Leeds vs Chelsea 2025-26 English Premier League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Chelsea stunned by struggling Leeds to dent title hopes
Leeds United produced their best display of the season in a stunning 3-1 home win against Chelsea to climb out of the Premier League's bottom three.
Match Commentary
- 6': Goal! Leeds United 1, Chelsea 0. Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Anton Stach (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Estêvão (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Goal! Leeds United 2, Chelsea 0. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jayden Bogle.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Estêvão.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Benoît Badiashile.
- 50': Goal! Leeds United 2, Chelsea 1. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Gittens.
- 61': Substitution, Chelsea. Cole Palmer replaces Liam Delap.
- 61': Substitution, Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Jamie Gittens.
- 67': Substitution, Leeds United. Noah Okafor replaces Lukas Nmecha.
- 67': Substitution, Leeds United. Ilia Gruev replaces Ao Tanaka.
- 72': Goal! Leeds United 3, Chelsea 1. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 77': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Guiu replaces Andrey Santos.
- 86': Substitution, Leeds United. Joël Piroe replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- 87': Substitution, Leeds United. James Justin replaces Jayden Bogle.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Leeds United. Sebastiaan Bornauw replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,767
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,767
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +20 | Arsenal | 16 | 36 | 2 |
| +22 | Manchester City | 16 | 34 | 4 |
| +8 | Aston Villa | 16 | 33 | 3 |
| +12 | Chelsea | 16 | 28 | 4 |
Statistics
 CHE |
LEE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 71.1 | Possession | 28.9 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 608 | Accurate Passes | 186 |
| 682 | Passes | 264 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 20 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 16 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 35 | Clearances | 32 |
Leeds United (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Perri (GK) |
| 15 | Jaka Bijol |
| 5 | Pascal Struijk |
| 6 | Joe Rodon |
| 18 | Anton Stach |
| 22 | Ao Tanaka |
| 4 | Ethan Ampadu |
| 3 | Gabriel Gudmundsson |
| 2 | Jayden Bogle |
| 14 | Lukas Nmecha |
| 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 5 | Benoît Badiashile |
| 4 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 20 | João Pedro |
| 17 | Andrey Santos |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 9 | Liam Delap |
| 11 | Jamie Gittens |
| 41 | Estêvão  |
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