LEICESTER. Leicester City and Crystal Palace didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 31,298 spectators. The referee was Andy Madley with the collaboration of Derek Eaton and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Chris Kavanagh. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.3 degrees Celsius or 59.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 14 Total 8
- 6 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 7
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 134 Attack 101
- 51 Dangerous attack 31
- 107 Ball safe 114
- 14 Free Kicks 20
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 18 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Leicester City was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Crystal Palace that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Leicester City was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Leicester City to win the match.
Leicester City shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Crystal Palace shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Leicester City received 2 yellow cards (J. Vardy and J. Maddison). On the opposite side, Crystal Palace received 2 yellow cards (J. Andersen and C. Doucoure).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Leicester City will have 5 points like Nottingham Forest to hold in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Crystal Palace will have 10 points like Liverpool, West Ham United and Everton to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Leicester City will host West Ham United on the 28th of May with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of West Ham United (6 draws).
Crystal Palace will host Nottingham Forest on the 28th of May with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Nottingham Forest (3 draws).
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Danny Ward
, Timothy Castagne , Daniel Amartey , Wout Faes , James Justin , Boubakary Soumaré , James Maddison , Youri Tielemans , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Harvey Barnes and Patson Daka .The home team had on the bench: Kelechi Iheanacho, Marc Albrighton, Nampalys Mendy
, Çağlar Söyüncü, Luke Thomas, Jamie Vardy , Ayoze Pérez, Daniel Iversen and Dennis Praet .Substitutions
Leicester City made 4 changes: P. Daka for J. Vardy (65′), B. Soumare for N. Mendy (65′), Y. Tielemans for D. Praet (82′) and H. Barnes for K. Iheanacho (85′).
Best player: Timothy Castagne
The player that probably impressed the most for Leicester City was Timothy Castagne.
His rating is
with 45 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.Crystal Palace – Formation
Crystal Palace started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Patrick Vieira played with: Vicente Guaita
, Joel Ward , Joachim Andersen , Marc Guéhi , Tyrick Mitchell , Jeffrey Schlupp , Cheick Doucouré , Eberechi Eze , Jordan Ayew , Odsonne Édouard and Wilfried Zaha .The following players were sitting on the bench: Michael Olise
, Malcolm Ebiowei, Kofi Balmer, James Tomkins, John-Kymani Gordon, Jaïro Riedewald , Jean-Philippe Mateta , Luka Milivojević and Sam Johnstone.Substitutions
Crystal Palace made 4 changes: C. Doucoure for L. Milivojevic (56′), T. Mitchell for J. Riedewald (56′), O. Edouard for M. Olise (66′) and W. Zaha for J. Mateta (77′).
Best player: Vicente Guaita
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Crystal Palace was the goalkeeper: Vicente Guaita. His rating is 8.11. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Nottingham Forest – 1-0
- Tottenham Hotspur – Everton – 2-0
- Leicester City – Crystal Palace – 0-0
- Fulham – AFC Bournemouth – 2-2