Chelsea v Leicester City, 15 May 2016

Score1-1
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance41,494

View Chelsea v Leicester City head to head

On this final day of the 2015-16 season, new champions Leicester City finished 31 points above reigning champions Chelsea. It was the biggest points margin between the new and previous season’s champions in Premier League history. Kick-off: 3.00pm

1 Chelsea

1 Leicester City

Goals:

Cesc Fàbregas penalty 66 P

Goals:

Danny Drinkwater 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Branislav Ivanović
Defender Baba Rahman
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Eden Hazard

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Danny Simpson Defender/Right back
Christian Fuchs Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Marcin Wasilewski Defender
Danny Drinkwater Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Andy King Midfielder
Demarai Gray Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Tammy Abraham for Bertrand Traoré 53
Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Pedro 54
Fikayo Tomori for Branislav Ivanović 60

Substitutions:

Shinji Okazaki for Andy King 46
Jeffrey Schlupp for Demarai Gray 46
Marc Albrighton for Riyad Mahrez 80

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Fikayo Tomori
Defender/Midfielder Kenedy
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Oscar
Forward Tammy Abraham
Forward Alexandre Pato

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

Final league position 2015-16: 10th Only relegated Aston Villa (two) won fewer home games in the Premier League in this season than Chelsea (five). The Blues conceded 53 goals; their most in a Premier League season since 1996-97 (55). As Guus Hiddink's second spell in interim charge came to an end, Chelsea had won only one of their last seven Premier League games and had gone four league games without a win under the Dutch coach for the first time.

Comments:

Final league position 2015-16: 1st Champions Leicester City - managed by former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri - finished ten points ahead of second-placed Arsenal. Only four Premier League champions had won the title by a greater points margin; Manchester United in 1999-2000 (18), Chelsea 2004-05 (12), Arsenal 2003-04 (11) and Manchester United 2012-13 (11). Captain Wes Morgan became only the third outfield player to play in every minute of a title-winning Premier League campaign (also Gary Pallister of Manchester United in 1992-93 and Chelsea's John Terry in 2014-15).

1 Chelsea

Goals:

Cesc Fàbregas penalty 66 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Branislav Ivanović
Defender Baba Rahman
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Eden Hazard

Substitutions:

Tammy Abraham for Bertrand Traoré 53
Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Pedro 54
Fikayo Tomori for Branislav Ivanović 60

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Fikayo Tomori
Defender/Midfielder Kenedy
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Oscar
Forward Tammy Abraham
Forward Alexandre Pato

Comments:

Final league position 2015-16: 10th Only relegated Aston Villa (two) won fewer home games in the Premier League in this season than Chelsea (five). The Blues conceded 53 goals; their most in a Premier League season since 1996-97 (55). As Guus Hiddink's second spell in interim charge came to an end, Chelsea had won only one of their last seven Premier League games and had gone four league games without a win under the Dutch coach for the first time.

1 Leicester City

Goals:

Danny Drinkwater 82 G

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Danny Simpson Defender/Right back
Christian Fuchs Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Marcin Wasilewski Defender
Danny Drinkwater Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Andy King Midfielder
Demarai Gray Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Shinji Okazaki for Andy King 46
Jeffrey Schlupp for Demarai Gray 46
Marc Albrighton for Riyad Mahrez 80

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

Final league position 2015-16: 1st Champions Leicester City - managed by former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri - finished ten points ahead of second-placed Arsenal. Only four Premier League champions had won the title by a greater points margin; Manchester United in 1999-2000 (18), Chelsea 2004-05 (12), Arsenal 2003-04 (11) and Manchester United 2012-13 (11). Captain Wes Morgan became only the third outfield player to play in every minute of a title-winning Premier League campaign (also Gary Pallister of Manchester United in 1992-93 and Chelsea's John Terry in 2014-15).