English Premier League

FT Saturday, November 20, 2021
Chelsea WWWWD 3
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Leicester City WWLDD 0
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King Power Stadium · 32,192 att.

Match Report

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Pulisic scores on Chelsea return as Tuchel's men see off Leicester City

Chelsea surged six points clear at the top of the Premier League with a commanding 3-0 win over Leicester on Saturday.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
4
61.7
Possession
38.3
16
SHOTS
4
7
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
516
Accurate Passes
274
607
Passes
374
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
6
0.3
Cross %
0.3
47
Long Balls
45
27
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
0
13
Effective Tackles
9
15
Tackles
20
0.9
Tackle %
0.5
4
Interceptions
13
10
Effective Clearances
11
10
Clearances
11

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

LEI · 3-4-3

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Jonny EvansCD
  3. 4Çaglar SöyüncüCD-L
  4. 18Daniel AmarteyCD-R
  5. 25Wilfred NdidiCM-L
  6. 42Boubakary SoumaréCM-R
  7. 27Timothy CastagneLM
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 7Harvey BarnesCF-L
  11. 37Ademola LookmanCF-R

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 6Thiago SilvaCD
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  4. 14Trevoh ChalobahCD-R
  5. 5JorginhoCM-L
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 21Ben ChilwellLM
  8. 24Reece JamesRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 20Callum Hudson-OdoiCF-L
  11. 19Mason MountCF-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Leicester City 0, Chelsea 1. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross following a corner.
  2. 28' Goal! Leicester City 0, Chelsea 2. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reece James.
  3. 39' Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Jonny Evans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+1' Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Harvey Barnes.
  7. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Ademola Lookman.
  8. 62' Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Kai Havertz.
  9. 62' Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Mason Mount.
  10. 65' Édouard Mendy (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 71' Goal! Leicester City 0, Chelsea 3. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
  12. 75' Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
  13. 77' Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Jorginho because of an injury.

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