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      What is the Drake Curse, who has fallen victim to it and is Anthony Joshua the latest?

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA was humiliated by Andy Ruiz Jr back in 2020 as the Brit suffered the first defeat of his professional boxing career.While the Mexican fighter will no doubt take all the glory and thank Snickers for their contribution – could there have been other worldly forces at work in the bout at Madison Square Garden.
      Drake has been posing for photos with various sports stars including Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero – but that hasn’t been a good thing for the athletes
      What is the Drake Curse?
      The Drake Curse is not some plague concocted by a witch, nor a disease – it is a photo with Canadian rapper who lends his name to it.
      In the past, Drake has been snapped with sports stars ahead of matches or major sporting events, before the picture goes viral on social media.
      Yet, the athlete posing alongside the 36-year-old often loses shortly afterwards, with the musical artist becoming a serious bad luck charm.
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      Who has fallen victim to the Drake Curse?
      The Drake Curse started out in basketball, with the artist becoming a part of the Kentucky college basketball program.
      Except they haven’t won a title since, and three years later, they lost a decider against Wisconsin in which Drake bet over £4500 on it.
      In 2013, his hometown basketball side suffered as well, as Toronto Raptors made him their global ambassador back in 2013 – only to soon gain a reputation for choking in big matches.
      Miami were next up, losing 4-1 to San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals – the Florida side were even blessed with the likes of LeBron James and Dwayne Wade.
      In 2015, the Drake Curse moved away from basketball and into tennis, as Serena Williams suffered a shocking US Open semi-final defeat to Roberta Vinci.
      Jadon Sancho is among a host of sports stars to be defeated by the Drake Curse
      The following year, it was not so much a match, but his place in the sport, as quarterback Johnny Manziel dropped out of NFL, despite being a first-round draft pick in the past.
      While it appears like a few anomalies over the years, the Drake Curse has spread like wildfire in 2019.
      First it was UFC champion Conor McGregor to lose to Khabib Nurmagomedov, before Alabama’s college football team were beaten heavily by rivals Clemson.
      Dipping into association football, former Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho posed with Drake prior to losing to Bayern Munich.
      Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was next up by being benched in the defeat to Bayern Munich.
      Drake even ruined Manchester City’s 2019 Champions League hopes as Sergio Aguero missed a penalty against Tottenham.
      Paris Saint-Germain then suffered their heaviest league defeat in 19 years, by losing 5-1 to Lille.
      PSG’s Layvin Kurzawa will be wishing he never posed with Drake after the French side were heavily beaten by LilleCredit: Instagram @kurzawa_20
      Italian outfit Roma even joked they were putting a club ban on posing with the Canadian artist
      Is the Drake curse over?
      Back in 2019, the curse was at its very peak, with many sporting stars falling victim.
      However, in recent times it seems the curse is no longer in effect.
      In 2021 Tyson Fury was supported by Drake online prior to his trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder.
      The Gypsy King went on to knock out the Bronze Bomber in Las Vegas, showing no signs of suffering with the Canadian’s curse, as Fury retains his WBC heavyweight championship belt.
      Bayern Munich star Alfonso Davies is also immune to the rapper’s curse, as he was pictured with Drake just days before his side was set to take on Bayer Leverkusen back in October 2021.
      The German giants went on to beat Leverkusen 5-1, furthering the belief that the curse is no more.
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      Misfits Boxing tag team fight rules: What time is fight taking place and how does it work?

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      MISFITS Boxing will have the first-ever TAG TEAM boxing match TONIGHT!Yes you read that correctly – the team of Los Pineda Coladas (B Dave and Luis Pineda) will face D-Generation Ice (IcePoseidon and Anthony Vargas) in the huge show in Telford.
      The big tag team clash is all set
      The tag team bout is on the undercard of Misfits Boxing 005 with ex-KSI opponent Luis Pineda featuring.
      Hometown favourite Jay Swingler vs NichLMAO is the big main event.

