Chelsea host Leeds in the Premier League. Chelsea have pushed into the top four while Leeds sit a little further back, though neither side's season has been one-way traffic so far.
The pair met only last month in the League Cup, and that game produced goals at both ends. Chelsea's broader form and Leeds' tighter recent results both deserve a proper look before this one kicks off next month.
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Recent form across competitions
Looking at Chelsea's last 20 matches in all competitions, they've won 10, drawn three and lost seven, with 46 scored and 35 conceded. That's a lot of goals going in both directions, and it includes cup games and friendlies alongside league fixtures.
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Chelsea: 20 completed matches; Leeds: 20 completed matches.
Chelsea
- Win
- 55% 11 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 47
- Conceded
- 33
- Difference
- +14
Leeds
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 30
- Conceded
- 24
- Difference
- +6
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Chelsea | Manchester United | 31.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| League Cup | Liverpool | Chelsea | 28.10.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premier League | Chelsea | Tottenham | 24.10.2026 | 0-2 |
| Premier League | Everton | Chelsea | 17.10.2026 | 0-2 |
| Premier League | Chelsea | Bournemouth | 10.10.2026 | 5-1 |
| Premier League | Brentford | Chelsea | 18.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Premier League | Chelsea | Hull City | 12.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| League Cup | Chelsea | Leeds | 09.09.2026 | 6-3 |
| Premier League | Arsenal | Chelsea | 06.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Premier League | Chelsea | Brighton | 30.08.2026 | 4-3 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Bournemouth | Leeds | 31.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| Premier League | Sunderland | Leeds | 25.10.2026 | 0-0 |
| Premier League | Leeds | Manchester United | 18.10.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premier League | Arsenal | Leeds | 10.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| Premier League | Leeds | Crystal Palace | 20.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Premier League | Leeds | Newcastle | 14.09.2026 | 4-1 |
| League Cup | Chelsea | Leeds | 09.09.2026 | 6-3 |
| Premier League | Brighton | Leeds | 05.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premier League | Leeds | Brentford | 30.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| League Cup | Nottingham Forest | Leeds | 25.08.2026 | 0-2 |
Leeds' equivalent sample reads nine wins, six draws and five defeats, with 33 scored and 24 conceded. They've drawn more often than Chelsea and shipped fewer goals, which lines up with their tighter league record this season.
Comparative Team Statistics: Chelsea vs Leeds

A fixture that tends to produce goals
These two have met a dozen times on record, stretching back to 2012, and the recent ones have rarely been short of goals. Chelsea won the League Cup meeting in September 2026 by 6-3, then beat Leeds 1-0 in the FA Cup in April and drew 2-2 with them in the Premier League in February.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | Chelsea | Leeds | 09.09.2026 | 6-3 |
| FA Cup | Chelsea | Leeds | 26.04.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premier League | Chelsea | Leeds | 10.02.2026 | 2-2 |
| Premier League | Leeds | Chelsea | 03.12.2025 | 3-1 |
| FA Cup | Chelsea | Leeds | 28.02.2024 | 3-2 |
| Premier League | Chelsea | Leeds | 04.03.2023 | 1-0 |
| Premier League | Leeds | Chelsea | 21.08.2022 | 3-0 |
| Premier League | Leeds | Chelsea | 11.05.2022 | 0-3 |
| Premier League | Chelsea | Leeds | 11.12.2021 | 3-2 |
| Premier League | Leeds | Chelsea | 13.03.2021 | 0-0 |
Go back a little further and Leeds won 3-1 at home in December 2025, so the head-to-head has swung both ways lately. It's a mixed bag of competitions and seasons, but the pattern of goals being shared is fairly consistent.
Where they sit in the table
Seven games in, Chelsea are fourth with 13 points from four wins, a draw and two defeats, scoring 17 and conceding 13. Leeds are seventh on 10 points, having won two, drawn four and lost just one, with nine scored and only six let in.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brighton | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24/7 | 19 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19/15 | 16 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11/8 | 15 |
| 10 | Hull City | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11/10 | 11 |
| 11 | Leeds | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9/8 | 11 |
| 12 | Newcastle | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12/14 | 11 |
The gap is three points, not a gulf. Leeds have drawn more than they've won, which fits a side that's hard to break down even if they're not piling up victories themselves.
Chelsea have the better position, but Leeds' low goals-against suggests they won't make it easy.
The players doing the damage
João Pedro has been Chelsea's main man in front of goal, with three goals and three assists in just four matches, while Marc Guehi... actually M. Rogers has also chipped in with three goals in five games and Cole Palmer has two goals and two assists.
For Leeds, Dominic Calvert-Lewin is their top scorer with three in five matches, and he's also picked up three yellow cards in that span alongside Jaidon Bogle's two. No specific injury news is listed for either squad here.

