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EFL CupRound of 32
Chelsea
  • Palmer53'(P)55'
  • Neto60'
  • Welbeck65'90+4'
  • Barco80'
63Full timeHalf-time 01
Leeds
  • Muharemovic23'
  • Aaronson48'
  • Calvert-Lewin75'

Chelsea vs Leeds

Stamford Bridge, LondonJ. Gillett

Summary

Match report

Chelsea beat Leeds 6-3 in the EFL Cup (Round of 32). Leeds led 1-0 at half-time. Chelsea came from 2 goals down to win.

Chelsea’s goals came from Cole Palmer in the 53rd and 55th minutes (one a penalty), Pedro Neto in the 60th minute, Danny Welbeck in the 65th and 90+4th minutes and Valentin Barco in the 80th minute. Leeds’s goals came from Tarik Muharemovic in the 23rd minute, Brenden Aaronson in the 48th minute and Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the 75th minute. V. Barco was the highest-rated player on the pitch (8.8).

Player of the match

4V. BarcoChelsea90'11Rating 8.8

Key stats

All stats
49%Possession51%
  • 16Total shots18
  • 8Shots on target6
  • 3Corners5
  • 2Yellow cards0

Live commentary

  1. Full-time: Chelsea beat Leeds 6-3. In numbers: possession Chelsea 49%, Leeds 51%; shots 16 (8 on target) to 18 (6 on target)

  2. 90+4'

    Goal! Danny Welbeck extends Chelsea's lead (6-3), assisted by Valentin Barco, his second of the game

  3. 82'

    Yellow card: Xabier Alonso Olano (Chelsea)

  4. 80'

    Goal! Valentin Barco extends Chelsea's lead (5-3)

  5. 78'

    Substitution, Leeds: Melvin Bard replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson

  6. 76'

    Substitution, Chelsea: Wesley Fofana makes way for Levi Colwill

  7. 75'

    Goal! Dominic Calvert-Lewin pulls one back for Leeds (3-4) after a pass from Noah Okafor

  8. 67'

    Double substitution, Leeds: Brenden Aaronson comes on for Noah Okafor, Sean Longstaff on for Ao Tanaka

  9. 66'

    Double substitution, Leeds: Daniel James comes on for Anton Stach, Lukas Nmecha on for Dominic Calvert-Lewin

  10. 65'

    Goal! Danny Welbeck extends Chelsea's lead (4-2) after a pass from Morgan Rogers

  11. 60'

    Goal! Pedro Neto puts Chelsea ahead after trailing (3-2), assisted by Morgan Rogers

  12. 55'

    Goal! Cole Palmer levels it up for Chelsea (2-2), assisted by Morgan Rogers – his second of the match

  13. 53'

    Penalty goal! Cole Palmer converts from the spot and pulls one back for Chelsea (1-2)

  14. 48'

    Goal! Brenden Aaronson doubles Leeds's lead (2-0), assisted by Lukas Nmecha

  15. The second half is under way

  16. Half-time: Leeds lead 1-0

  17. 45+1'

    Yellow card: Reggie Watson (Chelsea) for a foul

  18. 45'

    4 substitutions, Chelsea: Reece James makes way for Reggie Watson, Malo Gusto on for Morgan Rogers, Jamie Gittens on for Cole Palmer, Estêvão Willian Almeida de Oliveira Gonçalves on for Pedro Neto

  19. 23'

    Goal! Tarik Muharemovic gives Leeds the lead (1-0), assisted by Harry Wilson

  20. Kick-off! Chelsea vs Leeds is under way. Chelsea line up in a 3-4-2-1, Leeds in a 5-4-1

Lineups

ChelseaCoach: Xabi AlonsoAverage rating 6.83-4-2-1

Chelsea – Starting XI (3-4-2-1)

  1. 39M. PendersGoalkeeper – Rating 5.8
  2. 34J. AcheampongDefender – Rating 6.6
  3. 5M. LacroixDefender – Rating 6.2
  4. 6L. ColwillDefender – Rating 6.3, On 76'
  5. 27M. GustoMidfielder – Rating 5.4, On 45'
  6. 31R. WatsonMidfielder – Rating 6.2, Yellow card 45+1', On 45'
  7. 4V. BarcoMidfielder – Player of the match, Rating 8.8, Goal 80', Assist
  8. 29P. ChavarriaMidfielder – Rating 6.0
  9. 41EstêvãoForward – Rating 5.9, On 45'
  10. 11J. GittensForward – Rating 6.1, On 45'
  11. 18D. WelbeckForward – Rating 8.8, Goal 65' 90+4'

ChelseaSubstitutes

CoachXabi Alonso

LeedsCoach: Daniel FarkeAverage rating 6.45-4-1

Leeds – Starting XI (5-4-1)

  1. 16M. ZettererGoalkeeper – Rating 5.8
  2. 7D. JamesDefender – Rating 6.0, On 66'
  3. 24J. JustinDefender – Rating 5.6
  4. 15J. BijolDefender – Rating 6.6
  5. 5T. MuharemovicDefender – Rating 7.8, Goal 23'
  6. 26M. BardDefender – Rating 6.4, On 78'
  7. 10H. WilsonMidfielder – Rating 6.5, Assist
  8. 4E. AmpaduMidfielder – Rating 6.1
  9. 8S. LongstaffMidfielder – Rating 6.3, On 67'
  10. 11B. AaronsonMidfielder – Rating 7.1, Goal 48', On 67'
  11. 14L. NmechaForward – Rating 6.6, Assist, On 66'

LeedsSubstitutes

CoachDaniel Farke

Stats

ChelseaLeeds
  • 49%Possession51%
  • 16Total shots18
  • 8Shots on target6
  • 5Shots off target4
  • 3Blocked shots8
  • 9Shots inside the box15
  • 7Shots outside the box3
  • 3Corners5
  • 2Offsides1
  • 6Fouls10
  • 1Yellow cards0
  • 0Red cards0
  • 3Goalkeeper saves2
  • 483Total passes489
  • 392Accurate passes399
  • 10Free Kicks6

Info

Match info

Competition
EFL Cup
Round
Round of 32
Kick-off
Venue
Stamford Bridge, London
Referee
J. Gillett

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