
Chelsea vs Leicester City, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueMarc Cucurella strike sends Chelsea fourth as Cole Palmer misses penalty
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Chelsea returned to the top four of the Premier League on Sunday but made heavy weather of their 1-0 victory over struggling Leicester City.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
- 3': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 4': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 5': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 8': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 8': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Boubakary Soumaré.
- 9': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Enzo Fernández following a corner.
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury Wout Faes (Leicester City).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Penalty Chelsea. Jadon Sancho draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 19': Penalty conceded by Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 22': Penalty saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 22': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 23': Attempt missed. Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 23': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 25': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Levi Colwill.
- 28': Attempt saved. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 30': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 30': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 35': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 35': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 38': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
- 41': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 41': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Delay in match (Chelsea).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
- 45'+3': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
- 45'+3': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 45'+3': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+5': Offside, Leicester City. Patson Daka is caught offside.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Leicester City 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 47': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 48': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 49': Foul by Jadon Sancho (Chelsea).
- 49': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by James Justin with a headed pass.
- 52': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 53': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Boubakary Soumaré.
- 54': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 54': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Offside, Leicester City. Conor Coady is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 56': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 56': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
- 59': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Goal! Chelsea 1, Leicester City 0. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 65': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
- 65': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Leicester City. Harry Winks replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
- 67': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 68': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
- 68': Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 70': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 72': Attempt missed. Levi Colwill (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross.
- 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Wesley Fofana.
- 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Tyrique George replaces Cole Palmer.
- 73': Substitution, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
- 74': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 74': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Patson Daka (Leicester City).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 77': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Facundo Buonanotte.
- 78': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 78': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 80': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross.
- 82': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 82': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 83': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Victor Kristiansen.
- 84': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Patson Daka.
- 84': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces James Justin.
- 85': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Winks.
- 87': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
- 87': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 88': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Christopher Nkunku.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Harry Winks.
- 90'+5': Foul by Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea).
- 90'+5': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyrique George.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Leicester City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 1, Leicester City 0.
Statistics
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13 | Fouls | 12 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
7 | Saves | 3 |
43.4 | Possession | 56.6 |
3 | SHOTS | 20 |
3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
1.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
339 | Accurate Passes | 467 |
417 | Passes | 541 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
18 | Crosses | 26 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
48 | Long Balls | 48 |
17 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
18 | Tackles | 11 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
5 | Interceptions | 10 |
36 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
36 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,750
Premier League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 33 | +44 | 79 |
2 | Arsenal | 34 | +34 | 67 |
3 | Manchester City | 34 | +23 | 61 |
4 | Nottingham Forest | 33 | +14 | 60 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
6 | Levi Colwill |
4 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
3 | Marc Cucurella |
29 | Wesley Fofana |
20 | Cole Palmer |
25 | Moisés Caicedo |
8 | Enzo Fernández |
7 | Pedro Neto |
18 | Christopher Nkunku |
19 | Jadon Sancho |
Leicester City (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
4 | Conor Coady |
33 | Luke Thomas |
3 | Wout Faes |
24 | Boubakary Soumaré |
6 | Wilfred Ndidi |
16 | Victor Kristiansen |
2 | James Justin |
9 | Jamie Vardy |
11 | Bilal El Khannouss |
20 | Patson Daka |
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