"Until midway through the second half, it had looked like being another step forward for a team who had been steadily growing into an exciting, watchable outfit under their new head coach. João Pedro got the opener with a lovely finish before Cole Palmer's penalty made it two, to have the hosts seemingly coasting to victory against a Leeds side who had offered next to nothing."
"Lukas Nmecha's penalty after Jayden Bogle had been fouled made it 2-1, then a moment of unbelievably casual defending allowed Jayden Bogle to create chaos from which Noah Okafor pounced to level, as old habits reared their head for the home side. Chelsea went ahead after 24 minutes. Enzo Fernández knocked it short for Palmer who turned and found the forward run of Pedro with a perfectly weighted through ball."
Chelsea began brightly under new head coach Liam Rosenior, showing increased urgency in possession and taking a 2-0 lead through João Pedro and a Cole Palmer penalty. Leeds offered little early on but responded after Jayden Bogle was fouled, with Lukas Nmecha converting a penalty to make it 2-1. A careless defensive moment allowed Bogle to create chaos and Noah Okafor to equalise. Chelsea dominated creatively and produced chances, with moments of influence from Estêvão, but lapses in defending cost the hosts two points at Stamford Bridge.
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