      But just how is the fight taking place, and what are the rules?
      Fear not. We’ve got you covered here.
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      When is the Misfits Boxing tag team match?
      The Misfits Boxing tag team match takes place on Saturday, March 4.
      It will feature the team of Los Pineda Coladas (B Dave and Luis Pineda) against D-Generation Ice (IcePoseidon and Anthony Vargas)
      The fight is scheduled to get underway from 9.01pm.
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      What are the rules for Misfits Boxing tag team match?

      One member of the team waits on the ring apron while one is inside fighting
      A tag is performed once a fighter touches gloves with their partner
      You can’t tag mid-action, only in a pause which is confirmed by the referee
      There are unlimited tags
      Only one tag team member may be in the ring at any time including in between rounds
      If one team-mate is knocked out, the fight is over
      If it goes to the judges – scorecards are aggregated based on the performance of the fighters in the ring as though both members are one person

      Jay Swingler is in the main event in front of his home crowdCredit: Getty
      What is the full Misfits Boxing 005 card?

      Jay Swingler vs NichLMAO (Super middleweight)
      Deen The Great vs Pully Arif (For Deen The Great’s MF lightweight title)
      King Kenny vs Ash Rak-Su (Cruiserweight)
      B Dave & Luis Pineda vs IcePoseidon & Anthony Vargas (Light heavyweight tag team boxing match)
      Astrid Wett vs A.J. Bunker (For the vacant MF women’s flyweight title)
      Ginty vs Halal Ham (Cruiserweight)
      Walid Sharks vs Ayye Pap (Lightweight)
      Tempo Arts vs Godson (Heavyweight)

      What live stream and TV channel is Misfits 005 on?
      Misfits Boxing 005 will be broadcast live on DAZN.
      DAZN offers three different ways to subscribe: a Monthly Saver at £9.99 per month, an Annual Super Saver priced at £99.99 and a Flexible pass priced at £19.99. More

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      Why do Grimsby fans wave inflatable fish during FA Cup games?

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      GRIMSBY TOWN have made it to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in 84 years.They knocked out Premier League side Southampton in the FA Cup 5th Round after beating them 2-1 at St Mary’s, thanks to a brace of penalties from Gavan Holohan.
      Jubulent Grimsby fans during their FA Cup tie against Southampton
      The League Two side travel to another Premier League outfit in Brighton for their huge FA Cup quarter-final tie.
      Grimsby are sitting comfortably in 16th place in League Two, so all their focus will be on the Brighton game on March 19th.
      Why do Grimsby fans wave inflatable fish?
      Mariners fans have been waving inflatable fish, which supporters call Harry the Haddock, for more than 34 years.
      Fans bring out Harry the Haddock for big games like their FA Cup fifth-round clash with Southampton.
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      The Saints initially rejected Grimsby’s request to bring Harry the Haddock to St Mary’s.
      However, they later changed their mind, and Harry the Haddock made the long trip to Hampshire along with an abundance of Grimsby fans.
      A spokesperson for the club said: “Haddock is back on the menu.
      “Our supporters can now look forward to playing in the last 16 of the FA Cup for the first time since 1996, safe in the knowledge that Harry Haddock will also be at Southampton to mark the occasion.”
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      Who started Harry the Haddock?
      Local football writer Nigel Lowther joked about ordering some inflatable fish after a game Grimsby won.
      Fans soon caught on and were soon snapping up all of the inflatable fish around the town.
      The Harry the Haddock revelation came off the back of Manchester City fans taking inflatable bananas to matches.
      On the opening day of the 1987 Division Two season, City fan Frank Newton took an inflatable banana with him to watch his side take on Plymouth Argyle at Maine Road. More

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      Misfits Boxing tag team fight rules – what time is fight taking place and how does it work?

