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In an elite group.

Another tough afternoon for Leeds at Wembley.

Is 2026 the Blues' year?

Chelsea will go head-to-head with Man City in the 2026 FA Cup final on May 16.

FULL TIME: Chelsea 1-0 Leeds

Chelsea reach their first FA Cup final since 2022 after Enzo Fernández's early header proved decisive. Leeds had chances in the second half and tested Robert Sanchez, but couldn't find a way through.

Leeds have a free-kick in a dangerous area and it's delivered towards Calvert-Lewin who can't quite connect on the stretch. Time running out for the Whites.

Eight minutes of injury time left to play...

Leeds players weren't happy when Sanchez went down with an injury earlier in the second half.

Half chance for Leeds as Stach tries his luck from a long way out. He can't quite get enough dip on his effort to trouble Sanchez and that one sails over the bar.

10 minutes to go. Can Leeds find a way back? Or will Chelsea close out the win?

Leeds try to cause some chaos from a long Ethan Ampadu throw. Chelsea eventually manage to clear and Pedro Neto's counter-attack is snubbed out by Stach.

Cole Palmer comes on for Chelsea for the final 20 minutes. Can he help to get the Blues over the line?

Anton Stach tries to catch out Sanchez with a low curling free-kick towards the bottom corner that skims the side-netting.

Sanchez is back on his feet and can continue.

An injury concern for Chelsea as Sanchez goes down off the ball and is holding his leg.

CHANCE LEEDS

Noah Okafor picks out Dominic Calvert-Lewin with an excellent cross and the England striker's header is on target, but Sanchez holds comfortably.

Chelsea come forward with another promising attack and feed the ball to Alejandro Garnacho. His curling effort is deflected wide for a corner.

Chelsea produce an excellent spell of football as Gusto feeds in Fernandez, who flicks to Joao Pedro. But the striker pulls his eventual shot just wide.

CHANCE LEEDS

Anton Stach puts his foot through a 25-yard, rising shot and Robert Sanchez gets a hand on it to push over the bar.

SECOND HALF

The second half gets underway at Wembley.

An opening goal is usually a good sign for the Blues...

HALF TIME!

Enzo Fernández's fine header is the difference at the break. Chelsea are more than good value for their lead. Work for Leeds to do.

Four minutes of added time here at the end of the half.

Ethan Ampadu's first long throw causes a bit of chaos in the box with the ball falling to Okafor.

He miscues his shot and fires high over.

Leeds need to regroup at half-time.

Calvert-Lewin has had just nine touches so far.

It tells you a lot about how this first half has gone.

This time, it's Chelsea losing the ball and Leeds benefiting from it.

Okafor has a chance to shoot but Tosin Adarabioyo is there to block his effort.

Calum McFarlane will be delighted with what he's seen here.

He got a point off Pep Guardiola in his one and only other game in senior management back in January.

The Midas touch again here?

Chelsea are very much on top here and Pedro almost makes it 2-0 with a fine swerving effort that goes just past Perri's post.

Leeds are causing problems for themselves, particularly when trying to play from the back.

There is a check here for a potential hair pull on Marc Cucurella by, of all people, Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

It looks incredibly soft and it comes to nothing. A penny for Lisandro Martínez's thoughts.

GOAL! CHELSEA TAKE THE LEAD!

Almost right away, Chelsea attack again after Pascal Struijk loses the ball in a bad position.

Pedro Neto whips the ball into the box and Enzo Fernández powers a header in.

It just had to be him didn't it!

OFF THE POST!

After Leeds come close, Chelsea come even closer!

João Pedro stays just onside but sees his fierce shot smack off the post and across the goal and away.

Lucas Perri was beaten all ends up.

WHAT A CHANCE!

It's a brilliant save from Robert Sánchez but Brenden Aaronson just has to score.

He's put clear through on goal but sees his low shot stopped by the foot of the Chelsea keeper.

How big could that be?

Alejandro Garnacho makes a mess of his feet after a good run in behind.

The wide man has had a tough debut campaign with the Blues but has scored twice at Wembley before - in the 2024 FA Cup final and Community Shield.

Could he go from zero to hero today?

Chelsea are dominating possession but Leeds are relatively comfortable.

It probably suits them to play somewhat on the break here.

Pedro Neto just can't get on the end of Caicedo's raking long ball.

The Portuguese winger is making his 100th appearance for Chelsea and his first club appearance at Wembley.

Enzo Fernández has Chelsea's first effort, firing straight at Lucas Perri.

How they could do with the first goal - they haven't scored against a Premier League since a 4-1 win at Aston Villa on March 4th.

Ao Tanaka fires the free-kick over the wall and over the bar.

A wasted early chance for Leeds.

From the off, Leeds attack and Moisés Caicedo brings down Noah Okafor just outside the box.

Malo Gusto is down receiving treatment after being hurt while losing the ball in that sequence of play.

Some start.

KICK OFF!

And we are off at a very loud Wembley.

Who will meet Manchester City in the final on May 16th?

Enzo Fernández is captaining Chelsea having been banned by the club for their last FA Cup game following comments about his future.

Perhaps a summary of where the Blues are right now.

The players are in the tunnel and we are now just minutes away from kick off.

As a shock to absolutely nobody, the Leeds fans are more than up for this one.

It's arguably the club's biggest game since the 2001 Champions League semi-final.

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20 minutes to go until kick-off at Wembley and the fans are streaming in.

Expect a huge atmosphere today.

Daniel Farke makes just one change with cup keeper Lucas Perri coming in for Karl Darlow.

Anton Stach also returns to the squad in more good news for Leeds.

In a big boost to the interim Chelsea boss, João Pedro is fit to start and replaces Liam Delap up top.

Cole Palmer is available from the bench as he continues his recovery from a hamstring injury.

Alejandro Garnacho and Tosin Adarabioyo also come into the lineup.

The mood could hardly be more contrasting at the clubs though with Chelsea in full-blown crisis mode and Leeds riding high after a series of very impressive results.

Calum McFarlane takes charge of the Blues for a second time while Daniel Farke is aiming to be the first Leeds manager to make the final since Don Revie in 1973.

The two clubs last met in the cup at Wembley back in the 1970 final, which Chelsea won in a replay.

The two hot-tempered games kickstarted a rivalry that lasts to this day.

Hello and welcome to today's coverage of the FA Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Leeds at Wembley.