Leeds vs Chelsea 2021-22 English Premier League
0 - 3
Chelsea cement place in top four to deal blow to Leeds' survival hopes
Chelsea cemented their place in the Premier League's top four and dealt another major blow to Leeds' survival hopes with a 2-0 win at Elland Road.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Goal! Leeds United 0, Chelsea 1. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Reece James.
- 24': Daniel James (Leeds United) is shown the red card.
- 30': Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Mateo Kovacic because of an injury.
- 32': VAR Decision: No Goal Leeds United 0-1 Chelsea.
- 37': Substitution, Leeds United. Junior Firpo replaces Jack Harrison because of an injury.
- 43': Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Goal! Leeds United 0, Chelsea 2. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 59': Substitution, Leeds United. Mateusz Klich replaces Lewis Bate.
- 78': Substitution, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta replaces Reece James.
- 78': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 78': Substitution, Leeds United. Joe Gelhardt replaces Raphinha.
- 83': Goal! Leeds United 0, Chelsea 3. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Leeds United 0, Chelsea 3.
Game Information
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,549
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +49 | Arsenal | 32 | 71 | 5 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 32 | 71 | 3 |
| +19 | Aston Villa | 33 | 63 | 8 |
Statistics
 CHE |
LEE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 67.9 | Possession | 32.1 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 742 | Accurate Passes | 298 |
| 817 | Passes | 379 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 11 | Clearances | 18 |
Leeds United (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Illan Meslier (GK) |
| 14 | Diego Llorente |
| 6 | Liam Cooper |
| 5 | Robin Koch |
| 21 | Pascal Struijk |
| 10 | Raphinha |
| 26 | Lewis Bate |
| 23 | Kalvin Phillips  |
| 22 | Jack Harrison |
| 20 | Daniel James  |
| 19 | Rodrigo |
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 4 | Andreas Christensen |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 14 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 3 | Marcos Alonso |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 10 | Christian Pulisic |
| 19 | Mason Mount |
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