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Leeds picked up where they left off and looked so dynamic. Jayden Bogle and Gabriel Gudmundsson were set loose down the wings, Jaka Bijol monstered Liam Delap in the centre, the midfield three picked Chelsea pockets, while the two strikers tormented a misshapen away backline.
To make matters worse for the visitors, a poor attempt to play out of the back resulted in a costly turnover. Ao Tanaka received the ball just outside the penalty area with time and space to fire a shot out of Sánchez’s reach to double the host’s lead just before the break.
Chelsea struggled mightily over 90 minutes at Elland Road, falling to Leeds United in a sloppy, mistake-riddled affair against their newly-promoted hosts.
And three minutes later, Leeds claimed the decisive third goal when Adarabioyo's sloppy under-hit pass to keeper Robert Sanchez allowed Noah Okafor to nip in and square for Calvert-Lewin to tap home his second in successive games after netting at Manchester City.
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said his side got what they deserved in a shock 3-1 loss to Leeds United on Wednesday that dealt a blow to their hopes of challenging for the Premier League title.
Leeds snapped a four-game losing streak in style by beating Chelsea 3-1 in Wednesday’s meeting at Elland Road.Buoyed by their second-half display against Manchester City last time out, Leeds made a
Daniel Farke spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Leeds' victory against Chelsea: "For nights like this, we were so desperate to bring the club back to the top level. Elland Road was back to its best. A great shift form my lads, a great performance against one of the bst sides in the world.
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