Chelsea v Leeds: Commentary, updates, objectives and stats for FA Cup semi-final

Calum McFarlane begins his second spell in interim cost of Chelsea this afternoon after they face Leeds within the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley.

McFarlane was handed the reins after the sacking of Liam Rosenior in midweek, a day after the shambolic 3-0 defeat at Brighton.

He might want to elevate the spirits of what seems a demoralised group of gamers for a recreation in opposition to a Leeds facet who’re nonetheless not out of the relegation dogfight on the backside of the Premier League following wins this weekend for Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Tottenham.

Daniel Farke’s males are in good kind, although, having not misplaced any of their final seven video games.

The winner will tackle Manchester Metropolis, who wanted two late objectives to beat Southampton yesterday, within the closing.

The place to observe Chelsea v Leeds: TV and on-line streams

Kick-off on Sunday is at 15:00 BST (10:00 ET / 07:00 PT). Stay TV protection within the UK is on TNT Sports activities 1, TNT Sports activities Final and HBO Max.

Streaming is on the HBO Max app. TNT Sports activities prices £30.99 a month and is accessible on an enormous vary of units together with good TVs and gaming consoles.

Chelsea v Leeds stats

• Six of the final seven conferences in all competitions between these groups have featured at the very least three objectives, with 4 of these matches containing at the very least 4
• Solely Arsenal (14) and Manchester United (13) can higher Chelsea’s complete of eight FA Cup triumphs
• United (9) are the one workforce to have been runners-up extra usually than Chelsea (8)
• Chelsea are on a run of greater than seven hours and 56 minutes with no objective in video games in opposition to Premier League groups
• The Blues are unbeaten in all 13 of their cup matches in opposition to Leeds (W9 D4)
• Leeds have gained 4, misplaced three and drawn three of their final 10 matches in opposition to Chelsea away from Stamford Bridge
• They’ve misplaced one in all their final 12 away video games in all competitions, successful their final two at Manchester United within the Premier League and West Ham within the FA Cup
• The Whites are within the semi-finals for the primary time since 1987, after they misplaced 3-2 to Coventry Metropolis after further time at Hillsborough
• Victory would ship Leeds to the ultimate for the primary time since 1973, after they misplaced the decider 1-0 to Sunderland
• A 1-0 win over Arsenal ensured they lifted the FA Cup a season earlier, having been crushed by Chelsea on their earlier look within the closing in 1970, shedding a replay 2-1 after further time following an preliminary 2-2 draw