Leeds continued their unbeaten start to the season as they secured a famous win over Chelsea’s new-look team with a display which will cause Thomas Tuchel nightmares.
Chelsea, who spent over £170m on players over the summer, were the architects of their own downfall in the first half. Edouard Mendy gifted Leeds the opener by miscontrolling a backpass, allowing Brendan Aaronsen to pounce.
Four minutes later Raheem Sterling gave away a free-kick on the edge of the box, from which Rodrigo scored his fourth of the season after Jack Harrison’s delivery.
But Leeds also out-fought their opponents, particularly in midfield, in echoes of the famous historical battles between the two rivals.
And they sealed a first Premier League win over Chelsea in seven attempts, dating back to 2000, when Harrison scored after Daniel James’ cross was touched to him by Rodrigo.
An already raucous Elland Road was in disbelief at that moment; the home fans taunted their Chelsea counterparts and manager Jesse Marsch punched the air in wild joy.
There were chances for Chelsea. Sterling curled wide in the first minute and had a goal disallowed, while Marc Cucurella, signed for £62m, was also off-target twice.
But when Kalidou Koulibaly was sent off six minutes from time for a second booking, it summed up Chelsea’s afternoon, allowing Leeds fans to wallow in the elation of a superb start to the season as their team moved into third in the table.
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Player of the match
HarrisonJack Harrison
Leeds United
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Squad number11Player nameHarrison
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Squad number19Player nameRodrigo
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Squad number7Player nameAaronson
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Squad number12Player nameAdams
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Squad number30Player nameGelhardt
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Squad number21Player nameStruijk
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Squad number8Player nameRoca
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Squad number4Player nameForshaw
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Squad number14Player nameLlorente
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Squad number20Player nameJames
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Squad number5Player nameKoch
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Squad number43Player nameKlich
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Squad number25Player nameKristensen
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Squad number42Player nameGreenwood
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Squad number23Player nameSinisterra
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Squad number1Player nameMeslier
Chelsea
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Squad number19Player nameMount
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Squad number23Player nameGallagher
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Squad number24Player nameJames
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Squad number17Player nameSterling
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Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
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Squad number32Player nameCucurella
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Squad number12Player nameLoftus-Cheek
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Squad number5Player nameJorginho
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Squad number29Player nameHavertz
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Squad number26Player nameKoulibaly
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Squad number28Player nameAzpilicueta
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Squad number21Player nameChilwell
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Squad number10Player namePulisic
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Squad number22Player nameZiyech
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Squad number16Player nameMendy
Line-ups
Leeds
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Meslier
- 25Kristensen
- 5Koch
- 14Llorente
- 21Struijk
- 12Adams
- 8RocaSubstituted forForshawat 61′minutes
- 20JamesSubstituted forSinisterraat 70′minutes
- 7AaronsonSubstituted forKlichat 83′minutes
- 11HarrisonSubstituted forGreenwoodat 83′minutes
- 19RodrigoSubstituted forGelhardtat 83′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Forshaw
- 10Summerville
- 13Klaesson
- 23Sinisterra
- 30Gelhardt
- 33Hjelde
- 37Drameh
- 42Greenwood
- 43Klich
Chelsea
Formation 3-5-2
- 16Mendy
- 24James
- 6Thiago Silva
- 26KoulibalyBooked at 84mins
- 12Loftus-Cheek
- 5JorginhoSubstituted forZiyechat 64′minutes
- 19MountSubstituted forChilwellat 77′minutes
- 23GallagherSubstituted forPulisicat 64′minutes
- 32Cucurella
- 29Havertz
- 17SterlingBooked at 36minsSubstituted forAzpilicuetaat 87′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Arrizabalaga
- 10Pulisic
- 14Chalobah
- 20Hudson-Odoi
- 21Chilwell
- 22Ziyech
- 28Azpilicueta
- 30Chukwuemeka
- 44Ampadu
- Referee:
- Stuart Attwell
- Attendance:
- 36,372
Live Text
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Match ends, Leeds United 3, Chelsea 0.
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Second Half ends, Leeds United 3, Chelsea 0.
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Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
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Adam Forshaw (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Mateusz Klich (Leeds United).
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César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United).
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Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United).
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Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Tyler Adams (Leeds United).
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Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
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Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
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Luis Sinisterra (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta replaces Raheem Sterling.
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Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Mateusz Klich (Leeds United).
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Second yellow card to Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea) for a bad foul.
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