The Blues meet Leeds on Sunday in an all-Premier League encounter at Wembley. The winner will secure their place in next month's final, with either Manchester City or Championship side Southampton, who play on Saturday, waiting.

Interim head coach Calum McFarlane will be in charge of the Blues and, if we do secure a place in the competition's showpiece game, our final Premier League home game of the season, against Tottenham Hotspur, will be rearranged.

Head-to-head

Chelsea have faced Leeds in six previous FA Cup ties and have progressed from all six – most recently in the 2023/24 fifth round. We have only faced Hull City more often while winning each tie (an FA Cup record nine from nine).

The 1970 FA Cup final is the only other time Chelsea have played Leeds at Wembley.

Our only previous meeting in an FA Cup semi-final was in 1967 at Villa Park, when Tony Hateley scored the only goal at the end of the first half for Tommy Docherty’s side.

The teams have also met in three League Cup ties. Each ended in a Chelsea victory.

Previous FA Cup meetings

1936/37 | Third round Stamford Bridge W 4-0 | Argue, Spence 2, Mills
1951/52 | Fifth round Elland Road D | 1-1 Smith
1951/52 | Fifth round replay Stamford Bridge D 1-1 (aet) D'Arcy
1951/52 | Fifth round replay Villa Park | W 5-1 Bentley, Smith 3, Gray
1965/66 | Fourth round Stamford Bridge | W 1-0 Tambling
1966/67 | Semi-finals Villa Park W 1-0 | Hateley
1969/70 | Final Wembley D 2-2 (aet) | Houseman, Hutchinson
1969/70 | Final replay Old Trafford W 2-1 (aet) | Osgood, Webb
2023/24 | Fifth round Stamford Bridge W 3-2 | Jackson, Mudryk, Gallagher

League Cup meetings

1969/70 | Third round Elland Road D 1-1 | Birchenall
1969/70 | Third round replay Stamford Bridge W 2-0 | Cooke, Birchenall
2001/02 | Fourth round Elland Road W 2-0 | Gudjohnsen 2
2012/13 | Quarter-finals Elland Road W 5-1 | Mata, Ivanovic, Moses, Hazard, Torres

Leeds are unbeaten against the Blues this season, having secured a 3-1 victory at Elland Road in December and subsequently overcoming a two-goal deficit to achieve a draw at Stamford Bridge in February.

Head-to-head (all competitions)

Played: 111
Won: 39
Drawn: 31
Lost: 41

Biggest win for each team:

Leeds United 7-0 Chelsea | 1967/68 | Division One
Chelsea 7-1 Leeds United | 1934/35 | Division One

Chelsea stats

Chelsea are competing in our 65th major semi-final and 29th in the FA Cup. We have reached the FA Cup semi-final in seven of the previous 10 seasons.

The Blues have won 10 of our previous 12 FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley Stadium (old and new), losing to Manchester City in the other two in 2013 and 2024.

Only Manchester City (15) have won more games at the new Wembley Stadium as a neutral venue than Chelsea (14 from 30 matches) since it reopened in 2007. However, we have won only three of our past 12 appearances at Wembley as a neutral stadium.

Chelsea are seeking to reach the FA Cup final for the sixth time in the past 10 seasons and the 17th overall. Only Manchester United (22) and Arsenal (21) and have reached the final more often than the Blues.

We are the last remaining London club left in the FA Cup. We became the first Football League club from the capital to reach an FA Cup final in 1915.

Chelsea's run to the semi-finals

Third round | Charlton Athletic (A) | W 5-1
Fourth round | Hull City (A) | W 4-0
Fifth round | Wrexham (A) | W 4-2 (aet)
Quarter-finals | Port Vale (H) | W 7-0

FA Cup scorers
Neto 4, Estevao 2, Garnacho 2 (1 pen), Hato 2, Joao Pedro 2, Tosin 2, Acheampong 1, Fernandez 1 (pen), Guiu 1, Santos 1, own goals 2

FA Cup assists
Delap 3, Essugo 2, Estevao 1, Fernandez 1, Guiu 1, Gusto 1, Neto 1

Our victory against Port Vale took our goals in the FA Cup this season to 20 – more than any other side left in the competition (Man City 19, Leeds nine, Southampton eight). Only in 1969/70 (25) and 2006/07 (21) have the Blues netted more in the competition in one season.

