
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeaguePalace keep up away form with win at second-from-bottom Leicester
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Crystal Palace kept up their impressive away form in the Premier League as second half goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Marc Guehi handed them a 2-0 win at struggling Leicester City on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte.
- 2': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wout Faes with a through ball.
- 3': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
- 5': Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte.
- 6': Offside, Crystal Palace. Daniel Muñoz is caught offside.
- 10': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 12': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 12': Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell with a cross.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 14': Attempt saved. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Justin.
- 17': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a through ball.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 20': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Cheick Doucouré replaces Jefferson Lerma because of an injury.
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 24': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.
- 31': Attempt saved. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James Justin.
- 33': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a cross.
- 33': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 35': Attempt missed. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 40': Attempt missed. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
- 41': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 41': Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta with a cross.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 45'+3': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Crystal Palace 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Crystal Palace 0.
- 52': Goal! Leicester City 0, Crystal Palace 1. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr with a through ball.
- 55': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 55': Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
- 61': Attempt saved. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr with a through ball.
- 61': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jakub Stolarczyk.
- 62': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Daichi Kamada replaces Will Hughes.
- 65': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen with a cross.
- 66': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
- 66': Substitution, Leicester City. Oliver Skipp replaces Harry Winks.
- 66': Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
- 68': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kasey McAteer.
- 69': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kasey McAteer.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Patson Daka (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 70': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Kasey McAteer with a cross.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Attempt missed. Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 74': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Chris Richards.
- 75': Delay in match (Leicester City).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 77': Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Leicester City).
- 78': Goal! Leicester City 0, Crystal Palace 2. Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze following a set piece situation.
- 79': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 79': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 79': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Nathaniel Clyne replaces Tyrick Mitchell.
- 80': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces James Justin.
- 81': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen with a cross.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 86': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
- 86': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace).
- 86': Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Chris Richards.
- 88': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
- 88': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
- 89': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
- 90'+1': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.
- 90'+5': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jakub Stolarczyk.
- 90'+5': Offside, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Crystal Palace 2.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 0, Crystal Palace 2.
Statistics
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6 | Fouls | 7 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
4 | Saves | 2 |
42.8 | Possession | 57.2 |
9 | SHOTS | 21 |
4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
358 | Accurate Passes | 523 |
456 | Passes | 609 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
12 | Crosses | 22 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
64 | Long Balls | 47 |
28 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
17 | Tackles | 18 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
9 | Interceptions | 9 |
25 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
25 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 29,766
Premier League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester City | 1 | +4 | 3 |
2 | Sunderland | 1 | +3 | 3 |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | +3 | 3 |
4 | Liverpool | 1 | +2 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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41 | Jakub Stolarczyk (GK) |
23 | Jannik Vestergaard |
3 | Wout Faes |
16 | Victor Kristiansen |
2 | James Justin |
11 | Bilal El Khannouss |
24 | Boubakary Soumaré |
8 | Harry Winks |
9 | Jamie Vardy |
10 | Stephy Mavididi |
40 | Facundo Buonanotte |
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
5 | Maxence Lacroix |
6 | Marc Guéhi |
26 | Chris Richards |
8 | Jefferson Lerma |
19 | Will Hughes |
3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
12 | Daniel Muñoz |
14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
10 | Eberechi Eze |
7 | Ismaïla Sarr |
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