English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 19, 2016
Leicester City LWDWW 1
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Crystal Palace WLDLW 0
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LEI101
CRY000
Selhurst Park · 25,041 att.

Match Report

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Leicester City go eight points clear after win at Crystal Palace

Leicester earned three further points in their pursuit of a remarkable Premier League title with a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
2
44.1
Possession
55.9
8
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
233
Accurate Passes
325
346
Passes
428
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
7
26
Crosses
39
0.1
Cross %
0.2
85
Long Balls
89
26
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
24
Effective Tackles
12
28
Tackles
15
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
39
Effective Clearances
18
44
Clearances
26

Head to Head

CRY leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CRY · 4-4-2

  1. 13Wayne HennesseyG
  2. 27Damien DelaneyCD-L
  3. 6Scott DannCD-R
  4. 23Pape SouaréLB
  5. 2Joel WardRB
  6. 15Mile JedinakCM-L
  7. 7Yohan CabayeCM-R
  8. 28Joe LedleyLM
  9. 11Wilfried ZahaRM
  10. 25Emmanuel AdebayorCF-L
  11. 10Yannick BolasieCF-R

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Robert HuthCD-L
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 28Christian FuchsLB
  5. 17Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 4Danny DrinkwaterCM-L
  7. 14N'Golo KantéCM-R
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 20Shinji OkazakiCF-L
  11. 9Jamie VardyCF-R

Timeline

  1. 30' Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 34' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Leicester City 1. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy with a cross.
  3. 42' Pape Souaré (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Martin Kelly replaces Pape Souaré.
  5. 45' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Bakary Sako replaces Emmanuel Adebayor.
  6. 76' Substitution, Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Shinji Okazaki.
  7. 79' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Dwight Gayle replaces Joe Ledley.
  8. 86' Substitution, Leicester City. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  9. 90'+1' Substitution, Leicester City. Daniel Amartey replaces Jamie Vardy.

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