Chelsea v Leeds United, 04 March 2023

Score1-0 to Chelsea
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance39,905
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 30 Chelsea won: 12 Drawn: 9 Leeds United won: 9 Chelsea scored: 32 Leeds United scored: 34 . Leeds United remained without a win at Stamford Bridge since December 1999 in the Premier League.

1 Chelsea

Manager: Graham Potter

0 Leeds United

Manager: Javi Gracia

Goals:

Wesley Fofana 53 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Wesley Fofana
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward João Félix
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Starting lineup:

Illan Meslier Goalkeeper
Luke Ayling Defender
Junior Firpo Defender
Max Wöber Defender
Tyler Adams Defender/Midfielder
Robin Koch Defender/Midfielder
Brenden Aaronson Midfielder
Jack Harrison Midfielder
Weston McKennie Midfielder
Crysencio Summerville Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Conor Gallagher for João Félix 68
Denis Zakaria for Raheem Sterling 68
Carney Chukwuemeka for Mateo Kovačić 75
Trevoh Chalobah for Ruben Loftus-Cheek 84
Noni Madueke for Enzo Fernández 84

Substitutions:

Wilfried Gnonto for Georginio Rutter 68
Mateo Joseph for Brenden Aaronson 68
Sam Greenwood for Jack Harrison 80

Cards:

Wesley Fofana 35 Y
Conor Gallagher 90 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder Denis Zakaria
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Robles
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Archie Gray
Midfielder Darko Gyabi
Midfielder Marc Roca
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Gnonto
Forward Sam Greenwood
Forward Mateo Joseph

Comments:

League position: 10th . Chelsea avoided losing four consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since November 1993 under manager Glenn Hoddle. . The Blues avoided losing four consecutive games in all competitions without scoring for the first time since March 1929 under manager David Calderhead (their longest-ever serving manager). . They had now won three of their 13 games in all competitions since the FIFA World Cup in December 2022.

Comments:

League position: 17th . Leeds United had now lost 200 games in the Premier League (played 569, won 221). . The Whites had now failed to score in five of thier last seven games in the Premier League. . Javi Gracia failed in his attempt to become the second manager to win their first two Premier League games in charge of United after Terry Venables in August 2002.

1 Chelsea

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Wesley Fofana 53 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Wesley Fofana
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward João Félix
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Substitutions:

Conor Gallagher for João Félix 68
Denis Zakaria for Raheem Sterling 68
Carney Chukwuemeka for Mateo Kovačić 75
Trevoh Chalobah for Ruben Loftus-Cheek 84
Noni Madueke for Enzo Fernández 84

Cards:

Wesley Fofana 35 Y
Conor Gallagher 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder Denis Zakaria
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech

Comments:

League position: 10th . Chelsea avoided losing four consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since November 1993 under manager Glenn Hoddle. . The Blues avoided losing four consecutive games in all competitions without scoring for the first time since March 1929 under manager David Calderhead (their longest-ever serving manager). . They had now won three of their 13 games in all competitions since the FIFA World Cup in December 2022.

0 Leeds United

Manager: Javi Gracia

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Illan Meslier Goalkeeper
Luke Ayling Defender
Junior Firpo Defender
Max Wöber Defender
Tyler Adams Defender/Midfielder
Robin Koch Defender/Midfielder
Brenden Aaronson Midfielder
Jack Harrison Midfielder
Weston McKennie Midfielder
Crysencio Summerville Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Wilfried Gnonto for Georginio Rutter 68
Mateo Joseph for Brenden Aaronson 68
Sam Greenwood for Jack Harrison 80

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Robles
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Archie Gray
Midfielder Darko Gyabi
Midfielder Marc Roca
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Gnonto
Forward Sam Greenwood
Forward Mateo Joseph

Comments:

League position: 17th . Leeds United had now lost 200 games in the Premier League (played 569, won 221). . The Whites had now failed to score in five of thier last seven games in the Premier League. . Javi Gracia failed in his attempt to become the second manager to win their first two Premier League games in charge of United after Terry Venables in August 2002.