Leicester vs Chelsea 2021-22 English Premier League

Leicester City

FT
0 - 3

Chelsea

14': Antonio Rüdiger
28': N'Golo Kanté
71': Christian Pulisic

Pulisic scores on Chelsea return as Tuchel's men see off Leicester City

Christian Pulisic of Chelsea celebrates after scoring their team's third goal [1296x729]

Chelsea surged six points clear at the top of the Premier League with a commanding 3-0 win over Leicester on Saturday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
14': Goal! Leicester City 0, Chelsea 1. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross following a corner.
28': Goal! Leicester City 0, Chelsea 2. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reece James.
39': Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
45': Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Harvey Barnes.
45': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Ademola Lookman.
62': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Kai Havertz.
62': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Mason Mount.
65': Édouard Mendy (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
71': Goal! Leicester City 0, Chelsea 3. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
75': Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
77': Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Jorginho because of an injury.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Chelsea 3.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,192

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+20	Arsenal	16	36	2
+22	Manchester City	16	34	4
+8	Aston Villa	16	33	3
+12	Chelsea	16	28	4

Full Table

Statistics

CHE		LEI
8	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	4
61.7	Possession	38.3
16	SHOTS	4
7	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.8
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
516	Accurate Passes	274
607	Passes	374
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	2
12	Crosses	6
0.3	Cross %	0.3
47	Long Balls	45
27	Accurate Long Balls	13
0.6	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	0
13	Effective Tackles	9
15	Tackles	20
0.9	Tackle %	0.5
4	Interceptions	13
10	Effective Clearances	11
10	Clearances	11

Line-Ups

Leicester City (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
6	Jonny Evans
4	Caglar Söyüncü
18	Daniel Amartey
25	Wilfred Ndidi
42	Boubakary Soumaré
27	Timothy Castagne
11	Marc Albrighton
9	Jamie Vardy
7	Harvey Barnes
37	Ademola Lookman

Substitutes:

Hamza Choudhury, James Maddison, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Kelechi Iheanacho, Patson Daka, Ayoze Pérez, Jannik Vestergaard, Ryan Bertrand, Danny Ward.

Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
16	Édouard Mendy (GK)
6	Thiago Silva
2	Antonio Rüdiger
14	Trevoh Chalobah
5	Jorginho
7	N'Golo Kanté
21	Ben Chilwell
24	Reece James
29	Kai Havertz
20	Callum Hudson-Odoi
19	Mason Mount

Substitutes:

Ross Barkley, Christian Pulisic, Marcos Alonso, Andreas Christensen, Hakim Ziyech, César Azpilicueta, Timo Werner, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Ruben Loftus-Cheek.