Chelsea vs Leeds match stats & report

6–3 Full time

League Cup · England · Round of 32 · Stamford Bridge, London · Ref J. Gillett

Chelsea stats & fixtures · Leeds stats & fixtures

Chelsea beat Leeds 6–3 in the League Cup (Round of 32) on 9 September 2026. Leeds had 51% of the ball.

Chelsea vs Leeds match statistics

ChelseaLeeds

49% Ball possession 51%
16 Total shots 18
8 Shots on target 6
5 Shots off target 4
3 Blocked shots 8
9 Shots inside the box 15
3 Corners 5
6 Fouls 10
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
483 Passes 489
3 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

23' Goal T. Muharemović (assist H. Wilson) Leeds
45+1' Yellow card R. Watson Chelsea
48' Goal B. Aaronson (assist L. Nmecha) Leeds
53' Penalty scored C. Palmer Chelsea
55' Goal C. Palmer (assist M. Rogers) Chelsea
60' Goal Pedro Neto (assist M. Rogers) Chelsea
65' Goal D. Welbeck (assist M. Rogers) Chelsea
75' Goal Dominic Calvert-Lewin (assist N. Okafor) Leeds
80' Goal V. Barco Chelsea
82' Yellow card Chelsea
90+4' Goal D. Welbeck (assist V. Barco) Chelsea

The Ghost's call

The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.

What matters

Chelsea score 2.7 a game — 96th percentile in this competition.
Leeds score 0.9 a game — 17th percentile in this competition.
Leeds win 3.8 corners a game — 20th percentile in this competition.

Team news & lineups

Chelsea

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Xabi Alonso

39 M. Penders

6 L. Colwill 5 M. Lacroix 34 Joshua Kofi Acheampong

29 P. Chavarria 4 V. Barco 31 R. Watson 27 M. Gusto

11 J. Gittens 41 Estêvão

18 D. Welbeck

Bench E. Martinez , R. James , W. Fofana , J. Hato , M. Rogers , C. Palmer , Pedro Neto , Joao Pedro , Geovany Quenda

Leeds

Confirmed 5-4-1 Daniel Farke

16 M. Zetterer

26 M. Bard 5 T. Muharemović 15 J. Bijol 24 J. Justin 7 D. James

11 B. Aaronson 8 S. Longstaff 4 E. Ampadu 10 H. Wilson

14 L. Nmecha

Bench J. Trafford , N. Elvedi , G. Gudmundsson , J. Bogle , A. Stach , J. Bahoya , A. Tanaka , Dominic Calvert-Lewin , N. Okafor

Form now

Each side's form as of 3 November 2026, from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.

Chelsea at home

7–1–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.7 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.7 per game

15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Leeds away

2–3–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Chelsea vs Leeds head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
26 Apr 26	Chelsea v Leeds	1–0
10 Feb 26	Chelsea v Leeds	2–2
3 Dec 25	Leeds v Chelsea	3–1
28 Feb 24	Chelsea v Leeds	3–2
4 Mar 23	Chelsea v Leeds	1–0
21 Aug 22	Leeds v Chelsea	3–0

The full Chelsea vs Leeds head-to-head record