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Chelsea 6-3 Leeds: Chelsea trailed 2-0 but Xabi Alonso’s substitutes sparked a revival in a nine-goal thriller Robert O'Connor Chelsea scored four times in 12 second-half minutes as Leeds suffered a Carabao Cup collapse to lose 6-3 in the third round at Stamford Bridge. The visitors led 2-0 just after half-time thanks to Tarik Muharemovic and Brenden Aaronson against a Blues side showing nine changes from Sunday’s defeat to Arsenal, but after Xabi Alonso sent on Cole Palmer at the head of four half-time substitutions, everything changed. Palmer got two in two minutes to equalise – the first a penalty – then Pedro Neto, another half-time introduction, scored to complete a six-minute turnaround. Danny Welbeck made it four as Morgan Rogers marked his impact from the bench with three assists. Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored as Leeds looked to pick up the shattered pieces of what had been an excellent away performance, but which was rubber-stamped as a horror show when Valentin...

Leeds United were hit for six in the Carabao Cup as they suffered defeat for the first time this season courtesy of a second-half collapse. Chelsea scored four times in 12 second-half minutes to turn the tables and win 6-3 in the third round at Stamford Bridge. Daniel Farke’s Leeds led 2-0 just after half-time thanks to Tarik Muharemovic and Brenden Aaronson against a Blues side showing nine changes from Sunday’s defeat to Arsenal, but after Xabi Alonso sent on Cole Palmer at the head of four half-time substitutions, everything changed. Palmer got two in two minutes to equalise – the first a penalty – then Pedro Neto, another half-time introduction, scored to complete a six-minute turnaround. Danny Welbeck made it four as Morgan Rogers marked his impact from the bench with three assists. Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored as Leeds looked to pick up the shattered pieces of what had been an excellent away performance, putting them within one goal of forcing the tie to penalties. Bu...

By MATT BARLOW AT STAMFORD BRIDGE These early rounds of the Carabao Cup have become a test of depth and desire for the heavyweights of the Premier League. Seldom are the big beasts rattled by those from the EFL anymore but there’s always a good chance they will get a fright if the fringe players show up and think they can go through the motions like it is some sort of charity match. That’s the way it went last night for Xabi Alonso. His Chelsea team were outfought, outplayed and two goals down before a second-half cavalry charge from the A-listers on the bench, triggered by a soft penalty awarded by Jarred Gillet for an embarrassing overreaction by Pep Chavarria to minimal contact from Dan James. Cole Palmer rolled it in, cool as a you like. Two minutes later, Palmer scored again, a sublime finish curled low into the bottom corner with a swish of his left boot from the edge of the penalty area to peg the tie level at 2-2. Home fans, numbed into silence by the first half, were...

Written by: Rob Conlon Zoom in, zoom out Zoom out and it becomes apparent just how far this Leeds United team has come. Six defeats in their last 34 games in all competitions, a figure bettered by only four teams in Europe’s top five leagues. Zoom in a little closer and it’s evident that Leeds are still getting better. Forget the last 34 games; go back to the final home game of last season and the Peacocks’ previous meeting with Brighton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored a 96th-minute winner handed to him by a dozy Brighton back-pass, with Leeds defending the edge of their own penalty area for much of the preceding hour and a half. The only other time they came close to scoring was when a Brighton clearance deflected off the chest of Lewis Dunk and towards the top corner. Leeds’ xG that day was 0.39 to Brighton’s 3.06. Fast forward a few months and Leeds created more than double the amount of ‘big chances’ in this match than they managed across their two meetings with Brighton last s...

Leeds United's underpinning aim of the summer looks, right now, to have been a success Isaac Johnson Leeds United reporter Jayden Bogle’s close-range effort was 14 years in the making. Michael Brown was the last Leeds United player to score at the Amex Stadium back in 2012. There had been seven goalless visits since then - but no longer. Only Ao Tanaka will know whether he meant his assist in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion but it gets chalked down on his season tally. The result means Leeds continue their unbeaten start to the season with five points in their first three Premier League games, as well as the League Cup win over Nottingham Forest. “We had within these four games, three difficult away games; two wins, and today a draw where we nearly also won. It gives lots of confidence,” said Daniel Farke. But, as he mentioned, the boss - and many fans - felt Leeds could have had the full spoils. Missed chances Leeds have not won away at Brig...

By Tom Coates Daniel Farke reflects on Leeds United’s 1-1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion Leeds United manager Daniel Farke felt his side could have taken more than just a point away from their trip to Brighton & Hove Albion. The Whites had not scored at the American Express Stadium since 2012, but managed to take the lead through Jayden Bogle after just 15 minutes. However, a second-half goal from Luka Vuskovic denied Leeds three points on their travels. Leeds have now gone 11 games without winning away away Brighton, losing seven times and drawing the other four. Daniel Farke’s admission Farke said: “A point away at Brighton is a really good point for us given our recent record here. It’s ages ago since we took something and even ages since we last scored a goal here, so for that a point is definitely a good result. But more was possible, I would say. “At half-time we should have been out of sight and the second half was a similar topic. Anton Stach normally bu...