Leeds United lose 6-3 at Chelsea: three winners and seven losers, £15m man needs January move | OneFootball

Chelsea hit back to beat Leeds United 6-3 in the Carabao Cup, handing Daniel Farke’s team their first defeat of the season. Leedsunited.news highlights three winners and seven losers from a bruising night.

Leeds led through new signing Tarik Muharemovic, then Brenden Aaronson made it 2-0 soon after the restart. Chelsea introduced reinforcements and ran riot, scoring six times. Cole Palmer and Danny Welbeck netted braces, Pedro Neto and Valentin Barco also scored.

Ao Tanaka impressed off the bench, strengthening his claim to start. Dominic Calvert-Lewin has two goals in five appearances, only three starts, 17 in 44 overall. With Jaka Bijol struggling, Nico Elvedi’s grip on a centre-back berth looks firmer despite not featuring.

Jean-Matteo Bahoya warmed up but stayed unused, so his wait continues. Debutant goalkeeper Michael Zetterer conceded six, and while four looked unstoppable, the second and fifth invite questions. Bijol needed a response but looked sluggish as Chelsea sliced through.

Sean Longstaff, a £15m signing, might need to consider a January move with minutes scarce. Dan James got into good positions but lacked end product and conceded a penalty. Lukas Nmecha did little wrong, yet Leeds look far more threatening when Calvert-Lewin plays.

Farke was readying four changes when Chelsea’s fourth made it 4-2, so the timing of his substitutions will face scrutiny.

Source: Leedsunited.news

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