Chelsea vs Leeds

League Cup - 1/16-finals 9 Sep 2026, 19:00
Chelsea
Chelsea
6–3
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Leeds
Leeds
🏟 Stamford Bridge 👤 J. Gillett

Match report

Chelsea cruised past Leeds 6-3 in the League Cup - 1/16-finals on 9 September 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 8 more goals in the second half.

Leeds had 18 shots to Chelsea's 16.

The match was played at Stamford Bridge, with J. Gillett in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 49% - 51% Shots 16 - 18 On target 8 - 6 Corners 3 - 5 Fouls 6 - 10 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Cole Palmer
Chelsea · 2 goals
8 Danny Welbeck 2 goals
8 Valentín Barco 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Pedro Neto 1 goal
8 Dominic Calvert-Lewin 1 goal
First half vs second half
Chelsea stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–8 11–10
Shots On Goal 2–4 6–2
Ball Possession 52–48 —
Corners 2–4 1–1
Attacks 41–69 57–45
Match statistics
3 Corners 5
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
98 Attacks 114
37 Dangerous Attacks 35
8 On Target 6
8 Off Target 12
16 Shots Total 18
8 Shots On Goal 6
5 Shots Off Goal 3
3 Shots Blocked 9
9 Shots Inside Box 15
7 Shots Outside Box 3
6 Fouls 10
3 Corners 5
2 Offsides 1
49% Ball Possession 51%
1 Yellow Cards 0
3 Saves 2
480 Passes Total 490
389 Passes Accurate 401
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Chelsea · 3-4-2-1
39 M. Penders
34 J. Acheampong 5 M. Lacroix 6 L. Colwill
27 M. Gusto 31 R. Watson 4 V. Barco 29 P. Chavarría
41 Estêvão 11 J. Gittens
18 D. Welbeck
Leeds · 5-4-1
16 M. Zetterer
7 D. James 24 J. Justin 15 J. Bijol 5 T. Muharemović 26 M. Bard
10 H. Wilson 4 E. Ampadu 8 S. Longstaff 11 B. Aaronson
14 L. Nmecha
Chelsea
Coach
Xabi Alonso
Substitutes
  • 1 Emiliano Martínez
  • 3 Wesley Fofana
  • 7 Pedro Neto
  • 9 João Pedro
  • 10 Cole Palmer
  • 17 Morgan Rogers
  • 21 Jorrel Hato
  • 23 Geovany Quenda
  • 24 Reece James
Leeds
Coach
Daniel Farke
Substitutes
  • 1 James Trafford
  • 2 Jayden Bogle
  • 3 Gabriel Gudmundsson
  • 9 Dominic Calvert-Lewin
  • 18 Anton Stach
  • 19 Noah Okafor
  • 22 Ao Tanaka
  • 23 Jean-Mattéo Bahoya
  • 30 Nico Elvedi
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. James ↓ R. Watson Chelsea
  • 46' ↑ M. Rogers ↓ M. Gusto Chelsea
  • 46' ↑ C. Palmer ↓ J. Gittens Chelsea
  • 46' ↑ P. Neto ↓ Estêvão Chelsea
  • 66' ↑ A. Stach ↓ D. James Leeds
  • 66' ↑ D. Calvert-Lewin ↓ L. Nmecha Leeds
  • 67' ↑ A. Tanaka ↓ S. Longstaff Leeds
  • 67' ↑ N. Okafor ↓ B. Aaronson Leeds
  • 76' ↑ W. Fofana ↓ L. Colwill Chelsea
  • 78' ↑ G. Gudmundsson ↓ M. Bard Leeds
Cards
  • 45+1' R. Watson Chelsea
  • 82' X. Alonso Chelsea
Head-to-head
Chelsea 5 3 draws 2 Leeds
2026-09-09 Chelsea vs Leeds 6 - 3
2026-04-26 Chelsea vs Leeds 0 - 0
2026-02-10 Chelsea vs Leeds 2 - 2
2025-12-03 Leeds vs Chelsea 3 - 1
2024-02-28 Chelsea vs Leeds United 3 - 2
2022-08-21 Leeds United vs Chelsea 3 - 0
Recent form
Chelsea D W D D D
Leeds L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Chelsea vs Leeds?
Chelsea won 6-3 against Leeds on 9 September 2026.
Who won Chelsea vs Leeds?
Chelsea won the match 6-3.
Where was Chelsea vs Leeds played?
The match was played at Stamford Bridge.
Who had more possession in Chelsea vs Leeds?
Leeds had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.