Chelsea vs Leicester

27 August 2022 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Paul Tierney

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Raheem Sterling 47’, 63’
  • Harvey Barnes 66’

Match summary

Chelsea saw off Leicester 2-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Raheem Sterling put Chelsea ahead in the 47th minute, set up by Marc Cucurella, Sterling made it 2-0 in the 63rd minute, set up by Reece James, and Harvey Barnes pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 66th minute, set up by Jamie Vardy.

There was little between the sides on chances: Chelsea created 1.75 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Leicester 1.96 from 17. Chelsea had a player sent off.

Match stats

Chelsea Leicester
7 Shots 17
3 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1.75 xG 1.96
1.75 Non-penalty xG 1.96
3 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Chelsea Leicester
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Raheem Sterling
Assist: Marc Cucurella1-0 (Chelsea)
47’
Raheem Sterling
Assist: Reece James2-0 (Chelsea)
63’
66’
Harvey Barnes
Assist: Jamie Vardy2-1 (Leicester)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Chelsea
  • Conor Gallagher
  • Kai Havertz
Leicester
  • Dennis Praet
  • Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.75 1.96 47’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), 1-0 47’ 63’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), 2-0 63’ 66’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), 2-1 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.75 1.96 47’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), 1-0 Sterling 47’ 63’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), 2-0 Sterling 63’ 66’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), 2-1 Barnes 66’
Chelsea 1.75 xGLeicester 1.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Chelsea attacking 
63’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.71 xG, goal 51’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.50 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 49’ Timothy Castagne (Leicester), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 83’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 44’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 78’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 87’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Timothy Castagne (Leicester), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 66’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 73’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 58’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 72’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ James Justin (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.71 xG, goal 51’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.50 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 49’ Timothy Castagne (Leicester), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 83’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 44’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 78’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 87’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Timothy Castagne (Leicester), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 66’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 73’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 58’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 72’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ James Justin (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Edouard Mendy GK900 0.000.000
Reece James DEF9012 0.040.742
Thiago Silva DEF901 0.030.000
Trevoh Chalobah DEF900 0.000.000
Marc Cucurella DEF9010 0.000.052
Ruben Loftus-Cheek MID901 0.440.000
Jorginho MID780 0.000.000
Conor Gallagher MID270 0.000.000
Mason Mount MID490 0.000.021
Kai Havertz FWD900 0.000.000
Raheem Sterling FWD7823 1.240.441
César Azpilicueta Sub410 0.000.000
Mateo Kovacic Sub120 0.000.000
Christian Pulisic Sub120 0.000.000
Ben Chilwell Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 68% Avg odds 1.41
Draw 19% Avg odds 5.06
Leicester win 13% Avg odds 7.70

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea DWWDL
Leicester DWDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Chelsea 1-1 Leicester, 19 May 22 Next meeting: Leicester 1-3 Chelsea, 11 Mar 23  All Chelsea vs Leicester meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.