English Premier League

Chelsea vs Leicester City, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 35': Marcos Alonso
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1 - 1
  • 6': James Maddison

Chelsea set to finish third after Leicester draw

Marco Alonso scored a to earn Chelsea a 1-1 home draw with Leicester City on Thursday and effectively seal third place in the Premier League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jorginho.
  • 6': Goal! Chelsea 0, Leicester City 1. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jorginho.
  • 10': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James.
  • 12': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 12': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté with a through ball.
  • 16': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 18': Foul by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
  • 18': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 20': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
  • 29': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 31': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Reece James with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Goal! Chelsea 1, Leicester City 1. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Reece James with a through ball.
  • 38': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
  • 38': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
  • 39': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
  • 41': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
  • 42': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Leicester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Leicester City 1.
  • 47': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
  • 47': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  • 53': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
  • 55': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 57': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Daniel Amartey (Leicester City).
  • 59': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku with a headed pass.
  • 59': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea).
  • 59': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
  • 63': Offside, Chelsea. Thiago Silva tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
  • 63': Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 64': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
  • 64': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
  • 65': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nampalys Mendy.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorginho.
  • 66': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
  • 66': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
  • 71': Attempt saved. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
  • 72': Substitution, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 72': Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces N'Golo Kanté.
  • 73': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
  • 74': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
  • 74': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces Jamie Vardy.
  • 78': Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Silva.
  • 83': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
  • 83': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
  • 84': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Jorginho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Offside, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez tries a through ball, but Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
  • 87': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
  • 87': Édouard Mendy (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 90'+4': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Leicester City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 1, Leicester City 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 0
32.8 Possession 67.2
2 SHOTS 20
1 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
293 Accurate Passes 695
370 Passes 750
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 6
4 Crosses 26
0.3 Cross % 0.2
48 Long Balls 41
14 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 8
8 Effective Tackles 5
18 Tackles 10
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 11
31 Effective Clearances 5
31 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 31,478

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 30 +37 67
2 Manchester City 29 +32 60
3 Manchester United 29 +11 51
4 Aston Villa 29 +5 51
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
6 Thiago Silva
2 Antonio Rüdiger Yellow Card
14 Trevoh Chalobah
7 N'Golo Kanté Yellow Card
5 Jorginho Yellow Card
3 Marcos Alonso
24 Reece James
9 Romelu Lukaku Yellow Card
10 Christian Pulisic
22 Hakim Ziyech

LEI Leicester City (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
6 Jonny Evans Yellow Card
18 Daniel Amartey
3 Wesley Fofana
24 Nampalys Mendy
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
10 James Maddison
33 Luke Thomas
27 Timothy Castagne
14 Kelechi Iheanacho
9 Jamie Vardy

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