Chelsea vs Leeds United, 2026-27 English Carabao Cup, Third Round

· English Carabao Cup

Chelsea

53': Cole Palmer (P)
55': Cole Palmer
60': Pedro Neto
65': Danny Welbeck
80': Valentín Barco
90'+4': Danny Welbeck

FT
6 - 3

Leeds United

23': Tarik Muharemovic
48': Brenden Aaronson
75': Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Chelsea score 6 in second-half rally to stun Leeds

Chelsea scored four times in 12 second-half minutes as Leeds suffered a Carabao Cup collapse to lose 6-3 in the third round at Stamford Bridge.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
2': Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by James Justin (Leeds United).
3': Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt saved. Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Zetterer (Leeds United). Assisted by Pep Chavarría.
19': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Valentín Barco.
20': Attempt saved. Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mike Penders (Chelsea). Assisted by Harry Wilson.
22': Attempt blocked. Tarik Muharemovic (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
22': Attempt saved. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mike Penders (Chelsea). Assisted by Tarik Muharemovic.
22': Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
22': Attempt saved. Tarik Muharemovic (Leeds United) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Mike Penders (Chelsea).
22': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Mike Penders.
22': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Mike Penders.
23': Goal! Chelsea 0, Leeds United 1. Tarik Muharemovic (Leeds United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross following a corner.
25': Foul by Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United).
25': Valentín Barco (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross.
30': Attempt missed. Sean Longstaff (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
31': Michael Zetterer (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Chelsea).
35': Attempt blocked. Valentín Barco (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Gittens.
36': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
38': Foul by Melvin Bard (Leeds United).
38': Valentín Barco (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Sean Longstaff (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Foul by Jamie Gittens (Chelsea).
40': Attempt saved. Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner by Michael Zetterer (Leeds United). Assisted by Pep Chavarría with a headed pass.
40': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Michael Zetterer.
40': Attempt missed. Valentín Barco (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
42': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Estêvão.
42': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tarik Muharemovic.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Reggie Watson (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Leeds United 1.
45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Leeds United 1.
45': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Reggie Watson.
45': Substitution, Chelsea. Morgan Rogers replaces Malo Gusto.
45': Substitution, Chelsea. Cole Palmer replaces Jamie Gittens.
45': Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Estêvão.
47': James Justin (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Chelsea).
48': Goal! Chelsea 0, Leeds United 2. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lukas Nmecha.
49': Foul by Daniel James (Leeds United).
49': Valentín Barco (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Penalty conceded by Daniel James (Leeds United) after a foul in the penalty area.
52': Penalty Chelsea. Pep Chavarría draws a foul in the penalty area.
53': Goal! Chelsea 1, Leeds United 2. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
55': Foul by Melvin Bard (Leeds United).
55': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Goal! Chelsea 2, Leeds United 2. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
57': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
57': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Josh Acheampong (Chelsea).
60': Goal! Chelsea 3, Leeds United 2. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
61': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
61': Valentín Barco (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
63': Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea).
64': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Leeds United).
64': Danny Welbeck (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Goal! Chelsea 4, Leeds United 2. Danny Welbeck (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
66': Substitution, Leeds United. Anton Stach replaces Daniel James.
66': Substitution, Leeds United. Dominic Calvert-Lewin replaces Lukas Nmecha.
67': Substitution, Leeds United. Noah Okafor replaces Brenden Aaronson.
67': Substitution, Leeds United. Ao Tanaka replaces Sean Longstaff.
68': Attempt blocked. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin with a headed pass.
68': Attempt missed. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
69': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
71': Offside, Chelsea. Morgan Rogers is caught offside.
73': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Pep Chavarría.
73': Attempt blocked. Anton Stach (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaka Bijol.
75': Goal! Chelsea 4, Leeds United 3. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
76': Substitution, Chelsea. Wesley Fofana replaces Levi Colwill.
78': Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Chelsea).
78': Substitution, Leeds United. Gabriel Gudmundsson replaces Melvin Bard.
80': Goal! Chelsea 5, Leeds United 3. Valentín Barco (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
83': Attempt blocked. Anton Stach (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
83': Attempt blocked. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Stach.
86': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
87': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United).
87': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt missed. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Noah Okafor with a cross.
90': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by James Justin.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Offside, Leeds United. Harry Wilson is caught offside.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Valentín Barco (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
90'+4': Goal! Chelsea 6, Leeds United 3. Danny Welbeck (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentín Barco.
90'+6': Offside, Chelsea. Cole Palmer is caught offside.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Chelsea 6, Leeds United 3.
0': Match ends, Chelsea 6, Leeds United 3.

Statistics

LEE		CHE
10	Fouls	6
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	3
50.7	Possession	49.3
18	SHOTS	16
6	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
401	Accurate Passes	389
490	Passes	480
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	1
11	Crosses	6
0.5	Cross %	0.2
52	Long Balls	56
25	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
8	Blocked Shots	3
12	Effective Tackles	12
20	Tackles	22
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	14
19	Effective Clearances	18
19	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 35,696

Line-Ups

Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
39	Mike Penders (GK)
5	Maxence Lacroix
6	Levi Colwill
34	Josh Acheampong
4	Valentín Barco
31	Reggie Watson
29	Pep Chavarría
27	Malo Gusto
18	Danny Welbeck
11	Jamie Gittens
41	Estêvão

Chelsea Substitutes:

Emiliano Martínez, Geovany Quenda, João Pedro, Pedro Neto, Reece James, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, Wesley Fofana, Jorrel Hato.

Leeds United (5-4-1)

No.	Name
16	Michael Zetterer (GK)
15	Jaka Bijol
5	Tarik Muharemovic
24	James Justin
26	Melvin Bard
7	Daniel James
8	Sean Longstaff
4	Ethan Ampadu
11	Brenden Aaronson
10	Harry Wilson
14	Lukas Nmecha

Leeds United Substitutes:

Gabriel Gudmundsson, Anton Stach, Nico Elvedi, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jean-Mattéo Bahoya, Noah Okafor, Jayden Bogle, James Trafford, Ao Tanaka.

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