Chelsea host Leeds in the England FA Cup on 26 April 2026, Sunday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 15:00 UK Time.
Chelsea return to cup action under pressure after a difficult spell against elite opposition. Leeds arrive in strong rhythm, carrying momentum from recent league wins and a steady defensive structure.
This fixture brings together two sides trending in opposite directions in recent weeks, which adds a layer of unpredictability despite Chelsea’s stronger statistical profile in the competition.
The Blues come into this tie following a 0-1 home defeat to Manchester United, which extended a worrying run against top level teams. They have lost four of their last five matches across competitions, conceding three goals in three separate fixtures during that stretch.
Despite that downturn, the 7-0 win over Port Vale in the FA Cup highlights their attacking ceiling against lower resistance. Chelsea have scored 20 goals in just four cup matches this season, which reflects their ability to dominate weaker sides with aggressive forward play.
However, defensive stability remains a clear concern. Across their last five matches, they have failed to score in four, which shows a lack of consistency when facing organised or high quality opponents. That contrast defines their current identity.
Leeds arrive with far greater confidence after a 3-0 win over Wolves, continuing a strong run that includes two wins and three draws. Their recent away victory at Manchester United stands out, where they showed both resilience and clinical finishing.
Defensively, Leeds have tightened significantly. They have kept three clean sheets in their last five matches and conceded just two goals across that period. Even their FA Cup tie against West Ham ended level in regular time, showing their ability to stay competitive in knockout settings.
Their attack has also become more efficient rather than explosive. Leeds have scored steadily without overcommitting, which gives them balance. This controlled approach could be key against a Chelsea side that has struggled under pressure.
The best bet for this match is Chelsea to win at 1.81 odds. Despite recent struggles, their attacking record in this competition remains strong, and they tend to perform with greater intensity in cup fixtures. Leeds have been consistent, but their approach may invite pressure over ninety minutes.
Cole Palmer to score anytime at 2.50 odds also carries value given Chelsea’s reliance on key attacking contributors in high scoring cup matches. His involvement becomes more prominent when Chelsea dominate possession, which is likely at home.
Our recommended correct score tip is Chelsea 2-1 priced at 8.50 odds. Leeds have shown enough attacking threat to find a goal, but Chelsea’s superior firepower in this competition should edge a tight contest.
