Chelsea v Leicester City, 19 May 2022

Score1-1
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance31,478

View Chelsea v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 32 Chelsea won: 16 Drawn: 10 Leicester City won: 6 Chelsea scored: 56 Leicester City scored: 32 Leicester City had now avoided defeat in five of their last seven visits to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League (won one).

1 Chelsea

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

1 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Marcos Alonso 34 G

Goals:

James Maddison 6 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech
Forward Romelu Lukaku

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Timothy Castagne Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Luke Thomas Defender
Daniel Amartey Defender/Midfielder
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Nampalys Mendy Midfielder
Kelechi Iheanacho Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

César Azpilicueta for Christian Pulisic 72
Ruben Loftus-Cheek for N'Golo Kanté 72
Kai Havertz for Romelu Lukaku 78

Substitutions:

Harvey Barnes for Kelechi Iheanacho 64
Ayoze Pérez for Jamie Vardy 78

Cards:

N'Golo Kanté 47 Y
Romelu Lukaku 59 Y
Antonio Rüdiger 66 Y
Jorginho 85 Y

Cards:

Jonny Evans 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Malang Sarr
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Kenedy
Defender/Midfielder Saúl Ñiguez
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Patson Daka
Forward Ademola Lookman

Comments:

League position: 3rd Chelsea had now drawn seven of their last 13 home games in the Premier League. The Blues had now conceded 50 goals in 59 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2021 (scored 101). The Blues had now conceded ten goals in the first-half of their 37 games in the Premier League so far in 2021-22; the fewest in division along with Manchester City.

Comments:

League position: 9th Leicester City had now both scored and conceded in 25 games in a season in the Premier League for the second time (also in 1994-95). 64 goals had now been scored in the Foxes' away games in the Premier League in 2021-22 (for 28, against 36); more than any other team in the division in this season. City failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2021.

1 Chelsea

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Marcos Alonso 34 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech
Forward Romelu Lukaku

Substitutions:

César Azpilicueta for Christian Pulisic 72
Ruben Loftus-Cheek for N'Golo Kanté 72
Kai Havertz for Romelu Lukaku 78

Cards:

N'Golo Kanté 47 Y
Romelu Lukaku 59 Y
Antonio Rüdiger 66 Y
Jorginho 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Malang Sarr
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Kenedy
Defender/Midfielder Saúl Ñiguez
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz

Comments:

League position: 3rd Chelsea had now drawn seven of their last 13 home games in the Premier League. The Blues had now conceded 50 goals in 59 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2021 (scored 101). The Blues had now conceded ten goals in the first-half of their 37 games in the Premier League so far in 2021-22; the fewest in division along with Manchester City.

1 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

James Maddison 6 G

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Timothy Castagne Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Luke Thomas Defender
Daniel Amartey Defender/Midfielder
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Nampalys Mendy Midfielder
Kelechi Iheanacho Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Harvey Barnes for Kelechi Iheanacho 64
Ayoze Pérez for Jamie Vardy 78

Cards:

Jonny Evans 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Patson Daka
Forward Ademola Lookman

Comments:

League position: 9th Leicester City had now both scored and conceded in 25 games in a season in the Premier League for the second time (also in 1994-95). 64 goals had now been scored in the Foxes' away games in the Premier League in 2021-22 (for 28, against 36); more than any other team in the division in this season. City failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2021.