Leeds United are set to welcome Chelsea to Elland Road on Sunday afternoon as the Blues look to continue a rich vein of form.
Thomas Tuchel's side kicked off the new campaign with a 1-0 win over Everton despite a somewhat unconvincing performance, before welcoming Tottenham Hotspur to Stamford Bridge, where an impressive display was dampened by a controversial stoppage-time equaliser.
The west Londoners will be looking to translate a good performance into three points, even without a handful of star names. So, with everything in mind, football.london spotted four things of worth from the latest instalment of Chelsea training pictures ahead of the clash with Leeds United on Sunday.
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Kante and Kovacic absent
There is no sign of N'Golo Kante or Mateo Kovacic in training. The France international hobbled off in the clash against Spurs.
He fell to the ground clutching his hamstring before being pulled from proceedings and, with his injury history in mind, there's 'no good news' according to Tuchel. With regard to Kovacic, he has already been ruled out of the bout with Leeds - the Croatian is suffering from a slight knee issue at this moment in time.
Jorginho role
Jorginho was pictured as the only player in training wearing a white bib; one team donned orange and the other team was without. In sessions like these when only one player - who are often considered a playmaker - is wearing a different coloured bib, they are the 'magic man' in this situation.
The 'magic man' is always in the team who are in possession in the training drill. It's used to help players understand how to move and create space for themselves and other teammates when in possession.
While it comes as no surprise that Jorginho is the 'magic man', it drops a hint on Tuchel's team selection for Sunday. It seems that the Italy international will play a pivotal role in setting the tempo against a 'rock ad roll' Leeds side.
Cucurella and Chilwell hint
Marc Cucurella and Ben Chilwell were pictured training in different coloured bibs. While only a snippet of the action, it could suggest that only one of whom will start against Leeds.
The former, who benched the latter, was excellent at left wing-back against Spurs so it's unlikely that Tuchel would drop the Spaniard. But, Cucurella has featured at left centre-half in the past so nothing is off the cards.
Chukwuemeka heavily involved
Either the photographer is a big fan of Carney Chukwuemeka or it's something worth of note but the young midfielder looked to be heavily involved. He was pictured in many of the images and could be a surprise feature with Kante and Kovacic out.
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