Leicester City v Chelsea, 23 November 2024

Score2-1 to Chelsea
RefereeAndy Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance31,880
Kick-off: 12.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 35 Leicester City won: 6 Drawn: 10 Chelsea won: 19 Leicester City scored: 35 Chelsea scored: 63 . Chelsea had now won on ten of their 14 visits to the King Power Stadium in all competitions (lost two).

1 Leicester City

Manager: Steve Cooper

2 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Jordan Ayew penalty 90+5 P

Goals:

Nicolas Jackson 15 G
Enzo Fernández 75 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mads Hermansen
Defender Wout Faes
Defender Caleb Okoli
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Bilal El Khannous
Midfielder Kasey McAteer
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder Harry Winks
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Levi Colwill Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Nicolas Jackson Midfielder/Forward
João Félix Midfielder/Forward
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Oliver Skipp for Harry Winks 11
Jordan Ayew for Wilfred Ndidi 71
Stephy Mavididi for Kasey McAteer 71
Patson Daka for Jamie Vardy 79
Bobby Decordova-Reid for Bilal El Khannous 79

Substitutions:

Roméo Lavia for Moisés Caicedo 81
Christopher Nkunku for João Félix 81
Jadon Sancho for Noni Madueke 85
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Nicolas Jackson 90+1

Cards:

Wilfred Ndidi 22 Y
Boubakary Soumaré 29 Y
Oliver Skipp 31 Y
Wout Faes 78 Y

Cards:

Moisés Caicedo 40 Y
Robert Sánchez 66 Y
Roméo Lavia 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder/Forward Stephy Mavididi
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Patson Daka

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender/Midfielder Renato Veiga
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

Comments:

League position: 16th . Having been in charge of only 12 games in the Premier League following his appointment in June 2024 (won two, lost six), manager Steve Cooper was sacked on the day following this game. . Leicester City had now conceded the first goal in ten of their 12 games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team in the division. . The Foxes had now scored one goal in each of their six home games so far in this Premier League season. . Leicester City were awarded a penalty in the fourth added minute of the second half following a VAR review.

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Chelsea had now won 11 of their last 17 games in the Premier League (lost two). . The Blues had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 20 of their last 22 away games in the Premier League. . They had now conceded one goal in each of five of their last six games in the Premier League; two goals in the other game.

1 Leicester City

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Jordan Ayew penalty 90+5 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mads Hermansen
Defender Wout Faes
Defender Caleb Okoli
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Bilal El Khannous
Midfielder Kasey McAteer
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder Harry Winks
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Oliver Skipp for Harry Winks 11
Jordan Ayew for Wilfred Ndidi 71
Stephy Mavididi for Kasey McAteer 71
Patson Daka for Jamie Vardy 79
Bobby Decordova-Reid for Bilal El Khannous 79

Cards:

Wilfred Ndidi 22 Y
Boubakary Soumaré 29 Y
Oliver Skipp 31 Y
Wout Faes 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder/Forward Stephy Mavididi
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Patson Daka

Comments:

League position: 16th . Having been in charge of only 12 games in the Premier League following his appointment in June 2024 (won two, lost six), manager Steve Cooper was sacked on the day following this game. . Leicester City had now conceded the first goal in ten of their 12 games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team in the division. . The Foxes had now scored one goal in each of their six home games so far in this Premier League season. . Leicester City were awarded a penalty in the fourth added minute of the second half following a VAR review.

2 Chelsea

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Nicolas Jackson 15 G
Enzo Fernández 75 G

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Levi Colwill Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández Midfielder
Nicolas Jackson Midfielder/Forward
João Félix Midfielder/Forward
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Cole Palmer Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Roméo Lavia for Moisés Caicedo 81
Christopher Nkunku for João Félix 81
Jadon Sancho for Noni Madueke 85
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Nicolas Jackson 90+1

Cards:

Moisés Caicedo 40 Y
Robert Sánchez 66 Y
Roméo Lavia 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender/Midfielder Renato Veiga
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Chelsea had now won 11 of their last 17 games in the Premier League (lost two). . The Blues had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 20 of their last 22 away games in the Premier League. . They had now conceded one goal in each of five of their last six games in the Premier League; two goals in the other game.