English FA Cup

FT Sunday, April 26, 2026
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Chelsea LWLLL 1
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Match Report

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Enzo Fernandez goal sees Chelsea down Leeds to reach FA Cup final

Enzo Fernandez headed a first-half winner as Chelsea beat Leeds United 1-0 at Wembley to seal their place in the FA Cup final four days after sacking head coach Liam Rosenior.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
14
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
3
45.5
Possession
54.5
10
SHOTS
8
3
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
323
Accurate Passes
425
400
Passes
494
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
1
22
Crosses
13
0.1
Cross %
0.1
44
Long Balls
49
15
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
11
21
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
8
23
Effective Clearances
36
23
Clearances
36

Highlights

01:58 Aaronson rues big miss in FA Cup defeat to Chelsea Watch on ESPN 01:26 Trevoh Chalobah: We must believe that we can beat Man City in the FA Cup final Watch on ESPN 00:51 McFarlane: Reaching FA Cup final completely changes feel at Chelsea Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 4Tosin AdarabioyoCD-L
  3. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 8Enzo FernándezAM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoLM
  8. 45Romeo LaviaRM
  9. 20João PedroF
  10. 49Alejandro GarnachoAM-L
  11. 7Pedro NetoAM-R

LEE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lucas PerriG
  2. 15Jaka BijolCD
  3. 5Pascal StruijkCD-L
  4. 24James JustinCD-R
  5. 22Ao TanakaCM-L
  6. 4Ethan AmpaduCM-R
  7. 3Gabriel GudmundssonLM
  8. 2Jayden BogleRM
  9. 9Dominic Calvert-LewinF
  10. 19Noah OkaforCF-L
  11. 11Brenden AaronsonCF-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Chelsea 1, Leeds United 0. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
  2. 45' Substitution, Leeds United. Joe Rodon replaces James Justin.
  3. 45' Substitution, Leeds United. Anton Stach replaces Jaka Bijol.
  4. 60' Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 66' Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Roméo Lavia.
  6. 71' Substitution, Chelsea. Cole Palmer replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
  7. 74' Substitution, Leeds United. Lukas Nmecha replaces Ao Tanaka.
  8. 74' Substitution, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Noah Okafor.
  9. 76' Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 77' Cole Palmer (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 78' Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 84' Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 86' Substitution, Leeds United. Sean Longstaff replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  14. 90'+4' Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+4' Pedro Neto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 90'+8' Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.

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