Chelsea began life after Liam Rosenior by winning a berth in the FA Cup Final with a 1-0 victory over Leeds United at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
Enzo Fernandez's 23rd-minute goal was enough for the Blues and interim boss Calum McFarlane to book a place opposite Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday, May 16.
Leeds put together a good second-half push, claiming 52% of the ball and out-attempting the Blues 6-1 in that period.
Robert Sanchez made three saves in the win including an elastic foot stop when the game was still scoreless.
Leeds were bidding to reach their first FA Cup Final since 1973, having last won it in 1972.
Chelsea lost three-straight FA Cup finals between 2020-22 and claimed their eighth FA Cup — trailing only Arsenal and Manchester United — in 2018.
Leeds host Burnley on Friday in the Premier League, while Chelsea will welcome Nottingham Forest to London a few days later for a rare 10am ET Monday kickoff.
Pragmatic Chelsea held firm up the middle and really stopped Leeds' attack, which remains absent a true game-changing talisman across the front three.
Off go Okafor and Tanaka, as Wilfried Gnonto and Lukas Nmecha will chase an equalizer.
The 66th minute sees Andrey Santos in for Romeo Lavia, then Cole Palmer replaces Garnacho in the 71st.
Anton Stach understands the occasion and is back from injury as a halftimes sub.
He piledrives a shot that Sanchez slaps over for a corner kick. He replaced Jaka Bijol at the break, while Joe Rodon is also into the game for James Justin.
And so Leeds do get to the locker room down just one goal after the match settled down a bit in the final stanza of the first half.
Shot attempts are 6-4 to Chelsea but Leeds do have a higher xG and will find hope in counterattacking as Aaronson nearly had them ahead about seven minutes before Fernandez put the Blues in front.
That's more like it from Garnacho, who shakes a defender on the left and drills an invitation along the grass of the six, absent receiver.
A second goal before the break would make the weight on Leeds a bit too heavy.
The Blues go in front through captain Enzo Fernandez.
Pascal Struijk dawdles after taking down a long Robert Sanchez ball from the back.
Pedro takes the ball and quickly sends Fernandez into the 18, where the Argentine slashes it past Lucas Perri.
CHELSEA HAVE FINALLY SCORED AGAINST A TOP LEAGUE SIDE They are flying over Leeds in the FA Cup semifinals pic.twitter.com/L3ilNJZ6V0