Chelsea vs Leicester 2022-23 English Premier League
2 - 1
Raheem Sterling carries 10-man Chelsea to 2-1 win vs. Leicester City
Raheem Sterling scored his first goals for Chelsea since signing from Manchester City this summer, as Chelsea beat Leicester City 2-1 on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 22': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Second yellow card to Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) for a bad foul.
- 31': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Dennis Praet (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta replaces Mason Mount.
- 47': Goal! Chelsea 1, Leicester City 0. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 55': Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces Dennis Praet.
- 55': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
- 63': Goal! Chelsea 2, Leicester City 0. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
- 66': Goal! Chelsea 2, Leicester City 1. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces Jorginho.
- 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 89': Substitution, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell replaces Marc Cucurella.
- 90'+3': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Leicester City 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,953
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
+48 | Manchester City | 33 | 76 | 3 |
+41 | Liverpool | 34 | 74 | 4 |
+21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
LEI | CHE | |
---|---|---|
7 | Fouls | 10 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 1 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
11 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
2 | Saves | 4 |
54.9 | Possession | 45.1 |
17 | SHOTS | 7 |
5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
456 | Accurate Passes | 372 |
524 | Passes | 446 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
34 | Crosses | 12 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
41 | Long Balls | 58 |
25 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
17 | Tackles | 18 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
7 | Interceptions | 6 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
14 | Clearances | 25 |
Chelsea (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
6 | Thiago Silva |
14 | Trevoh Chalobah |
32 | Marc Cucurella |
24 | Reece James |
5 | Jorginho |
23 | Conor Gallagher |
19 | Mason Mount |
12 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
17 | Raheem Sterling |
29 | Kai Havertz |
Leicester City (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Danny Ward (GK) |
6 | Jonny Evans |
18 | Daniel Amartey |
42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
2 | James Justin |
27 | Timothy Castagne |
22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
8 | Youri Tielemans |
7 | Harvey Barnes |
26 | Dennis Praet |
9 | Jamie Vardy |
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