Leicester City vs Chelsea, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueChelsea beat Leicester as Nicolas Jackson, Enzo Fernandez score
Goals from Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez helped Chelsea to a 2-1 Premier League win at Leicester City on Saturday to climb into third-place in the table.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 4': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury Harry Winks (Leicester City).
- 11': Substitution, Leicester City. Oliver Skipp replaces Harry Winks because of an injury.
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
- 13': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
- 13': Attempt missed. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 14': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
- 14': Attempt missed. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 15': Goal! Leicester City 0, Chelsea 1. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 17': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 17': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 21': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 22': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 22': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Attempt missed. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 25': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
- 25': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 29': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 29': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
- 31': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Offside, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella is caught offside.
- 36': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 38': Attempt missed. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
- 40': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
- 40': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Offside, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen.
- 43': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 43': Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson with a cross following a fast break.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by James Justin.
- 45'+3': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 45'+3': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Chelsea 1.
- 47': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
- 51': Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 52': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 52': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
- 54': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Félix.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 57': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 58': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Leicester City).
- 58': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
- 60': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 60': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Offside, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi is caught offside.
- 64': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
- 66': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Leicester City).
- 66': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
- 67': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 67': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
- 71': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Kasey McAteer.
- 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
- 75': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a cross.
- 75': Goal! Leicester City 0, Chelsea 2. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 78': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
- 78': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Wout Faes (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
- 79': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 80': Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces João Félix.
- 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Roméo Lavia replaces Moisés Caicedo.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen with a cross.
- 82': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Benoît Badiashile.
- 83': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).
- 83': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
- 84': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Substitution, Chelsea. Jadon Sancho replaces Noni Madueke.
- 87': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 87': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Offside, Leicester City. Wout Faes is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Chelsea. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Nicolas Jackson.
- 90'+2': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
- 90'+2': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Penalty Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+3': Penalty conceded by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+4': VAR Decision: Penalty Leicester City.
- 90'+4': Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Goal! Leicester City 1, Chelsea 2. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+7': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
- 90'+8': Hand ball by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 90'+8': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Chelsea 2.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 1, Chelsea 2.
Statistics
 CHE |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 63.3 | Possession | 36.7 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 528 | Accurate Passes | 264 |
| 609 | Passes | 353 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 15 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 18 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 11 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,880
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,880
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 13 | +18 | 34 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 13 | +12 | 25 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 13 | +12 | 25 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | +5 | 23 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 5 | Caleb Okoli |
| 3 | Wout Faes  |
| 16 | Victor Kristiansen |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 8 | Harry Winks |
| 24 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 11 | Bilal El Khannouss |
| 35 | Kasey McAteer |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 6 | Wilfred Ndidi |
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 5 | Benoît Badiashile |
| 6 | Levi Colwill |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 29 | Wesley Fofana |
| 20 | Cole Palmer |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 15 | Nicolas Jackson |
| 14 | João Félix |
| 11 | Noni Madueke |
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