Leicester City vs Crystal Palace, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Iheanacho winner pushes Leicester closer to Champions League
— Kelechi Iheanacho extended his career-best scoring form with a blistering winning goal as Leicester rallied to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in the English Premier League and establish a seven-point cushion in the top four on Monday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 8': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 8': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 12': Goal! Leicester City 0, Crystal Palace 1. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a through ball following a fast break.
- 15': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
- 15': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Foul by Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace).
- 18': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Vicente Guaita (Crystal Palace).
- 20': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 21': Corner,Leicester City. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 22': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
- 22': Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 23': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 27': Offside, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke is caught offside.
- 28': Corner,Leicester City. Conceded by Luka Milivojevic.
- 31': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 31': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner,Leicester City. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 34': Attempt missed. Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonny Evans with a headed pass following a corner.
- 36': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
- 36': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 38': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
- 38': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 44': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny Evans.
- 45'+2': VAR Decision: No Penalty Leicester City.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Crystal Palace 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Crystal Palace 1.
- 46': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
- 50': Goal! Leicester City 1, Crystal Palace 1. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 51': VAR Decision: Goal Leicester City - Leicester City 1-1 Crystal Palace (Kelechi Iheanacho).
- 53': Offside, Crystal Palace. Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
- 55': Corner,Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
- 57': Hand ball by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
- 57': Foul by Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace).
- 57': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vicente Guaita (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 60': Corner,Leicester City. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 61': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 61': Vicente Guaita (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Offside, Crystal Palace. Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
- 63': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 63': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Vicente Guaita (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Luke Thomas.
- 68': Corner,Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
- 68': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City). Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross.
- 69': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 69': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces James Maddison.
- 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Luke Thomas.
- 71': Dangerous play by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
- 71': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace).
- 75': Corner,Leicester City. Conceded by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
- 75': Corner,Leicester City. Conceded by Scott Dann.
- 77': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho with a through ball.
- 78': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Andros Townsend replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 79': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 80': Dangerous play by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 80': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Goal! Leicester City 2, Crystal Palace 1. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jonny Evans.
- 83': Substitution, Crystal Palace. James McCarthy replaces Luka Milivojevic.
- 85': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Jairo Riedewald.
- 85': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 86': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
- 86': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
- 87': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eberechi Eze following a set piece situation.
- 88': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 88': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
- 90': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Corner,Leicester City. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 90'+3': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 90'+4': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Crystal Palace 1.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 2, Crystal Palace 1.
Statistics
 CRY |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
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
Leicester City (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 6 | Jonny Evans |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
| 3 | Wesley Fofana |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 6 | Scott Dann |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 3 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 4 | Luka Milivojevic |
| 25 | Eberechi Eze |
| 44 | Jairo Riedewald  |
| 20 | Christian Benteke |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
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