 40
Biggest win for each team:
Chelsea 7-1 Leeds 1934/35 (Division One)
Leeds 7-0 Chelsea 1967/68 (Division One)
Leeds biggest win at Stamford Bridge - 5-2 in 1969/70 (Division One)
Chelsea are seeking a sixth consecutive home league win against Leeds for the first time.
Leeds’ last league win on our soil was in December 1999, when a 2-0 victory put them top of the table. The Blues finished the game with 10 men after Frank Leboeuf was sent off after 68 minutes.
In the reverse fixture at Elland Road in August, Leeds inflicted our heaviest defeat there since March 1995 (also 3-0). It ended our eight-match unbeaten run against the Whites in league and cup.
Leeds are looking for a league double against the Blues for the first time since 1991/92, when they went on to be Division One champions.
Last five meetings at Stamford Bridge
30 Jan 2002 Premier League W 2-0
28 Jan 2003 Premier League W 3-2
15 May 2004 Premier League W 1-0
5 Dec 2020 Premier League W 3-1
11 Dec 2021 Premier League W 3-2
Chelsea form
Last five Premier League results
Liverpool (a) D 0-0
Fulham (h) D 0-0
West Ham (a) D 1-1
Southampton (h) L 0-1
Tottenham (a) L 0-2
Chelsea are unbeaten in March in all competitions since a 2-0 defeat at Everton in 2019. We have won 13 and drawn one since then.
Only Newcastle (15) and Arsenal (23) have conceded fewer Premier League goals this season than Chelsea (25).
At Stamford Bridge in the league, the Blues have conceded eight goals. No side has conceded fewer at home.
The Blues are seeking a Premier League win for the first time since we defeated Crystal Palace at the Bridge in January six games ago (three draws, two defeats).
Chelsea are aiming to avoid a fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions for the first time since a run of six in October/November 1993. The last time we lost four in a row without scoring was in March 1929.
Leeds form
Last five Premier League results
Nottingham Forest (a) L 0-1
Man Utd (a) D 2-2
Man Utd (h) L 0-2
Everton (a) L 0-1
Southampton (h) W 1-0
Last week against Southampton, Leeds registered their first win without conceding in the Premier League since beating Chelsea 3-0 in August.
It was their first win in the competition in 11 games, since they beat Bournemouth on 5 November, and their fourth in 21 matches.
No side have won fewer points (six) away from home this season in the Premier League than Leeds (also West Ham and Nottingham Forest). They have won at Liverpool and picked up draws at Southampton, Newcastle and Man Utd.
Chelsea stats
Mason Mount has been directly involved in five goals (three goals, two assists) in his past six matches against Leeds in all competitions. Only against Norwich (eight) has he recorded more goals and assists in English football.
Chelsea have allowed the fewest opposition passes per defensive action in the Premier League this season (9.3), an indication the Blues are the most aggressive pressing team in the division on average.
This will be our seventh Saturday 3pm kick-off this season. Having won the first four against Leicester (h), West Ham (h), Crystal Palace (a) and Wolves (h), we have lost the last two to Brighton (a) and Southampton (h).
Chelsea milestone
If selected, Trevoh Chalobah will make his 50th appearance for the club in all competitions.
Leeds stats
Javi Gracia’s side are playing their second game in London SW6 in five days. They lost 2-0 to Fulham on Tuesday in the FA Cup.
Gracia is hoping to become the second Leeds manager to win his first two Premier League games with the Whites. The other was Terry Venables in August 2002.
Leeds have dropped 15 points from winning positions this season. From the 11 games they were leading, they went on to lose three and draw three.
The Whites have conceded 304 fouls in the Premier League in 2022/23, more than any other side.
Javi Gracia averaged 1.18 pts per game as a Premier League manager for Watford, the second-highest rate by any Hornets boss in the competition behind Nigel Pearson (1.25), and higher than Leeds' Jesse Marsch averaged before leaving the club (1.08).
Jack Harrison has assisted 14 goals since Leeds' return to the Premier League in 2020, three more than any other current player for the Whites in that time.
This season’s Premier League stats (24 games)
Most minutes (max 2,160): Meslier 2,160, Koch 2,023, Adams 1,977, Aaronson 1,728
Most assists: Harrison 5, Aaronson, Bamford, Gelhardt, Greenwood all 2
Clean sheets: Meslier 5
Most fouls committed: Adams 37, Harrison, Koch, Struijk all 25
Most yellow cards: Koch 5, Adams, Gnonto, Kristensen, Roca, Struijk all 4
Red cards: Adams 1, Sinisterra 1
Premier League scorers: (29)
Rodrigo 10 (1 pen), Summerville 4, Gnonto 2, Sinisterra 2, Struijk 2, Aaronson 1, Bamford 1, Cooper 1, Firpo 1, Greenwood 1, Harrison 1, Roca 1, own goals 2
Matchweek 26 Premier League fixtures
Saturday 4 March Premier League fixtures
Man City v Newcastle 12.30pm (BT Sport)
Arsenal v Bournemouth 3pm
Aston Villa v Crystal Palace 3pm
Brighton v West Ham 3pm
Chelsea v Leeds 3pm
Wolves v Tottenham 3pm
Southampton v Leicester 5.30pm (Sky Sports)
Sunday5March Premier League fixtures
Nottingham Forest v Everton 2pm (Sky Sports)
Liverpool v Man Utd 4.30pm (Sky Sports)
Monday 6March Premier League fixtures
Brentford v Fulham 8pm (Sky Sports)
Matchweek 25 Premier League results
24 Feb to 1 Mar
Bournemouth 1-4 Man City
Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool
Everton 0-2 Aston Villa
Fulham 1-1 Wolves
Leeds 1-0 Southampton
Leicester 0-1 Arsenal
Tottenham 2-0 Chelsea
West Ham 4-0 Nottingham Forest
Arsenal 4-0 Everton
Liverpool 2-0 Wolves