English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 9, 2017
Chelsea LDLWW 2
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Leicester City WLWWL 1
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LEI011
King Power Stadium · 31,923 att.

Match Report

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N'Golo Kante returns to haunt old club Leicester as Chelsea win

Kante capped a typically consistent display with a goal from 25 yards to double Chelsea's lead after Alvaro Morata's opener.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
4
59.6
Possession
40.4
16
SHOTS
8
6
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
434
Accurate Passes
259
521
Passes
347
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
3
21
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.1
59
Long Balls
65
31
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
17
20
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
20
Effective Clearances
21
20
Clearances
21

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 15Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 28Christian FuchsLB
  5. 2Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 22Matty JamesCM-L
  7. 25Wilfred NdidiCM-R
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 9Jamie VardyCF-L
  11. 19Islam SlimaniCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Ben ChilwellSUB
  2. 18Daniel AmarteySUB
  3. 7Demarai GraySUB
  4. 23Leonardo UlloaSUB
  5. 12Ben HamerSUB
  6. 10Andy KingSUB
  7. 8Kelechi IheanachoSUB

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 30David LuizCD
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 14Tiemoué BakayokoCM-L
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  8. 15Victor MosesRM
  9. 9Álvaro MorataF
  10. 4Cesc FàbregasCF-L
  11. 11PedroCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Eden HazardSUB
  2. 27Andreas ChristensenSUB
  3. 22WillianSUB
  4. 1Wilfredo CaballeroSUB
  5. 6Danny DrinkwaterSUB
  6. 21Davide ZappacostaSUB
  7. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB

Timeline

  1. 41' Goal! Leicester City 0, Chelsea 1. Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
  2. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Andy King replaces Marc Albrighton.
  3. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Islam Slimani.
  4. 50' Goal! Leicester City 0, Chelsea 2. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger.
  5. 62' Goal! Leicester City 1, Chelsea 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  6. 63' Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Pedro.
  7. 74' Substitution, Chelsea. Davide Zappacosta replaces Victor Moses.
  8. 78' Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Matty James.
  9. 78' Substitution, Chelsea. Eden Hazard replaces Cesc Fàbregas.
  10. 84' Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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