Chelsea 1-0 Leeds, FA Cup: Enzo Fernandez Winner Sets Up Blues' Final Meeting With Manchester City
Chelsea rode Enzo Fernandez’s 23rd-minute header to eke out a 1-0 win over Leeds in the second semi-final of FA Cup 2025-26 at the Wembley Stadium on Sunday (April 26). The Blues thus set up a meeting with Manchester City in the May 16 summit clash. Chelsea’s run in the FA Cup is salvaging a campaign that has derailed after an embarrassing exit from the Champions League and five consecutive losses in the Premier League. It has been the team’s worst run of league results in 114 years and led to the midweek dismissal of manager Liam Rosenior. Calum McFarlane, Rosenior’s unheralded assistant, has taken control of Chelsea until the end of the season and will now be leading the team back out at Wembley, in search of a ninth FA Cup title and a first since 2018.
Leeds fans cheer before the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung
Chelsea fans cheer before the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung
Leeds' Ao Tanaka takes a free kick during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
Chelsea's interim manager Calum McFarlane sits on the bench during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez shoots during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung
Leeds' Ao Tanaka in action in front of Chelsea's Romeo Lavia during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung
Leeds' Pascal Struijk vies for the ball with Chelsea's Pedro Neto, right, during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
Leeds' head coach Daniel Farke reacts during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung
Chelsea's Pedro Neto, left,a nd Leeds' Gabriel Gudmundsson fight for the ball during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung
Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez, center, scores his side's opening goal during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: Nick Potts/PA via AP
Chelsea players celebrate after scoring during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung
Leeds' head coach Daniel Farke gestures next to Chelsea's interim manager Calum McFarlane, right, during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
Chelsea's goalkeeper Robert Sanchez reacts during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung
Chelsea's goalkeeper Robert Sanchez stops a shot from Leeds' Anton Stach during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez reaches for the ball in front of Leeds' Ethan Ampadu during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
Chelsea's Alejandro Garnacho, left, and Leeds' Joel Piroe fight for the ball during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung
Chelsea's interim manager Calum McFarlane speaks with Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
Leeds' Pascal Struijk reacts to a referee decision during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
Leeds' Ao Tanaka, left, jumps for the ball with Chelsea's Andrey Santos during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
Chelsea's Andrey Santos and Leeds' Lukas Nmecha, right, collide during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
Chelsea's Moises Caicedo reacts during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung
Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez celebrates at the the end of the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
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