Chelsea vs Leeds

League Cup · 2026 · Round of 32
9 September 2026 at 19:00 UTC · Stamford Bridge →Fulham Road, London

Chelsea

6:3

Full time

Leeds

• Cole Palmer 53′ pen.
• Cole Palmer 55′
• Pedro Neto 60′
• Danny Welbeck 65′
• Valentin Barco 80′
• Danny Welbeck 90+4′

• Tarik Muharemovic 23′
• Brenden Aaronson 48′
• Dominic Calvert-Lewin 75′

Half-time0–1

Regulation6–3

Referee: J. Gillett

Chelsea beat Leeds 6–3 in the League Cup on 9 September 2026.

Match events

EVENTS

23′

Tarik MuharemovicGoal · Assist: Harry Wilson

45+1′

Reggie WatsonYellow cardFoul

45′

On: Reece JamesOff: Reggie WatsonSubstitution

45′

On: Morgan RogersOff: Malo GustoSubstitution

45′

On: Cole PalmerOff: Jamie GittensSubstitution

45′

On: Pedro NetoOff: Estêvão Willian Almeida de Oliveira GonçalvesSubstitution

48′

Brenden AaronsonGoal · Assist: Lukas Nmecha

53′

Cole PalmerPenalty scored

55′

Cole PalmerGoal · Assist: Morgan Rogers

60′

Pedro NetoGoal · Assist: Morgan Rogers

65′

Danny WelbeckGoal · Assist: Morgan Rogers

66′

On: Anton StachOff: Daniel JamesSubstitution

66′

On: Dominic Calvert-LewinOff: Lukas NmechaSubstitution

67′

On: Noah OkaforOff: Brenden AaronsonSubstitution

67′

On: Ao TanakaOff: Sean LongstaffSubstitution

75′

Dominic Calvert-LewinGoal · Assist: Noah Okafor

76′

On: Wesley FofanaOff: Levi ColwillSubstitution

78′

On: Gabriel GudmundssonOff: Melvin BardSubstitution

80′

Valentin BarcoGoal

82′

Xabier Alonso OlanoYellow cardDissent

90+4′

Danny WelbeckGoal · Assist: Valentin Barco

Symbol key

• Goal
• Yellow card
• Red card
• Second yellow / red
• Substitution
• Penalty scored
• Penalty missed
• Own goal
• Goal disallowed
• VAR review

Match stats

Full match1st half2nd half

FULL MATCH

49%Ball Possession51%

3Blocked Shots8

3Corner Kicks5

6Fouls10

10Free Kicks6

3Goalkeeper Saves2

2Offsides1

392Passes accurate399

0Red Cards0

9Shots insidebox15

5Shots off Goal4

8Shots on Goal6

7Shots outsidebox3

16Total Shots18

483Total passes489

1Yellow Cards0

Lineups

Formations

Chelsea

3-4-2-1

39

M. Penders

6

L. Colwill

5

M. Lacroix

34

Joshua Kofi Acheampong

29

Pep Chavarría

4

V. Barco

31

R. Watson

27

M. Gusto

11

J. Bynoe-Gittens

41

Estêvão

18

D. Welbeck

Coach: Xabi Alonso →

Substitutes

1 · E. Martínez0 min recordedG

3 · W. FofanaOn 76′ · 14 minD

7 · Pedro NetoOn 45′ · 45 minF

9 · João Pedro0 min recordedF

10 · C. PalmerOn 45′ · 45 minM

17 · M. RogersOn 45′ · 45 minM

21 · J. Hato0 min recordedD

23 · Geovany Tcherno Quenda0 min recordedM

24 · R. JamesOn 45′ · 45 minD

Leeds

5-4-1

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

Coach: Daniel Farke →

Substitutes

1 · J. Trafford0 min recordedG

2 · J. Bogle0 min recordedD

3 · G. GudmundssonOn 78′ · 12 minD

9 · D. Calvert-LewinOn 66′ · 24 minF

18 · A. StachOn 66′ · 24 minM

19 · N. OkaforOn 67′ · 23 minF

22 · A. TanakaOn 67′ · 23 minM

23 · J. Bahoya0 min recordedF

30 · N. Elvedi0 min recordedD