| Chelsea | Leeds | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 5 | 4 |
| Wins | 5 | 4 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
| Loss | 0 | 0 |
| Goals For | 21 | 11 |
| Goals Against | 3 | 4 |
| Chelsea | Leeds | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 2 | 3 |
| Wins | 2 | 3 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
| Loss | 0 | 0 |
| Goals For | 8 | 8 |
| Goals Against | 0 | 4 |
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19.05.26
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Chelsea Tottenham |
2-1 |
|
16.05.26
|
Chelsea Manchester City |
0-1 |
|
09.05.26
|
Liverpool Chelsea |
1-1 |
|
04.05.26
|
Chelsea Nottingham Forest |
1-3 |
|
26.04.26
|
Chelsea Leeds |
1-0 |
|
21.04.26
|
Brighton Chelsea |
3-0 |
|
18.04.26
|
Chelsea Manchester United |
0-1 |
|
12.04.26
|
Chelsea Manchester City |
0-3 |
|
04.04.26
|
Chelsea Port Vale |
7-0 |
|
21.03.26
|
Everton Chelsea |
3-0 |
|
17.03.26
|
Chelsea PSG |
0-3 |
|
14.03.26
|
Chelsea Newcastle |
0-1 |
|
11.03.26
|
PSG Chelsea |
5-2 |
|
07.03.26
|
Wrexham Chelsea |
2-4 |
|
04.03.26
|
Aston Villa Chelsea |
1-4 |
|
01.03.26
|
Arsenal Chelsea |
2-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Chelsea Burnley |
1-1 |
|
13.02.26
|
Hull City Chelsea |
0-4 |
|
10.02.26
|
Chelsea Leeds |
2-2 |
|
07.02.26
|
Wolves Chelsea |
1-3 |
|
03.02.26
|
Arsenal Chelsea |
1-0 |
|
31.01.26
|
Chelsea West Ham |
3-2 |
|
28.01.26
|
Napoli Chelsea |
2-3 |
|
25.01.26
|
Crystal Palace Chelsea |
1-3 |
|
21.01.26
|
Chelsea Pafos |
1-0 |
|
17.01.26
|
Chelsea Brentford |
2-0 |
|
14.01.26
|
Chelsea Arsenal |
2-3 |
|
10.01.26
|
Charlton Chelsea |
1-5 |
|
07.01.26
|
Fulham Chelsea |
2-1 |
|
04.01.26
|
Manchester City Chelsea |
1-1 |
|
30.12.25
|
Chelsea Bournemouth |
2-2 |
|
27.12.25
|
Chelsea Aston Villa |
1-2 |
|
20.12.25
|
Newcastle Chelsea |
2-2 |
|
16.12.25
|
Cardiff Chelsea |
1-3 |
|
13.12.25
|
Chelsea Everton |
2-0 |
|
09.12.25
|
Atalanta Chelsea |
2-1 |
|
06.12.25
|
Bournemouth Chelsea |
0-0 |
|
03.12.25
|
Leeds Chelsea |
3-1 |
|
30.11.25
|
Chelsea Arsenal |
1-1 |
|
25.11.25
|
Chelsea Barcelona |
3-0 |
|
22.11.25
|
Burnley Chelsea |
0-2 |
|
08.11.25
|
Chelsea Wolves |
3-0 |
|
05.11.25
|
Qarabag Chelsea |
2-2 |
|
01.11.25
|
Tottenham Chelsea |
0-1 |
|
29.10.25
|
Wolves Chelsea |
3-4 |
|
25.10.25
|
Chelsea Sunderland |
1-2 |
|
22.10.25
|
Chelsea Ajax |
5-1 |
|
18.10.25
|
Nottingham Forest Chelsea |
0-3 |
|
04.10.25
|
Chelsea Liverpool |
2-1 |
|
30.09.25
|
Chelsea Benfica |
1-0 |
|
19.05.26
|
Chelsea Tottenham |
2-1 |
|
16.05.26
|
Chelsea Manchester City |
0-1 |
|
04.05.26
|
Chelsea Nottingham Forest |
1-3 |
|
26.04.26
|
Chelsea Leeds |
1-0 |
|
