RemontadaIt's not over until the final whistle

Remontada Chelsea vs Leeds United in EFL Cup

EFL Cup Wed 9/9·22:00
Chelsea
6-3 FT
Leeds United
  • Palmer53' (pen), 55'
  • Neto60'
  • Welbeck65', 90+4'
  • Barco80'
  • Muharemović23'
  • Aaronson48'
  • Calvert-Lewin75'
Stamford Bridge35,696 spectatorsReferee: Jarred Gillett
Historic remontada
Difficulty
86

Chelsea trailed by 2 goals, then came back to win

  1. 48'Trailed by 2 goals
  2. 55'Equaliser
  3. 60'Winner

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 48 to the final whistle: Chelsea had 11 shots (6 on target), Leeds United only 9.

Changes by coach Alonso

Neto came on for Estêvão (46') and scored, Palmer came on for J. Gittens (46') and scored, Rogers came on for Gusto (46') and assisted.

The last 15 minutes

2 goals by Chelsea came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 82% of fans backed Chelsea to win, but they fell behind by 2 goals first.

The match in one curve

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BehindLevelAheadChelsea goal Leeds United goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Chelsea chances, below: Leeds United. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
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Match story

  1. 23'

    Muharemović opened the scoring for Leeds United, assisted by Wilson, putting Leeds United ahead 1-0.

  2. 48'

    Aaronson extended the lead for Leeds United, assisted by Nmecha, putting Leeds United ahead 2-0.

  3. 53'

    Palmer pulled one back for Chelsea from the penalty spot, Leeds United still lead 2-1.

  4. 55'

    Palmer equalised for Chelsea, assisted by Rogers, to make it 2-2.

  5. 60'

    Neto completed the turnaround for Chelsea, assisted by Rogers, putting Chelsea ahead 3-2.

  6. 65'

    Welbeck extended the lead for Chelsea, assisted by Rogers, putting Chelsea ahead 4-2.

  7. 75'

    Calvert-Lewin pulled one back for Leeds United, assisted by Okafor, Chelsea still lead 4-3.

  8. 80'

    Barco extended the lead for Chelsea, putting Chelsea ahead 5-3.

  9. 90+4'

    Welbeck extended the lead for Chelsea, assisted by Barco, putting Chelsea ahead 6-3.

The match in numbers

ChelseaLeeds United
50%Possession50%
2.36Chance quality (xG)2.7
16Shots18
8On target6
5Big chances5
3Corners5
483Passes489

Top players

1
RogersChelsea · Attacking Midfield
9.0
2
WelbeckChelsea · Centre Forward
8.4
3
PalmerChelsea · Attacking Midfield
8.2
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Chelsea 82%Draw 11%Leeds 7%
from 19,126 votes

Line-ups

Leeds United3-4-2-1
5.5 Penders 7.1 Chavarría 6.2 Colwill 6.2 Lacroix 6.4 Acheampong 7.7 Barco 6.1 Watson 6.4 Gusto 6.8 J. Gittens 8.42 Welbeck 6.7 Estêvão 4.4 Zetterer 7.7 Muharemović 6.6 Bijol 5.5 Justin 5.7 Bard 5.1 Longstaff 6.1 Ampadu 4.8 James 7.2 Aaronson 7.1 Wilson 7.0 Nmecha
Chelsea4-3-3
Chelsea coach: Alonso Leeds United coach: Farke

Match events

ChelseaLeeds United
  1. MuharemovićGoal · assist: Wilson
    23'
  2. JamesSubstitution · for Watson
    46'
  3. NetoSubstitution · for Estêvão
    46'
  4. PalmerSubstitution · for J. Gittens
    46'
  5. RogersSubstitution · for Gusto
    46'
  6. WatsonYellow card
    45+1'
  7. AaronsonGoal · assist: Nmecha
    48'
  8. PalmerPenalty goal
    53'
  9. PalmerGoal · assist: Rogers
    55'
  10. NetoGoal · assist: Rogers
    60'
  11. WelbeckGoal · assist: Rogers
    65'
  12. Calvert-LewinSubstitution · for Nmecha
    66'
  13. StachSubstitution · for James
    66'
  14. TanakaSubstitution · for Longstaff
    67'
  15. OkaforSubstitution · for Aaronson
    67'
  16. Calvert-LewinGoal · assist: Okafor
    75'
  17. FofanaSubstitution · for Colwill
    76'
  18. GudmundssonSubstitution · for Bard
    78'
  19. BarcoGoal
    80'
  20. AlonsoYellow card
    82'
  21. WelbeckGoal · assist: Barco
    90+4'