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      MISFITS Boxing will have the first-ever TAG TEAM boxing match this weekend.Yes you read that correctly – the team of Los Pineda Coladas (B Dave and Luis Pineda) will face D-Generation Ice (IcePoseidon and Anthony Vargas) in the huge show in Telford.
      The big tag team clash is all set
      The tag team bout is on the undercard of Misfits Boxing 005 with ex-KSI opponent Luis Pineda featuring.
      Hometown favourite Jay Swingler vs NichLMAO is the big main event.
      But just how is the fight taking place, and what are the rules?
      Fear not. We’ve got you covered here.
      CASINO SPECIAL – BEST ONLINE CASINOS FOR 2023
      When is the Misfits Boxing tag team match?
      The Misfits Boxing tag team match takes place on Saturday, March 4.
      It will feature the team of Los Pineda Coladas (B Dave and Luis Pineda) against D-Generation Ice (IcePoseidon and Anthony Vargas)
      The fight is scheduled to get underway from 9.01pm.
      What are the rules for Misfits Boxing tag team match?

      One member of the team waits on the ring apron while one is inside fighting
      A tag is performed once a fighter touches gloves with their partner
      You can’t tag mid-action, only in a pause which is confirmed by the referee
      There are unlimited tags
      Only one tag team member may be in the ring at any time including in between rounds
      If one team-mate is knocked out, the fight is over
      If it goes to the judges – scorecards are aggregated based on the performance of the fighters in the ring as though both members are one person

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      Jay Swingler is in the main event in front of his home crowdCredit: Getty
      What is the full Misfits Boxing 005 card?

      Jay Swingler vs NichLMAO (Super middleweight)
      Deen The Great vs Pully Arif (For Deen The Great’s MF lightweight title)
      King Kenny vs Ash Rak-Su (Cruiserweight)
      B Dave & Luis Pineda vs IcePoseidon & Anthony Vargas (Light heavyweight tag team boxing match)
      Astrid Wett vs A.J. Bunker (For the vacant MF women’s flyweight title)
      Ginty vs Halal Ham (Cruiserweight)
      Walid Sharks vs Ayye Pap (Lightweight)
      Tempo Arts vs Godson (Heavyweight)

      What live stream and TV channel is Misfits 005 on?
      Misfits Boxing 005 will be broadcast live on DAZN.
      DAZN offers three different ways to subscribe: a Monthly Saver at £9.99 per month, an Annual Super Saver priced at £99.99 and a Flexible pass priced at £19.99. More

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      Misfits Boxing 005 full card and timings – how to watch huge event

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      MISFITS Boxing returns this weekend with a STACKED card live from Telford.Jay Swingler headiness against NichLMAO in a huge bill which also features Astrid Wett and the first ever TAG TEAM boxing match.
      Ex-Love Islander AJ Bunker is back in actionCredit: andreajanebunker/Instagram
      And fights Onlyfans star Astrid WettCredit: Getty
      The KSI run Misfits then heads to New Orleans in the US for their next show after Telford.
      Jay Swingler, who defeated Cherdlys at Misfits Boxing 002, is in the main event against NichLMAO.
      But the fight of the night could be Deen The Great against Pull Arif.
      The pair had to be separated during the press conference this week after a wild brawl broke out.
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      When is Misfits Boxing 005?
      Misfits Boxing 005 takes place on Saturday, March 4.
      The show kicks off at 7pm with the main event expected after 10.30pm.
      Telford’s sold-out Telford International Centre plays host.
      What live stream and TV channel is Misfits 005 on?
      Misfits Boxing 005 will be broadcast live on DAZN.
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      DAZN offers three different ways to subscribe: a Monthly Saver at £9.99 per month, an Annual Super Saver priced at £99.99 and a Flexible pass priced at £19.99.
      What is the full Misfits Boxing 005 card?