18.04.26
|
Chelsea Manchester United |
0-1 |
|
12.04.26
|
Chelsea Manchester City |
0-3 |
|
04.04.26
|
Chelsea Port Vale |
7-0 |
|
17.03.26
|
Chelsea PSG |
0-3 |
|
14.03.26
|
Chelsea Newcastle |
0-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Chelsea Burnley |
1-1 |
|
10.02.26
|
Chelsea Leeds |
2-2 |
|
31.01.26
|
Chelsea West Ham |
3-2 |
|
21.01.26
|
Chelsea Pafos |
1-0 |
|
17.01.26
|
Chelsea Brentford |
2-0 |
|
14.01.26
|
Chelsea Arsenal |
2-3 |
|
30.12.25
|
Chelsea Bournemouth |
2-2 |
|
27.12.25
|
Chelsea Aston Villa |
1-2 |
|
13.12.25
|
Chelsea Everton |
2-0 |
|
30.11.25
|
Chelsea Arsenal |
1-1 |
|
25.11.25
|
Chelsea Barcelona |
3-0 |
|
08.11.25
|
Chelsea Wolves |
3-0 |
|
25.10.25
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Chelsea Sunderland |
1-2 |
|
22.10.25
|
Chelsea Ajax |
5-1 |
|
04.10.25
|
Chelsea Liverpool |
2-1 |
|
30.09.25
|
Chelsea Benfica |
1-0 |
|
27.09.25
|
Chelsea Brighton |
1-3 |
|
30.08.25
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Chelsea Fulham |
2-0 |
|
17.08.25
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Chelsea Crystal Palace |
0-0 |
|
10.08.25
|
Chelsea AC Milan |
4-1 |
|
08.08.25
|
Chelsea Bayer Leverkusen |
2-0 |
|
13.07.25
|
Chelsea PSG |
3-0 |
|
16.06.25
|
Chelsea Los Angeles FC |
2-0 |
|
16.05.25
|
Chelsea Manchester United |
1-0 |
|
08.05.25
|
Chelsea Djurgarden |
1-0 |
|
04.05.25
|
Chelsea Liverpool |
3-1 |
|
26.04.25
|
Chelsea Everton |
1-0 |
|
17.04.25
|
Chelsea Legia Warsaw |
1-2 |
|
13.04.25
|
Chelsea Ipswich |
2-2 |
|
03.04.25
|
Chelsea Tottenham |
1-0 |
|
13.03.25
|
Chelsea FC Copenhagen |
1-0 |
|
09.03.25
|
Chelsea Leicester |
1-0 |
|
25.02.25
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Chelsea Southampton |
4-0 |
|
03.02.25
|
Chelsea West Ham |
2-1 |
|
20.01.25
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Chelsea Wolves |
3-1 |
|
14.01.25
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Chelsea Bournemouth |
2-2 |
|
11.01.25
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Chelsea Morecambe |
5-0 |
|
26.12.24
|
Chelsea Fulham |
1-2 |
|
19.12.24
|
Chelsea Shamrock Rovers |
5-1 |
|
15.12.24
|
Chelsea Brentford |
2-1 |
|
01.12.24
|
Chelsea Aston Villa |
3-0 |
|
09.05.26
|
Liverpool Chelsea |
1-1 |
|
21.04.26
|
Brighton Chelsea |
3-0 |
|
21.03.26
|
Everton Chelsea |
3-0 |
|
11.03.26
|
PSG Chelsea |
5-2 |
|
07.03.26
|
Wrexham Chelsea |
2-4 |
|
04.03.26
|
Aston Villa Chelsea |
1-4 |
|
01.03.26
|
Arsenal Chelsea |
2-1 |
|
13.02.26
|
Hull City Chelsea |
0-4 |
|
07.02.26
|
Wolves Chelsea |
1-3 |
|
03.02.26
|
Arsenal Chelsea |
1-0 |
|
28.01.26
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Napoli Chelsea |
2-3 |
|
25.01.26
|
Crystal Palace Chelsea |
1-3 |
|
10.01.26
|
Charlton Chelsea |
1-5 |
|
07.01.26
|
Fulham Chelsea |
