(Chelsea vs Leeds football results) – The Blues had the minimum victory against Leeds at home in round 26 of the 2022/23 Premier League.
On the evening of March 4 (Vietnam time), Chelsea entered the match in round 26 of the Premier League at home against rival Leeds United.
With an outstanding squad and the support of the home fans, it is not difficult for the Blues to completely control the match.
Chelsea has a difficult match at home against Leeds.
Meanwhile, although Leeds actively played defense, they still had a few dangerous counter-attack situations but could not convert them into goals.
Entering the second half, Chelsea proactively raised their squad to pre-empt the opponent.
In the 53rd minute, Wesley Fofana jumped high and headed the ball past goalkeeper Meslier after Ben Chilwell’s dangling ball to open the score.
Fofana scored the only goal of the match after a high rebound and header.
Having scored a goal to take the lead, coach Graham Potter immediately made adjustments by instructing his players to sit deep and wait for the opportunity to counterattack.
The 90 minutes of the match ended with a minimum 1-0 victory for the home team at Stamford Bridge.
SCORE: CHELSEA 1-0 LEEDS GOAL: Fofana 53′ CHELSEA STARTING LINEUP: Kepa, Fofana, Koulibaly, Badiashile, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Enzo, Chilwell, Sterling, Felix, Haverz LEEDS: Meslier, Ayling, Firpo |
Chelsea won the final with a score of 1-0.
Ben Chilwell is having words after a collision with goalkeeper Meslier.
Chelsea’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek blocks a pass straight into the penalty area.
Chelsea is defending quite solidly after scoring the opening goal, while Leeds seems stuck in the attack deployment stage.
Jack Harrison’s cross found Georginio in the penalty area but the subsequent finish was terrible.
Ben Chilwell hung the ball inside from a corner and Fofana jumped high and headed the ball past Meslier.
Enzo Fernandez’s free kick right outside the 16m50 box sent the ball over the crossbar.
Chelsea is the team that serves the ball.
The two teams left the field for halftime with a scoreless draw.
Chelsea could not create pressure against Leeds’ dense defense.
Harrison took a free kick and sent the ball wide of the Chelsea post.
Fofana received a yellow card after a dangerous tackle.
Sterling cut the ball to the second line for Felix to finish and hit Leeds’ crossbar.
Kai Havertz escaped to face Meslier, but this player’s subsequent shot was too gentle and was easily blocked.
Brenden Aaronson hung the ball from the corner on the right wing but the ball did not come close to his teammate.
Chelsea is quite confused in approaching Leeds’ goal.
Chilwell’s cross on the left wing did not reach Kai Havertz.
Leeds is the team that serves first.
Meslier, Ayling, Firpo, Koch, Wober, Adams, McKennie, Aaronson, Harrison, Summerville, Georginio
Kepa, Fofana, Koulibaly, Badiashile, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Enzo, Chilwell, Sterling, Felix, Haverz
Time: 22:00 March 4 |
After a series of poor matches, coach Graham Potter is under extreme pressure from Chelsea fans as well as his chair at Stamford Bridge.
Out of a total of 11 matches in 2023, the Blues have only won 1 match, drawn 4 and lost 4 matches.
Chelsea is deep in crisis.
On the other side of the front line, Leeds had an important 1-0 victory over Southampton in the last match to consolidate 17th place on the rankings.
Chelsea have won their last 5 home matches in the Premier League against Leeds.
After winning the first 3 matches in the Premier League under Graham Potter, Chelsea only won 2 of the last 15 matches (draw 6, lose 7).
Chelsea have not been able to score more than 1 goal in their last 9 Premier League matches.
No team has a worse away record than Leeds United this season (only 6 points, including 1 win).
Chelsea has only scored 23 goals in 24 Premier League matches this season, the lowest number since the 1993-94 season (22 goals in 24 matches).
Chelsea: Azpilicueta, Broja, Mendy, Pulisic, Kante are injured
Leeds: Gray, Dallas, Rodrigo are injured
Chelsea: Kepa, James, Fofana, Badiashile, Chilwell, Enzo, Gallagher, Mudryk, Felix, Madueke, Havertz
Leeds: Meslier, Ayling, Koch, Wober, Firpo, Adams, McKennie, Rutter, Aaronson, Gnonto, Bamford
Time | Home team | Score | Guest |
August 21, 2022 | Leeds | 3-0 | Chelsea |
May 12, 2022 | Leeds | 0-3 | Chelsea |
December 11, 2021 | Chelsea | 3-2 | Leeds |
March 13, 2021 | Leeds | 0-0 | Chelsea |
December 6, 2020 | Chelsea | 3-1 | Leeds |
February 26, 2023 | Tottenham | 2-0 | Chelsea |
February 18, 2023 | Chelsea | 0-1 | Southampton |
February 16, 2023 | Dortmund | 1-0 | Chelsea |
February 11, 2023 | West Ham | 1-1 | Chelsea |
February 4, 2023 | Chelsea | 0-0 | Fulham |
March 1, 2023 | Fulham | 2-0 | Leeds |
February 25, 2023 | Leeds | 1-0 | Southampton |
February 18, 2023 | Everton | 1-0 | Leeds |
February 12, 2023 | Leeds | 0-2 | MU |
February 9, 2023 | MU | 2-2 | Leeds |
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