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title: "Chelsea defender Thiago Silva out of Leeds game"
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author: "Charlie Smith"
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published: "2023-03-02T07:15:47Z"
modified: "2023-03-02T07:15:47Z"
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# Chelsea defender Thiago Silva out of Leeds game

**Chelsea defender [Thiago Silva](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/thiago-silva/) has suffered knee ligament damage and will miss Saturday’s meeting with [Leeds United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/).**

### The Lowdown: Looking for the double

The Whites travel to Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon with [Javi Gracia](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/javi-gracia/) looking for back-to-back wins in the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) as Leeds head coach. His first game in charge ended in a 1-0 win over Southampton, a result that took Leeds out of the relegation zone.

Another victory will see the Whites do the double on the Blues after a 3-0 victory at Elland Road back in August, when Jesse Marsch and Thomas Tuchel were in the respective dugouts.

Silva played the [entirety](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/thiago-silva/leistungsdaten/spieler/29241) of the game in Yorkshire earlier this season, however, the Chelsea star won’t be featuring this weekend.

### The Latest: Injury update

[Graham Smyth](https://twitter.com/GrahamSmyth/status/1630512532480835584) took to Twitter in the last 48 hours to relay an update from Stamford Bridge regarding Silva.

He said that the centre-back has suffered ‘knee ligament damage’ and ‘misses the Leeds game’, with his post receiving plenty of interaction from Leeds supporters.

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### The Verdict: Boost for Gracia

Silva has been a regular under both Tuchel and Graham Potter, making [27](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/thiago-silva/leistungsdaten/spieler/29241) appearances in all competitions. The 38-year-old has shown he is still at the top of his game this season and has been one of the club’s top performers, as per [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/15/Show/England-Chelsea).

He’s come in for praise from [Potter](https://www.90min.com/posts/graham-potter-reacts-fantastic-thiago-silva-new-chelsea-contract) and [Gary Neville](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11478491/Gary-Neville-praises-Thiago-Silva-performance-heart-Brazils-clean-sheet-defence.html) in recent months, so knowing that he won’t be available will come as a boost to Gracia.

Chelsea do have a total of [five](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-chelsea/kader/verein/631) senior centre-backs, though, so it’s not as if Potter is short of options following this news.