Leicester City v Crystal Palace, 23 February 2019

Score4-1 to Crystal Palace
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance31,778

View Leicester City v Crystal Palace head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm Crystal Palace had now won the last four Premier League meetings by an aggregate score of 13-1. Leicester City had now lost consecutive top division home meetings for the first time. Premier League Head to Head Played: 14 Leicester City won: 4 Drawn: 2 Crystal Palace won: 8 Leicester City scored: 12 Crystal Palace scored: 23

1 Leicester City

Manager: Claude Puel

4 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Jonny Evans 64 G

Goals:

Michy Batshuayi 40 G
Wilfried Zaha 70 G
Luka Milivojević penalty 81 P
Wilfried Zaha 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder Rachid Ghezzal
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Mamadou Sakho Defender
James Tomkins Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Jeffrey Schlupp Defender/Midfielder
James McArthur Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Michy Batshuayi Forward

Substitutions:

Demarai Gray for Rachid Ghezzal 46
Kelechi Iheanacho for Youri Tielemans 74
Shinji Okazaki for Harvey Barnes 85

Substitutions:

Scott Dann for Mamadou Sakho 77
Cheikhou Kouyaté for Andros Townsend 80
Jordan Ayew for Michy Batshuayi 86

Cards:

Wilfred Ndidi 36 Y
Kasper Schmeichel 81 Y

Cards:

James McArthur 51 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Wes Morgan
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Shinji Okazaki

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Midfielder Max Meyer
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Christian Benteke

Comments:

League position: 12th Manager Claude Puel was sacked the day after this game. Leicester City had now equalled their club record of four consecutive home defeats in the Premier League; also from December 1999 to January 2000 at Filbert Street. The Foxes completed a run of six consecutive games in the Premier League without a win for the first time since October 2017. Their previous two managers (Claudio Ranieri and Craig Shakespeare) had also been sacked after runs of six games in the Premier League without a win. City conceded four goals in a home game in the Premier League for the first time since Tottenham Hotspur's 6-1 win on 18 May 2017. They had now conceded the opening goal in 19 of their 27 games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team. Jonny Evans scored in his 250th Premier League appearance.

Comments:

League position: 13th At 71 years and 198 days Roy Hodgson became the oldest manager to take charge of a Premier League game. The previous record holder was Sir Bobby Robson who was 71 years and 192 days old when he took charge of his final game (Newcastle United at Aston Villa on 28 August 2004). Crystal Palace completed a run of four consecutive games without defeat for the first time in this Premier League season. Wilfried Zaha scored his 50th club career goal as Palace equalled their best ever away win in the Premier League (also at Coventry City on 2 November 1994 and Sunderland on 11 April 2015) and scored four goals for the fourth time in their 189 away games in the Premier League.

1 Leicester City

Manager: Claude Puel

Goals:

Jonny Evans 64 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder Rachid Ghezzal
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Demarai Gray for Rachid Ghezzal 46
Kelechi Iheanacho for Youri Tielemans 74
Shinji Okazaki for Harvey Barnes 85

Cards:

Wilfred Ndidi 36 Y
Kasper Schmeichel 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Wes Morgan
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Shinji Okazaki

Comments:

League position: 12th Manager Claude Puel was sacked the day after this game. Leicester City had now equalled their club record of four consecutive home defeats in the Premier League; also from December 1999 to January 2000 at Filbert Street. The Foxes completed a run of six consecutive games in the Premier League without a win for the first time since October 2017. Their previous two managers (Claudio Ranieri and Craig Shakespeare) had also been sacked after runs of six games in the Premier League without a win. City conceded four goals in a home game in the Premier League for the first time since Tottenham Hotspur's 6-1 win on 18 May 2017. They had now conceded the opening goal in 19 of their 27 games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team. Jonny Evans scored in his 250th Premier League appearance.

4 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Michy Batshuayi 40 G
Wilfried Zaha 70 G
Luka Milivojević penalty 81 P
Wilfried Zaha 90 G

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Mamadou Sakho Defender
James Tomkins Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Jeffrey Schlupp Defender/Midfielder
James McArthur Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Michy Batshuayi Forward

Substitutions:

Scott Dann for Mamadou Sakho 77
Cheikhou Kouyaté for Andros Townsend 80
Jordan Ayew for Michy Batshuayi 86

Cards:

James McArthur 51 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Midfielder Max Meyer
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Christian Benteke

Comments:

League position: 13th At 71 years and 198 days Roy Hodgson became the oldest manager to take charge of a Premier League game. The previous record holder was Sir Bobby Robson who was 71 years and 192 days old when he took charge of his final game (Newcastle United at Aston Villa on 28 August 2004). Crystal Palace completed a run of four consecutive games without defeat for the first time in this Premier League season. Wilfried Zaha scored his 50th club career goal as Palace equalled their best ever away win in the Premier League (also at Coventry City on 2 November 1994 and Sunderland on 11 April 2015) and scored four goals for the fourth time in their 189 away games in the Premier League.