English Premier League

Chelsea vs Leeds United, 2025-26 English Premier League

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Chelsea
  • 24': João Pedro
  • 58': Cole Palmer (P)
FT
2 - 2
Leeds United
  • 67': Lukas Nmecha (P)
  • 73': Noah Okafor

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

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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

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
2 Arsenal 0 0 0
3 Aston Villa 0 0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Robert Sánchez (GK)
23 Trevoh Chalobah
34 Josh Acheampong Yellow Card
3 Marc Cucurella
27 Malo Gusto Yellow Card
10 Cole Palmer
17 Andrey Santos
25 Moisés Caicedo Yellow Card
20 João Pedro
8 Enzo Fernández
41 Estêvão
Chelsea Substitutes:
Jorrel Hato, Alejandro Garnacho, Mamadou Sarr, Wesley Fofana, Benoît Badiashile, Teddy Sharman-Lowe, Marc Guiu, Pedro Neto, Liam Delap.

LEE Leeds United (5-4-1)

No. Name
26 Karl Darlow (GK)
15 Jaka Bijol
6 Joe Rodon
23 Sebastiaan Bornauw Yellow Card
3 Gabriel Gudmundsson Yellow Card
24 James Justin Yellow Card
44 Ilia Gruev
4 Ethan Ampadu
11 Brenden Aaronson
2 Jayden Bogle
14 Lukas Nmecha
Leeds United Substitutes:
Sean Longstaff, Lucas Perri, Facundo Buonanotte, Joël Piroe, Wilfried Gnonto, Ao Tanaka, Sam Byram, Daniel James, Noah Okafor.

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