English Carabao Cup

FT Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Leeds United WWWDD 3
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Chelsea WWWWL 6
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CHE066
Stamford Bridge · 35,696 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

00:33 Alonso: Chelsea team is not close to being final product Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 39Mike PendersG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 6Levi ColwillCD-L
  4. 34Josh AcheampongCD-R
  5. 4Valentín BarcoCM-L
  6. 31Reggie WatsonCM-R
  7. 29Pep ChavarríaLM
  8. 27Malo GustoRM
  9. 18Danny WelbeckF
  10. 11Jamie GittensCF-L
  11. 41EstêvãoCF-R

LEE · 5-4-1

  1. 16Michael ZettererG
  2. 15Jaka BijolCD
  3. 5Tarik MuharemovicCD-L
  4. 24James JustinCD-R
  5. 26Melvin BardLB
  6. 7Daniel JamesRB
  7. 8Sean LongstaffCM-L
  8. 4Ethan AmpaduCM-R
  9. 11Brenden AaronsonLM
  10. 10Harry WilsonRM
  11. 14Lukas NmechaF

Timeline

  2. 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.
  3. 45'+1' Reggie Watson (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Reggie Watson.
  5. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Morgan Rogers replaces Malo Gusto.
  6. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Cole Palmer replaces Jamie Gittens.
  7. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Estêvão.
  8. 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.
  9. 53' Goal! Chelsea 1, Leeds United 2. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 66' Substitution, Leeds United. Anton Stach replaces Daniel James.
  14. 66' Substitution, Leeds United. Dominic Calvert-Lewin replaces Lukas Nmecha.
  15. 67' Substitution, Leeds United. Noah Okafor replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  16. 67' Substitution, Leeds United. Ao Tanaka replaces Sean Longstaff.
  17. 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.
  18. 76' Substitution, Chelsea. Wesley Fofana replaces Levi Colwill.
  19. 78' Substitution, Leeds United. Gabriel Gudmundsson replaces Melvin Bard.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.

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