Chelsea staged a outstanding comeback from to beat Leeds United 6-3 within the Carabao Cup

Chelsea staged a outstanding comeback from two targets right down to beat Leeds United 6-3 within the Carabao Cup third spherical. Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto, Danny Welbeck, and Valentín Barco all discovered the web as Xabi Alonso’s facet produced a second-half blitz to safe passage into the fourth spherical.

Xabi Alonso named a much-changed line-up however needed to backtrack and make 4 substitutions at half time. That took the house facet from 1-0 right down to 2-0 down, earlier than Cole Palmer’s penalty started a comeback.

Leeds shocked Stamford Bridge by racing right into a 2-0 lead, capitalising on Chelsea’s defensive errors. Palmer’s penalty sparked the turnaround earlier than he added a second. Neto and Welbeck then struck to place Chelsea forward, however Leeds clawed one again to make it 4-3.

Barco’s composed end restored the cushion, and Welbeck’s second sealed a wild 6-3 victory. Alonso’s halftime substitutions proved decisive, remodeling a shaky begin right into a dominant attacking show.

this comes after Arsenal maintained their excellent begin to the 2026/27 Premier League season with a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory over Chelsea on the Emirates Stadium on September 6, 2026

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