LONDON. Crystal Palace manages to recover against Leicester City with a goal on the K. Iheanacho 31′ and a goal on the J. Vardy 37′. Crystal Palace was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Selhurst Park stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the assistance of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was David Coote. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 18 Total 9
- 4 On Target 5
- 14 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 127 Attack 99
- 53 Dangerous attack 29
- 90 Ball safe 104
- 12 Free Kicks 17
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Crystal Palace was in firm control of the ball 60% while Leicester City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Crystal Palace was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Crystal Palace to win the match.
Crystal Palace shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Leicester City shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Crystal Palace received 2 yellow cards (J. Andersen and J. McArthur). On the opposite side, Leicester City received 3 yellow cards (R. Bertrand, Y. Tielemans and H. Barnes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Crystal Palace will have 7 points like Watford to stay in the 14th place. On the other side, Leicester City will have 8 points to stay in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Crystal Palace will play away against Arsenal on the 18th of October with a 9-2 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (5 draws).
Leicester City will host Manchester United on the 16th of October with a 8-3 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (4 draws).
Crystal Palace – Formation
Crystal Palace started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Patrick Vieira decided to play with the following team: Vicente Guaita
, Joel Ward , Joachim Andersen , Marc Guéhi , Tyrick Mitchell , Conor Gallagher , Luka Milivojević , James McArthur , Jordan Ayew , Odsonne Édouard and Wilfried Zaha .The home team had on the bench: Nathaniel Clyne, Jeffrey Schlupp
, Michael Olise , Cheikhou Kouyaté, Christian Benteke , Will Hughes, James Tomkins, Jack Butland and Martin Kelly.Substitutions
Crystal Palace made 3 changes: J. Ayew for M. Olise (53′), C. Gallagher for J. Schlupp (71′) and O. Edouard for C. Benteke (85′).
Best player: Wilfried Zaha
The player that probably impressed the most for Crystal Palace was Wilfried Zaha.
His rating is
with 38 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 22. He performed 1 cross.Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Brendan Rodgers played with: Kasper Schmeichel
, Timothy Castagne , Çağlar Söyüncü , Jannik Vestergaard , Ryan Bertrand , Ademola Lookman , Hamza Choudhury , Youri Tielemans , Harvey Barnes , Kelechi Iheanacho and Jamie Vardy .They had on the bench: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Ayoze Pérez, Ricardo Pereira, Boubakary Soumaré
, James Maddison , Patson Daka, Danny Ward, Daniel Amartey and Marc Albrighton .Substitutions
Leicester City made 3 changes: H. Choudhury for B. Soumare (60′), K. Iheanacho for J. Maddison (71′) and A. Lookman for M. Albrighton (80′).
Best player: Hamza Choudhury
The player that probably impressed the most for Leicester City was Hamza Choudhury.
His rating is
with 34 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 13.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Tottenham Hotspur – Aston Villa – 2-1
- Crystal Palace – Leicester City – 2-2
- West Ham United – Brentford – 1-2
- Liverpool – Manchester City – 2-2