English Premier League

FT Monday, December 14, 2015
Chelsea WWDLW 1
–
Leicester City WWWDW 2
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LEI112
King Power Stadium · 32,054 att.

Match Report

Leicester back on top as goals from Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez topple Chelsea

Leicester back on top as goals from Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez topple Chelsea

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
16
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
1
3
Saves
3
65.6
Possession
34.4
11
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
420
Accurate Passes
164
522
Passes
275
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
7
Accurate Crosses
2
32
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.1
80
Long Balls
62
43
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
18
14
Tackles
26
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
20
32
Clearances
33

Head to Head

CHE leads series 5-0

Lineups

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Robert HuthCD-L
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 28Christian FuchsLB
  5. 17Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 14N'Golo KantéCM-L
  7. 4Danny DrinkwaterCM-R
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 9Jamie VardyCF-L
  11. 23Leonardo UlloaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Nathan DyerSUB
  2. 27Marcin WasilewskiSUB
  3. 10Andy KingSUB
  4. 29Yohan BenalouaneSUB
  5. 33Gökhan InlerSUB
  6. 20Shinji OkazakiSUB
  7. 32Mark SchwarzerSUB

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 26John TerryCD-L
  3. 5Kurt ZoumaCD-R
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaLB
  5. 2Branislav IvanovicRB
  6. 8OscarAM
  7. 21Nemanja MaticLM
  8. 7RamiresRM
  9. 19Diego CostaF
  10. 10Eden HazardAM-L
  11. 22WillianAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17PedroSUB
  2. 24Gary CahillSUB
  3. 4Cesc FàbregasSUB
  4. 16KenedySUB
  5. 1Asmir BegovicSUB
  6. 18Loïc RémySUB
  7. 12John Obi MikelSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Substitution, Leicester City. Andy King replaces Daniel Drinkwater because of an injury.
  2. 31' Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro replaces Eden Hazard because of an injury.
  3. 34' Goal! Leicester City 1, Chelsea 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross.
  4. 46' Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 48' Goal! Leicester City 2, Chelsea 0. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
  6. 50' Robert Huth (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 53' Substitution, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas replaces John Terry.
  8. 65' Substitution, Chelsea. Loïc Remy replaces Oscar.
  9. 77' Goal! Leicester City 2, Chelsea 1. Loïc Remy (Chelsea) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro with a cross.
  10. 82' Substitution, Leicester City. Gökhan Inler replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  11. 88' Substitution, Leicester City. Shinji Okazaki replaces Jamie Vardy.

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