Chelsea 6 - 3 Leeds United Chelsea scorers: Cole Palmer (53' pen., 55'), Pedro Neto (60'), Danny Welbeck (65', 90+4'), Valentín Barco (80') Leeds scorers: Tarik Muharemović (23'), Brenden Aaronson (48'), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (75') Venue: Stamford Bridge, London, England Referee: Jarred Gillett Chelsea: Starting XI Notes Subs Notes Mike Penders Emiliano Martínez Josh Acheampong Jorrel Hato Maxence Lacroix Wesley Fofana 76' Levi Colwill 76' Reece James 46' Malo Gusto 46' Pedro Neto 46' 60' Reggie Watson 45+1' 46' Cole Palmer 46' 53' 55' Valentín Barco 80' Geovany Quenda Pep Chavarría Morgan Rogers 46' Estêvão 46' João Pedro Jamie Gittens 46' Danny Welbeck 65' 90+4' Manager: Xabi Alonso (Spain) | 82' Leeds United: Starting XI Notes Subs Notes Michael Zetterer James Trafford James Justin Gabriel Gudmundsson 78' Jaka Bijol Nico Elvedi Tarik Muharemović 23' Jayden Bogle Daniel James 67' Ao Tanaka 67' Ethan Ampadu Anton Stach 67' Sean Longstaff 67' Noah Okafor 67' Melvin Bard 78' Dominic Calvert-Lewin 67' 75' Harry Wilson Jean-Mattéo Bahoya Brenden Aaronson 48' 67' Lukas Nmecha 67' Manager: Daniel Farke (Germany) MATCH EVENTS -15': Fifteen minute delay, everyone! Apparently an incident on the trains 1': We're off! 8': Gittens goes for goal, tame effort right at the goalkeeper. 22': How did Leeds not score!! Chelsea has a mess in front of goal, the blocked shot goes to Aaronson who fires, kept out from close range, Muharemović with a header on the rebound but Penders tips it over! 23': Less good by Penders on the resulting corner, he tries to punch it away but punches it backwards for a near-own goal and another corner. 23': GOAL LEEDS!!! A brilliant header from Tarik Muharemović at the back post, all the way across to the far post from wide! Where was Penders? 30': Big blocked shot by Chelsea, Longstaff gets a second bite at it but blazes it over the Chelsea goal 40': SAVE! Gittens drives to the touchline and fires from wide but Zetterer has a good reaction save at the near post to keep Gittens from squeezing it in. 40': Barco scuffs his shot wide. 45+1': Reggie Watson flies recklessly into Wilson HT Chelsea 0-1 Leeds United Leeds leads while Chelsea looks disjointed 46': Chelsea quadruple sub: Pedro Neto, Reece James, Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer on for Jamie Gittens, Estêvão, Malo Gusto and Reggie Watson 46': We're back! 48': GOAL LEEDS!! Chelsea completely unraveled, Empadu with a great drive to the touchline and cutback to Nmecha who backheels it to a completely unmarked Brenden Aaronson who has all the goal to hit and does! 52': PENALTY FOR CHELSEA!! Chavarría taken out in the box by Dan James, says the ref! 53': GOAL CHELSEA!! Cole Palmer places it perfectly in the bottom corner! 55': GOAL CHELSEA!! Cole Palmer with a shot out of nowhere, over the defender and wrong-footing the keeper, it just dribbles into the far side! 57': Reece James beats the keeper to the ball and dinks it over Zetterer but well wide. 60': GOAL CHELSEA!! Palmer gets a pass to Rogers past the defense, just gets the pass off to Pedro Neto, defense doesn't get there in time, he puts it in off the inside of the post! 64': Aaronson with a shot on target but an easy save. 65': GOAL CHELSEA!! Danny Welbeck puts it past Zetterer from close range! 67': Leeds quadruple sub: Anton Stach, Dominc Calvert-Lewin, Ao Tanaka and Noah Okafor on for Daniel James, Sean Longstaff, Brenden Aaronson and Lukas Nmecha 69': Palmer tries to get forward but is forced wide and his shot only hits the side netting. 75': GOAL LEEDS!! A beautiful team goal, finished off with a cross to Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the middle and finished into the bottom corner! 76': Chelsea substitution: Wesley Fofana on for Levi Colwill 78': Leeds substitution: Gabriel Gudmundsson on for Melvin Bard 80': GOAL CHELSEA!! Terrible defending from Leeds, can't clear, gets out wide to Valentín Barco who smashes it into the far side! 82': Xabi Alonso disputes a throw-in and yells at the ref enough to get carded 90+3': Palmer tries to turn and chip but puts it way over. 90+4': GOAL CHELSEA!! Barco fires a shot that's well off-target but Danny Welbeck sees it coming and uses his forehead to redirect it in! FT Chelsea 6-3 Leeds United Well that was some half!   submitted by   /u/MysteryBagIdeals [link]   [comments]