English Premier League

Chelsea vs Leicester 2022-23 English Premier League

  • Red Card 28': Conor Gallagher
  • 47': Raheem Sterling
  • 63': Raheem Sterling
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2 - 1
  • 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
+60 Arsenal 36 83 5
+54 Manchester City 35 82 3
+43 Liverpool 36 78 4
+20 Aston Villa 36 67 9
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Statistics

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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

CHE 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 Yellow Card
19 Mason Mount
12 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
17 Raheem Sterling
29 Kai Havertz Yellow Card

LEI 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 Yellow Card
8 Youri Tielemans
7 Harvey Barnes
26 Dennis Praet Yellow Card
9 Jamie Vardy

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