LONDON. Chelsea topped Leicester City to win 2-1. R. Sterling was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Chelsea to strike first with a goal of R. Sterling at the 47′. Then R. Sterling scored again for Chelsea in the 63′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, H. Barnes reduced the distance for Leicester City (66′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
Chelsea remained in players after C. Gallagher received a double yellow card in the 28′. Nonetheless, Chelsea still succeeded in win this contest competing only in players.
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney with the collaboration of Stuart Burt and Daniel Cook. The 4th official was David Coote. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.6 degrees Celsius or 74.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 6 Total 19
- 3 On Target 7
- 3 Off Target 12
- 1 Shots blocked 5
- 111 Attack 109
- 37 Dangerous attack 74
- 74 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 11
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Chelsea was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Leicester City that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Leicester City was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, Chelsea was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Chelsea shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Leicester City shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (C. Gallagher and K. Havertz). On the opposite side, Leicester City received 2 yellow cards (K. Dewsbury-Hall and D. Praet).
C. Gallagher (Chelsea) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (28′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Chelsea will have 7 points like Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City will stay with 1 points like Wolverhampton Wanderers to sit in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will host Nottingham Forest on the 13th of May with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Chelsea (0 draws).
Leicester City will host Liverpool on the 13th of May with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea
90'
28'
90'
47', 63'
Chelsea started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Thomas Tuchel decided to play with the following team: Edouard Mendy , Reece James , Trevoh Chalobah , Thiago Silva , Marc Cucurella , Ruben Loftus-Cheek , Jorginho , Conor Gallagher , Mason Mount , Kai Havertz and Raheem Sterling .
The home team had on the bench: E. Ampadu, A. Broja, Christian Pulišić , Kepa, B. Chilwell, César Azpilicueta , Mateo Kovačić , H. Ziyech and C. Hudson-Odoi.
Substitutions
Chelsea made 4 changes: M. Mount for C. Azpilicueta (46′), Jorginho for M. Kovacic (75′), R. Sterling for C. Pulisic (75′) and M. Cucurella for B. Chilwell (90′).
Best player: Reece James
The player that probably impressed the most for Chelsea was Reece James even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 57 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
Leicester City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Brendan Rodgers played with: Danny Ward , Timothy Castagne , Daniel Amartey , Jonny Evans , James Justin , Boubakary Soumaré , Dennis Praet , Youri Tielemans , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Harvey Barnes and Jamie Vardy .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ayoze Pérez , Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho , Ç. Söyüncü, D. Iversen, P. Daka, M. Albrighton, L. Thomas and N. Mendy.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 3 changes: B. Soumare for A. Perez (55′), D. Praet for K. Iheanacho (55′) and Y. Tielemans for W. Ndidi (89′).
Best player: Youri Tielemans
The player that probably impressed the most for Leicester City was Youri Tielemans.
His rating is with 67 passes (92% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Southampton – Manchester United – 0-1
- Manchester City – Crystal Palace – 4-2
- Liverpool – AFC Bournemouth – 9-0
- Chelsea – Leicester City – 2-1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Leeds United – 1-0
- Brentford – Everton – 1-1
- Arsenal – Fulham – 2-1