2-1 |
|
04.01.26
|
Manchester City Chelsea |
1-1 |
|
20.12.25
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Newcastle Chelsea |
2-2 |
|
16.12.25
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Cardiff Chelsea |
1-3 |
|
09.12.25
|
Atalanta Chelsea |
2-1 |
|
06.12.25
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Bournemouth Chelsea |
0-0 |
|
03.12.25
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Leeds Chelsea |
3-1 |
|
22.11.25
|
Burnley Chelsea |
0-2 |
|
05.11.25
|
Qarabag Chelsea |
2-2 |
|
01.11.25
|
Tottenham Chelsea |
0-1 |
|
29.10.25
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Wolves Chelsea |
3-4 |
|
18.10.25
|
Nottingham Forest Chelsea |
0-3 |
|
23.09.25
|
Lincoln Chelsea |
1-2 |
|
20.09.25
|
Manchester United Chelsea |
2-1 |
|
17.09.25
|
Bayern Munich Chelsea |
3-1 |
|
13.09.25
|
Brentford Chelsea |
2-2 |
|
22.08.25
|
West Ham Chelsea |
1-5 |
|
26.07.25
|
Sholing Chelsea |
2-0 |
|
08.07.25
|
Fluminense Chelsea |
0-2 |
|
05.07.25
|
Palmeiras Chelsea |
1-2 |
|
28.06.25
|
Benfica Chelsea |
1-4 |
|
25.06.25
|
ES Tunis Chelsea |
0-3 |
|
20.06.25
|
Flamengo Chelsea |
3-1 |
|
28.05.25
|
Real Betis Chelsea |
1-4 |
|
25.05.25
|
Nottingham Forest Chelsea |
0-1 |
|
11.05.25
|
Newcastle Chelsea |
2-0 |
|
01.05.25
|
Djurgarden Chelsea |
1-4 |
|
20.04.25
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Fulham Chelsea |
1-2 |
|
10.04.25
|
Legia Warsaw Chelsea |
0-3 |
|
06.04.25
|
Brentford Chelsea |
0-0 |
|
16.03.25
|
Arsenal Chelsea |
1-0 |
|
06.03.25
|
FC Copenhagen Chelsea |
1-2 |
|
22.02.25
|
Aston Villa Chelsea |
2-1 |
|
14.02.25
|
Brighton Chelsea |
3-0 |
|
08.02.25
|
Brighton Chelsea |
2-1 |
|
25.01.25
|
Manchester City Chelsea |
3-1 |
|
04.01.25
|
Crystal Palace Chelsea |
1-1 |
|
17.05.26
|
Leeds Brighton |
1-0 |
|
11.05.26
|
Tottenham Leeds |
1-1 |
|
01.05.26
|
Leeds Burnley |
3-1 |
|
26.04.26
|
Chelsea Leeds |
1-0 |
|
22.04.26
|
Bournemouth Leeds |
2-2 |
|
18.04.26
|
Leeds Wolves |
3-0 |
|
13.04.26
|
Manchester United Leeds |
1-2 |
|
05.04.26
|
West Ham Leeds (Penalties:2 - 4) |
2-2 |
|
21.03.26
|
Leeds Brentford |
0-0 |
|
15.03.26
|
Crystal Palace Leeds |
0-0 |
|
08.03.26
|
Leeds Norwich |
3-0 |
|
03.03.26
|
Leeds Sunderland |
0-1 |
|
28.02.26
|
Leeds Manchester City |
0-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Aston Villa Leeds |
1-1 |
|
15.02.26
|
Birmingham Leeds (Penalties:2 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
10.02.26
|
Chelsea Leeds |
2-2 |
|
06.02.26
|
Leeds Nottingham Forest |
3-1 |
|
31.01.26
|
Leeds Arsenal |
0-4 |
|
26.01.26
|
Everton Leeds |
1-1 |
|
17.01.26
|
Leeds Fulham |
1-0 |
|
11.01.26
|
Derby Leeds |
1-3 |
|
07.01.26
|
Newcastle Leeds |
4-3 |
|
04.01.26
|
Leeds Manchester United |
1-1 |
|
01.01.26
|
Liverpool Leeds |
0-0 |
|
