Leicester vs Chelsea

20 November 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Paul Tierney

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • Antonio Rüdiger 14’
  • N'Golo Kanté 28’
  • Christian Pulisic 71’

Match summary

Chelsea won comfortably, 3-0 away at Leicester. Chelsea led 2-0 at half-time.

Antonio Rüdiger put Chelsea ahead with a header in the 14th minute, set up by Ben Chilwell, N'Golo Kanté made it 0-2 in the 28th minute, set up by Reece James, and Christian Pulisic made it 0-3 in the 71st minute, set up by Hakim Ziyech.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 2.59 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Leicester's 0.50 from 4.

Match stats

Leicester Chelsea
4 Shots 16
3 Shots on Target 7
3 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.50 xG 2.57
0.50 Non-penalty xG 2.57
1 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Leicester Chelsea
Kick-off
14’
Antonio Rüdiger
Assist: Ben Chilwell0-1 (Chelsea)
28’
N'Golo Kanté
Assist: Reece James0-2 (Chelsea)
Half-time0-2
71’
Christian Pulisic
Assist: Hakim Ziyech0-3 (Chelsea)
Full-time0-3

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Kasper Schmeichel
  • Daniel Amartey
  • Jonny Evans
Chelsea
  • Edouard Mendy

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 0.50 2.59 14’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), 0-1 14’ 28’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), 0-2 28’ 71’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), 0-3 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.50 2.59 14’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), 0-1 Rüdiger 14’ 28’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), 0-2 Kanté 28’ 71’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), 0-3 Pulisic 71’
Leicester 0.50 xGChelsea 2.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Leicester attacking 
71’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 65’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 4’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), set piece, 0.31 xG, hit the woodwork 17’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 14’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.26 xG, goal 68’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 73’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 38’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 61’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 46’ Reece James (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 22’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 55’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 28’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 17’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 46’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 63’ Daniel Amartey (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 71’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 65’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 4’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), set piece, 0.31 xG, hit the woodwork 17’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 14’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.26 xG, goal 68’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 73’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 38’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 61’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 46’ Reece James (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 22’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 55’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 28’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 17’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 46’ Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 63’ Daniel Amartey (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kasper Schmeichel GK900 0.000.000
Daniel Amartey DEF901 0.010.000
Caglar Söyüncü DEF900 0.000.000
Jonny Evans DEF900 0.000.000
Marc Albrighton MID900 0.000.011
Timothy Castagne MID900 0.000.000
Wilfred Ndidi MID900 0.000.000
Boubakary Soumare MID770 0.000.000
Ademola Lookman FWD480 0.000.000
Jamie Vardy FWD901 0.470.000
Harvey Barnes FWD480 0.000.000
Kelechi Iheanacho Sub420 0.000.000
James Maddison Sub422 0.020.471
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Sub130 0.000.011

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 19% Avg odds 4.91
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.71
Chelsea win 55% Avg odds 1.76

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

Form going into the game

Leicester DWWLD
Chelsea WWWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Chelsea 2-1 Leicester, 18 May 21 Next meeting: Chelsea 1-1 Leicester, 19 May 22  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.