Chelsea vs Leeds United, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Leeds mount remarkable second-half comeback to take point at stunned Chelsea
Chelsea's promising start to life under Liam Rosenior was derailed as Leeds fought from two down to earn a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge and deny the hosts a fifth straight Premier League win.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Offside, Chelsea. João Pedro is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 8': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Estêvão (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United).
- 11': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 11': James Justin (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 11': Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leeds United) header from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilia Gruev with a cross.
- 13': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).
- 13': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United).
- 15': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Josh Acheampong (Chelsea).
- 15': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Foul by Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United).
- 17': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 19': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United).
- 19': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Sebastiaan Bornauw (Leeds United).
- 21': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.
- 22': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Sebastiaan Bornauw (Leeds United).
- 22': Sebastiaan Bornauw (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Karl Darlow (Leeds United). Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 24': Goal! Chelsea 1, Leeds United 0. João Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a through ball.
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastiaan Bornauw (Leeds United).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Karl Darlow (Leeds United). Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 28': Offside, Chelsea. João Pedro is caught offside.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Offside, Chelsea. João Pedro is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.
- 39': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Leeds United).
- 39': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Estêvão (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 45': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by James Justin (Leeds United).
- 45': James Justin (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+4': Foul by Estêvão (Chelsea).
- 45'+4': Joe Rodon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Leeds United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Leeds United 0.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Marc Cucurella.
- 48': Offside, Chelsea. João Pedro is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt missed. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 52': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 54': Delay in match (Chelsea).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Substitution, Leeds United. Noah Okafor replaces Sebastiaan Bornauw.
- 56': Penalty Chelsea. João Pedro draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 56': Penalty conceded by Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 58': Goal! Chelsea 2, Leeds United 0. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 61': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by James Justin.
- 61': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Estêvão.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 61': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 63': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Chelsea).
- 63': Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Estêvão.
- 65': Penalty Leeds United. Jayden Bogle draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 65': Penalty conceded by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 67': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Goal! Chelsea 2, Leeds United 1. Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Jaka Bijol (Leeds United).
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury João Pedro (Chelsea).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 71': Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Goal! Chelsea 2, Leeds United 2. Noah Okafor (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas Nmecha.
- 77': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United).
- 77': Offside, Leeds United. Gabriel Gudmundsson is caught offside.
- 78': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
- 79': Substitution, Chelsea. Wesley Fofana replaces Josh Acheampong.
- 79': Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces Andrey Santos.
- 80': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by James Justin.
- 81': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Brenden Aaronson.
- 81': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Chelsea) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Substitution, Leeds United. Daniel James replaces Lukas Nmecha.
- 83': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Chelsea).
- 83': James Justin (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 87': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
- 90'+1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by James Justin.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jorrel Hato with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Leeds United. Sean Longstaff replaces Brenden Aaronson.
- 90'+6': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Leeds United).
- 90'+6': Sean Longstaff (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Leeds United 2.
- 90'+8': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Leeds United 2.
Statistics
 LEE |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 34.2 | Possession | 65.8 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 274 | Accurate Passes | 593 |
| 336 | Passes | 644 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 4 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 11 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 33 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,253
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,253
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 34 | Josh Acheampong  |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 10 | Cole Palmer |
| 17 | Andrey Santos |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 20 | João Pedro |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 41 | Estêvão |
Leeds United (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Karl Darlow (GK) |
| 15 | Jaka Bijol |
| 6 | Joe Rodon |
| 23 | Sebastiaan Bornauw |
| 3 | Gabriel Gudmundsson |
| 24 | James Justin |
| 44 | Ilia Gruev |
| 4 | Ethan Ampadu |
| 11 | Brenden Aaronson |
| 2 | Jayden Bogle |
| 14 | Lukas Nmecha |
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