English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 4, 2023
Leeds United DLLWL 0
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Chelsea DDLLL 1
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Stamford Bridge · 39,905 att.

Match Report

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Chelsea edge Leeds to earn much-needed win for under-fire Graham Potter

A leaping header from Wesley Fofana earned Chelsea a Premier League win against struggling Leeds United on Saturday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
2
42.8
Possession
57.2
11
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
337
Accurate Passes
507
425
Passes
579
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
7
Accurate Crosses
5
17
Crosses
19
0.4
Cross %
0.3
37
Long Balls
46
12
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
2
15
Effective Tackles
17
23
Tackles
26
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
12
13
Effective Clearances
13
13
Clearances
13

Highlights

01:04 Potter 'delighted' with Chelsea win but admits criticism is fair Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-3

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 26Kalidou KoulibalyCD
  3. 4Benoît BadiashileCD-L
  4. 33Wesley FofanaCD-R
  5. 8Mateo KovacicCM-L
  6. 5Enzo FernándezCM-R
  7. 21Ben ChilwellLM
  8. 12Ruben Loftus-CheekRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 11João FélixCF-L
  11. 17Raheem SterlingCF-R

LEE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Illan MeslierG
  2. 39Maximilian WöberCD-L
  3. 5Robin KochCD-R
  4. 3Junior FirpoLB
  5. 2Luke AylingRB
  6. 7Brenden AaronsonAM
  7. 28Weston McKennieLM
  8. 12Tyler AdamsRM
  9. 24Georginio RutterF
  10. 11Jack HarrisonAM-L
  11. 10Crysencio SummervilleAM-R

Timeline

  1. 35' Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 53' Goal! Chelsea 1, Leeds United 0. Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross following a corner.
  3. 68' Substitution, Chelsea. Denis Zakaria replaces Raheem Sterling.
  4. 68' Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces João Félix.
  5. 68' Substitution, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Georginio Rutter.
  6. 68' Substitution, Leeds United. Mateo Joseph replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  7. 75' Substitution, Chelsea. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  8. 80' Substitution, Leeds United. Sam Greenwood replaces Jack Harrison.
  9. 84' Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Enzo Fernández.
  10. 84' Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  11. 90'+4' Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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