LONDON. Chelsea beats Leicester City 1-0 after M. Cucurella scored just 1 goal (60′). Chelsea capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).
Cole Palmer squandered a penalty (22′) for Chelsea.
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson with the collaboration of Stuart Burt and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Samuel Barrott. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 16.37 degrees Celsius or 61.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 20 Total 3
- 7 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 0
- 8 Shots blocked 0
- 117 Attack 83
- 79 Dangerous attack 32
- 63 Ball safe 70
- 12 Free Kicks 12
- 1 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Chelsea had a strong ball possession 57% while Leicester City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Chelsea was more pushing with 79 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match.
Chelsea shot 20 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City shot 3 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (Josh Acheampong and Josh Acheampong). On the other side, Leicester City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Chelsea has 46 points like Brighton & Hove Albion to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Leicester City stays with 17 points like Ipswich Town to sit in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will play away with Arsenal on the 16th of March with a 22-17 head to head in favor of Chelsea (25 draws).
Leicester City will host Manchester United on the 16th of March with a 14-4 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (11 draws).
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea
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73'
90'
Chelsea started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Enzo Maresca decided to play with the following team: Robert Sánchez , Reece James, Wesley Fofana , Tosin Adarabioyo , Levi Colwill , Marc Cucurella , Enzo Fernández , Moisés Caicedo , Jadon Sancho , Cole Palmer , Christopher Nkunku and Pedro Neto .
The home team had on the bench: Filip Jørgensen, Benoît Badiashile, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Trevoh Chalobah , Tyrique George , Josh Acheampong , Mathis Amougou, Roméo Lavia and G. Antwi.
Substitutions
Chelsea made 3 changes: Wesley Fofana for Trevoh Chalobah (73′), Cole Palmer for Tyrique George (73′) and Christopher Nkunku for Josh Acheampong (89′).
Player of the match: Moisés Caicedo
The most impressive player for Chelsea was Moisés Caicedo even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 59 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 12.
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
Leicester City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Ruud van Nistelrooy played with: Mads Hermansen , Wout Faes , Conor Coady , Jannik Vestergaard, Luke Thomas , James Justin , Wilfred Ndidi , Boubakary Soumaré , Victor Kristiansen , Patson Daka , Bilal El Khannouss and Jamie Vardy .
These were the players on the bench: Caleb Okoli, Stephy Mavididi , Facundo Buonanotte , Harry Winks , Bobby Reid , Jordan Ayew, Ricardo Pereira , Woyo Coulibaly and Jakub Stolarczyk.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 5 changes: Boubakary Soumaré for Harry Winks (66′), Bilal El Khannouss for Facundo Buonanotte (73′), James Justin for Ricardo Pereira (84′), Patson Daka for Stephy Mavididi (84′) and Victor Kristiansen for Bobby Reid (83′).
Player of the match: Mads Hermansen
The most impressive player for Leicester City was the goalkeeper: Mads Hermansen. His rating is 7.77. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
