League Cup - Rogers Assists Hat-trick, Palmer Scores Twice as Chelsea Beat Leeds United 6-3

On September 10 Beijing time, in the third round of the League Cup, Chelsea hosted Leeds United at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea eventually defeated their opponents 6-3 with Palmer and Welbeck both scoring twice and Rogers recording a hat-trick of assists, advancing to the League Cup round of 16.

In the 23rd minute, Leeds United opened the scoring. Harry Wilson delivered a corner from the right, and Muharemovic headed home at the far post to give Chelsea a 0-1 deficit.

In the 48th minute of the second half, Barco lost possession in his own half. Ampadu sent a cutback from the right byline, Enmecha made a clever backheel pass at the near post, and Aaronson scored unmarked to put Leeds United 2-0 ahead of Chelsea.

In the 52nd minute, Chavarria won a penalty on the left side of the box, and Palmer converted with a powerful strike to pull one back for Chelsea, making it 1-2.

In the 55th minute, Chelsea won a throw-in on the right side of the attacking third. Rogers held off a defender inside the box and used an unconventional move to set up Palmer, who fired a low left-footed shot into the far corner from inside the edge of the penalty area to make it 2-2.

In the 60th minute, Palmer played a through ball from midfield, Rogers slid a pass to Neto in the center, and Neto fired a low left-footed shot into the far corner from the top of the penalty arc as Chelsea took a 3-2 lead.

In the 65th minute, Rogers sent a cutback from the right side of the attacking area, and Welbeck controlled the ball, adjusted, beat several defenders, and finished through a gap to make it Chelsea 4-2 Leeds United.

In the 76th minute, Okafor crossed from the left side of the penalty area, and Lewin arrived in the middle to score with a right-footed first-time finish, making it 4-3.

In the 80th minute, Rogers delivered a cutback from the right. The ball was touched by a defender in front of goal, and Barco struck the ball fiercely from the far side to score, restoring Chelsea's two-goal lead at 5-3.

In the 90+4th minute, Barco struck a shot from outside the penalty area, and Welbeck headed the effort into the net, helping Chelsea secure a 6-3 victory and advance to the League Cup round of 16.

Chelsea lineup:

39-Penders, 34-Josh Acheampong, 5-Lacroix, 6-Colwill (76’ 3-Wesley Fofana), 27-Gusto (46’ 17-Rogers), 31-Watson (46’ 24-James), 4-Barco, 29-Chavarria, 41-Estevao (46’ 7-Neto), 11-Gittens (46’ 10-Palmer), 18-Welbeck