What Reece James did to Calum McFarlane at the end of Chelsea’s win vs Leeds

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Calum McFarlane guided Chelsea to the FA Cup final on Sunday and did it without his captain Reece James.

James is still sidelined with a hamstring injury, but that did not stop Chelsea from beating Leeds 1-0 at Wembley.

Enzo Fernandez scored the Blues’ winning goal, popping up with a header in the 23rd minute. The Argentine and his teammates will now play Manchester City in the FA Cup final on 16 May.

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Reece James pushed Calum McFarlane towards Chelsea fans

Fernandez will get most of the credit for sending Chelsea to the final after his goal, while the midfielder also had a good game overall.

However, James was quick to make sure that the Chelsea supporters also showed McFarlane some appreciation after the full-time whistle.

The Chelsea captain could be seen pushing his manager towards the club’s fans as they applauded the team for their performance.

The scenes were in stark contrast to what was on show after the Club World Cup winners lost 3-0 to Brighton & Hove Albion last week.

Hopefully, McFarlane and Co can now build on this victory. They return to Premier League duty next Monday, taking on Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge.

McFarlane will have some big decisions to make such as who to start in central defence. Against Leeds, McFarlane dropped Jorrel Hato and started Tosin Adarabioyo.

It was a move that worked out well, as Adarabioyo was able to handle Dominic Calvert-Lewin and deal with Leeds’ threat from set pieces. However, before that, Hato had probably been Chelsea’s best player.

He will now have to decide whether to stick with Adarabioyo or bring Hato back into the fold if Trevoh Chalobah keeps his place in the side.

A decision on Cole Palmer will also have to be made, though that is likely to be simpler. Like Hato, he also started on the bench.

Fernandez was excellent in the No.10 position, while Pedro Neto was a constant threat on the right. Palmer is Chelsea’s best player but has been out of form.