LEICESTER. Chelsea overcome Leicester City to win 2-1. A penalty from J. Ayew was decisive in the 90min. It was Chelsea to strike first with a goal of Nicolas Jackson at the 15′. Then Enzo Fernández scored again for Chelsea in the 75′ minute. Eventually, Jordan Ayew reduced the distance for Leicester City a penalty (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Chelsea was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that 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. In front of 31,880 spectators.​ The referee was Andy Madley assisted by Nicholas Hopton and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.32 degrees Celsius or 50.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Leicester City

1 - 2

Chelsea

• ! 37 Ball Possession 63

Shots

• 4 Total 16
• 1 On Target 7
• 2 Off Target 6
• 1 Shots blocked 4

• 81 Attack 122
• 21 Dangerous attack 64
• 61 Ball safe 77

• 12 Free Kicks 18
• 1 Penalties 0
• 2 Corners 9
• 4 Off Sides 1

Fouls

• 15 Total 12
• 4 Yellow Cards 3
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Chelsea had a superior ball possession 64% while Leicester City was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was more aggressive with 64 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, 1 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Chelsea shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Leicester City received 5 yellow cards (Boubakary Soumaré, Steve Cooper, Wilfred Ndidi, W. Faes and Oliver Skipp). On the other side, Chelsea received 3 yellow cards (Moisés Caicedo, Roméo Lavia and Robert Sánchez).

Standings

After this match, Leicester City stays with 10 points like Everton to hold in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Chelsea has 19 points like Arsenal, Nottingham Forest and Brighton & Hove Albion to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Leicester City will play away against Brentford on the 30th of November with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Leicester City (2 draws).

Chelsea will host Aston Villa on the 1st of December with a 20-8 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (21 draws).

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City

G

M. Hermansen 30.Denmark

7.2

D

James Justin 2.England

7.0

D

W. Faes 3.Belgium

6.1

78'

D

V. Kristiansen 16.Denmark

6.7

D

J. Vestergaard 23.Denmark

D

C. Okoli 5.Italy

6.7

M

Wilfred Ndidi 6.Nigeria

6.5

71' 22'

M

Harry Winks 8.England

6.5

11'

M

Boubakary Soumaré 24.France

6.1

29'

M

Bilal El Khannouss 11.Morocco

6.2

79'

M

K. McAteer 35.England

6.8

71'

F

Jamie Vardy 9.England

6.6

79'

Substitutes

G

D. Ward 1.Wales

D

Conor Coady 4.England

D

Luke Thomas 33.England

M

Hamza Choudhury 17.England

M

Oliver Skipp 22.England

6.5

11' 31'

F

Stephy Mavididi 10.England

6.6

71'

F

Jordan Ayew 18.Ghana

6.8

71' 90'

F

Patson Daka 20.Zambia

6.7

79'

F

Bobby Reid 14.Jamaica

7.5

79'

Leicester City started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Steve Cooper decided to play with the following team: J. Vestergaard, M. Hermansen (7.3), James Justin (7.0), W. Faes (6.1), C. Okoli (6.7), V. Kristiansen (6.7), K. McAteer (6.8), Wilfred Ndidi (6.5), Boubakary Soumaré (6.1), Harry Winks (6.5), Bilal El Khannouss (6.2) and Jamie Vardy (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Stephy Mavididi (6.6), Jordan Ayew (6.8), Patson Daka (6.7), D. Ward, Conor Coady, Bobby Reid (7.3), Hamza Choudhury, Oliver Skipp (6.5) and Luke Thomas.

Leicester City could not rely on the presence of Oliver Skipp (injured).

Substitutions

Leicester City made 5 changes: Bilal El Khannouss for Bobby Reid (79′), Jamie Vardy for Patson Daka (79′), Harry Winks for Oliver Skipp (11′), Wilfred Ndidi for Jordan Ayew (71′) and K. McAteer for Stephy Mavididi (71′).

Player of the match: M. Hermansen​

The most impressive player for Leicester City was the goalkeeper: M. Hermansen. His rating is 7.34. He performed 4 saves.

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea

G

Robert Sánchez 1.Spain

6.5

66'

D

Marc Cucurella 3.Spain

7.0

D

L. Colwill 6.England

6.7

D

Malo Gusto 27.France

D

W. Fofana 29.France

6.8

D

Benoît Badiashile 5.France

7.3

M

Pedro Neto 7.Portugal

M

Enzo Fernández 8.Argentina

9.2

75'

M

N. Madueke 11.England

7.5

85'

M

C. Palmer 20.England

7.0

M

Moisés Caicedo 25.Ecuador

7.1

81' 40'

M

João Félix 14.Portugal

7.6

81'

F

Nicolas Jackson 15.Senegal

8.3

90' 15'

Substitutes

G

Filip Jørgensen 12.Denmark

G

Marcus Bettinelli 13.England

D

Tosin Adarabioyo 4.England

M

Mykhaylo Mudryk 10.Ukraine

M

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 22.England

6.3

90'

M

Renato Veiga 40.Portugal

M

Roméo Lavia 45.Belgium

5.0

81' 90'

F

C. Nkunku 18.France

6.5

81'

F

Jadon Sancho 19.England

6.6

85'

Chelsea started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Enzo Maresca played with: Pedro Neto, Malo Gusto, Robert Sánchez (6.5), W. Fofana (6.8), Benoît Badiashile (7.3), L. Colwill (6.7), Marc Cucurella (7.0), Moisés Caicedo (7.1), Enzo Fernández (9.2), N. Madueke (7.5), C. Palmer (7.0) and João Félix (7.6), Nicolas Jackson (8.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tosin Adarabioyo, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Filip Jørgensen, Marcus Bettinelli, C. Nkunku (6.5), Jadon Sancho (6.6), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Renato Veiga and Roméo Lavia (5.4).

Substitutions

Chelsea made 4 changes: N. Madueke for Jadon Sancho (85′), João Félix for C. Nkunku (81′), Moisés Caicedo for Roméo Lavia (81′) and Nicolas Jackson for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (90′).

Player of the match: Enzo Fernández​

The player that probably impressed the most for Chelsea was Enzo Fernández.

His rating is 9.2 with 1 goal, 55 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Leicester City – Chelsea – 1-2