Chelsea vs Leicester

18 May 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Antonio Rüdiger 47’
  • Jorginho 66’ (pen)
  • Kelechi Iheanacho 76’

Match summary

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

Antonio Rüdiger put Chelsea ahead from a corner in the 47th minute, Jorginho made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 66th minute, and Kelechi Iheanacho pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 76th minute, set up by Wilfred Ndidi.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 2.86 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Leicester's 0.83 from 7.

Match stats

Chelsea Leicester
17 Shots 7
6 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2.86 xG 0.83
2.10 Non-penalty xG 0.83
11 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Chelsea Leicester
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Antonio Rüdiger1-0 (Chelsea)
47’
Jorginho
Penalty2-0 (Chelsea)
66’
76’
Kelechi Iheanacho
Assist: Wilfred Ndidi2-1 (Leicester)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Edouard Mendy
  • César Azpilicueta
Leicester
  • Wesley Fofana
  • Wilfred Ndidi
  • Ayoze Pérez
  • Ricardo Pereira

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 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.86 0.83 47’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), 1-0 47’ 66’ Jorginho (Chelsea), 2-0 66’ 76’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 2-1 76’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.86 0.83 47’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), 1-0 Rüdiger 47’ 66’ Jorginho (Chelsea), 2-0 Jorginho 66’ 76’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 2-1 Iheanacho 76’
Chelsea 2.86 xGLeicester 0.83 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Chelsea attacking 
66’ Jorginho (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 47’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.69 xG, goal 43’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 90’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 76’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 25’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 33’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 39’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 4’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 29’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 37’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 86’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 9’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 28’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 9’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 34’ Reece James (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 81’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 66’ Jorginho (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 47’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.69 xG, goal 43’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 90’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 76’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 25’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 33’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 39’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 29’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 4’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 37’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 86’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 9’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 28’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 79’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 69’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 34’ Reece James (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 81’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Edouard Mendy GK900 0.000.000
Thiago Silva DEF903 0.190.000
Antonio Rüdiger DEF9011 0.690.000
Reece James DEF902 0.030.081
César Azpilicueta MID900 0.000.212
Ben Chilwell MID901 0.090.101
Jorginho MID9011 0.760.132
N'Golo Kanté MID311 0.050.071
Christian Pulisic MID902 0.500.051
Mason Mount MID902 0.160.452
Timo Werner FWD904 0.380.091
Mateo Kovacic Sub590 0.000.101
Kurt Zouma Sub10 0.000.000
Olivier Giroud Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 57% Avg odds 1.70
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.81
Leicester win 18% Avg odds 5.32

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea DWWWL
Leicester WWDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leicester 2-0 Chelsea, 19 Jan 21 Next meeting: Leicester 0-3 Chelsea, 20 Nov 21  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.