Leicester City vs Chelsea, 2022-23 English Premier League
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Chelsea beats Leicester 3-1 away to ease pressure on Potter
— Chelsea's recent revival under Graham Potter continued at Leicester with a 3-1 win in the English Premier League on Saturday, making it three straight wins in all competitions for the London club.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 2': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 2': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Delay in match because of an injury João Félix (Chelsea).
- 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
- 7': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea).
- 8': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 10': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 11': Goal! Leicester City 0, Chelsea 1. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 12': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Attempt missed. Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 15': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
- 15': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Offside, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
- 19': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Wout Faes (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 21': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
- 21': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': João Félix (Chelsea) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kai Havertz with a through ball following a fast break.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 30': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
- 30': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 31': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
- 32': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Offside, Chelsea. João Félix is caught offside.
- 34': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: João Félix (Chelsea) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 36': VAR Decision: No Goal Leicester City 0-1 Chelsea.
- 39': Goal! Leicester City 1, Chelsea 1. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
- 40': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea).
- 40': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
- 42': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patson Daka.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 42': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': VAR Decision: No Penalty Leicester City.
- 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 45'+6': Goal! Leicester City 1, Chelsea 2. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Chelsea 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Chelsea 2.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces João Félix.
- 46': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
- 46': Attempt saved. Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross.
- 46': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Danny Ward.
- 48': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 48': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 51': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Hand ball by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Kepa (Chelsea).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury James Maddison (Leicester City).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 64': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 64': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 65': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Wout Faes (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Harry Souttar (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 65': Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Nampalys Mendy.
- 66': Substitution, Leicester City. Tetê replaces Daniel Amartey.
- 66': Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Patson Daka.
- 67': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 67': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
- 68': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross.
- 69': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 70': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Hand ball by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
- 71': Attempt saved. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.
- 72': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a headed pass.
- 72': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Ben Chilwell.
- 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 74': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
- 75': Offside, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 77': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a cross.
- 77': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 78': Goal! Leicester City 1, Chelsea 3. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk with a headed pass.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 79': VAR Decision: Goal Chelsea - Leicester City 1-3 Chelsea (Mateo Kovacic).
- 81': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 81': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Chelsea. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
- 84': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
- 86': Substitution, Chelsea. Benoît Badiashile replaces Wesley Fofana because of an injury.
- 87': Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
- 87': Second yellow card to Wout Faes (Leicester City) for a bad foul.
- 89': Offside, Chelsea. Carney Chukwuemeka is caught offside.
- 90': Substitution, Leicester City. Jonny Evans replaces James Maddison.
- 90'+3': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Chelsea 3.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 1, Chelsea 3.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 1, Chelsea 3.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Chelsea 3.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 1, Chelsea 3.
Statistics
CHE |
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|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,170
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Ward (GK) |
| 15 | Harry Souttar |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 24 | Nampalys Mendy |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 20 | Patson Daka |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
Chelsea (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 32 | Marc Cucurella |
| 33 | Wesley Fofana |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 5 | Enzo Fernández |
| 21 | Ben Chilwell |
| 12 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 15 | Mykhailo Mudryk |
| 11 | João Félix |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
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