Chelsea vs Leeds United: prediction & betting odds 26 April 2026

The second FA Cup semi-final featuring Chelsea will not be played at their home ground Stamford Bridge but at the famous Wembley. The match will kick off on Sunday at 15:00 UK time.

Chelsea head into it under pressure after a run of goalless defeats, and now also without a head coach. After a heavy 0:3 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion, which once again highlighted all the problems of the team, the club's bosses dismissed Liam Rosenior, who had only arrived in January. He was appointed with a long-term project in mind, but left in such a way that rival fans will be chanting and making memes about this period for a long time to come.

We will look at the statistics and the latest team news and also offer a prediction on the match at attractive odds of 1.75.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea's crisis worsened week after week, and we will never know where this path would have led had Rosenior stayed. That will remain unknown, but we shall all remember five consecutive goalless defeats in the Premier League. The home team had not experienced such a run for 114 years.

Key Chelsea numbers:

The team have lost seven of their last eight matches in all competitions with an aggregate score of 2:19.
Their only win since 12 March came against Port Vale (7:0), who have been relegated to League Two.
Chelsea played in the FA Cup final from 2020 to 2022 but did not win any of those matches.
Chelsea players have been sent off seven times in Premier League matches — more than any other team.
Chelsea are in the top three in the league for goals conceded from set pieces (16).

Potential lineup (4-2-3-1): Robert Sanchez — Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Jorrel Hato, Marc Cucurella — Romeo Lavia, Moises Caicedo — Pedro Neto, Enzo Fernandez, Alejandro Garnacho — Liam Delap.

Unavailable: Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro, Estevao, Reece James, Filip Jorgensen, Jamie Gittens, Levi Colwill.

Leeds United Form

Leeds United have shown impressive resilience over the past month. In matchweek 34 the visitors snatched another point in the 97th minute against Bournemouth, who put them under heavy pressure (17 shots, four big chances). In contrast to Chelsea, this made it five Premier League matches and seven in all English competitions in which the side coached by Daniel Farke have avoided defeat. In the quarter-final of this tournament they were not broken even by two goals from West Ham United scored after the 90th minute.

Key Leeds United numbers:

Leeds United last played in an FA Cup final in 1973.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored two goals in his last four matches in all competitions.
The team are among the best in the league for aerial duels won, averaging 18.8 per game.
In their last three away games Leeds United have scored two goals in each.
Over 2.5 goals has landed in four of the team's previous five matches.

Potential Leeds United lineup (3-4-2-1): Lucas Perri — Pascal Struijk, Jaka Bijol, James Justin — Gabriel Gudmundsson, Ao Tanaka, Ethan Ampadu, Jayden Bogle — Noah Okafor, Brenden Aaronson — Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Unavailable: Anton Stach (injury).