Our seven goals against Port Vale were the most we have scored since beating Noah in the UEFA Conference League last season, and made it our equal second-best win in the FA Cup.

Against Port Vale in the last round, Estevao Willian (18 years and 345 days) became the youngest player to both score and assist in an FA Cup game for a Premier League side since Bukayo Saka for Arsenal against Bournemouth in January 2020 (18 years and 144 days).

Interim head coach Calum McFarlane is looking to become the first English coach to reach an FA Cup final since Frank Lampard with Chelsea in 2019/20.

Milestones

If selected, Pedro Neto will make his 100th appearance for the club in all competitions.

Leeds United stats

This season

Premier League: 15th
FA Cup: Semi-finals
League Cup: Second round
Top scorer: Dominic Calvert-Lewin 12

Best seasons in the FA Cup

Winners: 1971/72
Runners-up: 1964/65, 1969/70, 1972/73

Leeds United are in their first FA Cup semi-final for 39 years. In the time since Leeds last played in a semi-final in 1986/87, the Blues have played in 17 semi-finals and 13 finals. The last time the Whites reached the FA Cup final was in 1972/73.

Their only two previous appearances at the new Wembley were in the 2008 League One play-off final and 2024 Championship play-off final, both of which they lost 1-0.

Leeds are unbeaten in seven games in all competitions (four wins, including one after a penalty shootout, two draws). They have kept four clean sheets in those games.

In the Premier League, Leeds are 15th on 40 points, nine points clear of the bottom three with four games to play.

Leeds have conceded 11 goals from the 90th minute onwards this season, more than any other Premier League team across all competitions (excluding extra time).

Leeds' run to the semi-finals

Third round | Derby County (A) | W 3-1
Fourth round | Birmingham City (A) | D 1-1 (4-2 pens)
Fifth round | Norwich City (H) | W 3-0
Quarter-finals | West Ham United (A) | D 2-2 (4-2 pens)

FA Cup scorers
Tanaka 2, Calvert-Lewin 1 (pen), Gnonto 1, Gudmundsson 1, Justin 1, Longstaff 1, Nmecha 1, Piroe 1

Daniel Farke’s management record vs Chelsea

Won: 1
Drawn: 3
Lost: 4

Last five Leeds results

Brentford | (H) D 0-0
West Ham United | (A, FA Cup) D 2-2 (4-2 pens)
Manchester United | (A) W 2-1
Wolverhampton Wanderers | (H) W 3-0
Bournemouth | (A) D 2-2

FA Cup quarter-finals line-up

West Ham United 2-2 (2-4 pens) Leeds United
Sunday 5 April
Team (3-4-2-1): Perri; Rodon (Bornauw 52), Bijol, Struijk; Bogle (Piroe 105), Ampadu (c), Tanaka (Gruev 69), Justin; Stach (Aaronson 38), Okafor (Gnonto 69); Nmecha (Calvert-Lewin 69)
Goals: Tanaka 26, Calvert-Lewin 75 pen

Discipline

There are no suspensions.

All yellow cards accumulated in the earlier rounds were wiped clean after the quarter-final stage, meaning players cannot miss the semi-final or final due to yellow card accumulation.

Match officials

Referee: Jarred Gillett
Assistants: Neil Davies, Simon Long
Fourth official: Thomas Kirk
VAR: Paul Howard
Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis

Jarred Gillett is officiating his fourth Chelsea match this season, having previously refereed our wins at Tottenham Hotspur in November, Wolverhampton Wanderers in February and Aston Villa in March.