      Jay Swingler vs NichLMAO (Super middleweight)
      Deen The Great vs Pully Arif (For Deen The Great’s MF lightweight title)
      King Kenny vs Ash Rak-Su (Cruiserweight)
      B Dave & Luis Pineda vs IcePoseidon & Anthony Vargas (Light heavyweight tag team boxing match)
      Astrid Wett vs A.J. Bunker (For the vacant MF women’s flyweight title)
      Ginty vs Halal Ham (Cruiserweight)
      Walid Sharks vs Ayye Pap (Lightweight)
      Tempo Arts vs. Godson (Heavyweight)

      When are the next Misfits Boxing events this year?
      March 4 – Telford
      April 22 – New Orleans
      May 13 – London
      June 10 – Nashville
      July 22 – Berlin
      August 26 – London
      September 30 – Ibiza
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      November 4 – Austin
      December 16 – Cardiff More

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      What happened to Chelsea legend Didier Drogba and where is he now?

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      DIDIER Drogba signed for Chelsea in 2004, and soon became one of the Premier League’s most recognisable players.Here, we take a look at his career, and what he has done since leaving Chelsea in 2015.
      Drogba scored 164 goals for Chelsea over his two spells at the club
      What happened to Chelsea legend Didier Drogba?
      Didier Drogba first came to prominence at Marseille, where he helped the French club to the 2004 UEFA Cup final.
      The next season, he was signed by Jose Mourinho to lead Chelsea’s attack, for £24million.
      Success came instantly, with Drogba winning the Premier League in his first season, and scoring in the 2005 League Cup final, where The Blues beat Liverpool 3-2 in Cardiff.
      Chelsea followed this success up by retaining the Premier league in the 2005/06 season, with Drogba scoring 12 league goals to help Chelsea become only the second side to retain the Premier League since its inception in 1992.
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      2006/07 was a prolific season for Drogba, scoring 33 goals in all competitions, including 20 in the Premier League which saw him win the golden boot.
      Chelsea failed to retain their league title, and lost on penalties to Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League Semi-final, but winning goals by the Ivorian in the 2007 League Cup Final against Arsenal and the 2007 FA Cup final against Manchester United, ensured it was another trophy laden season for the club.
      The departure of Jose Mourinho from Stamford Bridge in September 2007 shocked the football world, and left Drogba and fellow dressing room members in tears.
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      Drogba contributed with 15 goals in all competitions, but couldn’t guide Chelsea to a trophy. He was sent off in extra time during the Champions League final in 2008 for a slap to the face of Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic. Chelsea lost 6-5 on penalties in the resulting shootout.
      2008/09 saw more Champions League heartbreak, with Chelsea conceding in injury time and being knocked out on away goals by eventual winners Barcelona in the Semi-final.
      However, the 2009 FA Cup final saw Drogba score again at Wembley, as Chelsea beat Everton 2-1.
      2009/10 was Drogba’s most prolific season in the blue shirt. 37 goals in all competitions was the highest total of goals in a season since Jimmy Greaves in 1961, as Chelsea won the Premier League and retained the FA Cup.
      The season also saw Drogba win the golden boot for the second time, finishing on 29 league goals, including vital goals at the Emirates, Old Trafford and Anfield, and a final day hattrick in an 8-0 win against Wigan to seal the title.
      The following season was less successful, with Chelsea finishing second in the league and finishing the season without a trophy, which saw the departure of manager Carlo Ancelotti.
      After years of waiting, Drogba finally got his hands on European football’s biggest prize in 2012.
      Drogba scored against Bayer Leverkusen and Valencia in the Champions League group stage, to ensure qualification as group winners.
      He then scored a vital goal in a 5-4 aggregate win against Napoli and the opening goal in the Semi-final against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge.
      In the final at the Allianz Arena on May 19, 2012, Chelsea were 1-0 down until the 88th minute, where Drogba diverted a Juan Mata corner past Manuel Neuer and sent the game to extra time.
      The game went to penalties, and after Bastian Schweinsteiger had his penalty saved by Petr Cech, the Ivorian sent Neuer the wrong way to win Chelsea the Champions League for the first time.
      It the greatest moment in the West London clubs history, and appeared to be the last for Drogba, with the club announcing his departure just three days later.
      A spell in China with Shanghai Shenhua followed, where he linked up with former teammate Nicolas Anelka, before returning to European football with Turkish side Galatasaray.
      His contract expired in 2014, and Drogba made the decision to re-sign for Chelsea, now managed again by Jose Mourinho.
      He helped Chelsea win their first league title for five years, the 2014/15 Premier League, with Drogba scoring vital goals at home to Tottenham and away at Manchester United and Leicester, to help seal Chelsea’s fifth league crown.
      His last game for Chelsea came against Sunderland in a 3-1 win in May 2015, with Drogba carried off of the pitch by his teammates when he was substituted.
      He scored a total of 164 goals in his two spells at the club.
      He later joined Montreal Impact in the MLS, before retiring after two seasons with Phoenix Rising.
      Drogba had a successful career on the international stage as well, scoring 65 goals in 105 appearances for Ivory Coast, and appearing in the 2006, 2010 and 2014 editions of the FIFA World Cup.
      Where is Didier Drogba now?
      In 2020 he launched a bid to become president of the Ivory Coast FA but didn’t receive any votes from ex-players in the first round of voting despite being one of the favourites.
      He remains part of the ownership of Phoenix Rising, the last club he played for before retirement.
      In April 2022, Drogba was inducted into the Premier League hall of fame.
      He was the first African player to score 100 Premier League goals.
      What is Didier Drogba’s net worth?
      Drogba is worth around £75million, as per Celebrity Net Worth.
      He is thought to have earned round £150,000 a week during his first spell at Chelsea. More

