English Premier League

FT Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Leicester City WDLWW 1
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Chelsea WWWLL 2
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Stamford Bridge · 7,195 att.

Match Report

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Chelsea 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LEI leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 6Thiago SilvaCD
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  4. 24Reece JamesCD-R
  5. 5JorginhoCM-L
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 21Ben ChilwellLM
  8. 28César AzpilicuetaRM
  9. 11Timo WernerF
  10. 19Mason MountCF-L
  11. 10Christian PulisicCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Hakim ZiyechSUB
  2. 9Tammy AbrahamSUB
  3. 17Mateo KovacicSUB
  4. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaSUB
  5. 20Callum Hudson-OdoiSUB
  6. 18Olivier GiroudSUB
  7. 33EmersonSUB
  8. 15Kurt ZoumaSUB
  9. 3Marcos AlonsoSUB

LEI · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 3Wesley FofanaCD
  3. 4Çaglar SöyüncüCD-L
  4. 27Timothy CastagneCD-R
  5. 25Wilfred NdidiCM-L
  6. 8Youri TielemansCM-R
  7. 33Luke ThomasLM
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 10James MaddisonCF-L
  11. 17Ayoze PérezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Hamza ChoudhurySUB
  2. 21Ricardo PereiraSUB
  3. 5Wes MorganSUB
  4. 18Daniel AmarteySUB
  5. 28Christian FuchsSUB
  6. 26Dennis PraetSUB
  7. 24Nampalys MendySUB
  8. 14Kelechi IheanachoSUB
  9. 12Danny WardSUB

Timeline

  1. 32' Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 32' Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces N'Golo Kanté because of an injury.
  3. 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.
  4. 60' Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces James Maddison.
  5. 66' Goal! Chelsea 2, Leicester City 0. Jorginho (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  6. 67' Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Marc Albrighton.
  7. 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.
  8. 82' Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 87' César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 88' Substitution, Chelsea. Kurt Zouma replaces César Azpilicueta.
  11. 88' Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, Chelsea. Olivier Giroud replaces Timo Werner.
  13. 90'+1' Édouard Mendy (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+4' Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+4' Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.

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