Premier League: Leicester City defeats Crystal Palace 2-1
LEICESTER. Leicester City beat Crystal Palace to win 2-1.
LEICESTER. Leicester City topped Crystal Palace to win 2-1. It was Leicester City to strike first with a goal of A. Lookman at the 39′. Then K. Dewsbury-Hall scored again for Leicester City in the 45′ minute with a goal. Eventually, W. Zaha reduced the distance for Crystal Palace with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
W. Zaha missed a decisive penalty (64′). That would have allowed Crystal Palace to draw the match.
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones with the assistance of Daniel Cook and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Jonathan Moss. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12.4 degrees Celsius or 54.23 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 45%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Leicester City was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Crystal Palace that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Leicester City was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Leicester City won the match.
Leicester City shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Crystal Palace shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Leicester City received 1 yellow card (L. Thomas). On the opposite side, Crystal Palace received 1 yellow card (T. Mitchell).
After this encounter, Leicester City will have 37 points like Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion to stay in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Crystal Palace will stay with 37 points like Leicester City and Brighton & Hove Albion to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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32'32'
T. Mitchell
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34'34'
J. Ward
T. Mitchell
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39'39'
A. Lookman
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45'45'
K. Dewsbury-Hall
P. Daka
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58'58'
J. McArthur
C. Kouyate
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58'58'
E. Eze
C. Gallagher
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64'64'
W. Zaha
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66'66'
W. Zaha
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67'67'
L. Thomas
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76'76'
K. Iheanacho
P. Daka
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77'77'
H. Barnes
A. Lookman
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89'89'
T. Castagne
J. Maddison
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Leicester City will play away against Newcastle United on the 17th of April with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Leicester City (1 draw).
Crystal Palace will play away with Newcastle United on the 20th of April with a 8-4 head to head stats in favor of Newcastle United (5 draws).
Leicester City: Formation and Lineups
Leicester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Brendan Rodgers chose to play with the following team: Kasper Schmeichel , James Justin , Daniel Amartey , Çağlar Söyüncü , Luke Thomas , Youri Tielemans , Nampalys Mendy , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , James Maddison , Patson Daka and Ademola Lookman .
Substitutes
Leicester City made 3 changes: P. Daka for K. Iheanacho (76′), A. Lookman for H. Barnes (77′) and J. Maddison for T. Castagne (89′).
Top player: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Probably the most impressive player in Leicester City was Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Crystal Palace: Formation and Lineups
Crystal Palace started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Patrick Vieira played with: Vicente Guaita , Nathaniel Clyne , Joachim Andersen , Marc Guéhi , Tyrick Mitchell , Cheikhou Kouyaté , Jeffrey Schlupp , Jordan Ayew , Conor Gallagher , Wilfried Zaha and Jean-Philippe Mateta .
Substitutes
Crystal Palace made 3 changes: T. Mitchell for J. Ward (34′), C. Kouyate for J. McArthur (58′) and C. Gallagher for E. Eze (58′).
Top player: Eberechi Eze
The player who no doubt impressed Crystal Palace the most was Eberechi Eze.
His rating is with 15 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 58′.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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