English Premier League

FT Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Chelsea WWWWD 3
–
Leicester City LWWWW 1
1st2ndT
CHE033
LEI101
King Power Stadium · 32,021 att.

Match Report

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Chelsea come back to beat Leicester as title looms closer

Chelsea are now one victory away from winning the Premier League title after they came from behind to defeat Leicester.

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Team Stats

1
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
1
62.9
Possession
37.1
11
SHOTS
8
4
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
496
Accurate Passes
240
609
Passes
349
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
4
19
Crosses
20
0.4
Cross %
0.2
60
Long Balls
58
27
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
17
8
Tackles
23
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
35
Effective Clearances
34
35
Clearances
34

Head to Head

CHE leads series 5-0

Lineups

LEI · 5-3-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 14Robert HuthCD
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-L
  4. 27Marcin WasilewskiCD-R
  5. 3Paul KoncheskyLB
  6. 11Marc AlbrightonRB
  7. 19Esteban CambiassoCM
  8. 10Andy KingCM-L
  9. 4Danny DrinkwaterCM-R
  10. 9Jamie VardyCF-L
  11. 23Leonardo UlloaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Matty JamesSUB
  2. 40Andrej KramaricSUB
  3. 32Mark SchwarzerSUB
  4. 39Chris WoodSUB
  5. 26Riyad MahrezSUB
  6. 2Ritchie de LaetSUB
  7. 7Dean HammondSUB

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Petr CechG
  2. 26John TerryCD-L
  3. 24Gary CahillCD-R
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaLB
  5. 2Branislav IvanovicRB
  6. 22WillianAM
  7. 21Nemanja MaticLM
  8. 4Cesc FàbregasRM
  9. 11Didier DrogbaF
  10. 10Eden HazardAM-L
  11. 7RamiresAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Juan CuadradoSUB
  2. 12John Obi MikelSUB
  3. 13Thibaut CourtoisSUB
  4. 6Nathan AkéSUB
  5. 8OscarSUB
  6. 5Kurt ZoumaSUB
  7. 3Filipe LuísSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Substitution, Leicester City. Matthew James replaces Andy King because of an injury.
  2. 24' Substitution, Leicester City. Ritchie de Laet replaces Robert Huth because of an injury.
  3. 36' Paul Konchesky (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+3' Goal! Leicester City 1, Chelsea 0. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  5. 48' Goal! Leicester City 1, Chelsea 1. Didier Drogba (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Branislav Ivanovic.
  6. 77' Substitution, Leicester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Jamie Vardy.
  7. 79' Goal! Leicester City 1, Chelsea 2. John Terry (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  8. 83' Goal! Leicester City 1, Chelsea 3. Ramires (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
  9. 84' Substitution, Chelsea. Kurt Zouma replaces Willian.
  10. 88' Substitution, Chelsea. Juan Cuadrado replaces Eden Hazard.
  11. 90' Substitution, Chelsea. John Obi Mikel replaces Cesc Fàbregas.

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