Leicester City vs Chelsea, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueChelsea held by Leicester but point enough for third place
Chelsea were held to a 0-0 draw by Leicester City at King Power on Sunday, but the point was enough to secure third place in the Premier League.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 1': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Attempt saved. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jorginho with a through ball.
- 3': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
- 7': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) with an attempt from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pedro with a cross.
- 7': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 7': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 11': Offside, Chelsea. Willian tries a through ball, but Pedro is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 17': Attempt saved. Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 18': Attempt saved. Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 18': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 18': Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Offside, Leicester City. James Maddison tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
- 25': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ross Barkley.
- 26': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 29': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Willian.
- 30': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 30': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Jorginho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.
- 32': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
- 33': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury David Luiz (Chelsea).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 41': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
- 41': Ross Barkley (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Chelsea 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Chelsea 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 47': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 48': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 49': Foul by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
- 49': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 51': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Leicester City).
- 52': Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Willian.
- 53': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Willian.
- 54': Offside, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta tries a through ball, but Pedro is caught offside.
- 55': Davide Zappacosta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
- 56': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 57': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 60': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
- 60': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 63': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt missed. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 65': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 66': Substitution, Leicester City. Shinji Okazaki replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
- 69': Substitution, Chelsea. Eden Hazard replaces Willian.
- 70': Hand ball by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
- 71': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 71': Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea).
- 73': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
- 73': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Attempt saved. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Danny Simpson replaces Marc Albrighton.
- 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces Ross Barkley.
- 84': Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces James Maddison.
- 84': Substitution, Chelsea. Olivier Giroud replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
- 86': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
- 86': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Danny Simpson.
- 89': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 90'+3': Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
- 90'+3': Shinji Okazaki (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Chelsea 0.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Leicester City 0, Chelsea 0.
Statistics
CHE |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 53.1 | Possession | 46.9 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 461 | Accurate Passes | 409 |
| 533 | Passes | 470 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 14 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 12 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 19 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 16 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,140
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 15 | Harry Maguire |
| 6 | Jonny Evans |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 3 | Ben Chilwell |
| 14 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 38 | Hamza Choudhury |
| 21 | Youri Tielemans |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 11 | Marc Albrighton |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
Chelsea (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Wilfredo Caballero (GK) |
| 30 | David Luiz |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 3 | Marcos Alonso |
| 21 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 12 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 8 | Ross Barkley |
| 9 | Gonzalo Higuaín |
| 22 | Willian |
| 11 | Pedro |
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