Chelsea snatch dramatic win over Leeds in FA Cup

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By Michael EmonsBBC Sport

Last updated on 11 minutes ago.From the section FA Cup

Nicolas Jackson scores for ChelseaNicolas Jackson has scored 10 goals for Chelsea since his £32m move from Villarreal last summer

Conor Gallagher scored a last-minute winner as Chelsea snatched a dramatic victory over Leeds United to move into the FA Cup quarter-finals.

A thrilling fifth-round tie at Stamford Bridge looked to be heading towards extra time before the England international was free in the penalty area and lifted a finish past Illan Meslier.

The win keeps Chelsea's hopes of winning a trophy alive after they lost 1-0 to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday.

Mauricio Pochettino's side will return to Wembley for the FA Cup semi-finals if they win at home against Championship leaders Leicester City in the last eight in March.

Chelsea fell behind early on when a defensive error led to Mateo Joseph scoring his first senior goal as Leeds went ahead after only nine minutes.

But the visitors, second in the second tier, were only leaders for six minutes.

Nicolas Jackson made it 1-1 with a low strike from Moises Caicedo's pass before Mykhailo Mudryk gave Chelsea a 37th-minute lead, sweeping Raheem Sterling's pull-back into the bottom corner.

Yet Leeds were the better team at the start of the second half and got a deserved equaliser as Joseph grabbed his second goal with a header at the back post to connect with Jaidon Anthony's excellent cross.

Anthony could not convert two chances to put the visitors ahead before Gallagher proved to be the match winner.

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Chelsea

  1. Squad number1Player nameSánchez

  2. Squad number27Player nameGusto

  3. Squad number2Player nameDisasi

  4. Squad number14Player nameChalobah

  5. Squad number42Player nameGilchrist

  6. Squad number25Player nameCaicedo

  7. Squad number8Player nameFernández

  8. Squad number11Player nameMadueke

  9. Squad number10Player nameMudryk

  10. Squad number7Player nameSterling

  11. Squad number15Player nameJackson

  1. Squad number20Player namePalmer

  2. Squad number21Player nameChilwell

  3. Squad number23Player nameGallagher

  4. Squad number26Player nameColwill

  5. Squad number49Player nameTauriainen

Leeds United

  1. Squad number1Player nameMeslier

  2. Squad number33Player nameRoberts

  3. Squad number14Player nameRodon

  4. Squad number6Player nameCooper

  5. Squad number3Player nameFirpo

  6. Squad number4Player nameAmpadu

  7. Squad number22Player nameGray

  8. Squad number20Player nameJames

  9. Squad number7Player namePiroe

  10. Squad number12Player nameAnthony

  11. Squad number49Player nameJoseph

  1. Squad number10Player nameSummerville

  2. Squad number29Player nameGnonto

Line-ups

Chelsea

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Sánchez
  • 27GustoSubstituted forChilwellat 61'minutes
  • 2Disasi
  • 14ChalobahBooked at 40mins
  • 42GilchristSubstituted forColwillat 74'minutes
  • 25CaicedoBooked at 49mins
  • 8FernándezBooked at 41mins
  • 11MaduekeSubstituted forGallagherat 61'minutes
  • 10MudrykSubstituted forTauriainenat 90+3'minutes
  • 7SterlingSubstituted forPalmerat 74'minutes
  • 15Jackson

Substitutes

  • 20Palmer
  • 21Chilwell
  • 23Gallagher
  • 26Colwill
  • 28Petrovic
  • 49Tauriainen
  • 53Samuels-Smith
  • 73Murray-Campbell
  • 79Harrison

Leeds

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Meslier
  • 33Roberts
  • 14Rodon
  • 6Cooper
  • 3FirpoBooked at 69mins
  • 4Ampadu
  • 22Gray
  • 20JamesSubstituted forGnontoat 79'minutes
  • 7PiroeSubstituted forSummervilleat 79'minutes
  • 12Anthony
  • 49Joseph

Substitutes

  • 5Cresswell
  • 8Kamara
  • 9Bamford
  • 10Summerville
  • 13Klaesson
  • 17Shackleton
  • 25Byram
  • 29Gnonto
  • 40van den Heuvel

Referee:David Coote

Attendance:37,892

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Chelsea 3, Leeds United 2.

  2. Second Half ends, Chelsea 3, Leeds United 2.

  3. Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Enzo Fernández.

  4. Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).

  5. Liam Cooper (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. Substitution, Chelsea. Jimi Tauriainen replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.

  7. Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea).

  8. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. Goal! Chelsea 3, Leeds United 2. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.

  10. Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jaidon Anthony.

  11. Attempt blocked. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.

  12. Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu.

  13. Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).

  14. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).

  16. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. Attempt missed. Jaidon Anthony (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mateo Joseph.

  18. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  19. Foul by Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United).

  20. Delay over. They are ready to continue.

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