Chelsea steals a 2-1 win against Leicester City. HIGHLIGHTS

LEICESTER. Chelsea overcame Leicester City to win 2-1. A penalty from J. Ayew was decisive in the 90min.

November 24, 2024

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LEICESTER. Chelsea beat 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 truly superior in terms of ball possession (63%) 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 who had the assistance of 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 strong ball possession 63% while Leicester City was struggling with a 37% 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 contest.

Leicester City shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. Talking about 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). Regarding the opposition, Chelsea received 3 yellow cards (Robert Sánchez, Roméo Lavia and Moisés Caicedo).

Match Timeline

Oliver Skipp- sub ->Harry Winks

11'

15'

Nicolas Jackson(goal)Enzo Fernández

Wilfred Ndidi- Yellow

22'

Boubakary Soumaré- Yellow

29'

Oliver Skipp- Yellow

31'

32'

N. Madueke(VAR)

40'

Moisés Caicedo- Yellow

66'

Robert Sánchez- Yellow

Jordan Ayew- sub ->Wilfred Ndidi

71'

Stephy Mavididi- sub ->K. McAteer

71'

75'

Enzo Fernández(goal)

W. Faes- Yellow

78'

Bobby Reid- sub ->Bilal El Khannouss

79'

Patson Daka- sub ->Jamie Vardy

79'

81'

Roméo Lavia- sub ->Moisés Caicedo

81'

C. Nkunku- sub ->João Félix

85'

Jadon Sancho- sub ->N. Madueke

90'

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall- sub ->Nicolas Jackson

90'

Roméo Lavia- Yellow

Jordan Ayew(penalty)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Liverpool

Arsenal

Chelsea

Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester City

Nottingham Forest

Tottenham Hotspur

Brentford

Manchester United

Fulham

Newcastle United

Aston Villa

AFC Bournemouth

West Ham United

Leicester City

Crystal Palace

Everton

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Ipswich Town

Southampton

After this contest, Leicester City stays with 10 points to hold in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Chelsea has 22 points like Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion to sit 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 statistic in favor of Leicester City (2 draws).

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

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City

M. Hermansen 30.Denmark

7.2

James Justin 2.England

7.0

W. Faes 3.Belgium

6.1

78'

V. Kristiansen 16.Denmark

6.7

J. Vestergaard 23.Denmark

C. Okoli 5.Italy

6.7

Wilfred Ndidi 6.Nigeria

6.5

71'

22'

Harry Winks 8.England

6.5

11'

Boubakary Soumaré 24.France

6.1

29'

Bilal El Khannouss 11.Morocco

6.2

79'

K. McAteer 35.England

6.8

71'

Jamie Vardy 9.England

6.6

79'

Substitutes

D. Ward 1.Wales

Conor Coady 4.England

Luke Thomas 33.England

Hamza Choudhury 17.England

Oliver Skipp 22.England

6.5

11'

31'

Stephy Mavididi 10.England

6.6

71'

Jordan Ayew 18.Ghana

6.8

71'

90'

Patson Daka 20.Zambia

6.7

79'

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 (7.2), 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 (7.5), 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: Bobby Reid

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Bobby Reid.

His rating is 7.5 with 6 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5.

His performance was sensational also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 79′.

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea

Robert Sánchez 1.Spain

6.5

66'

Marc Cucurella 3.Spain

7.0

L. Colwill 6.England

6.7

Malo Gusto 27.France

W. Fofana 29.France

6.8

Benoît Badiashile 5.France

7.3

Pedro Neto 7.Portugal

Enzo Fernández 8.Argentina

9.2

75'

N. Madueke 11.England

7.5

85'

C. Palmer 20.England

7.0

Moisés Caicedo 25.Ecuador

7.1

81'

40'

João Félix 14.Portugal

7.6

81'

Nicolas Jackson 15.Senegal

8.3

90'

15'

Substitutes

Filip Jørgensen 12.Denmark

Marcus Bettinelli 13.England

Tosin Adarabioyo 4.England

Mykhaylo Mudryk 10.Ukraine

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 22.England

6.3

90'

Renato Veiga 40.Portugal

Roméo Lavia 45.Belgium

5.0

81'

90'

C. Nkunku 18.France

6.5

81'

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).

They had on the bench: Tosin Adarabioyo, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Filip Jørgensen, Marcus Bettinelli, C. Nkunku (6.5), Jadon Sancho (6.6), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (6.3), Renato Veiga and Roméo Lavia (5.0).

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′).