English Premier League

Leicester vs Chelsea 2022-23 English Premier League

  • 39': Patson Daka
  • Red Card 87': Wout Faes
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1 - 3
  • 11': Ben Chilwell
  • 45'+6': Kai Havertz
  • 78': Mateo Kovacic

Chelsea claim comfortable victory over Leicester to continue improved run

Chelsea continued their upturn in form with a 3-1 win at Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 11': Goal! Leicester City 0, Chelsea 1. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Wout Faes (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Goal! Leicester City 1, Chelsea 1. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 45'+6': Goal! Leicester City 1, Chelsea 2. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Chelsea 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Chelsea 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces João Félix.
  • 51': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Nampalys Mendy.
  • 66': Substitution, Leicester City. Tetê replaces Daniel Amartey.
  • 66': Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Patson Daka.
  • 72': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Ben Chilwell.
  • 73': Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 78': Goal! Leicester City 1, Chelsea 3. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk with a headed pass.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 82': Substitution, Chelsea. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
  • 86': Substitution, Chelsea. Benoît Badiashile replaces Wesley Fofana because of an injury.
  • 87': Second yellow card to Wout Faes (Leicester City) for a bad foul.
  • 90': Substitution, Leicester City. Jonny Evans replaces James Maddison.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Chelsea 3.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,170

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+44 Manchester City 32 73 3
+49 Arsenal 32 71 5
+41 Liverpool 32 71 3
+19 Aston Villa 33 63 8
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Statistics

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0 Fouls 0
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 0
0 Possession 0
0 SHOTS 0
0 ON GOAL 0
0.0 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
0 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Danny Ward (GK)
15 Harry Souttar
3 Wout Faes Yellow Card
18 Daniel Amartey
24 Nampalys Mendy
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
27 Timothy Castagne
21 Ricardo Pereira
20 Patson Daka
10 James Maddison
14 Kelechi Iheanacho

CHE Chelsea (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
26 Kalidou Koulibaly
32 Marc Cucurella Yellow Card
33 Wesley Fofana Yellow Card
8 Mateo Kovacic
5 Enzo Fernández
21 Ben Chilwell
12 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
15 Mykhailo Mudryk
11 João Félix
29 Kai Havertz

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