Chelsea vs Leicester 2022-23 English Premier League

Chelsea

28': Conor Gallagher
47': Raheem Sterling
63': Raheem Sterling

FT
2 - 1

Leicester City

66': Harvey Barnes

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

Competition: English Premier League

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

Full Table

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Mateo Kovacic, Armando Broja, Ethan Ampadu, César Azpilicueta, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ben Chilwell, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Christian Pulisic, Hakim Ziyech.

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