Crystal Palace FC vs Leicester City FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

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Mon 28 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC Selhurst Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'

Y 51' Hamza Choudhury

Overview

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Crystal Palace FC vs Leicester City FC — Premier League at Selhurst Park.

Crystal Palace FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dean Whitestone
Referee Tim Wood
Referee Peter Kirkup
Referee Graham Scott

3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Crystal Palace FC 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Leicester City FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-28 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Leicester City FC 2020-07-04 Leicester City FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC 2019-11-03 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Leicester City FC 2019-02-23 Leicester City FC 1–4 Crystal Palace FC 2018-12-15 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Dec	Leicester City FC	H	1–1	D
26 Dec	Aston Villa FC	A	0–3	L
19 Dec	Liverpool FC	H	0–7	L
16 Dec	West Ham United FC	A	1–1	D
13 Dec	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	1–1	D
06 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	5–1	W

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	A	1–1	D
26 Dec	Manchester United FC	H	2–2	D
20 Dec	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	2–0	W
16 Dec	Everton FC	H	0–2	L
13 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	3–0	W
10 Dec	PAE AEK	H	2–0	W

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

1/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC

Tyrick Mitchell

2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Crystal Palace FC and Leicester City FC has kicked off!
5' Crystal Palace FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roy Hodgson will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Crystal Palace FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Leicester City FC's shape.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Crystal Palace FC and Leicester City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' Jeffrey Schlupp has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Crystal Palace FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luka Milivojevic, as he is very good at scoring at Selhurst Park with 7 goals in the last 7 games.
50' Christian Benteke, a Belgium , has 36 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
51' The referee shows Leicester City FC player a Yellow card on 51.
56' Leicester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
57' Leicester City FC make a change. Hamza Choudhury trudges off to be replaced by Youri Tielemans on 57 minutes.
58' Wilfried Zaha adds to his 2 season tally! Crystal Palace FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Crystal Palace FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
66' The supporters are chanting for Jamie Vardy. He replaces Dennis Praet on 66 minute.
71' Crystal Palace FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Leicester City FC backline.
72' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. Kelechi Iheanacho is replaced by Demarai Gray.
74' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. Jairo Riedewald is withdrawn and James McArthur gets his opportunity.
79' Tyrick Mitchell has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 325 appearances.
83' Harvey Barnes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 83 minutes.
84' It is a substitution in Crystal Palace FC team. Jeffrey Schlupp is replaced by Jordan Ayew on 84 minute.
89' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
It finishes all square. Crystal Palace FC and Leicester City FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

14
Kelechi Iheanacho ↓ Demarai Gray 72'
1
Kasper Schmeichel C
6
Jonny Evans
18
Daniel Amartey
20
Hamza Choudhury ↓ Youri Tielemans 57'
24
Nampalys Mendy
15
Harvey Barnes
17
Ayoze Perez
2
James Justin
26
Dennis Praet ↓ Jamie Vardy 66'
33
Luke Thomas

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Wilfried Zaha	6
Jamie Vardy	5
Jean-Philippe Mateta	4
Kelechi Iheanacho	3
Daniel Iversen	2
Luka Milivojevic	2
Ricardo Pereira	1
Michy Batshuayi	1

Head to Head

Crystal Palace FC Form

2020-12-28 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2020-12-26 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-12-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–7 Liverpool FC L 2020-12-16 West Ham United FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2020-12-13 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2020-12-06 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–5 Crystal Palace FC W

Leicester City FC Form

2020-12-28 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2020-12-26 Leicester City FC 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2020-12-20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–2 Leicester City FC W 2020-12-16 Leicester City FC 0–2 Everton FC L 2020-12-13 Leicester City FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2020-12-10 Leicester City FC 2–0 PAE AEK W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.09 Crystal Palace FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.51 Leicester City FC xG

I would bet for: Crystal Palace FC or Leicester City FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Crystal Palace FC31% Draw28% Leicester City FC41%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Crystal Palace FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Leicester City FC

69%

Crystal Palace FC or Leicester City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Crystal Palace FC20% Draw48% Leicester City FC32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

10.3%

0 – 0

9.5%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 2

8.3%

1 – 0

7.1%

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 3

4.5%

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

4.1%

2 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC

Handicap	Crystal Palace FC covers	Push	Leicester City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	16%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	22%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.