Crystal Palace v Leicester City, 28 April 2018

Score5-0 to Crystal Palace
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park
Attendance25,750
Kick-off: 3.00pm This was the first time that Crystal Palace had scored five goals in a game against Leicester City in all competitions.

Goals:

Wilfried Zaha 17 G
James McArthur 38 G
Ruben Loftus-Cheek 81 G
Patrick Van Aanholt 84 G
Christian Benteke penalty 90 P

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Mamadou Sakho
Defender James Tomkins
Defender Joel Ward
Midfielder Yohan Cabaye
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder Luka Milivojević
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha

Starting lineup:

Ben Hamer Goalkeeper
Ben Chilwell Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Hamza Choudhury Midfielder
Demarai Gray Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Jeffrey Schlupp for James McArthur 83
Christian Benteke for Andros Townsend 86
LEE Chung-yong for Ruben Loftus-Cheek 86

Substitutions:

Adrien Silva for Hamza Choudhury 46
Fousseni Diabaté for Kelechi Iheanacho 46
Aleksandar Dragović for Wilfred Ndidi 51

Cards:

Yohan Cabaye 53 Y

Cards:

Marc Albrighton 56 R
Adrien Silva 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Julián Speroni
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder/Forward LEE Chung-yong

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Eldin Jakupović
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Christian Fuchs
Midfielder Adrien Silva
Midfielder Fousseni Diabaté
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes

Comments:

League position: 11th Crystal Palace equalled their biggest-ever win in the top division; also 5-0 versus Manchester United at Selhurst Park on 16 December 1972 in League Division One. The Eagles had now won consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2017. Wilfried Zaha had now scored four goals in his last four games in the Premier League; as many as in his previous 24.

Comments:

League position: 9th This was Leicester City's heaviest defeat in the Premier League since a 0-5 loss against Aston Villa at the Walkers Stadium on 31 January 2004. The Foxes had now been shown more red cards than any other team so far in this Premier League season (five), including in both home and away games againist Crystal Palace. City had now won two of their last 11 games in the Premier League (lost five).

Goals:

Wilfried Zaha 17 G
James McArthur 38 G
Ruben Loftus-Cheek 81 G
Patrick Van Aanholt 84 G
Christian Benteke penalty 90 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Mamadou Sakho
Defender James Tomkins
Defender Joel Ward
Midfielder Yohan Cabaye
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder Luka Milivojević
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha

Substitutions:

Jeffrey Schlupp for James McArthur 83
Christian Benteke for Andros Townsend 86
LEE Chung-yong for Ruben Loftus-Cheek 86

Cards:

Yohan Cabaye 53 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Julián Speroni
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder/Forward LEE Chung-yong

Comments:

League position: 11th Crystal Palace equalled their biggest-ever win in the top division; also 5-0 versus Manchester United at Selhurst Park on 16 December 1972 in League Division One. The Eagles had now won consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2017. Wilfried Zaha had now scored four goals in his last four games in the Premier League; as many as in his previous 24.

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Ben Hamer Goalkeeper
Ben Chilwell Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Hamza Choudhury Midfielder
Demarai Gray Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Adrien Silva for Hamza Choudhury 46
Fousseni Diabaté for Kelechi Iheanacho 46
Aleksandar Dragović for Wilfred Ndidi 51

Cards:

Marc Albrighton 56 R
Adrien Silva 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Eldin Jakupović
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Christian Fuchs
Midfielder Adrien Silva
Midfielder Fousseni Diabaté
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes

Comments:

League position: 9th This was Leicester City's heaviest defeat in the Premier League since a 0-5 loss against Aston Villa at the Walkers Stadium on 31 January 2004. The Foxes had now been shown more red cards than any other team so far in this Premier League season (five), including in both home and away games againist Crystal Palace. City had now won two of their last 11 games in the Premier League (lost five).