Leeds hit with injury blow for Chelsea clash but three summer signings in line to debut

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-08 · by Arthur Ferridge

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Leeds manager Daniel Farke has confirmed that midfielder Tyler James suffered a hamstring and back injury during warm-up on Saturday, which may keep him out of the upcoming Carabao Cup match against Chelsea. The scan results were positive, but it's unclear if James will be available for selection. In his absence, three summer signings - Michael Zetterer, Jean-Matteo Bahoya, and Melvin Bard - are likely to debut. Farke is keeping his lineup plans flexible, suggesting that the trio could start against Chelsea.

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Leeds is facing an injury setback as Luke James complained of hamstring and back pain during the warm-up against Brighton on Saturday, forcing him to sit out the match. Despite scans showing no new injuries, Leeds manager Daniel Farke expressed caution about James' availability for their upcoming Carabao Cup match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. If James recovers from two more training sessions, he might be fit to play. In his absence, three summer signings - Michael Zetterer, Jean-Matteo Bahoya, and Melvin Bard - are waiting to make their debuts. Farke refused to confirm whether they will debut against Chelsea, but hinted that changes could be made to the team, potentially complicating Xabi Alonso's preparations.

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James PERSON · 4× Farke PERSON · 2× Blues ORG · 1× Brighton ORG · 1× Daniel Farke PERSON · 1× German NORP · 1× Jean-Matteo Bahoya PERSON · 1× Leeds GPE · 1× Melvin Bard PERSON · 1× Michael Zetterer PERSON · 1×

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“We’re not the favourites to win the Carabao Cup, of course we know this, but we’ll travel to London in order to go through to the next round.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-08

🔮 Speaking ahead of taking his side to Stamford Bridge in the third round of the Carabao Cup, Daniel Farke confirmed that scans had not turned up anything sinister, but that it remained to be seen whether James could feature against the Blues.

2026-09-08 · Evening Standard

Leeds hit with injury blow for Chelsea clash but three summer signings in line to debut · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 2 hedged)

James complained of hamstring and back pain during the warm-up as Leeds drew 1-1 at Brighton on Saturday. asserted

Leeds → complain → Saturday

He spent the match on the bench as an unused substitute. asserted

He → spend → substitute

Speaking ahead of taking his side to Stamford Bridge in the third round of the Carabao Cup, Daniel Farke confirmed that scans had not turned up anything sinister, but that it remained to be seen whether James could feature against the Blues. uncertain

James → speak → Blues

“The scan results were good, so it seems like no new injury,” the German confirmed. asserted

German → seem → injury

“If he comes through two more sessions, hopefully he’s available. asserted

he → come → sessions

“A little question mark, but I’m cautiously optimistic. asserted

I → ’m → ?

In James’ absence, three summer signings are patiently waiting to make their debuts. asserted

signings → wait → debuts

Read More Farke kept his cards close to his chest when asked whether the three might debut, but he suggested they could come into the side, complicating Xabi Alonso’s preparations. uncertain

they → read → preparations

“Yes, first of all I trust my whole squad and there’s always a chance for changes,” Farke said. asserted

Farke → trust → changes

“We want to be difficult to predict and flexible and there’s a chance right now to rotate a bit in this relatively quick turnaround. asserted

We → want → turnaround

“We’ll try to win it. asserted

We → try → it

It’s the quickest way into Europe and some glory. asserted

It → ’ → Europe

But the Premier League will always have the priority, to establish ourselves at this level. asserted

League → have → level

“We’re not the favourites to win the Carabao Cup, of course we know this, but we’ll travel to London in order to go through to the next round. asserted

we → ’re → round

“We have to rotate a bit more and integrate a few new players, but we want to be at our best and go through.” asserted

we → have → best

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