How Noah Okafor can be Leeds United game-changer vs Chelsea by exploiting fatal flaw

Noah Okafor may be influential in Leeds United beating Chelsea on Wednesday evening.

The Switzerland international has continued to keep his place in the Whites' 5-2-3 formation alongside Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

It wouldn't be surprising to see Daniel Farke deploy the same set-up at Stamford Bridge on 9 September.

Leeds may want to play their strongest side in the Carabao Cup against Chelsea and that would certainly include Okafor.

The West Yorkshire outfit made it to the semi-finals of the FA Cup last season and will surely have aspirations of once again making it as far as they can in the domestic cup competitions.

There's a historic rivalry at play and the travelling fans may be able to get an upper hand if Okafor can exploit a fatal flaw in Xabi Alonso's team.

What Noah Okafor can exploit in Chelsea vs Leeds United

Okafor was one of Leeds' most impactful players against Brighton and Hove Albion during the 1-1 draw on Saturday.

Farke could start the Swiss winger against Chelsea and should ask him to put Josh Acheampong under pressure, if he's selected too.

The 20-year-old defender had an afternoon to forget in Arsenal's 2-1 win at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, failing to win any duels, as per Sofascore.

If Alonso starts Acheampong again, Okafor can be a nightmare match-up for him, with the attacker completing three of his four dribbles against Brighton.

Alonso seemed to have set up Chelsea in a 4-3-3 formation against Arsenal and it will be interesting to see whether he makes any changes for the upcoming fixture.

Tactical tweaks Daniel Farke must make for Chelsea clash

Leeds have had an unbeaten start to the season, but they haven't scored many goals.

In the first three games of the Premier League, the Whites have scored three goals, with Anton Stach, Calvert-Lewin and Jayden Bogle getting on the scoresheet.

Farke needs to find a way to make the West Yorkshire outfit more threatening going forward and that could mean replacing one of the midfielders with Harry Wilson.

Chelsea showed their attacking threat at the Emirates Stadium, but Arsenal were able to counter that by constantly putting Alonso's team under pressure in the final third.

Farke has an opportunity at Stamford Bridge to show that the Peacocks have taken massive strides in quality since last season.