Enzo Maresca brought Malo Gusto and Pedro Neto on at half time and Neto instantly halved the deficit, but then a [Tosin Adarabioyo](/topic/tosin-adarabioyo) error gifted Leeds their third as Dominic Calvert-Lewin stole in to consign Chelsea to a poor defeat.
**_Standard Sport’s Dom Smith was at Elland Road to rate the Chelsea players’ performances…_**
Made a couple of decent saves but maybe could have done more with Leeds’ first goal. Distribution not as assured as usual.
He and Liam Delap lost Bijol for the opening goal but he recovered to produce a decent showing, starting at right-back and then moving to centre-back at half-time.
Was not always as touch-tight to Leeds’ attackers as he could have been, and then made a horrific mistake to gift them their third goal.
Played one poor pass and had a difficult evening, hooked at half-time.
Involved in Neto’s goal and one of Chelsea’s better players, moving into midfield.
Not his best game, and it was the Argentine who was dispossessed to allow Leeds their second goal.
Chelsea’s best midfielder on the night but still found it difficult to stop Leeds counters at source.
Had a couple of nice carries forward but showed a little naivety with a needless foul which earned him a yellow card and for the second game in a row he was substituted at half-time.
Snatched at the ball one or two moments but did make a few nice runs off the ball. Still a bit too anonymous.
Had a really poor first half but excellent out wide saw him assist Neto for Chelsea’s goal.
Carried the ball forward when he could but Leeds were up to the physical challenge and only offered him one sight of goal, which he squandered.
**Pedro Neto (Estevao, 46’) 6**
Came on and made an instant impact, controlling a cross at the back post and volleying in.
**Malo Gusto (Badiashile, 46’) 4**
His introduction didn’t have the desired impact. Often outmuscled when trying to scrap for a loose ball.
**Alejandro Garnacho (Gittens, 61’) 5**
Was OK when he came on. One dart forward down the left almost delivered a goal for Cole Palmer.
**Cole Palmer (Delap, 61’) 5**
Came close but put wide with one chance as he made his long-awaited return after ten weeks out injured.
**Marc Guiu (Santos, 77’) N/A**
Not used: _Jorgensen, Hato, James, Acheampong_