Chelsea vs Leeds 2021-22 English Premier League
3 - 2
Two Jorginho penalties save dramatic victory for Chelsea vs. Leeds
A-League
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 27': VAR Decision: Penalty Leeds United.
- 28': Goal! Chelsea 0, Leeds United 1. Raphinha (Leeds United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 34': Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Goal! Chelsea 1, Leeds United 1. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
- 42': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Jamie Shackleton (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Goal! Chelsea 2, Leeds United 1. Jorginho (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 59': Mason Mount (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 59': Substitution, Leeds United. Mateusz Klich replaces Jamie Shackleton.
- 69': Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Timo Werner.
- 74': Substitution, Chelsea. Andreas Christensen replaces César Azpilicueta.
- 81': Substitution, Leeds United. Joe Gelhardt replaces Raphinha.
- 83': Goal! Chelsea 2, Leeds United 2. Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Roberts with a cross.
- 87': Substitution, Chelsea. Romelu Lukaku replaces Marcos Alonso.
- 88': Substitution, Leeds United. Charlie Cresswell replaces Daniel James.
- 90'+3': VAR Decision: Penalty Chelsea.
- 90'+3': Illan Meslier (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Goal! Chelsea 3, Leeds United 2. Jorginho (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+6': Diego Llorente (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,959
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +37 | Arsenal | 30 | 67 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 29 | 60 | 5 |
| +11 | Manchester United | 29 | 51 | 6 |
| +5 | Aston Villa | 29 | 51 | 8 |
Statistics
 LEE |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 42.2 | Possession | 57.8 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 223 | Accurate Passes | 348 |
| 304 | Passes | 415 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 10 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 23 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 13 | Clearances | 12 |
Chelsea (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 12 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 3 | Marcos Alonso |
| 24 | Reece James  |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 11 | Timo Werner |
| 19 | Mason Mount |
Leeds United (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Illan Meslier (GK) |
| 14 | Diego Llorente |
| 2 | Luke Ayling |
| 3 | Junior Firpo |
| 15 | Stuart Dallas |
| 20 | Daniel James |
| 4 | Adam Forshaw |
| 11 | Tyler Roberts |
| 22 | Jack Harrison |
| 46 | Jamie Shackleton |
| 10 | Raphinha |
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