Chelsea vs Leeds

5 December 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Kevin Friend

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Olivier Giroud 27’
  • Kurt Zouma 61’
  • Christian Pulisic 90+3’
  • Patrick Bamford 4’

Match summary

Chelsea came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Leeds. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Patrick Bamford put Leeds ahead in the 4th minute, set up by Kalvin Phillips and Olivier Giroud equalised in the 27th minute, set up by Reece James. In the second half, Kurt Zouma put Chelsea in front with a header in the 61st minute, set up by Mason Mount and Christian Pulisic made it 3-1 in stoppage time, set up by Timo Werner.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 5.01 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Leeds's 1.03 from 8.

Match stats

Chelsea Leeds
23 Shots 8
11 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4.89 xG 1.03
4.89 Non-penalty xG 1.03
9 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Chelsea Leeds
Kick-off
4’
Patrick Bamford
Assist: Kalvin Phillips0-1 (Leeds)
Olivier Giroud
Assist: Reece James1-1 (Chelsea)
27’
Half-time1-1
Kurt Zouma
Assist: Mason Mount2-1 (Chelsea)
61’
Christian Pulisic
Assist: Timo Werner3-1 (Chelsea)
90+3’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Leeds
  • Raphinha
  • Diego Llorente

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 5.01 1.03 4’ Patrick Bamford (Leeds), 0-1 4’ 27’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), 1-1 27’ 61’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), 2-1 61’ 90+3’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), 3-1 90+3’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 5.01 1.03 4’ Patrick Bamford (Leeds), 0-1 Bamford 4’ 27’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), 1-1 Giroud 27’ 61’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), 2-1 Zouma 61’ 90+3’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), 3-1 Pulisic 90+3’
Chelsea 5.01 xGLeeds 1.03 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leeds attacking Chelsea attacking 
9’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.89 xG, saved 90+3’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.71 xG, goal 68’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 54’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), set piece, 0.57 xG, off target 4’ Patrick Bamford (Leeds), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 27’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 76’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 77’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.31 xG, off target 60’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 13’ Jack Harrison (Leeds), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 60’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 15’ Patrick Bamford (Leeds), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 61’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 51’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 60’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 9’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 57’ Raphinha (Leeds), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 2’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 26’ Patrick Bamford (Leeds), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 84’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 1’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 87’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Ian Poveda-Ocampo (Leeds), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 81’ Reece James (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Stuart Dallas (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Raphinha (Leeds), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 9’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.89 xG, saved 90+3’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.71 xG, goal 68’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 54’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), set piece, 0.57 xG, off target 4’ Patrick Bamford (Leeds), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 27’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 76’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 77’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.31 xG, off target 60’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 13’ Jack Harrison (Leeds), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 60’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 15’ Patrick Bamford (Leeds), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 61’ Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 51’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 60’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 9’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 57’ Raphinha (Leeds), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 2’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 26’ Patrick Bamford (Leeds), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 84’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 87’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 1’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 78’ Ian Poveda-Ocampo (Leeds), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Reece James (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Stuart Dallas (Leeds), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Raphinha (Leeds), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Edouard Mendy GK900 0.000.000
Reece James DEF9011 0.041.032
Thiago Silva DEF900 0.000.071
Kurt Zouma DEF9011 0.100.000
Ben Chilwell DEF901 0.020.091
N'Golo Kanté MID900 0.000.000
Mason Mount MID9012 0.171.017
Kai Havertz MID701 0.570.031
Hakim Ziyech FWD291 0.070.000
Olivier Giroud FWD8216 1.571.033
Timo Werner FWD9015 1.510.853
Christian Pulisic Sub6114 0.900.000
Mateo Kovacic Sub200 0.000.021
Tammy Abraham Sub81 0.070.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 65% Avg odds 1.47
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.92
Leeds win 15% Avg odds 6.25

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea DWWWD
Leeds WLLDW

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.