Kyle Newbould: I watched Leeds United’s 1-0 FA Cup defeat vs Chelsea - here are my 3 key conclusions

Leeds United’s FA Cup campaign came to an end at the semi-final stage following Sunday’s 1-0 defeat against Chelsea.

Travelling Whites fans endured another 90 minutes at Wembley without being given as much as a goal to celebrate as Enzo Fernandez’s first-half effort decided things.

A mistake from Pascal Struijk opened Leeds up, with Pedro Neto able to burst down the Chelsea right before finding the free head of Fernandez. That goal capped off a disappointing first half-hour from Daniel Farke’s side, who should have been the side to score first through Brenden Aaronson.

Leeds did grow into the first-half and arguably edged the second but were unable to find that elusive Wembley goal.

Below are three of the YEP’s key talking points from the day.

Wembley woes continue

The best part about Leeds by some way on Sunday was the travelling fans and it’s a shame they didn’t even get a goal to celebrate - but few will have been surprised. Their club don’t usually win at Wembley and they don’t usually score either, having last hit the net in a 1992 Charity Shield win over Liverpool.

"You could tell the players were a bit nervous, so much was made of this game, it's also not that the players are used to playing in front of 90,000 on Champions League level once a week,” Farke admitted after full-time. “They were a bit nervous to be at their best level. We had the first big chance, great save but to all their chances we more or less assisted a little bit.”

Leeds now have failed to score in their last four Wembley trips which, according to Opta, no club side has ever done before. It’s not a record anyone wants to hold but paints a quite incredible picture of the multi-generational disappointment fans have felt after making that long journey south.

Ethan Ampadu’s answer to Leeds United frustration

That Leeds were pressing for an equaliser meant it was only a matter of time before the inevitable. The Whites had won a free-kick just outside the Chelsea box and just like that, goalkeeper Robert Sanchez picked up an injury. Unusually, he had to be informed by Fernandez of the need to go down and receive treatment, at which point those in blue flocked to interim head coach Calum McFarlane.

The frustration for Leeds is that those in charge are utterly powerless to this infuriating tactic, aimed to stem their momentum - which often works. They are virtually powerless too but on Sunday, Ethan Ampadu at least made an attempt to take matters into his own hands.

The Whites captain sprinted straight over to dugouts, grabbed a water bottle and breached the Chelsea teamtalk, listening to McFarlane’s tactics and certainly ruffling a few opposition feathers. Perhaps he can be joined by a few teammates in future instances to really make a statement.

Injury boost but possible blow

Leeds welcomed back their second recent ankle injury absence in quick succession on Sunday as Anton Stach came off the bench at half-time. A big boost for Farke but a potentially huge blow followed, with Gabriel Gudmundsson finishing the game but unable to run having pulled up with a hamstring injury.

"Seems to be a hamstring injury [for Gudmundsson], not great news, we have to assess him right now," Farke said. “On Friday [Stach] was back in team training, normally two sessions are not enough to take part but it was a special occasion and he's a special player for us so we went a bit against our principles. It's good to have him back, it will give him confidence in his body again.”

While Stach’s return is a positive - he made a big impact after coming on - losing a key outlet on that left-hand side could be a significant issue for Farke.

Leeds’ attacking threat diminishes quite notably when the Swede is replaced by defensively sound but not left-footed James Justin.

Fingers crossed for an encouraging update ahead of Burnley.