Chelsea vs. Leeds: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Chelsea booked their place in the FA Cup final with a narrow 1-0 victory over Leeds United in the semi-finals at Wembley Stadium.

Enzo Fernandez's first-half header proved decisive for interim manager Calum McFarlane's side, with Daniel Farke's men ultimately unable to breach the Blues' defence.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head history and previous meetings between Leeds and Chelsea.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 112

Leeds United wins: 41

Draws: 31

Chelsea wins: 40

Despite falling short of Chelsea's overall success in the 21st century, Leeds United can boast a lead in their all-time head-to-head record with the Blues, having beaten the Londoners 41 times to 40, while sharing the spoils on a further 31 of their 112 meetings.

The bulk of Leeds' victories in this fixture came during the 20th century, and it will come as no surprise to learn that Chelsea have lost just three of their last 17 matches against the Whites, winning nine of their last 14 battles.

Most recently, interim manager McFarlane led Chelsea to a 1-0 victory against Leeds United at Wembley Stadium, with the Blues securing their place in the 2025-26 FA Cup final against Manchester City.

In their last Premier League meeting, Daniel Farke's Peacocks made the trip to Stamford Bridge and left with a point after coming from behind to earn a 2-2 draw, courtesy of second-half goals from Lukas Nmecha and Noah Okafor.

That draw meant that Leeds collected four points from their two top-flight encounters with Chelsea in 2025-26, following their impressive 3-1 win over the Blues at Elland Road back in December 2025.

Prior to the Whites' return to the Premier League this term, Chelsea faced Leeds in the fifth round of the 2023-24 FA Cup, though they needed a stoppage-time winner from Conor Gallagher to prevail 3-2 over the then-Championship side.

The Blues did the double over the Whites in the 2021-22 Premier League campaign, but they were held to a 0-0 draw at Elland Road in the 2020-21 season and have only won six of their 49 away games against Leeds.

Of all the teams they have faced at least 20 times in league football, Chelsea's 12.5% win rate at Leeds is their second-worst against a single team away from home, only superior to their 12% ratio against Sheffield Wednesday.

Outside of league action, Chelsea and Leeds memorably contested what has been dubbed the most brutal game of football ever played in England - the 1970 FA Cup final, which the Blues won 2-1 in a replay.