Leicester City FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2019-20

Leicester City FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Crystal Palace FC

Sat 4 Jul 2020 · 14:00 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'

Ben Chilwell 45' Y

Marc Albrighton 50' Y

Y 57' James McArthur

Overview

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Leicester City FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at King Power Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Referee Peter Kirkup
Referee Marc Perry
Referee Jonathan Moss
Referee Martin Atkinson

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jul	Crystal Palace FC	H	3–0	W
01 Jul	Everton FC	A	1–2	L
28 Jun	Chelsea FC	H	0–1	L
23 Jun	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	0–0	D
20 Jun	Watford FC	A	1–1	D
09 Mar	Aston Villa FC	H	4–0	W

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jul	Leicester City FC	A	0–3	L
29 Jun	Burnley FC	H	0–1	L
24 Jun	Liverpool FC	A	0–4	L
20 Jun	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–0	W
07 Mar	Watford FC	H	1–0	W
29 Feb	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	1–0	W

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at King Power Stadium!
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' The 28-year-old James Justin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Leicester City FC and Crystal Palace FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' Leicester City FC have won 510 goals from 354 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' It’s a booking for Leicester City FC player. Ben Chilwell gets a Yellow card.
45' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Chilwell departs to be replaced by Ryan Bennett.
46' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Chilwell departs to be replaced by Ryan Bennett.
49' Brilliant from the ! Kelechi Iheanacho makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 49.
50' That is a Yellow card for Leicester City FC. Marc Albrighton will be fuming at that decision.
55' Leicester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Crystal Palace FC backline.
57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for James McArthur.
60' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. Jairo Riedewald is withdrawn and Cheikhou Kouyate gets his opportunity.
64' Another substitution for Leicester City FC to replace Kelechi Iheanacho by Dennis Praet on 64 minute.
69' The crowd applauds James McArthur as he leaves the pitch. James McCarthy steps in for Crystal Palace FC.
74' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
75' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Marc Albrighton departs to be replaced by Christian Fuchs.
77' Jamie Vardy does the damage! The net is bulging and Leicester City FC surge ahead!
82' The crowd applauds Christian Benteke as he leaves the pitch. Andros Townsend steps in for Crystal Palace FC.
83' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. Patrick van Aanholt is withdrawn and Tyrick Mitchell gets his opportunity.
88' Crystal Palace FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
89' Leicester City FC make a change. Youri Tielemans trudges off to be replaced by Hamza Choudhury on 89 minutes.
Crystal Palace FC will have plenty to reflect on. Leicester City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Jamie Vardy
25
Wilfred Ndidi
14
Kelechi Iheanacho ↓ Dennis Praet 64'
1
Kasper Schmeichel C
6
Jonny Evans
3
Ben Chilwell ↓ Ryan Bennett 45'
11
Marc Albrighton ↓ Christian Fuchs 75'
4
Caglar Soyuncu
17
Ayoze Perez ↓ Harvey Barnes 75'
2
James Justin
8
Youri Tielemans ↓ Hamza Choudhury 89'

Bench

12
Danny Ward
5
Wes Morgan
28
Christian Fuchs ↑ 75'
7
Demarai Gray
20
Hamza Choudhury ↑ 89'
24
Nampalys Mendy
15
Harvey Barnes ↑ 75'
29
Ryan Bennett ↑ 45'
26
Dennis Praet ↑ 64'

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

31
Vicente Guaita
4
Luka Milivojevic C
9
Jordan Ayew
2
Joel Ward
3
Patrick van Aanholt ↓ Tyrick Mitchell 83'
44
Jairo Riedewald ↓ Cheikhou Kouyate 60'
12
Mamadou Sakho
18
James McArthur ↓ James McCarthy 69'
11
Wilfried Zaha
17
Christian Benteke ↓ Andros Townsend 82'
24
Gary Cahill

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

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
Ademola Lookman	1
Jonny Evans	1

Head to Head

Leicester City FC Form

2020-07-04 Leicester City FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2020-07-01 Everton FC 2–1 Leicester City FC L 2020-06-28 Leicester City FC 0–1 Chelsea FC L 2020-06-23 Leicester City FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2020-06-20 Watford FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2020-03-09 Leicester City FC 4–0 Aston Villa FC W

Crystal Palace FC Form

2020-07-04 Leicester City FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-06-29 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Burnley FC L 2020-06-24 Liverpool FC 4–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-06-20 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2020-03-07 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2020-02-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Crystal Palace FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.56 Leicester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.92 Crystal Palace FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC51% Draw27% Crystal Palace FC22%

Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.48

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Crystal Palace FC

49%

Leicester City FC or Crystal Palace FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC35% Draw48% Crystal Palace FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

12.1%

0 – 0

10.5%

2 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

0 – 1

6.7%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

4.7%

2 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap	Leicester City FC covers	Push	Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	16%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	24%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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