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Chelsea — Leeds: 6:3, League Cup

League Cup
Chelsea W27 Aug · Home Luton · 2:0W30 Aug · Home Brighton · 4:3L6 Sep · Away Arsenal · 1:2W9 Sep · Home Leeds · 6:3D12 Sep · Home Hull City · 2:2L18 Sep · Away Brentford · 0:3
6:3
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Leeds W25 Aug · Away Nottingham Forest · 2:0D30 Aug · Home Brentford · 1:1D5 Sep · Away Brighton · 1:1L9 Sep · Away Chelsea · 3:6W14 Sep · Home Newcastle United · 4:1D20 Sep · Home Crystal Palace · 0:0
Venue: Stamford Bridge City: London

In the League Cup game on 9 September 2026, Chelsea beat Leeds 6:3. Match numbers: shots on target 8:6, corners 3:5.

Match report

Chelsea secured a 6-3 victory over Leeds in the Round of 32 of the League Cup at Stamford Bridge on September 9th. The match featured a flurry of goals across both halves, with Cole Palmer and Danny Welbeck each contributing twice for the hosts. Leeds pulled one back through Brenden Aaronson after Tarik Muharemovic had opened the scoring for the visitors in the 23rd minute.

The first half ended with Chelsea ahead after Muharemovic's goal, though Leeds had enjoyed 51 per cent possession. Four changes were made at the interval, with Watson, Gusto, Gittens and Estêvão coming on for the home side. Watson picked up a yellow card in the 45th minute plus one, shortly after returning to the pitch.

And here's the thing about the second half — Leeds thought they had equalised when Aaronson scored in the 48th minute. Palmer responded with a penalty in the 53rd and added another in the 55th before Neto and Welbeck extended the lead. Welbeck completed his brace in the 90th minute plus four, while Barco and Calvert-Lewin also found the net for Chelsea.

The statistics told a straightforward story: Chelsea registered eight shots on target against six for Leeds, despite the visitors having slightly more possession. Both sides created similar big chances — five for the hosts and four for the away side. The xG figures were virtually identical, with Chelsea at 2.4 and Leeds at 2.39.

By then the tie was well and truly decided. Chelsea's attacking variety — seven goals from different scorers — proved too much for Leeds, who finished with a yellow card for Alonso Olano. The result keeps the hosts progressing in the competition.

Prepared from match data

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Match highlights Chelsea — Leeds EFL

Key numbers

Possession, % 49 – 51
Shots on target 8 – 6
Shots off target 5 – 3
Expected goals 2.40 – 2.39

Match events

  1. 23' 0:1 Leeds Goal Tarik Muharemovic assist: Harry Wilson
  2. 45' 0:1 Chelsea Substitution Reggie Watson off: Reece James
  3. 45' 0:1 Chelsea Substitution Malo Gusto off: Morgan Rogers
  4. 45' 0:1 Chelsea Substitution Jamie Gittens off: Cole Palmer
  5. 45' 0:1 Chelsea Substitution Estêvão Willian Almeida de Oliveira Gonçalves off: Pedro Neto
  6. 45+1' 0:1 Chelsea Yellow card Reggie Watson
  7. 48' 0:2 Leeds Goal Brenden Aaronson assist: Lukas Nmecha
  8. 53' 1:2 Chelsea Penalty Cole Palmer
  9. 55' 2:2 Chelsea Goal Cole Palmer assist: Morgan Rogers
  10. 60' 3:2 Chelsea Goal Pedro Neto assist: Morgan Rogers
  11. 65' 4:2 Chelsea Goal Danny Welbeck assist: Morgan Rogers
  12. 66' 4:2 Leeds Substitution Daniel James off: Anton Stach
  13. 66' 4:2 Leeds Substitution Lukas Nmecha off: Dominic Calvert-Lewin
  14. 67' 4:2 Leeds Substitution Brenden Aaronson off: Noah Okafor
  15. 67' 4:2 Leeds Substitution Sean Longstaff off: Ao Tanaka
  16. 75' 4:3 Leeds Goal Dominic Calvert-Lewin assist: Noah Okafor
  17. 76' 4:3 Chelsea Substitution Levi Colwill off: Wesley Fofana
  18. 78' 4:3 Leeds Substitution Melvin Bard off: Gabriel Gudmundsson
  19. 80' 5:3 Chelsea Goal Valentin Barco
  20. 82' 5:3 Chelsea Yellow card Xabier Alonso Olano
  21. 90+4' 6:3 Chelsea Goal Danny Welbeck assist: Valentin Barco

Statistics

49 Possession, % 51
8 Shots on target 6
5 Shots off target 3
2.40 Expected goals 2.39
5 Big chances 4
98 Attacks 114
3 Corners 5
6 Fouls 10
10 Free kicks 6
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
6 Goal kicks 7
30 Throw-ins 13
All statistics
14/3639% Aerial duels 22/3661%
94 Backward passes 90
3 Blocked shots 9
18 Clearances 19
1/617% Crosses 5/1145%
8/2040% Dribbles 10/1856%
0.99 Expected assists 1.07
91 Failed passes 89
3 Goalkeeper saves 2
14 Interceptions 10
11 Key passes 12
19/5634% Long passes 25/5248%
71 Passes into the final third 64
218 Passes in the opposition half 229
268 Passes in own half 272
0.50 Shot accuracy 0.33
7 Shots from outside the box 3
9 Shots inside the box 15
12/2255% Tackles 12/2060%
480 Total passes 490

Line-ups

Chelsea

Starting XI
# Player number
39 Mike Penders 39
5 Maxence Lacroix 5
6 Levi Lemar Samuels Colwill 6
27 Malo Gusto 27
29 Josep Chavarría 29
34 Joshua Kofi Acheampong 34
4 Valentín Barco 4
11 Jamie Jermaine Bynoe-Gittens 11
31 R. Watson 31
41 Estevan 41
18 Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck 18
Substitutes
# Player number
1 Emiliano Martínez 1
3 W. Fofana 3
21 J. Hato 21
24 Reece Lewis James 24
10 Cole Jermaine Palmer 10
17 Morgan Rogers 17
23 G. Kwenda 23
7 Pedro Lomba Neto 7
9 João Pedro Junqueira de Jesus 9
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Leeds

Starting XI
# Player number
16 Michael Zetterer 16
5 Tarik Muharemović 5
15 Jaka Bijol 15
24 James Michael Justin 24
4 Ethan Ampadu 4
7 Daniel Owen James 7
8 Sean David Longstaff 8
10 Harry Wilson 10
11 Brenden Russell Aaronson 11
26 Melvin Michel Maxence Bard 26
14 Lukas Okechukwu Nmecha 14
Substitutes
# Player number
1 James Trafford 1
2 Jayden Ian Bogle 2
3 Gabriel Johan Gudmundsson 3
30 Nico Elvedi 30
18 Anton Levi Stach 18
22 Ao Tanaka 22
9 Dominic Nathaniel Calvert-Lewin 9
19 Noah Arinzechukwu Okafor 19
23 J. Bahoya 23
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