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      Who holds the long jump world record?

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      THE long jump has featured at every Olympic Games since 1896.The event is contested by both men and women, but who hold the world records?
      Mike Powell jumped to a world record of 8.95 metres in 1991Credit: Hulton Archive – Getty
      Who holds the world record for the longest long jump?
      The world record for men’s long jump is 8.95 metres, set by Mike Powell in the 1991 world athletics championships in Tokyo, Japan.
      The American finally overtook the mark set by Bob Beamon after 23 years.
      However US athlete Beamon is still the Olympic record holder, leaping 8.90 metres on his way to winning the gold medal in 1968 in Mexico.
      The world record for women’s long jump is 7.52 metres, set by Slovakia athlete Galina Chistyakova in Saint Petersburg (then called Leningrad) in 1988.
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      Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee is the Olympic record holder for the women’s long jump, with a jump of 7.40 metres that saw her win the gold medal at Seoul 1988.
      Who is Mike Powell?
      Mike Powell is an American athlete who has held the long jump world record since 1991.
      He was born on November 10, 1963, and is married to Canadian 400-metre hurdler Rosey Edeh.
      Despite holding the world record and winning two world championship gold medals, Powell never became Olympic champion, having to settle for a silver medal in 1988 and 1992.
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      Who is Galina Chistyakova?
      Galina Chistyakova is a former long jumper who represented the Soviet Union and later Slovakia.
      She holds the world record for women in the event, jumping 7.52 metres on June 11, 1988.
      Despite holding the record for long jump, Chistyakova fell short in her attempts to become Olympic champion, with her best finish resulting in a bronze medal in Seoul 1988, the same year she set the record.
      What is Usain Bolt’s long jump?
      Despite announcing intentions to compete in this event before his retirement from athletics in 2017, Usain Bolt has never set a recorded jump.
      He was filmed having a go at the long jump during a meet in Ostrava in 2017, but his distance wasn’t recorded.
      Powell was quoted in 2017 as saying that Bolt “could have long jumped nine metres had he trained for it” due to his pace and strength over a short distance. More

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      Chelsea vs Leeds: Potter fighting for his job against fierce rivals in do or die Premier League tie – TV and stream info

