Chelsea vs Leicester City, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueChelsea race past Leicester City to boost Champions League hopes
Chelsea defeated Leicester City in a Premier League top-four clash that saw the Blues keep control of qualifying for next season's Champions League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
- 4': Attempt missed. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 6': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 9': Attempt saved. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 9': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
- 11': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 11': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 12': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Foul by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
- 15': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
- 18': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 18': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Timo Werner (Chelsea).
- 19': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
- 20': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Offside, Chelsea. Mason Mount tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 23': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
- 24': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
- 24': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Reece James.
- 25': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 28': Attempt saved. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 28': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
- 29': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
- 32': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces N'Golo Kanté because of an injury.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho with a through ball.
- 33': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho with a headed pass.
- 34': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
- 35': VAR Decision: No Goal Chelsea 0-0 Leicester City.
- 35': Hand ball by Timo Werner (Chelsea).
- 37': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
- 38': Foul by Timo Werner (Chelsea).
- 38': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
- 39': Foul by Timo Werner (Chelsea).
- 39': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 41': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ben Chilwell.
- 42': Hand ball by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
- 43': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 43': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
- 43': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Leicester City 0.
- 47': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 47': Goal! Chelsea 1, Leicester City 0. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 49': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
- 54': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
- 55': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 55': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
- 57': Timo Werner (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 60': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces James Maddison.
- 61': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 61': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 63': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ben Chilwell.
- 64': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 65': Penalty Chelsea. Timo Werner draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 65': Penalty conceded by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 65': VAR Decision: Penalty Chelsea.
- 66': Goal! Chelsea 2, Leicester City 0. Jorginho (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Marc Albrighton.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 71': Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 71': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
- 71': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 76': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 76': Goal! Chelsea 2, Leicester City 1. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 79': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 79': Attempt blocked. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 79': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 81': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a headed pass.
- 81': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
- 81': Timo Werner (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
- 87': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Substitution, Chelsea. Kurt Zouma replaces César Azpilicueta.
- 88': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
- 88': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a cross.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Chelsea. Olivier Giroud replaces Timo Werner.
- 90'+1': Édouard Mendy (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 90'+4': Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 90'+7': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
- 90'+7': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Leicester City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Leicester City 1.
Statistics
 LEI |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 41.4 | Possession | 58.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 290 | Accurate Passes | 466 |
| 381 | Passes | 549 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 17 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 23 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 15 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 7,195
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 7,195
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK)  |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 7 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 21 | Ben Chilwell |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 11 | Timo Werner |
| 19 | Mason Mount |
| 10 | Christian Pulisic |
Leicester City (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 3 | Wesley Fofana |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 11 | Marc Albrighton |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez |
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