Chelsea 6 – 3 Leeds United: Carabao Cup Match Report

Carabao Cup

Chelsea

Full Time

6–3

Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · Stamford Bridge

Leeds United

Chelsea won after full-time.

⚽ Danny Welbeck 90+4'⚽ Valentín Barco 80'⚽ Danny Welbeck 65'⚽ Pedro Neto 60'⚽ Cole Palmer 55' ⚽ Dominic Calvert-Lewin 75'⚽ Brenden Aaronson 48'⚽ Tarik Muharemović 23'

Match Events

90+4'

Danny WelbeckChelsea · Valentín Barco

6-3

82'

Xabi AlonsoChelsea

80'

Valentín BarcoChelsea

5-3

78'

Gabriel GudmundssonLeeds United · Melvin Bard

76'

Wesley FofanaChelsea · Levi Colwill

75'

Dominic Calvert-LewinLeeds United · Noah Okafor

4-3

67'

Ao TanakaLeeds United · Sean Longstaff

67'

Noah OkaforLeeds United · Brenden Aaronson

66'

Anton StachLeeds United · Daniel James

66'

Dominic Calvert-LewinLeeds United · Lukas Nmecha

65'

Danny WelbeckChelsea · Morgan Rogers

4-2

60'

Pedro NetoChelsea · Morgan Rogers

3-2

55'

Cole PalmerChelsea · Morgan Rogers

2-2

53'

Cole PalmerChelsea

1-2

48'

Brenden AaronsonLeeds United · Lukas Nmecha

0-2

46'

Morgan RogersChelsea · Malo Gusto

46'

Cole PalmerChelsea · Jamie Gittens

46'

Pedro NetoChelsea · Estêvão

46'

Reece James Chelsea · Reggie Watson

45+1'

Reggie WatsonChelsea

23'

Tarik MuharemovićLeeds United · Harry Wilson

0-1

VenueStamford BridgeWednesday, 9 September 2026

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RefereeJarred Gillett

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Chelsea Starting XI

Formation 4-3-3

39 6.3

Mike Penders

34 7

Josh Acheampong

5 6.1

Maxence Lacroix

6 6.3

Levi Colwill

29 7.1

Pep Chavarría

27 6.5

Malo Gusto

31 6.5

Reggie Watson

4 8.3

Valentín Barco

41 6.4

Estêvão

18 8.3

Danny Welbeck

11 6.8

Jamie Gittens

Substitutes 9

#1 Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper

#3 Wesley Fofana Defender

6.5

#7 Pedro Neto Attacker

7.3

#9 João Pedro Attacker

#10 Cole Palmer Midfielder

8.7

#17 Morgan Rogers Midfielder

7.3

#21 Jorrel Hato Defender

#23 Geovany Quenda Midfielder

#24 Reece James Defender

6.3

Leeds United Starting XI

Formation 3-4-2-1

16 5.6

Michael Zetterer

24 6.2

James Justin

15 6.6

Jaka Bijol

5 7.2

Tarik Muharemović

7 5.2

Daniel James

4 6.6

Ethan Ampadu

8 6.1

Sean Longstaff

26 6.2

Melvin Bard

10 6.3

Harry Wilson

11 6.8

Brenden Aaronson

14 6.8

Lukas Nmecha

Substitutes 9

#1 James Trafford Goalkeeper

#2 Jayden Bogle Defender

#3 Gabriel Gudmundsson Defender

6.2

#9 Dominic Calvert-Lewin Attacker

7.4

#18 Anton Stach Midfielder

6.7

#19 Noah Okafor Attacker

#22 Ao Tanaka Midfielder

6.2

#23 Jean-Mattéo Bahoya Attacker

#30 Nico Elvedi Defender

Statistics

Match Statistics

Chelsea

Comparison

Leeds United

50% Ball Possession % 50%

16 Shots Total 18

8 Shots On Target 6

5 Shots Off Target 4

3 Shots Blocked 8

9 Shots Insidebox 15

7 Shots Outsidebox 3

12 Goal Attempts 6

5 Big Chances Created 5

1 Big Chances Missed 3

3 Corners 5

0 Offsides 1

6 Fouls 10

1 Yellowcards 0

483 Passes 489

392 Successful Passes 399

81% Successful Passes Percentage 82%

11 Key Passes 12

56 Long Passes 52

19 Successful Long Passes 25

34% Successful Long Passes Percentage 48%

6 Total Crosses 11

1 Accurate Crosses 5

19 Dribble Attempts 18

8 Successful Dribbles 10

42% Successful Dribbles Percentage 56%

22 Tackles 20

15 Interceptions 10

54 Duels Won 57

3 Saves 2

98 Attacks 114

37 Dangerous Attacks 35

9 Free Kicks 6

30 Throwins 13

6 Goal Kicks 7

1 Penalties 0

5 Substitutions 5

4 Assists 3

6 Goals 3

89 Ball Safe 80

12 Tackles Won 12