Crystal Palace vs Leicester City, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLeicester back in third after 2-0 win at Crystal Palace
Caglar Soyuncu's first goal for his club and a late effort by Jamie Vardy earned Leicester City a 2-0 win at Crystal Palace.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
- 2': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 7': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 7': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 10': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha following a fast break.
- 11': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
- 11': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
- 16': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 17': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball.
- 19': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 19': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 20': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Luka Milivojevic.
- 20': Attempt missed. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Attempt missed. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic.
- 26': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 28': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 29': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 29': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
- 30': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Gary Cahill.
- 30': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Maddison following a corner.
- 32': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 32': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison following a set piece situation.
- 35': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Wilfried Zaha.
- 36': Attempt missed. Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Offside, Crystal Palace. Vicente Guaita tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 38': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt saved. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 40': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
- 41': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 43': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Hand ball by James Tomkins (Crystal Palace).
- 45': Offside, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 0, Leicester City 0.
- 46': Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
- 48': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
- 48': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 52': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
- 52': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
- 53': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Gary Cahill.
- 56': Attempt saved. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
- 56': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
- 57': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Leicester City 1. Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
- 58': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 58': Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
- 58': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Offside, Crystal Palace. Wilfried Zaha tries a through ball, but Patrick van Aanholt is caught offside.
- 61': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 62': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 62': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Hand ball by James Tomkins (Crystal Palace).
- 63': James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 64': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Leicester City).
- 64': James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ben Chilwell.
- 72': Attempt saved. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 74': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
- 74': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Max Meyer replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté.
- 74': Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Ayoze Pérez.
- 75': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 75': James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 76': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 76': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Crystal Palace. James McCarthy replaces James McArthur because of an injury.
- 78': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 79': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 79': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
- 80': James McCarthy (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ben Chilwell.
- 82': Demarai Gray (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace).
- 82': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
- 82': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Substitution, Leicester City. Wes Morgan replaces Harvey Barnes.
- 85': Attempt missed. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 85': Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Wes Morgan (Leicester City).
- 86': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 87': Foul by James McCarthy (Crystal Palace).
- 87': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Leicester City 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Demarai Gray.
- 90': Foul by Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace).
- 90': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Leicester City. Dennis Praet replaces James Maddison.
- 90'+2': Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Dennis Praet following a set piece situation.
- 90'+2': Foul by Dennis Praet (Leicester City).
- 90'+2': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Leicester City).
- 90'+5': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Leicester City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace 0, Leicester City 2.
Statistics
 LEI |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 55.8 | Possession | 44.2 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 353 | Accurate Passes | 262 |
| 431 | Passes | 334 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 20 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 22 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 24 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,480
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,480
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 36 | +42 | 79 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 36 | +43 | 77 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 36 | +15 | 65 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 37 | +6 | 62 |
Line-Ups
Crystal Palace (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 24 | Gary Cahill |
| 5 | James Tomkins  |
| 3 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 15 | Jeff Schlupp |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 4 | Luka Milivojevic |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 18 | James McArthur |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
Leicester City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
| 6 | Jonny Evans |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 3 | Ben Chilwell |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 15 | Harvey Barnes |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
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