28.12.25
|
Sunderland Leeds |
1-1 |
|
20.12.25
|
Leeds Crystal Palace |
4-1 |
|
14.12.25
|
Brentford Leeds |
1-1 |
|
06.12.25
|
Leeds Liverpool |
3-3 |
|
03.12.25
|
Leeds Chelsea |
3-1 |
|
29.11.25
|
Manchester City Leeds |
3-2 |
|
23.11.25
|
Leeds Aston Villa |
1-2 |
|
09.11.25
|
Nottingham Forest Leeds |
3-1 |
|
01.11.25
|
Brighton Leeds |
3-0 |
|
24.10.25
|
Leeds West Ham |
2-1 |
|
18.10.25
|
Burnley Leeds |
2-0 |
|
04.10.25
|
Leeds Tottenham |
1-2 |
|
27.09.25
|
Leeds Bournemouth |
2-2 |
|
20.09.25
|
Wolves Leeds |
1-3 |
|
13.09.25
|
Fulham Leeds |
1-0 |
|
30.08.25
|
Leeds Newcastle |
0-0 |
|
26.08.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Leeds (Penalties:3 - 0) |
1-1 |
|
23.08.25
|
Arsenal Leeds |
5-0 |
|
18.08.25
|
Leeds Everton |
1-0 |
|
09.08.25
|
Leeds AC Milan |
1-1 |
|
02.08.25
|
Leeds Villarreal |
1-1 |
|
19.07.25
|
Manchester United Leeds |
0-0 |
|
03.05.25
|
Plymouth Leeds |
1-2 |
|
28.04.25
|
Leeds Bristol City |
4-0 |
|
21.04.25
|
Leeds Stoke City |
6-0 |
|
18.04.25
|
Oxford Leeds |
0-1 |
|
17.05.26
|
Leeds Brighton |
1-0 |
|
01.05.26
|
Leeds Burnley |
3-1 |
|
18.04.26
|
Leeds Wolves |
3-0 |
|
21.03.26
|
Leeds Brentford |
0-0 |
|
08.03.26
|
Leeds Norwich |
3-0 |
|
03.03.26
|
Leeds Sunderland |
0-1 |
|
28.02.26
|
Leeds Manchester City |
0-1 |
|
06.02.26
|
Leeds Nottingham Forest |
3-1 |
|
31.01.26
|
Leeds Arsenal |
0-4 |
|
17.01.26
|
Leeds Fulham |
1-0 |
|
04.01.26
|
Leeds Manchester United |
1-1 |
|
20.12.25
|
Leeds Crystal Palace |
4-1 |
|
06.12.25
|
Leeds Liverpool |
3-3 |
|
03.12.25
|
Leeds Chelsea |
3-1 |
|
23.11.25
|
Leeds Aston Villa |
1-2 |
|
24.10.25
|
Leeds West Ham |
2-1 |
|
04.10.25
|
Leeds Tottenham |
1-2 |
|
27.09.25
|
Leeds Bournemouth |
2-2 |
|
30.08.25
|
Leeds Newcastle |
0-0 |
|
18.08.25
|
Leeds Everton |
1-0 |
|
09.08.25
|
Leeds AC Milan |
1-1 |
|
02.08.25
|
Leeds Villarreal |
1-1 |
|
28.04.25
|
Leeds Bristol City |
4-0 |
|
21.04.25
|
Leeds Stoke City |
6-0 |
|
12.04.25
|
Leeds Preston |
2-1 |
|
29.03.25
|
Leeds Swansea |
2-2 |
|
12.03.25
|
Leeds Millwall |
2-0 |
|
01.03.25
|
Leeds West Brom |
1-1 |
|
17.02.25
|
Leeds Sunderland |
2-1 |
|
08.02.25
|
Leeds Millwall |
0-2 |
|
01.02.25
|
Leeds Cardiff |
7-0 |
|
22.01.25
|
Leeds Norwich |
2-0 |
|
19.01.25
|
Leeds Sheffield Wednesday |
3-0 |
|
11.01.25
|
Leeds Harrogate |
1-0 |
|
01.01.25
|
Leeds Blackburn |
1-1 |
|
21.12.24
|
Leeds Oxford |
4-0 |
|
10.12.24
|
Leeds Middlesbrough |
3-1 |
|
07.12.24
|
Leeds Derby |
2-0 |
|
27.11.24
|
Leeds Luton |
3-0 |
|
09.11.24
|
Leeds QPR |
2-0 |
|
02.11.24
|
Leeds Plymouth |
3-0 |
|
22.10.24
|
Leeds Watford |
2-1 |
|
18.10.24
|
Leeds Sheffield United |
2-0 |
|
28.09.24
|
Leeds Coventry |
3-0 |
|
14.09.24
|
Leeds Burnley |
0-1 |
|
31.08.24
|
Leeds Hull City |
2-0 |
|
14.08.24
|
