Crystal Palace vs Leicester

15 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Luka Milivojevic 39’

Match summary

Crystal Palace saw off Leicester 1-0. Crystal Palace led 1-0 at half-time.

Luka Milivojevic put Crystal Palace ahead in the 39th minute, set up by Andros Townsend.

Leicester can feel hard done by, creating 0.90 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Crystal Palace's 0.40 from 8.

Match stats

Crystal Palace Leicester
8 Shots 12
1 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.40 xG 0.90
0.40 Non-penalty xG 0.90
6 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Crystal Palace Leicester
Kick-off
Luka Milivojevic
Assist: Andros Townsend1-0 (Crystal Palace)
39’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Crystal Palace
  • Vicente Guaita
  • James McArthur
Leicester
  • 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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.40 0.90 39’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), 1-0 39’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.40 0.90 39’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), 1-0 Milivojevic 39’
Crystal Palace 0.40 xGLeicester 0.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Crystal Palace attacking 
79’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 26’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 56’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 85’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 58’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 62’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 66’ Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 88’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 62’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 85’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 25’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 54’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 26’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 56’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 85’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 58’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 62’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 66’ Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 62’ Max Meyer (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 85’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 88’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 54’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Vicente Guaita GK900 0.000.000
Aaron Wan-Bissaka DEF900 0.000.000
Mamadou Sakho DEF900 0.000.000
Martin Kelly DEF900 0.000.000
Patrick van Aanholt DEF900 0.000.000
James McArthur MID900 0.000.000
Luka Milivojevic MID9012 0.050.021
Cheikhou Kouyaté MID670 0.000.031
Max Meyer MID902 0.030.000
Andros Townsend FWD9011 0.100.143
Jordan Ayew FWD803 0.220.000
Jeffrey Schlupp Sub230 0.000.101
Alexander Sørloth Sub100 0.000.000
Jason Puncheon Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Crystal Palace win 37% Bet365 odds 2.62
Draw 30% Bet365 odds 3.20
Leicester win 33% Bet365 odds 3.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Crystal Palace LDWLL
Leicester DDWDL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Leicester 1-4 Crystal Palace, 23 Feb 19  All Crystal Palace 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.