Xabi Alonso experienced the most important win of his brief reign as Chelsea manager so far, but ended up blaming himself for it almost going wrong. For Chelsea to come from two goals down in the second half to beat Leeds United 6-3 in the Carabao Cup third round was significant for so many reasons.

Xabi Alonso accepted blame for Chelsea's slow start before a Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers-inspired comeback secured a 6-3 Carabao Cup win over Leeds United.

Reggie Watson made an impressive start to his Chelsea career on Wednesday as he started in their 6-3 victory over Leeds United in the Carabao Cup third round. D

The two teams had almost identical xGs but in the end Leeds could not stem the Londoners' momentum. Should that be a wider concern?

Chelsea wasn't able to get past London rival Arsenal this weekend but now welcome Leeds in a different competition.

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Leeds opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when Bosnia and Herzegovina centre-back Tarik Muharemovic headed Harry Wilson’s corner past Chelsea goalkeeper Mike Penders.

Leeds United exited the Carabao Cup after a thrilling match with Chelsea ended in defeat on Wednesday. The Whites travelled to Stamford Bridge in search of a first win away over t