Chelsea - Leicester 2 - 1: Post-Match Review

Premier League witnessed Chelsea atname match in week 37. Leicester went to Stamford Bridge for the Chelsea match.

Chelsea defeated Leicester 2 - 1 on 18 May, 2021 and found themselves in the 3rd position at the table. Leicester has fell short to get any points and they are in the 5th position after the match.{nationality_Germany} {playerposition_D} Antonio Rüdiger scored the opener in minute 47 at Stamford Bridge.In minute 66, Chelsea scored the second goal of the match with Jorginho. As the match continues K. Iheanacho scored to prevent the loss in 76th minute but it was not sufficient 2 - 1.

Goals: K. Iheanacho '76, Antonio Rüdiger '47, Jorginho '66

The match was stopped with lots of fouls and regarding to that 7 players were warned with yellow cards. Azpilicueta, Edouard Mendy were the players with yellow cards for Chelsea. On the other hand Leicester players Ayoze Pérez, Wesley Fofana, Wilfred Ndidi, Daniel Amartey, R. Pereira got themselves yellow cards. Chelsea coach T. Tuchel used 3 substitutions. Mateo Kovacic (32'), Kurt Zouma (88'), Olivier Giroud (90') brought on to the field and helped Chelsea to win the match. 2 substitutions were used by Leicester boss B. Rodgers. K. Iheanacho (60'), R. Pereira (67') came off the bench and tried to avoid losing but their efforts was not enough after all. K. Iheanacho also managed to score and fans doubted anything at all would have changed if he started the match at the beginning. Chelsea is currently in the 3rd position of Premier League with 67 points with this result. Leicester, On the other side, remained at 66 points in the 5th position of Premier League.

Statistics

%58

Ball Possesion

%42

17

Shots

7

6

Shots On Goal

3

2

Yellow Cards

5

0

Red Cards

0

Chelsea had 58% ball possession while winning against Leicester by 2 - 1. They were playing with the ball more the whole match and this dominance lead them to victory.

Chelsea had 17 total shots and 15 of them were accurate. These accurate shots on target resulted in 2 goals throughout the match and they managed to get the 3 points they targeted.

On the other hand, Leicester had 17 total shots and 15 of them were accurate. They managed to find 1 goal from these shots on target. But that was not enough to get any points from this game. They went home with no points.

Player Performances

Let's check the player performances for both of the teams.

Thiago Silva was the best defender for Chelsea this game. He had 1 tackles and achieved 7.3 rating. As one of the best players in the game, he certainly helped his team to win with his strong performance. Jorginho was the best midfielder for Chelsea this game. He scored 1 goal and achieved 7.3 rating. As one of the best players in the game, he certainly helped his team to win with his strong performance. Timo Werner was the best attacker for Chelsea this game. He achieved 7.3 rating in this game. As one of the best players in the game, he certainly helped his team to win with his strong performance.

T. Castagne was the best defender for Leicester this game. He achieved 6.5 rating in this game. He had an average game but it was not enough for his team to get points. Y. Tielemans was the best midfielder for Leicester this game. He achieved 7.5 rating in this game. As one of the best players in the game, he couldn't prevent losing. Although he played excellent, his team was not at his level. K. Iheanacho was the best attacker for Leicester this game. He had 1 goal and achieved 7.5 rating. As one of the best players in the game, he couldn't prevent losing. Although he played excellent, his team was not at his level.

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