Leeds United vs Chelsea, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Chelsea stunned by struggling Leeds to dent title hopes
Leeds United produced their best display of the season in a stunning 3-1 home win against Chelsea to climb out of the Premier League's bottom three.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Anton Stach (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 3': Attempt missed. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- 4': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson with a cross.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Anton Stach (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 5': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Andrey Santos.
- 6': Goal! Leeds United 1, Chelsea 0. Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
- 8': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
- 8': Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Estêvão (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Pascal Struijk (Leeds United).
- 14': Estêvão (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United).
- 15': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right.
- 15': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Benoît Badiashile.
- 16': Attempt missed. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Leeds United).
- 16': Liam Delap (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea).
- 17': Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Offside, Leeds United. Jayden Bogle is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt missed. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anton Stach following a fast break.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 26': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trevoh Chalobah with a headed pass.
- 27': Attempt missed. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Estêvão.
- 34': Attempt missed. Anton Stach (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 34': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Enzo Fernández.
- 35': Foul by Anton Stach (Leeds United).
- 35': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Anton Stach (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Attempt saved. Liam Delap (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucas Perri (Leeds United). Assisted by João Pedro with a through ball.
- 39': Foul by Estêvão (Chelsea).
- 39': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Estêvão (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 41': Attempt missed. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 43': Goal! Leeds United 2, Chelsea 0. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jayden Bogle.
- 44': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
- 45': Offside, Leeds United. Jayden Bogle is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
- 45'+1': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Estêvão (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Leeds United 2, Chelsea 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 2, Chelsea 0.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Benoît Badiashile.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Estêvão.
- 47': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 48': Attempt missed. Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson with a cross.
- 48': Attempt saved. Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross.
- 49': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 50': Goal! Leeds United 2, Chelsea 1. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Gittens.
- 51': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Leeds United).
- 51': Liam Delap (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 54': Foul by Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United).
- 54': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Offside, Leeds United. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
- 56': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 61': Handball by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
- 61': Substitution, Chelsea. Cole Palmer replaces Liam Delap.
- 61': Substitution, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Jamie Gittens.
- 63': Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Leeds United).
- 66': Offside, Chelsea. João Pedro is caught offside.
- 67': Substitution, Leeds United. Noah Okafor replaces Lukas Nmecha.
- 67': Substitution, Leeds United. Ilia Gruev replaces Ao Tanaka.
- 69': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 72': Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (Leeds United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea).
- 72': Goal! Leeds United 3, Chelsea 1. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 77': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Guiu replaces Andrey Santos.
- 78': Handball by Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea).
- 80': Attempt missed. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Noah Okafor following a fast break.
- 82': Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (Leeds United) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right.
- 83': Attempt missed. Marc Guiu (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a cross.
- 84': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
- 84': Ilia Gruev (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Leeds United. Joël Piroe replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- 87': Substitution, Leeds United. James Justin replaces Jayden Bogle.
- 88': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
- 88': Joe Rodon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+2': Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
- 90'+3': Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 90'+4': Substitution, Leeds United. Sebastiaan Bornauw replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 90'+5': Foul by Anton Stach (Leeds United).
- 90'+5': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Leeds United 3, Chelsea 1.
- 0': Match ends, Leeds United 3, Chelsea 1.
Statistics
 CHE |
LEE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 71.1 | Possession | 28.9 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 608 | Accurate Passes | 186 |
| 682 | Passes | 264 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 20 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 16 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 35 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,767
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,767
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 17 | +21 | 39 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 17 | +25 | 37 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 17 | +9 | 36 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | +12 | 29 |
Line-Ups
Leeds United (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Perri (GK) |
| 15 | Jaka Bijol |
| 5 | Pascal Struijk |
| 6 | Joe Rodon |
| 18 | Anton Stach |
| 22 | Ao Tanaka |
| 4 | Ethan Ampadu |
| 3 | Gabriel Gudmundsson |
| 2 | Jayden Bogle |
| 14 | Lukas Nmecha |
| 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 5 | Benoît Badiashile |
| 4 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 20 | João Pedro |
| 17 | Andrey Santos |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 9 | Liam Delap |
| 11 | Jamie Gittens |
| 41 | Estêvão  |
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