Crystal Palace v Leicester City, 28 December 2020

Score1-1
RefereeGraham Scott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park
Kick-off: 3.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 17 Crystal Palace won: 8 Drawn: 3 Leicester City won: 6 Crystal Palace scored: 24 Leicester City scored: 18 Leicester City failed in their attempt to win on consecutive league visits to Selhurst Park for the first time since April 1998.

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

1 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Wilfried Zaha 58 G

Goals:

Harvey Barnes 83 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vicente Guaita
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender James Tomkins
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Luka Milivojević
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Jonny Evans Defender
Luke Thomas Defender
Daniel Amartey Defender/Midfielder
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Hamza Choudhury Midfielder
Nampalys Mendy Midfielder
Dennis Praet Midfielder
Harvey Barnes Midfielder/Forward
Ayoze Pérez Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

James McArthur for Jaïro Riedewald 74
Jordan Ayew for Jeffrey Schlupp 84

Substitutions:

Youri Tielemans for Hamza Choudhury 57
Jamie Vardy for Dennis Praet 66
Demarai Gray for Kelechi Iheanacho 72

Cards:

Cards:

Hamza Choudhury 51 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Mamadou Sakho
Defender Joel Ward
Midfielder Eberechi Eze
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder James McCarthy
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Michy Batshuayi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Jamie Vardy

Comments:

League position: 13th Crystal Palace had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 15 games in the Premier League. Palace had now conceded more goals in the Premier League in 2020 than any other team (57). Wilfried Zaha had now scored eight goals in 14 games in this Premier League season, after four goals in 38 appearances in the division in 2019-20.

Comments:

League position: 2nd Leicester City failed in their attempt to win on three consecutive visits to London in the top division for the first time since April 1966. Kelechi Iheanacho's penalty after 19 minutes was saved. City had now been awarded ten penalties after 16 games of this Premier League season; the quickest that a team had now been awarded ten penalties in a season in the division (previously Blackburn Rovers after 25 games in 1994-95). Kasper Schmeichel made his 398th appearance for the Foxes to equal the record appearances by a Danish goalkeeper for an English club; also by his father Peter Schmeichel for Manchester United. [c/o Richard Jolly]

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Wilfried Zaha 58 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vicente Guaita
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender James Tomkins
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Luka Milivojević
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha

Substitutions:

James McArthur for Jaïro Riedewald 74
Jordan Ayew for Jeffrey Schlupp 84

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Mamadou Sakho
Defender Joel Ward
Midfielder Eberechi Eze
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder James McCarthy
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 13th Crystal Palace had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 15 games in the Premier League. Palace had now conceded more goals in the Premier League in 2020 than any other team (57). Wilfried Zaha had now scored eight goals in 14 games in this Premier League season, after four goals in 38 appearances in the division in 2019-20.

1 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Harvey Barnes 83 G

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Jonny Evans Defender
Luke Thomas Defender
Daniel Amartey Defender/Midfielder
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Hamza Choudhury Midfielder
Nampalys Mendy Midfielder
Dennis Praet Midfielder
Harvey Barnes Midfielder/Forward
Ayoze Pérez Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Youri Tielemans for Hamza Choudhury 57
Jamie Vardy for Dennis Praet 66
Demarai Gray for Kelechi Iheanacho 72

Cards:

Hamza Choudhury 51 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Jamie Vardy

Comments:

League position: 2nd Leicester City failed in their attempt to win on three consecutive visits to London in the top division for the first time since April 1966. Kelechi Iheanacho's penalty after 19 minutes was saved. City had now been awarded ten penalties after 16 games of this Premier League season; the quickest that a team had now been awarded ten penalties in a season in the division (previously Blackburn Rovers after 25 games in 1994-95). Kasper Schmeichel made his 398th appearance for the Foxes to equal the record appearances by a Danish goalkeeper for an English club; also by his father Peter Schmeichel for Manchester United. [c/o Richard Jolly]