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      GRAHAM POTTER knows he’s in trouble at Chelsea.The Blues boss was promised time to stamp his authority on the new-look squad – much like Mikel Arteta was trusted for his long-term project at Arsenal.
      Graham Potter is under intense pressure at Chelsea and could be sacked if they lose to LeedsCredit: Getty
      The trouble is, Chelsea have been utterly dreadful.
      New owner Todd Boehly has wasted no time making big decisions since taking over from Roman Abramovich.
      The American has already overseen the sacking of Thomas Tuchel – who helped the Blues win the Champions League – and a staggering £600million transfer splurge.
      And just six months after Tuchel was given the boot, Potter may be set to follow.
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      The ex-Brighton boss has been given two games to save his job, according to reports.
      But, make no mistake, a massacre at home to fierce rivals Leeds this Saturday could see the Stamford Bridge axe swung once more.
      The Yorkshire side are sitting just one point and one place above the relegation zone – but under new management following Javi Gracia’s arrival, they’ll be fighting tooth and nail to keep their Premier League status.
      Incredibly, Chelsea only sit nine points above Leeds down in a barely-believable tenth place – all the more embarrassing given their outrageous spending.
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      Chelsea have been terrible in front of goal this season
      Rodrigo is Leeds’ top scorer this season
      And don’t forget, Leeds battered the Blues 3-0 at Elland Road earlier this season – so they’ve got form.
      At some point, something has to give.
      Boehly won’t necessarily want to sack Potter.
      But given the money thrown at the squad, for the former Seagulls man to boast the WORST record of any Chelsea boss in Premier League history is borderline humiliating for everyone involved at the club.
      What is their form like?
      Chelsea: Bad. Very, very bad.
      The Blues haven’t won a match since the 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on January 15.
      Most-recently, Chelsea have lost back-to-back league games against Tottenham and Southampton, as well as the 1-0 Champions League defeat at Borussia Dortmund.
      Leeds: Up and down.
      They snatched a vital win against Southampton in their relegation six-pointer at the weekend to give their survival hopes a massive boost.
      But they lost in their FA Cup fifth round clash against Fulham 2-0 midweek.
      What is the team news and any injuries to worry about?
      Chelsea: Thiago Silva was forced to leave the pitch on Sunday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after Harry Kane fell on the 38-year-old following a challenge from the Brazilian.
      Christian Pulisic, N’Golo Kante, Cesar Azpilicueta, Edouard Mendy and Armando Broja will all be unavailable for the visit of Leeds on Saturday.
      However, the Blues will welcome the return of Mateo Kovacic, who is expected to return to the squad.
      Leeds: Gracia will certainly be without Rodrigo who is facing up to four weeks out after an injury picked up at the end of the FA Cup game against Accrington Stanley at the end of January.
      Stuart Dallas remains a long-term absentee with a thigh injury.
      Liam Cooper and Pascal Struijk are expected to be available for the trip to the Bridge. While, the Chelsea game should come too soon for Adam Forshaw.

      Who will be the star men?
      Chelsea: Joao Felix.
      With approximately 100 forwards in the squad, it’s hard to know who could emerge from the shadows and be a hero.
      While Mykhailo Mudryk aims to avoid falling foul of the “007 curse” – zero goals and zero assists in seven games – the likes of Noni Madueke, Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz will all be keen to impress.
      But Felix has looked classy in fits and spurts since joining Chelsea and could be the one to watch.
      Leeds: Willy Gnonto.
      He’s looked so exciting this season, the Blues had better keep an eye on him.
      Gnonto has managed only two goals in 13 Premier League games this season, but his performances have been electric.
      When is Chelsea vs Leeds?

      Chelsea vs Leeds will take place on Saturday, March 4.
      The game will kick off at 3pm UK time.
      Stamford Bridge will be the venue.

      Is Chelsea vs Leeds on TV?

      Unfortunately, the game won’t be shown live on TV in the UK due to the game being scheduled to play during the 3pm blackout.
      You can keep up to date will all the action on our SunSport live blog.

      Odds

      Chelsea – 8/13
      Draw – 14/5
      Leeds – 9/2

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      *Odds courtesy of Ladbrokes are correct at the time of publication.
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