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Chelsea defied jet lag as they overturned a one-goal deficit with a five-goal second-half show to beat Leeds
Read the full storyLeeds United have suffered a 5-1 defeat to Chelsea in the quarter final of the capital one cup at Elland Road. The home side scored early on with this shot from Becchio in the 36th minute.
Chelsea were denied a goal just before the break from a Lampard free kick...and it wasn't until the secod half that they finally got on the scoresheet. Mata with the first, which opened the floodgates - for goals from Ivanovic, Moses, Hazard and Torres.
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Seven Chelsea players who started the Club World Cup loss to Corinthians in Japan on Sunday shook off their jet lag to line-up in the Capital One Cup quarter-final against Leeds tonight.
Only substitutes Ashley Cole and Eden Hazard and the suspended Gary Cahill and Ramires failed to make the cut, with the likes of Frank Lampard, Juan Mata and Fernando Torres joined in the starting 11 by starting debutant Marko Marin.
Leeds made three changes to their side from the one which beat Ipswich 2-0 on Saturday, with regular cup goalkeeper Jamie Ashdown starting in place of PaddyKenny and Jason Pearce and Michael Brown taking the field instead of Alan Tate and David Norris.