LONDON. Crystal Palace was capable to reverse the scoreline against Leicester City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Leicester City to strike first with a goal of Ricardo Pereira at the 56′. Then it was an own goal in the 59′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jean-Philippe Mateta gave the win to Crystal Palace in the 90′ minute.
The match was played at the Selhurst Park stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson who had the assistance of Adam Nunn and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10 degrees Celsius or 50.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 31 Total 3
- 9 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 0
- 14 Shots blocked 1
- 109 Attack 93
- 68 Dangerous attack 21
- 96 Ball safe 112
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 16
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Crystal Palace was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Leicester City that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Crystal Palace had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 31 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Crystal Palace won the match.
Crystal Palace shot 31 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Leicester City shot 3 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Crystal Palace received 3 yellow cards (Eberechi Eze, Marc Guéhi and Jean-Philippe Mateta). Talking about the opposition, Leicester City received 4 yellow cards (Victor Kristiansen, Harry Souttar, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Wilfred Ndidi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Crystal Palace will have 30 points to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Leicester City will stay with 25 points to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Crystal Palace will host AFC Bournemouth on the 13th of May with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Crystal Palace (5 draws).
Leicester City will host Liverpool on the 13th of May with a 11-5 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).
Crystal Palace – Formation
Crystal Palace
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90'The manager Roy Hodgson decided to play with the following team: Vicente Guaita Panadero, Joel Ward, Joachim Andersen, Marc Guehi, Tyrick Mitchell, Jeffrey Schlupp, Eberechi Eze, Cheick Oumar Doucoure, Michael Olise, Wilfried Zaha and Odsonne Édouard.
The home team had on the bench: James McArthur, Jaïro Riedewald, Luka Milivojević, Nathaniel Edwin Clyne, Albert-Mboyo Sambi Lokonga, Will Hughes, Jordan Ayew, Sam Johnstone and Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Substitutions
Crystal Palace made 3 changes: Wilfried Zaha for Jordan Ayew (45′), Jeffrey Schlupp for Will Hughes (81′) and Odsonne Edouard for Jean-Philippe Mateta (86′).
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
Brendan Rodgers played with: Daniel Iversen, Timothy Castagne, Wout Faes, Harry Souttar, Victor Bernth Kristansen, Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi, James Maddison, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Harvey Lewis Barnes, Patson Daka and Mateus Cardoso Lemos Martins.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Caglar Söyüncü, Ricardo Domingos Barbosa Pereira, Jamie Vardy, Luke Thomas, Boubakary Soumaré, Danny Ward, Daniel Amartey, Nampalys Mendy and Kelechi Promise Iheanacho.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 3 changes: Tetê for Ricardo Pereira (46′), Victor Kristiansen for Luke Thomas (60′) and Patson Daka for Kelechi Iheanacho (72′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Nottingham Forest – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-1
- Manchester City – Liverpool – 4-1
- Crystal Palace – Leicester City – 2-1
- Chelsea – Aston Villa – 0-2
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Brentford – 3-3
- Arsenal – Leeds United – 4-1
- AFC Bournemouth – Fulham – 2-1
