EFL Cup | Round of 32 | 2026-09-10 04:00 JST
6 – 3
53' C. Palmer 55' C. Palmer 60' Pedro Neto 65' D. Welbeck 80' V. Barco 90+4' D. Welbeck 23' T. Muharemović 48' B. Aaronson 75' D. Calvert-Lewin
Match summary Chelsea and Leeds United met in the EFL Cup Round of 32 on September 10. Chelsea came from behind to beat Leeds United 6-3. Chelsea trailed 1-0 at half-time but scored 6 in the second half to turn the game around.
Scorers: Chelsea – C. Palmer (2 goals), Pedro Neto, V. Barco and D. Welbeck (2 goals); Leeds United – D. Calvert-Lewin, T. Muharemović and B. Aaronson. Assists: Chelsea – M. Rogers and V. Barco; Leeds United – H. Wilson, N. Okafor and L. Nmecha.
Leeds United had more possession (51% to 49%) and more shots (18 to 16), but Chelsea were more efficient and took the win. Chelsea scored 6 from 8 shots on target.
Team stats 3-4-2-1 39 Penders 6 Colwill 5 Lacroix 34 Acheamp 29 Chav arr 4 Barco 31 Watson 27 Gusto 11 Bynoe-G 41 Estêvão 18 Welbeck
5-4-1 16 Zettere 26 Bard 5 Muha rem 15 Bijol 24 Jus tin 7 James 11 Aaro nso 8 Long sta 4 Ampadu 10 Wilson 14 Nmecha
View as table Chelsea Stat Leeds United 3-4-2-1 Formation 5-4-1 49% Possession 51% 16 Shots 18 8 Shots on target 6 5 Shots off target 4 3 Blocked shots 8 9 Shots inside the box 15 7 Shots outside the box 3 3 Corner kicks 5 2 Offsides 1 6 Fouls 10 483 Passes 489 392 Accurate passes 399 3 Goalkeeper saves 2 1 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
Referee: J. Gillett
Player stats Chelsea Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) DF Joshua Kofi Acheampong 0 0 0 1(100%) 3 0 46(92%) 0 0 0 1 0 6.56 90 0 1 7(5) GK M. Penders 0 0 0 0 0 11(35%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.83 90 0 0 MF M. Rogers 0 0 0 3(60%) 1 0 19(73%) 3 0 0 2 0 8.1 45 4 0 16(5) MF Geovany Tcherno Quenda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF C. Palmer 5 2 2 1 1 17(85%) 0 0 0 0 2 8.2 45 2 0 4(3) FW Pedro Neto 1 1 1 1 0 8(53%) 0 0 0 0 0 7.76 45 0 2 1(1) GK E. Martínez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW João Pedro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF R. James 1 0 0 1 0 25(89%) 0 0 0 0 0 6 45 0 0 2(1) DF J. Hato 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF W. Fofana 0 0 0 0 0 4(57%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.94 14 0 1 1(1) MF R. Watson 0 0 0 0(0%) 2 0 27(93%) 0 1 0 0 0 6.22 45 0 3 7(3) DF M. Lacroix 0 0 0 1 0 44(92%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.21 90 0 0 8(5) MF M. Gusto 0 0 0 1(100%) 0 0 20(69%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.36 45 0 2 4(2) FW J. Bynoe-Gittens 2 2 0 1(33%) 0 0 15(94%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.07 45 1 0 10(3) FW Estêvão 0 0 0 1(20%) 1 0 13(87%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.93 45 1 1 9(3) DF L. Colwill 0 0 0 1 0 48(92%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.27 76 0 0 6(2) MF Pep Chavarría 0 0 0 0(0%) 3 0 32(78%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.04 90 2 2 9(5) MF V. Barco 4 1 1 7 1 52(87%) 1 0 0 0 4 8.84 90 1 3 15(12) FW D. Welbeck 3 2 2 1(50%) 0 1 11(69%) 0 0 0 1 1 8.79 90 0 0 12(3)
