Chelsea v Leeds Betting Preview

There was yet more Wembley heartbreak for Leeds United and Daniel Farke as they were beaten 1-0 by Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final. A slow start from the Whites was punished by an Enzo Fernandez header midway through the first half and there were no further strikes as Chelsea advanced to their 17th FA Cup final. Below was our betting preview ahead of the game.

When is Chelsea v Leeds United?
Sunday 26^th April.

What time is kick-off for Chelsea v Leeds United?
3pm, UK time.

Where is Chelsea v Leeds United being played?
Wembley Stadium, London.

How can I watch Chelsea v Leeds United?
TNT Sports 1.

Chelsea v Leeds United Betting Form?

Chelsea head into this clash in turmoil after the sacking of Liam Rosenior following a 3-0 defeat on the road at Brighton on Tuesday. That result continued Chelsea’s dreadful run of form and their performance and desire left a lot to be desired as they crashed and burned on the south coast.

The upshot is that Calum McFarlane will take the reins on a caretaker basis for the second time this season having drawn one and lost one whilst in temporary charge back in January. Quite how Chelsea’s players will respond to a man who was heavily involved in the Rosenior camp remains to be seen, but the Blues desperately need something to kickstart their flatlining season.

McFarlane will be unable to call upon the services of livewire winger Estevao, who was ruled out for the season. However, Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro are back in training and are expected to feature this weekend.

CHELSEA RECENT FORM

LOSS: Brighton 3-0 Chelsea. Tuesday 21^st April 2026.
LOSS: Manchester United 1-0 Chelsea. Saturday 18^th April 2026.
LOSS: Chelsea 0-3 Manchester City. Sunday 12^th April 2026.

Unlike Chelsea, Leeds are a club with real momentum and having made the last four of the FA Cup for the first time since 1987, hopes are high in West Yorkshire. Unbeaten in seven and all but sure of safety in the league, Daniel Farke’s side head to Wembley with the wind in their sails after a last-minute Sean Longstaff volley earned themselves a valuable point away to Bournemouth.

Before the season, the talk was that Leeds’ home games would be of paramount importance if they were to stay up, but they have quietly been putting an impressive away run together. Now unbeaten in nine away matches for the first time since 1979, United have been adept at performing on the road and whilst a neutral venue, Wembley is a world away from the home comforts of Elland Road.

Plenty of this Leeds team played at Wembley in the play-off final defeat against Southampton, with Ethan Ampadu will likely start again alongside compatriot Joe Rodon (if passed fit) whilst Wilfried Gnonto, Joel Piroe, and Karl Darlow are all likely to be included in the matchday squad. Anton Stach has been a superb signing for Leeds this term, forcing his way back into the German national side. A late call will be made on the midfielder’s fitness after he sustained an ankle injury in the quarter final win over West Ham.

LEEDS UNITED RECENT FORM

DRAW: Bournemouth 2-2 Leeds United. Wednesday 22^nd April 2026.
WIN: Leeds United 3-0 Wolves. Saturday 18^th April 2026.
WIN: Manchester United 1-2 Leeds United. Monday 13^th April 2026.

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What Are The Best Odds On Chelsea v Leeds United?

Having been odds-on to win the tie in 90 minutes when the semi-finals were drawn, Chelsea have now drifted out to 11/10 following their recent dip in form. Similarly, Leeds have been backed into 12/5 to win it in normal time, with the Whites priced at 21/20 on our 2 Up market. The match is 13/5 to go to extra time, with Leeds chalked up at 10/1 to win the tie-on penalties, as they did against Birmingham City and West Ham in this cup run.

Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer are both 11/2 to open the scoring, whilst Leeds talisman Dominic Calvert-Lewin is 5/1 to get the first goal of the match. Both teams to score is priced at 4/6 and in the total goals markets, over 2.5 is priced at 4/5 and over 3.5 can be backed at 2/1.

See all our Chelsea v Leeds United fixed odds betting prices here.

Chelsea v Leeds United Spread Betting Prices

In our spread betting markets, Chelsea have been made narrow favourites on the Supremacy spread with a start of 0.3-0.5 available to trade. Total Goals can be bought or sold at 2.75-2.95 and you can trade Total Goal Minutes at 138-148.

One market which may be worth a look is X-Penalties. This multiplies how many penalties each side will take in a shoot-out and is available to trade pre-match at 3-5. This market only comes into effect if there is a penalty shoot-out and penalties taken in normal time or extra time do not count towards the spread.

See all our Chelsea v Leeds United football spread betting prices here.

Chelsea v Leeds United Betting Specials and Price Boosts

Chelsea are yet to beat Leeds this season having suffered a 3-1 defeat at Elland Road before Leeds came back from 2-0 down to draw at Stamford Bridge earlier this year. If the Peacocks are to get to Wembley, they will need a big performance from Dominic Calvert-Lewin, with the former Everton man boosted from 6/4 to 7/4 to hit the back of the net at anytime this weekend.

As for Chelsea, you can get Cole Palmer (guilty of missing a glorious chance at the death in the 2-2 draw between these two) and Enzo Fernandez both to score at a boosted 10/1 from 15/2.

Learn how to spread bet on Chelsea v Leeds United

Spreadex offers football spread betting prices on Chelsea v Leeds United, as well as an array of traditional sportsbook/fixed odds markets.

Some of these markets include options such as Player Goal Minutes (the aggregate minutes of the goals scored by a named player in a match), Total Goal Minutes (the aggregate of the minutes of all goals scored in a match), Shirt Numbers (the aggregate of the shirt numbers of all goalscorers in a match), Bookings Points (based on 10 points per yellow, 25 per red), Corners, Time of 1st Match Goal, Match Performance and many, many more.

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Please note that this preview is not designed to offer any betting advice or suggestions. All prices quoted correct as of 3:30pm, Friday 24^th April 2026.