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Chelsea’s aim for a top-four finish suffers a setback following their goalless draw against Leeds United at Elland Road.
Both sides missed several chances including Leeds opener eighth-minute opener through Patrick Bamford, which was ruled out for offside by VAR.
The home team also survived a major scar through an averted own goal resulting from Luke Ayling’s clearance which fired straight into Diego Llorente and back onto his own crossbar.
Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy denied a Roberts shot by tilting it off the woodwork as well as an effort from Raphina.
Despite firing blank, thanks to wastefulness upfront, the Blues maintained their unbeaten under Thomas Tuchel as they remain fourth with three points ahead of fifth-placed West Ham.
The Hammers who have played two games fewer than their London rivals face second-placed Manchester United at Old Trafford tomorrow.
Reacting after the game, Tuchel told BT Sport: “The pitch was super-hard to play. We had a couple of chances to go 1-0 up, and in the end they troubled us, and the more minutes you need to score, the more belief they have.
“There were enough chances, but sometimes it’s like this. I don’t want to be too harsh. As long as we have chances and touches in the box and don’t concede too many chances the results will be there. We need to accept this.”
Marcelo Bielsa also told BT Sport: “We value the point a lot, if there had to be a winner it wouldn’t have been us. In the first half they established a difference in comparison to us.“In the second half we were slightly better. The superiority they showed in the first half was greater than the superiority we showed in the second half. If we don’t play at the rhythm we play at, the differences between us would be a lot bigger.”