Leeds United Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) MF H. Wilson 0 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 27(84%) 1 0 0 0 0 6.53 90 2 0 5(2) FW J. Bahoya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF J. Bogle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW D. Calvert-Lewin 1 1 1 1(100%) 0 0 8(89%) 0 0 0 0 0 7.62 24 1 0 4(2) DF N. Elvedi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF G. Gudmundsson 1 0 0 1(100%) 0 1 4(67%) 0 0 0 1 0 5.73 12 1 0 3(1) FW N. Okafor 0 0 0 1(50%) 0 0 10(100%) 1 0 0 0 0 6.79 23 2 0 4(1) MF A. Stach 2 0 0 1(100%) 2 2 13(76%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.23 24 1 1 5(4) MF A. Tanaka 4 0 0 0 2 5(62%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.67 23 0 2 4(0) GK J. Trafford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW L. Nmecha 0 0 0 1(100%) 0 0 5(45%) 1 0 0 1 1 6.6 66 1 0 8(4) DF T. Muharemović 3 2 1 0 1 69(91%) 0 0 0 0 0 7.76 90 2 1 6(3) MF S. Longstaff 1 0 0 0(0%) 3 0 26(96%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.29 67 0 0 9(5) DF J. Justin 1 0 0 2(100%) 7 1 28(64%) 0 0 0 1 1 5.58 90 0 1 17(12) DF D. James 1 0 0 0(0%) 1 1 7(58%) 0 0 0 2 0 5.96 66 1 0 10(2) DF J. Bijol 1 1 0 1 0 57(89%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.63 90 1 2 8(7) DF M. Bard 0 0 0 2(100%) 3 0 40(85%) 0 0 0 2 0 6.37 78 0 1 10(5) MF E. Ampadu 0 0 0 0(0%) 3 0 49(84%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.09 90 0 2 10(5) MF B. Aaronson 3 2 1 1(50%) 0 0 18(78%) 0 0 0 0 1 7.12 67 0 0 7(3) GK M. Zetterer 0 0 0 0 0 33(73%) 0 0 0 0 1 5.77 90 0 0 1(1)
Lineups Chelsea Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 39 M. Penders Starter DF 34 Joshua Kofi Acheampong Starter DF 5 M. Lacroix Starter DF 6 L. Colwill Starter MF 27 M. Gusto Starter MF 31 R. Watson Starter MF 4 V. Barco Starter MF 29 Pep Chavarría Starter FW 41 Estêvão Starter FW 11 J. Bynoe-Gittens Starter FW 18 D. Welbeck Bench DF 24 R. James Bench DF 3 W. Fofana Bench MF 17 M. Rogers Bench MF 10 C. Palmer Bench FW 7 Pedro Neto
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 E. Martínez Bench DF 21 J. Hato Bench FW 9 João Pedro Bench MF 23 Geovany Tcherno Quenda
Leeds United Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 16 M. Zetterer Starter DF 7 D. James Starter DF 24 J. Justin Starter DF 15 J. Bijol Starter DF 5 T. Muharemović Starter DF 26 M. Bard Starter MF 10 H. Wilson Starter MF 4 E. Ampadu Starter MF 8 S. Longstaff Starter MF 11 B. Aaronson Starter FW 14 L. Nmecha Bench DF 3 G. Gudmundsson Bench MF 18 A. Stach Bench MF 22 A. Tanaka Bench FW 9 D. Calvert-Lewin Bench FW 19 N. Okafor
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 J. Trafford Bench DF 30 N. Elvedi Bench DF 2 J. Bogle Bench FW 23 J. Bahoya
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 23' Leeds United ⚽ Goal T. Muharemović 0-1 1H 45+1' Chelsea 🟨 Yellow card R. Watson 1H 45' Chelsea 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Watson → IN R. James 1H 45' Chelsea 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Gusto → IN M. Rogers 1H 45' Chelsea 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Bynoe-Gittens → IN C. Palmer 1H 45' Chelsea 🔄 Substitution OUT Estêvão → IN Pedro Neto 2H 3' Leeds United ⚽ Goal B. Aaronson 0-2 2H 8' Chelsea ⚽ Goal C. Palmer 1-2 2H 10' Chelsea ⚽ Goal C. Palmer 2-2 2H 15' Chelsea ⚽ Goal Pedro Neto 3-2 2H 20' Chelsea ⚽ Goal D. Welbeck 4-2 2H 21' Leeds United 🔄 Substitution OUT D. James → IN A. Stach 2H 21' Leeds United 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Nmecha → IN D. Calvert-Lewin 2H 22' Leeds United 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Aaronson → IN N. Okafor 2H 22' Leeds United 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Longstaff → IN A. Tanaka 2H 30' Leeds United ⚽ Goal D. Calvert-Lewin 4-3 2H 31' Chelsea 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Colwill → IN W. Fofana 2H 33' Leeds United 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Bard → IN G. Gudmundsson 2H 35' Chelsea ⚽ Goal V. Barco 5-3 2H 37' Chelsea 🟨 Yellow card Xabier Alonso Olano 2H 45+4' Chelsea ⚽ Goal D. Welbeck 6-3
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