Chelsea v Leicester City, 09 March 2025

Score1-0 to Chelsea
RefereeTim Robinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance39,750

View Chelsea v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 36 Chelsea won: 20 Drawn: 10 Leicester City won: 6 Chelsea scored: 64 Leicester City scored: 35 . Chelsea had now won five consecutive meetings in all competitions for the first time since April 2015.

1 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

0 Leicester City

Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy

Goals:

Marc Cucurella 60 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

Starting lineup:

Mads Hermansen Goalkeeper
Wout Faes Defender
Victor Kristiansen Defender
Luke Thomas Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Bilal El Khannous Midfielder
Boubakary Soumaré Midfielder
Patson Daka Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Trevoh Chalobah for Wesley Fofana 73
Tyrique George for Cole Palmer 73
Josh Acheampong for Christopher Nkunku 89

Substitutions:

Harry Winks for Boubakary Soumaré 66
Facundo Buonanotte for Bilal El Khannous 73
Bobby Decordova-Reid for Victor Kristiansen 83
Stephy Mavididi for Patson Daka 84
Ricardo Pereira for James Justin 84

Cards:

Josh Acheampong 90+6 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Genesis Antwi
Midfielder Mathis Amougou
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk
Defender Woyo Coulibaly
Defender Caleb Okoli
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Harry Winks
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Stephy Mavididi
Forward Jordan Ayew

Comments:

League position: 4th . Chelsea had now won nine of their last 28 games in the Premier League played on a Sunday (lost nine). . The Blues had now won a three consecutive home games in the Premier League. . Cole Palmer’s penalty in the 22nd minute was saved. It was the first time that he had failed to convert in the 13 spot-kicks he had now taken in the competition.

Comments:

League position: 19th . Leicester City had now failed to score in five consecutive league games for the first time since February 2017 in the Premier League (six). . The Foxes had now lost 12 of their last 13 games in the Premier League. . They remained the only Premier League side yet to keep a clean sheet away from home this season.

1 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Marc Cucurella 60 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

Substitutions:

Trevoh Chalobah for Wesley Fofana 73
Tyrique George for Cole Palmer 73
Josh Acheampong for Christopher Nkunku 89

Cards:

Josh Acheampong 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Josh Acheampong
Defender Benoît Badiashile
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Genesis Antwi
Midfielder Mathis Amougou
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder/Forward Tyrique George

Comments:

League position: 4th . Chelsea had now won nine of their last 28 games in the Premier League played on a Sunday (lost nine). . The Blues had now won a three consecutive home games in the Premier League. . Cole Palmer’s penalty in the 22nd minute was saved. It was the first time that he had failed to convert in the 13 spot-kicks he had now taken in the competition.

0 Leicester City

Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Mads Hermansen Goalkeeper
Wout Faes Defender
Victor Kristiansen Defender
Luke Thomas Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Bilal El Khannous Midfielder
Boubakary Soumaré Midfielder
Patson Daka Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Harry Winks for Boubakary Soumaré 66
Facundo Buonanotte for Bilal El Khannous 73
Bobby Decordova-Reid for Victor Kristiansen 83
Stephy Mavididi for Patson Daka 84
Ricardo Pereira for James Justin 84

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk
Defender Woyo Coulibaly
Defender Caleb Okoli
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Harry Winks
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Stephy Mavididi
Forward Jordan Ayew

Comments:

League position: 19th . Leicester City had now failed to score in five consecutive league games for the first time since February 2017 in the Premier League (six). . The Foxes had now lost 12 of their last 13 games in the Premier League. . They remained the only Premier League side yet to keep a clean sheet away from home this season.