Leicester City vs Crystal Palace, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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2 - 1
2 - 1
Leicester City leapfrog Crystal Palace in Premier League table with hard-earned win
Kieran Dewsbury-Hall scored one goal and assisted another as Leicester City leapfrogged opponents Crystal Palace with a 2-1 win on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
- 5': Attempt missed. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Thomas with a through ball.
- 8': Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp with a through ball.
- 8': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
- 8': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 11': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
- 12': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Çaglar Söyüncü.
- 19': Attempt saved. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 19': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
- 19': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
- 20': Attempt missed. Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
- 22': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace).
- 24': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
- 32': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Joel Ward replaces Tyrick Mitchell because of an injury.
- 35': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 36': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 36': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 37': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
- 38': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Goal! Leicester City 1, Crystal Palace 0. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a through ball.
- 44': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
- 44': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Goal! Leicester City 2, Crystal Palace 0. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Justin.
- 45'+2': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 2, Crystal Palace 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 2, Crystal Palace 0.
- 46': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 46': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
- 47': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 48': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 49': Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
- 49': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
- 49': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 49': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace).
- 49': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace).
- 54': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Substitution, Crystal Palace. James McArthur replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté.
- 58': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze replaces Conor Gallagher.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne.
- 62': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
- 63': Penalty Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 63': Penalty conceded by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 64': VAR Decision: Penalty Crystal Palace.
- 65': Penalty saved! Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 66': Goal! Leicester City 2, Crystal Palace 1. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 67': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
- 67': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
- 67': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
- 68': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by James Justin.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 70': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Leicester City).
- 70': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Patson Daka.
- 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Ademola Lookman.
- 78': Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
- 79': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
- 79': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 84': Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joachim Andersen with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a cross.
- 89': Substitution, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne replaces James Maddison.
- 90'+2': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
- 90'+2': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Crystal Palace 1.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 2, Crystal Palace 1.
Statistics
 CRY |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,896
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,896
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 10 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | +10 | 23 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | +7 | 19 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 10 | +6 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 33 | Luke Thomas  |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 24 | Nampalys Mendy |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 29 | Patson Daka |
| 37 | Ademola Lookman |
| 10 | James Maddison |
Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 17 | Nathaniel Clyne |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher |
| 15 | Jeff Schlupp |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
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