Leicester City v Crystal Palace, 26 April 2021

Score2-1 to Leicester City
RefereeGraham Scott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium

View Leicester City v Crystal Palace head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 18 Leicester City won: 7 Drawn: 3 Crystal Palace won: 8 Leicester City scored: 20 Crystal Palace scored: 25 Crystal Palace had now lost three and drawn one of the four meetings since their 4-1 win at the King Power Stadium on 23 February 2019 (all Premier League).

2 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Timothy Castagne 50 G
Kelechi Iheanacho 80 G

Goals:

Wilfried Zaha 12 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Scott Dann Defender
Jaïro Riedewald Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Eberechi Eze Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Jordan Ayew Forward
Christian Benteke Forward

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Luke Thomas 70
Ayoze Pérez for James Maddison 70

Substitutions:

Andros Townsend for Jordan Ayew 78
James McCarthy for Luka Milivojević 83
Jeffrey Schlupp for Jaïro Riedewald 85

Cards:

Cards:

Jaïro Riedewald 18 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder Cengiz Ünder
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder James McCarthy
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

Comments:

League position: 3rd With five games still to play, Leicester City had now equalled their total of 62 points in the previous season of the Premier League. The Foxes had now won one more away game (ten) than home games (nine) so far in this Premier League season. Kelechi Iheanacho had now scored 14 goals in his last 14 games in all competitions.

Comments:

League position: 13th Crystal Palace had now scored 47 goals in their last 50 games in the Premier League (conceded 82). The Eagles had now won one of their last 11 away games in the Premier League played on a Monday (lost seven). Wilfried Zaha had now scored ten goals so far in this Premier League season to equal his most in a season in the division (2018-19).

2 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Timothy Castagne 50 G
Kelechi Iheanacho 80 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Luke Thomas 70
Ayoze Pérez for James Maddison 70

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder Cengiz Ünder
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez

Comments:

League position: 3rd With five games still to play, Leicester City had now equalled their total of 62 points in the previous season of the Premier League. The Foxes had now won one more away game (ten) than home games (nine) so far in this Premier League season. Kelechi Iheanacho had now scored 14 goals in his last 14 games in all competitions.

1 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Wilfried Zaha 12 G

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Scott Dann Defender
Jaïro Riedewald Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Eberechi Eze Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Jordan Ayew Forward
Christian Benteke Forward

Substitutions:

Andros Townsend for Jordan Ayew 78
James McCarthy for Luka Milivojević 83
Jeffrey Schlupp for Jaïro Riedewald 85

Cards:

Jaïro Riedewald 18 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder James McCarthy
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Forward Michy Batshuayi
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

Comments:

League position: 13th Crystal Palace had now scored 47 goals in their last 50 games in the Premier League (conceded 82). The Eagles had now won one of their last 11 away games in the Premier League played on a Monday (lost seven). Wilfried Zaha had now scored ten goals so far in this Premier League season to equal his most in a season in the division (2018-19).