LEICESTER. Chelsea was finally too much to handle for Leicester City with the goal of A. Rudiger (14′), N. Kante (28′) and C. Pulisic (71′). Chelsea was truly superior in terms of ball possession (62%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney with the assistance of Constantine Hatzidakis and Neil Davies. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 4 Total 16
- 3 On Target 7
- 1 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 88 Attack 128
- 24 Dangerous attack 36
- 74 Ball safe 99
- 12 Free Kicks 18
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 15 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Chelsea had a superior ball possession 62% while Leicester City was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Chelsea has a more offensive attitude with 36 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match.
Leicester City shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Chelsea shot 16 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Leicester City received 3 yellow cards (K. Schmeichel, J. Evans and D. Amartey). Talking about the opposition, Chelsea received 1 yellow card (E. Mendy).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Leicester City will stay with 15 points like Everton to remain in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Chelsea will have 29 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Leicester City will host Watford on the 28th of November with a 13-9 head to head record in favor of Leicester City (4 draws).
Chelsea will host Manchester United on the 28th of November with a 14-14 head to head.
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
45'
75'
Leicester City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Kasper Schmeichel , Daniel Amartey , Jonny Evans , Çağlar Söyüncü , Marc Albrighton , Boubakary Soumaré , Wilfred Ndidi , Timothy Castagne , Ademola Lookman , Jamie Vardy and Harvey Barnes .
The home team had on the bench: Danny Ward, Kelechi Iheanacho , Hamza Choudhury, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Ryan Bertrand, James Maddison , Ayoze Pérez, Jannik Vestergaard and Patson Daka.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 3 changes: A. Lookman for K. Iheanacho (46′), H. Barnes for J. Maddison (46′) and B. Soumare for K. Dewsbury-Hall (75′).
Best player: James Maddison
The most impressive player for Leicester City was James Maddison.
His rating is with 18 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea
14'
Chelsea started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Thomas Tuchel played with: Edouard Mendy , Trevoh Chalobah , Thiago Silva , Antonio Rüdiger , Reece James , N’Golo Kanté , Jorginho , Ben Chilwell , Mason Mount , Callum Hudson-Odoi and Kai Havertz .
These were the players on the bench: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Hakim Ziyech , Ruben Loftus-Cheek , Timo Werner, Ross Barkley, César Azpilicueta, Christian Pulišić , Andreas Christensen and Marcos Alonso.
Chelsea could not rely on the presence of R. Loftus-Cheek (injured).
Substitutions
Chelsea made 3 changes: K. Havertz for C. Pulisic (62′), M. Mount for H. Ziyech (63′) and Jorginho for R. Loftus-Cheek (77′).
Best player: Antonio Rüdiger
The player that probably impressed the most for Chelsea was Antonio Rüdiger.
His rating is with 1 goal, 66 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Aston Villa – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-0
- Burnley – Crystal Palace – 3-3
- Leicester City – Chelsea – 0-3
- Liverpool – Arsenal – 4-0
- Newcastle United – Brentford – 3-3
- Norwich City – Southampton – 2-1
- Watford – Manchester United – 4-1
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – West Ham United – 1-0
