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Chelsea vs Leeds: match report
Chelsea hosted Leeds United at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday 9 September 2026, in the Carabao Cup (round 3). Jarred Gillett is the referee, averaging 3.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.
Result and scorers
Chelsea 6-3 Leeds. Goals: Tarik Muharemovic 24' for Leeds; Brenden Aaronson 48' for Leeds; Cole Palmer 53' (pen) for Chelsea; Cole Palmer 55' for Chelsea; Pedro Neto 60' for Chelsea; Danny Welbeck 65' for Chelsea; Dominic Calvert-Lewin 75' for Leeds; Valentín Barco 80' for Chelsea; Danny Welbeck 90'+4' for Chelsea. Attendance: 35,696.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 24' Goal: Tarik Muharemovic (Leeds) 0-1
- 45'+1' Yellow card: Reggie Watson (Chelsea)
- 48' Goal: Brenden Aaronson (Leeds) 0-2
- 53' Penalty: Cole Palmer (Chelsea) 1-2
- 55' Goal: Cole Palmer (Chelsea) 2-2
- 60' Goal: Pedro Neto (Chelsea) 3-2
- 65' Goal: Danny Welbeck (Chelsea) 4-2
- 75' Goal: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds) 4-3
- 80' Goal: Valentín Barco (Chelsea) 5-3
- 90'+4' Goal: Danny Welbeck (Chelsea) 6-3
Match stats (contains the result)
| 49.3% | Possession | 50.7% |
| 16 | Shots | 18 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 3 | Corners | 5 |
| 6 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Chelsea 3-4-2-1
Coach: Xabi Alonso
- 39 Mike Penders GK
- 34 Josh Acheampong DEF
- 5 Maxence Lacroix DEF
- 6 Levi Colwill DEF
- 27 Malo Gusto DEF
- 31 Reggie Watson MID
- 4 Valentín Barco MID
- 29 Pep Chavarría DEF
- 41 Estêvão FWD
- 11 Jamie Gittens FWD
- 18 Danny Welbeck FWD
Bench
- 24 Reece James DEF
- 10 Cole Palmer MID
- 17 Morgan Rogers MID
- 7 Pedro Neto FWD
- 3 Wesley Fofana DEF
- 1 Emiliano Martínez GK
- 21 Jorrel Hato DEF
- 23 Geovany Quenda FWD
- 9 João Pedro FWD
Leeds 5-4-1
Coach: Daniel Farke
- 16 Michael Zetterer GK
- 24 James Justin DEF
- 15 Jaka Bijol DEF
- 5 Tarik Muharemović DEF
- 7 Daniel James MID
- 26 Melvin Bard DEF
- 10 Harry Wilson FWD
- 4 Ethan Ampadu MID
- 8 Sean Longstaff MID
- 11 Brenden Aaronson MID
- 14 Lukas Nmecha FWD
Bench
- 18 Anton Stach MID
- 9 Dominic Calvert-Lewin FWD
- 22 Ao Tanaka MID
- 19 Noah Okafor FWD
- 3 Gabriel Gudmundsson MID
- 1 James Trafford GK
- 30 Nico Elvedi DEF
- 2 Jayden Bogle MID
- 23 Jean-Mattéo Bahoya FWD
Previous meetings
- Sunday 26 April 2026: Chelsea 1-0 Leeds United
- Tuesday 10 February 2026: Chelsea 2-2 Leeds United
- Wednesday 3 December 2025: Leeds United 3-1 Chelsea
- Wednesday 28 February 2024: Chelsea 3-2 Leeds United
- Saturday 4 March 2023: Chelsea 1-0 Leeds United