What this points to
Chelsea sit higher up the table and have scored more freely, but their own results have been inconsistent, with seven defeats in that 20-game sample. Leeds, meanwhile, have built their season on being hard to beat rather than banging in goals.
The head-to-head history backs up the idea that goals tend to flow when these two meet, even if the outcome itself has gone either way recently. That combination makes this a fixture where neither side looks like a one-way bet based on the evidence available.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Henderson | England | 36 | Midfielder | 182 | 78 |
| D. Welbeck | England | 35 | Attacker | 185 | 73 |
| Pedro Neto | Portugal | 26 | Attacker | 174 | 62 |
| E. Fernández | Argentina | 25 | Midfielder | 178 | 76 |
| João Pedro | Brazil | 25 | Attacker | 182 | 70 |
| Robert Sánchez | Spain | 28 | Goalkeeper | 197 | 90 |
| M. Rogers | England | 24 | Attacker | 187 | 80 |
| R. James | England | 26 | Midfielder | 182 | 82 |
| E. Martínez | Argentina | 34 | Goalkeeper | 195 | 88 |
| M. Lacroix | France | 26 | Defender | 190 | 88 |
| W. Fofana | France | 25 | Defender | 190 | 84 |
| M. Caicedo | Ecuador | 25 | Midfielder | 178 | 73 |
| L. Colwill | England | 23 | Defender | 187 | 83 |
| C. Palmer | England | 24 | Attacker | 189 | 76 |
| M. Gusto | France | 23 | Midfielder | 179 | 67 |
| T. Sharman-Lowe | England | 23 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 73 |
| Pep Chavarría | Spain | 28 | Defender | 174 | 72 |
| E. Emegha | Netherlands | 23 | Attacker | 195 | 82 |
| R. Lavia | Belgium | 22 | Midfielder | 181 | 76 |
| J. Bynoe-Gittens | England | 22 | Attacker | 175 | 70 |
| V. Barco | Argentina | 22 | Midfielder | 170 | 66 |
| M. Penders | Belgium | 21 | Goalkeeper | 200 | 95 |
| J. Hato | Netherlands | 20 | Midfielder | 182 | 76 |
| Joshua Kofi Acheampong | England | 20 | Defender | 184 | 75 |
| M. Palestra | Italy | 21 | Defender | 186 | 80 |
| Geovany Tcherno Quenda | Guinea-Bissau | 19 | Midfielder | 172 | 68 |
| A. Anselmino | Argentina | 21 | Defender | 186 | 83 |
| Estêvão | Brazil | 19 | Attacker | 176 | 62 |
| O. Subuloye | England | 18 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| M. Nicoll-Jazuli | England | 16 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| R. Watson | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Bijol | Slovenia | 27 | Defender | 190 | 85 |
| E. Ampadu | Wales | 26 | Midfielder | 182 | 78 |
| N. Elvedi | Switzerland | 30 | Defender | 189 | 84 |
| M. Zetterer | Germany | 31 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 79 |
| D. Calvert-Lewin | England | 29 | Attacker | 187 | 71 |
| S. Longstaff | England | 29 | Midfielder | 180 | 65 |
| J. Bogle | England | 26 | Midfielder | 178 | 69 |
| H. Wilson | Wales | 29 | Attacker | 173 | 63 |
| J. Rodon | Wales | 29 | Defender | 193 | 88 |
| D. James | Wales | 28 | Attacker | 171 | 63 |
| L. Nmecha | Germany | 27 | Attacker | 185 | 80 |
| J. Justin | England | 28 | Midfielder | 183 | 80 |
| A. Cairns | England | 33 | Goalkeeper | 183 | 72 |
| A. Tanaka | Japan | 28 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| G. Gudmundsson | Sweden | 27 | Defender | 180 | 74 |
| N. Okafor | Switzerland | 26 | Attacker | 185 | 85 |
| B. Aaronson | USA | 26 | Attacker | 177 | 68 |
| Lucas Perri | Brazil | 28 | Goalkeeper | 197 | 98 |
| I. Gruev | Bulgaria | 26 | Midfielder | 185 | 72 |
| W. Gnonto | Italy | 23 | Attacker | 172 | 65 |
| M. Bard | France | 26 | Defender | 173 | 65 |
| J. Trafford | England | 24 | Goalkeeper | 197 | 83 |
| A. Stach | Germany | 27 | Midfielder | 193 | 86 |
| T. Muharemović | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23 | Defender | 182 | 76 |
| J. Bahoya | France | 21 | Attacker | 180 | 75 |
| Alfie Cresswell | England | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Lienou | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
With no market reference to weigh up here, this is one to watch rather than back blind. The numbers point to a game with goals in it given the history, but picking a clear winner from this evidence alone feels premature.
We'd rather wait for clearer lines closer to kickoff than force a verdict from a mixed set of recent results.
