Conor Gallagher scored a last-minute winner as Chelsea snatched a dramatic victory over Leeds United to move into the FA Cup quarter-finals.
2023/2024 FA Cup
3-2
A thrilling fifth-round tie at Stamford Bridge looked to be heading towards extra time before the England international was free in the penalty area and lifted a finish past Illan Meslier.
The win keeps Chelsea's hopes of winning a trophy alive after they lost 1-0 to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday.
Mauricio Pochettino's side will return to Wembley for the FA Cup semi-finals if they win at home against Championship leaders Leicester City in the last eight in March.
Chelsea fell behind early on when a defensive error led to Mateo Joseph scoring his first senior goal as Leeds went ahead after only nine minutes.
But the visitors, second in the second tier, were only leaders for six minutes.
Nicolas Jackson made it 1-1 with a low strike from Moises Caicedo's pass before Mykhailo Mudryk gave Chelsea a 37th-minute lead, sweeping Raheem Sterling's pull-back into the bottom corner.
Yet Leeds were the better team at the start of the second half and got a deserved equaliser as Joseph grabbed his second goal with a header at the back post to connect with Jaidon Anthony's excellent cross.
Anthony could not convert two chances to put the visitors ahead before Chelsea club captain Gallagher proved to be the match winner.
Match Events
8' GOAL! Chelsea 0-1 Leeds United (Mateo Joseph)
15' GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Leeds United (Nicolas Jackson)
37' GOAL! Chelsea 2-1 Leeds United (Mykhaylo Mudryk)
59' GOAL! Chelsea 2-2 Leeds United (Mateo Joseph)
91' GOAL! Chelsea 3-2 Leeds United
Line-ups
Chelsea XI: Sterling, Trevoh Chalobah, Axel Disasi, Robert Sánchez, Noni Madueke, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Enzo Fernández, Moisés Caicedo, Malo Gusto, Nicolas Jackson, Alfie Gilchrist
Subs: Chilwell, Ollie Harrison, Conor Gallagher, Djordje Petrovic, Cole Palmer, Levi Colwill, Jimi Tauriainen, Harrison Murray-Campbell, Ishé Samuels-Smith
Leeds United XI: Liam Cooper, Daniel James, Firpo, Connor Roberts, Joe Rodon, Ampadu, Joël Piroe, Illan Meslier, Jaidon Anthony, Archie Gray, Mateo Joseph
Subs: Patrick Bamford, Byram, Glen Kamara, Kristoffer Klaesson, Jamie Shackleton, Crysencio Summerville, Wilfried Gnonto, Dani van den Heuvel, Charlie Cresswell