Mendy's mistake ruined the game, Chelsea lost 0-3 to Leeds United

2022-08-22 11:18

Mendy's mistake ruined the game, Chelsea lost 0-3 to Leeds United


In the third round of the Premier League in the 2022/23 season , Chelsea lost 0-3 away to Leeds United.


In the 33rd minute of the campaign, Edward Mendy hesitated and procrastinated in front of the goal, and Aronson took the opportunity to steal and push the empty goal. In the 37th and 69th minutes, Jack Harrison and Rodrigo Moreno crossed each other's shots and scored two more games for Leeds United. After the game, the Blues ranked 12th in the Premier League, while Leeds United ranked 3rd in the standings.


As soon as the game started, Sterling immediately relied on his personal ability to complete the first shot, and then in the 15th minute, he took Cucurella's pass and scored the net, but the linesman immediately raised the flag to signal that the player was offside.


Mendy's mistake ruined the game, Chelsea lost 0-3 to Leeds United



In the 20th minute, Leeds United began to have an advantage. First, Tyler Adams's pick found Rodrigo Moreno accurately, and the Spaniard kicked the ball out of the field on the left side of the penalty area. In the 29th minute, Aronson took a corner kick from the right, and Diego Llorente finally put the ball slightly high.


Mendy's mistake ruined the game, Chelsea lost 0-3 to Leeds United


The turnaround came in the 33rd minute: Thiago Silva passed the ball back into the box, which was handled by goalkeeper Eduardo Mendy . Unexpectedly, Mendy accidentally conceded the ball under Aronson's pressing, and the latter pushed the empty goal without being marked.


Mendy's mistake ruined the game, Chelsea lost 0-3 to Leeds United



Only 4 minutes after the opening goal, the demoralized Blues gave Leeds another victory: Jack Harrison used a free kick to assist Rodrigo to break the net and make the score 2-0.



Mendy's mistake ruined the game, Chelsea lost 0-3 to Leeds United


In the case of two goals behind, Chelsea immediately increased their attack after changing sides, but Leeds United got a counterattack opportunity to seal the victory: In the 68th minute, Rodrigo headed the ball in a counterattack, Harrison Harry Sen then stabbed the net from behind and locked the final score at 3-0.


Mendy's mistake ruined the game, Chelsea lost 0-3 to Leeds United


After being scored 3 goals by the opponent, the nightmare of the Blues is not over yet. In the 84th minute, Koulibaly consciously bumped into Gerhardt during Leeds United's counterattack, and he also received his second yellow card of the game and was sent off. Fortunately, Leeds United did not take the opportunity to expand the score, and the game ended with Chelsea 0-3 Leeds United.