Chelsea vs Leicester

9 March 2025 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Tim Robinson

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Marc Cucurella 60’

Match summary

Chelsea saw off Leicester 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Marc Cucurella put Chelsea ahead in the 60th minute, set up by Enzo Fernández.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 1.77 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Leicester's 0.11 from 3. Cole Palmer had a penalty saved for Chelsea.

Match stats

Chelsea Leicester
20 Shots 3
7 Shots on Target 3
12 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.77 xG 0.11
1.01 Non-penalty xG 0.11
16 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Chelsea Leicester
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Marc Cucurella
Assist: Enzo Fernández1-0 (Chelsea)
60’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Chelsea
  • Josh Acheampong

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 1.77 0.11 60’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), 1-0 60’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.77 0.11 60’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), 1-0 Cucurella 60’
Chelsea 1.77 xGLeicester 0.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Chelsea attacking 
22’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 90+7’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 75’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 28’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 28’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 48’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 80’ Jadon Sancho (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 7’ Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Wesley Fofana (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 72’ Levi Colwill (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 90+7’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 75’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 28’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 28’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 48’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 80’ Jadon Sancho (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 7’ Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Wesley Fofana (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 72’ Levi Colwill (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Wesley Fofana DEF791 0.030.000
Tosin Adarabioyo DEF901 0.040.000
Levi Colwill DEF901 0.020.061
Marc Cucurella DEF9012 0.070.000
Enzo Fernández MID9014 0.400.176
Moisés Caicedo MID901 0.060.011
Jadon Sancho MID901 0.050.103
Cole Palmer MID795 0.920.102
Christopher Nkunku MID903 0.120.000
Pedro Neto FWD901 0.070.264
Tyrique George Sub110 0.000.291
Trevoh Chalobah Sub110 0.000.000
Josh Acheampong Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 78% Avg odds 1.23
Draw 14% Avg odds 6.96
Leicester win 8% Avg odds 12.22

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea LWLLW
Leicester WLLLL

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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.