Chelsea 6-3 Leeds — EFL Cup, 9 Sep 2026
Chelsea beat Leeds 6-3 in the EFL Cup Round of 32 on 9 September 2026 at Stamford Bridge, London. Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto, Daniel Welbeck and Valentín Barco scored for Chelsea; Tarik Muharemović, Brenden Aaronson and Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Leeds. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Chelsea have won 3 and Leeds 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 0-123'assist: Harry Wilson
- 45'
- 45'
- 45'
- 45'
- 45+1'Foul
- Half-time0-1
- 0-248'assist: Lukas Nmecha
- 1-253'Penalty
- 2-255'assist: Morgan Rogers
- 3-260'assist: Morgan Rogers
- 4-265'assist: Morgan Rogers
- 66'
- 66'
- 67'
- 67'
- 4-375'assist: Noah Okafor
- 76'
- 78'
- 5-380'
- 82'Xabier Alonso OlanoDissent
- 6-390+4'assist: Valentín Barco
- Full-time6-3
Player ratings
8.8
Top rated
Chelsea
- 8.8Valentín BarcoM
- 8.8Daniel WelbeckF
- 8.2Cole PalmerM
- 8.1Morgan RogersM
- 7.8Pedro NetoF
- 6.6Joshua Kofi AcheampongD
- 6.3Levi ColwillD
- 6.2R. WatsonM
- 6.2Maxence LacroixD
- 6.1Jamie Bynoe-GittensM
- 6.0Pep ChavarríaD
- 6.0Reece JamesD
- 5.9Wesley FofanaD
- 5.9EstêvãoM
- 5.8Mike PendersG
- 5.4Malo GustoD
- 6.6Jorrel HatoD
- 6.6João PedroF
- 6.6Geovany Tcherno QuendaM
- 6.6E. MartínezG
Leeds
- 7.8Tarik MuharemovićD
- 7.6Dominic Calvert-LewinF
- 7.1Brenden AaronsonM
- 6.8Noah OkaforF
- 6.6Jaka BijolD
- 6.6L. NmechaF
- 6.5Harry WilsonM
- 6.4M. BardM
- 6.3Sean LongstaffM
- 6.2Anton StachM
- 6.1Ethan AmpaduM
- 6.0Daniel JamesM
- 5.8M. ZettererG
- 5.7Gabriel GudmundssonD
- 5.7Ao TanakaM
- 5.6J. JustinD
- 6.6James TraffordG
- 6.6J. BahoyaF
- 6.6Nico ElvediD
- 6.6Jayden BogleD
Line-ups
Substitutes
ChelseaXabi Alonso
Substitutes
- 7Pedro Neto60'45'F7.8
- 9João PedroF6.6
- 17Morgan Rogers45'M8.1
- 24Reece James45'D6.0
- 1E. MartínezG6.6
- 3Wesley Fofana76'D5.9
- 10Cole Palmer53'55'45'M8.2
- 21Jorrel HatoD6.6
- 23Geovany Tcherno QuendaM6.6
LeedsD. Farke
Substitutes
- 30Nico ElvediD6.6
- 9Dominic Calvert-Lewin75'66'F7.6
- 2Jayden BogleD6.6
- 22Ao Tanaka67'M5.7
- 3Gabriel Gudmundsson78'D5.7
- 19Noah Okafor67'F6.8
- 1James TraffordG6.6
- 18Anton Stach66'M6.2
- 23J. BahoyaF6.6
Team statistics
Chelsea
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentín Barco | 90 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8.8 |
| Daniel Welbeck | 90 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.8 |
| Cole Palmer | 44 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 |
| Morgan Rogers | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8.1 |
| Pedro Neto | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Joshua Kofi Acheampong | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Levi Colwill | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| R. Watson | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Maxence Lacroix | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Jamie Bynoe-Gittens | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.1 |
| Pep Chavarría | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Reece James | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Wesley Fofana | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Estêvão | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Mike Penders | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Malo Gusto | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.4 |
| Jorrel Hato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| João Pedro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Geovany Tcherno Quenda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| E. Martínez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Leeds
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarik Muharemović | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Brenden Aaronson | 67 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Noah Okafor | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Jaka Bijol | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| L. Nmecha | 66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Harry Wilson | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| M. Bard | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.4 |
| Sean Longstaff | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Anton Stach | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Ethan Ampadu | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Daniel James | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| M. Zetterer | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Gabriel Gudmundsson | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 |
| Ao Tanaka | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| J. Justin | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5.6 |
| James Trafford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Bahoya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Nico Elvedi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jayden Bogle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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