Leeds Middlesbrough |
0-3 |
|
10.08.24
|
Leeds Portsmouth |
3-3 |
|
03.08.24
|
Leeds Valencia |
2-1 |
|
26.05.24
|
Leeds Southampton |
0-1 |
|
11.05.26
|
Tottenham Leeds |
1-1 |
|
26.04.26
|
Chelsea Leeds |
1-0 |
|
22.04.26
|
Bournemouth Leeds |
2-2 |
|
13.04.26
|
Manchester United Leeds |
1-2 |
|
05.04.26
|
West Ham Leeds (Penalties:2 - 4) |
2-2 |
|
15.03.26
|
Crystal Palace Leeds |
0-0 |
|
21.02.26
|
Aston Villa Leeds |
1-1 |
|
15.02.26
|
Birmingham Leeds (Penalties:2 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
10.02.26
|
Chelsea Leeds |
2-2 |
|
26.01.26
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Everton Leeds |
1-1 |
|
11.01.26
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Derby Leeds |
1-3 |
|
07.01.26
|
Newcastle Leeds |
4-3 |
|
01.01.26
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Liverpool Leeds |
0-0 |
|
28.12.25
|
Sunderland Leeds |
1-1 |
|
14.12.25
|
Brentford Leeds |
1-1 |
|
29.11.25
|
Manchester City Leeds |
3-2 |
|
09.11.25
|
Nottingham Forest Leeds |
3-1 |
|
01.11.25
|
Brighton Leeds |
3-0 |
|
18.10.25
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Burnley Leeds |
2-0 |
|
20.09.25
|
Wolves Leeds |
1-3 |
|
13.09.25
|
Fulham Leeds |
1-0 |
|
26.08.25
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Sheffield Wednesday Leeds (Penalties:3 - 0) |
1-1 |
|
23.08.25
|
Arsenal Leeds |
5-0 |
|
19.07.25
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Manchester United Leeds |
0-0 |
|
03.05.25
|
Plymouth Leeds |
1-2 |
|
18.04.25
|
Oxford Leeds |
0-1 |
|
08.04.25
|
Middlesbrough Leeds |
0-1 |
|
05.04.25
|
Luton Leeds |
1-1 |
|
15.03.25
|
QPR Leeds |
2-2 |
|
09.03.25
|
Portsmouth Leeds |
1-0 |
|
24.02.25
|
Sheffield United Leeds |
1-3 |
|
11.02.25
|
Watford Leeds |
0-4 |
|
05.02.25
|
Coventry Leeds |
0-2 |
|
27.01.25
|
Burnley Leeds |
0-0 |
|
04.01.25
|
Hull City Leeds |
3-3 |
|
29.12.24
|
Derby Leeds |
0-1 |
|
26.12.24
|
Stoke City Leeds |
0-2 |
|
14.12.24
|
Preston Leeds |
1-1 |
|
30.11.24
|
Blackburn Leeds |
1-0 |
|
24.11.24
|
Swansea Leeds |
3-4 |
|
06.11.24
|
Millwall Leeds |
1-0 |
|
26.10.24
|
Bristol City Leeds |
0-0 |
|
04.10.24
|
Sunderland Leeds |
2-2 |
|
01.10.24
|
Norwich Leeds |
1-1 |
|
21.09.24
|
Cardiff Leeds |
0-2 |
|
23.08.24
|
Sheffield Wednesday Leeds |
0-2 |
|
17.08.24
|
West Brom Leeds |
0-0 |
|
19.07.24
|
Harrogate Leeds |
0-3 |
|
12.05.24
|
Norwich Leeds |
0-0 |
|
26.04.24
|
QPR Leeds |
4-0 |
|
10.02.2026
|
Chelsea Leeds |
2-2
|
|
03.12.2025
|
Leeds Chelsea |
3-1
|
|
28.02.2024
|
Chelsea Leeds |
3-2
|
|
04.03.2023
|
Chelsea Leeds |
1-0
|
|
21.08.2022
|
Leeds Chelsea |
3-0
|
|
10.02.2026
|
Chelsea Leeds |
2-2
|
|
28.02.2024
|
Chelsea Leeds |
3-2
|
|
04.03.2023
|
Chelsea Leeds |
1-0
|
|
11.12.2021
|
Chelsea Leeds |
3-2
|
|
05.12.2020
|
Chelsea Leeds |
3-1
|