In the early morning of February 29, Chelsea hosted Leeds in the 5th round of the 2023-2024 FA Cup. Although playing at home and being rated higher, Chelsea did not start well.
Axel Disasi made a mistake with an careless pass to Moises Caicedo. The ball came to Mateo Joseph's feet and the Leeds striker easily kicked the ball into the net of Robert Sanchez in the 8th minute.
To lose early, luckily Chelsea had time to reshape their spirit. Less than 10 minutes later, the score was leveled. Receiving a pass from Moises Caicedo, Nicolas Jackson finished accurately diagonally, equalizing 1-1 for Chelsea.
Before the end of the first half, Sterling cleverly escaped, passing back to Mikhaylo Mudryk to cushion the ball, helping Chelsea lead 2-1.
The attack played well but the home team's defense played without concentration. This has cost Chelsea once again. In the 59th minute, Disasi continued to make mistakes when he did not observe Joseph's advance. The Leeds striker escaped to receive Jaidon Anthony's cross and then headed the ball close to the goal, leveling the score at 2-2 for the away team.
Joseph even almost scored a hat-trick for Leeds in the 73rd minute, if Trevoh Chalobah was not present in time to stop the Leeds striker from finishing.
However, after that situation, Chelsea completely controlled the game. "The Blues" put great pressure on the goal in the final minutes of the match. All the efforts of coach Pochettino's students have been rewarded.
In the 90th minute, Gallagher skillfully turned around, escaped three Leeds players and shot past goalkeeper Illan Meslier, sealing a 3-2 victory for Chelsea.
With this victory, Chelsea qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2023-2024 FA Cup. Their opponent in the next round is Leicester City.
In addition to the match, there was an incident in this match when a Leeds fan fell from the top floor of the Stamford Bridge stands, while celebrating Joseph's opening goal. The fan was taken to the hospital immediately following the concerns of the two teams and fans.
