Thursday , 2 July 2026

Chelsea FC vs Leeds United FC, FA Cup 2025-26 SEMI FINALS

FA Cup · 2025-26
Chelsea FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Leeds United FC
Sun 26 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Wembley HT 45' · FT 45'
Moises Caicedo 60' Y
Y 76' Pascal Struijk
Cole Palmer 77' Y
Y 78' Ethan Ampadu
Y 84' Lukas Nmecha
Y 90' Jayden Bogle
Pedro Neto 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Leeds United FC — FA Cup at Wembley.

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett

Head-to-Head

6
2
2
Chelsea FC 10 games · Avg 3.0 goals Leeds United FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-26 Chelsea FC 1–0 Leeds United FC 2026-02-10 Chelsea FC 2–2 Leeds United FC 2025-12-03 Leeds United FC 3–1 Chelsea FC 2024-02-28 Chelsea FC 3–2 Leeds United FC 2023-03-04 Chelsea FC 1–0 Leeds United FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Leeds United FC H 1–0 W
21 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–3 L
18 Apr Manchester United FC H 0–1 L
12 Apr Manchester City FC H 0–3 L
04 Apr Port Vale FC H 7–0 W
21 Mar Everton FC A 0–3 L
Leeds United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Chelsea FC A 0–1 L
22 Apr AFC Bournemouth A 2–2 D
18 Apr Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 3–0 W
13 Apr Manchester United FC A 2–1 W
05 Apr West Ham United FC A 6–4 W
21 Mar Brentford FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Leeds United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Leeds United FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC
Pedro Neto 4 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Chelsea FC and Leeds United FC is underway.
  • 5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Chelsea FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joe Rodon made 383 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Moises Caicedo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 23' What a strike from Enzo Fernandez! The score is 1-0.
  • 28' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 33' Leeds United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 38' Trevoh Chalobah needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 43' Chelsea FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Enzo Fernandez scoring 1 goals.
  • 46' Joe Rodon has so much to prove this time. He replaces James Justin on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' Chelsea FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 60' That looks like a foul for a card for Moises Caicedo.
  • 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Leeds United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Chelsea FC. Romeo Lavia is replaced by Andrey Santos.
  • 71' The Chelsea FC manager makes a substitution. Alejandro Garnacho departs to be replaced by Cole Palmer.
  • 74' Lukas Nmecha has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ao Tanaka on 74 minute.
  • 76' Pascal Struijk is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
  • 77' It’s gonna be a card for Cole Palmer.
  • 78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ethan Ampadu on 78.
  • 83' It looks surprising Leeds United FC does not make any changes. Lucas Perri has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Lukas Nmecha. He receives a card.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Sean Longstaff. He replaces Brenden Aaronson on 86 minute.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Jayden Bogle. He receives a card.
  • 90' Liam Delap is replacing Joao Pedro for the Chelsea FC side.
  • Full Time. Chelsea FC beats Leeds United FC

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Leeds United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mason Mount 2
Christian Pulisic 2
Mateo Fernandez 2
Jorginho 2
Nicolas Jackson 1
Romelu Lukaku 1
Jack Harrison 1
Rodrigo 1

Head to Head

2026-04-26 Chelsea FC 1–0 Leeds United FC 2026-02-10 Chelsea FC 2–2 Leeds United FC 2025-12-03 Leeds United FC 3–1 Chelsea FC 2024-02-28 Chelsea FC 3–2 Leeds United FC 2023-03-04 Chelsea FC 1–0 Leeds United FC

Chelsea FC Form

2026-04-26 Chelsea FC 1–0 Leeds United FC W 2026-04-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Chelsea FC L 2026-04-18 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester United FC L 2026-04-12 Chelsea FC 0–3 Manchester City FC L 2026-04-04 Chelsea FC 7–0 Port Vale FC W 2026-03-21 Everton FC 3–0 Chelsea FC L

Leeds United FC Form

2026-04-26 Chelsea FC 1–0 Leeds United FC L 2026-04-22 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Leeds United FC D 2026-04-18 Leeds United FC 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2026-04-13 Manchester United FC 1–2 Leeds United FC W 2026-04-05 West Ham United FC 4–6 Leeds United FC W 2026-03-21 Leeds United FC 0–0 Brentford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.52 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Leeds United FC xG
I would bet for: Chelsea FC or Leeds United FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC43% Draw27% Leeds United FC30%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Leeds United FC
57%
Chelsea FC or Leeds United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC30% Draw46% Leeds United FC24%
Actual: Chelsea FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Leeds United FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.