English Premier League

Leicester City vs Chelsea, 2020-21 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Leicester City
  • 6': Wilfred Ndidi
  • 41': James Maddison
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2 - 0
Chelsea

    Leicester City climb atop Premier League with victory over Chelsea

    Leicester City are one point clear atop the Premier League after a victory over Chelsea at King Power Stadium on Tuesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
    • 5': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
    • 5': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tammy Abraham.
    • 6': Goal! Leicester City 1, Chelsea 0. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes following a corner.
    • 9': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea).
    • 9': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Reece James.
    • 12': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
    • 12': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': James Maddison (Leicester City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
    • 16': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Chelsea).
    • 16': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
    • 20': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
    • 25': Offside, Chelsea. Kai Havertz tries a through ball, but Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
    • 26': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
    • 27': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ben Chilwell.
    • 28': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
    • 29': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
    • 29': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Reece James.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a through ball.
    • 38': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
    • 39': VAR Decision: No Penalty Chelsea.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 41': Goal! Leicester City 2, Chelsea 0. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
    • 43': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Chelsea).
    • 43': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
    • 44': Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Chelsea).
    • 45': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
    • 45'+2': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 2, Chelsea 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 2, Chelsea 0.
    • 50': Attempt missed. James Justin (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James.
    • 50': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
    • 51': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
    • 51': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
    • 52': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': 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.
    • 54': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Reece James (Chelsea) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
    • 55': Offside, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but Marc Albrighton is caught offside.
    • 56': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
    • 57': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
    • 58': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
    • 58': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
    • 65': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Kai Havertz.
    • 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Timo Werner replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
    • 70': Offside, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic tries a through ball, but Christian Pulisic is caught offside.
    • 74': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
    • 74': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
    • 74': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces James Maddison.
    • 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Marc Albrighton.
    • 77': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Timo Werner (Chelsea).
    • 82': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Reece James.
    • 83': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Chelsea).
    • 83': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
    • 85': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Offside, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
    • 86': VAR Decision: No Goal Leicester City 2-0 Chelsea.
    • 88': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Jamie Vardy.
    • 89': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
    • 89': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Mount.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Chelsea 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 2, Chelsea 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 7
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    4 Saves 5
    64.4 Possession 35.6
    9 SHOTS 8
    5 ON GOAL 6
    0.6 On Target % 0.8
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    559 Accurate Passes 278
    636 Passes 340
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 2
    15 Crosses 18
    0.5 Cross % 0.1
    56 Long Balls 39
    37 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 0
    17 Effective Tackles 11
    25 Tackles 19
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    5 Interceptions 11
    17 Effective Clearances 15
    17 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    LEI Leicester City (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
    6 Jonny Evans
    3 Wesley Fofana Yellow Card
    25 Wilfred Ndidi
    2 James Justin
    27 Timothy Castagne
    10 James Maddison
    8 Youri Tielemans
    15 Harvey Barnes
    11 Marc Albrighton
    9 Jamie Vardy
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Danny Ward, Ricardo Pereira, Hamza Choudhury, Daniel Amartey, Ayoze Pérez, Caglar Söyüncü, Kelechi Iheanacho, Luke Thomas, Cengiz Ünder.

    CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
    6 Thiago Silva
    2 Antonio Rüdiger
    21 Ben Chilwell
    24 Reece James
    29 Kai Havertz Yellow Card
    17 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
    19 Mason Mount
    9 Tammy Abraham
    10 Christian Pulisic
    20 Callum Hudson-Odoi
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Emerson , Jorginho, César Azpilicueta, Billy Gilmour, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Kurt Zouma, Timo Werner, Andreas Christensen, Hakim Ziyech.

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