"For nights like this, we were so desperate to bring the club back to the top level. Elland Road was back to its best. A great shift from my lads, a great performance against one of the best sides in the world. The key today was to return to our best behaviours in terms of defending. In our last games we didn't give much away. For us it was crucial to reduce Chelsea to little, they didn't have one proper chance in the first half."
"Of course, they had more possession, I would have liked to have controlled the game a bit more, but overall [it was] a deserved win. As a promoted side you have to concentrate to take the strength of the opponent away, mirror the opponent, play more pragmatically. I want to play more direct like we used to, but if you are promoted you have to be flexible and adapt to"
Leeds United secured a 3-1 home victory over Chelsea, strengthening their Premier League survival bid and moving three points clear of the bottom three. Jaka Bijol opened the scoring, Ao Tanaka doubled the lead to become the first Asian player to score for Leeds in the top flight, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin sealed the win after a Tosin Adarabioyo mistake. Pedro Neto scored a consolation for Chelsea. Leeds ended a four-match losing run, limited Chelsea to almost no clear first-half chances, and won despite holding just 28.6% possession by adopting a pragmatic, more direct approach.
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