Leicester vs Chelsea

11 March 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Andre Marriner

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Patson Daka 39’
  • Ben Chilwell 11’
  • Kai Havertz 45+6’
  • Mateo Kovacic 78’

Match summary

Chelsea beat Leicester 3-1 on the road. Chelsea led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Ben Chilwell put Chelsea ahead from a corner in the 11th minute, set up by Kalidou Koulibaly, Patson Daka equalised in the 39th minute, set up by Ricardo Pereira, and Kai Havertz put Chelsea back in front in first-half stoppage time, set up by Enzo Fernández. In the second half, Mateo Kovacic made it 1-3 in the 78th minute, set up by Mykhailo Mudryk.

Leicester can feel hard done by, creating 2.36 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Chelsea's 1.49 from 12. Leicester had a player sent off.

Match stats

Leicester Chelsea
17 Shots 12
7 Shots on Target 6
2 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
2.36 xG 1.49
2.36 Non-penalty xG 1.49
6 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Leicester Chelsea
Kick-off
11’
Ben Chilwell
Assist: Kalidou Koulibaly0-1 (Chelsea)
Patson Daka
Assist: Ricardo Pereira1-1 (Leicester)
39’
45+6’
Kai Havertz
Assist: Enzo Fernández1-2 (Chelsea)
Half-time1-2
78’
Mateo Kovacic
Assist: Mykhailo Mudryk1-3 (Chelsea)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Wout Faes
  • Ricardo Pereira
Chelsea
  • Wesley Fofana
  • Marc Cucurella

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.36 1.49 11’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), 0-1 11’ 39’ Patson Daka (Leicester), 1-1 39’ 45+6’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), 1-2 45+6’ 78’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), 1-3 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.36 1.49 11’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), 0-1 Ben Chilwell 11’ 39’ Patson Daka (Leicester), 1-1 Daka 39’ 45+6’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), 1-2 Havertz 45+6’ 78’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), 1-3 Kovacic 78’
Leicester 2.36 xGChelsea 1.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Leicester attacking 
14’ Daniel Amartey (Leicester), set piece, 0.94 xG, off target 51’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 72’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 65’ Harry Souttar (Leicester), from a corner, 0.37 xG, blocked 24’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.35 xG, hit the woodwork 78’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 77’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 44’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 20’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 41’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 71’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 63’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 42’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 46’ Wesley Fofana (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 65’ Wout Faes (Leicester), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Timothy Castagne (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 67’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 14’ Daniel Amartey (Leicester), set piece, 0.94 xG, off target 51’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 72’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 65’ Harry Souttar (Leicester), from a corner, 0.37 xG, blocked 24’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.35 xG, hit the woodwork 78’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 77’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 44’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 71’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 20’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 41’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 63’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 68’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 42’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 46’ Wesley Fofana (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 67’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 65’ Wout Faes (Leicester), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 65’ Timothy Castagne (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 67’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ João Félix (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 84’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Danny Ward GK900 0.000.000
Harry Souttar DEF901 0.370.000
Wout Faes DEF901 0.050.000
Daniel Amartey DEF721 0.940.000
Ricardo Pereira MID9011 0.040.213
Timothy Castagne MID901 0.040.371
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall MID904 0.470.031
Nampalys Mendy MID720 0.000.000
Kelechi Iheanacho FWD821 0.070.052
Patson Daka FWD7211 0.020.071
James Maddison FWD905 0.261.013
Tetê Sub180 0.000.000
Boubakary Soumare Sub180 0.000.042
Harvey Barnes Sub180 0.000.421
Jamie Vardy Sub81 0.110.000
Jonny Evans Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 24% Avg odds 4.02
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.63
Chelsea win 50% Avg odds 1.93

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

Form going into the game

Leicester WWLLL
Chelsea DDLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Chelsea 2-1 Leicester, 27 Aug 22 Next meeting: Leicester 1-2 Chelsea, 23 Nov 24  All Leicester vs Chelsea 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.