The strike by Marc Cucurella was the difference when Chelsea Leicester City beat 1-0 to go back to the top four of the Premier League on Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
2024/2025 Premier League
1-0
- Cole Palmer (22 'fine missed)
- Cucurella (60 ')
Match report
De Vossen let their hosts sweat after Mads Hermansen saved the first half of Cole Palmer, with the faithfulness of the house being agitated before Cucurella struck.
The side of Enzo Maresca seemed to take the lead after 20 minutes when Jadon Sancho was polluted by Victor Kristiansen, but Palmer's Spot-Kick was stopped excellent.
It was the first time that Palmer had ever missed in the Premier League from 12 meters and his goal was drought to nine games.
Leicester came closest when Tosin Adarabioyo went on his own bar in the first half after Robert Sanchez had misjudged a cross, but otherwise only three shots worth 0.1 expected goals (XG).
The victory over the side he left last year means that Maresca takes Chelsea back to fourth place for a trip to Arsenal next weekend.
Leicester, meanwhile, stay 19th, six points on safety and host Manchester United next time.
𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝟎 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫
The winner of Marc Cucurella is enough to send Chelsea to the top four.
In the game Cole Palmer also lost his 100% penalty record in the Premier League, but the blues still claimed the three points on Stamford Bridge.#Chelei pic.twitter.com/lu5ejhpnph
– Opta Analyst (@Optaanalyst) March 9, 2025
Data debrief: Cole on a goal Drought
Nobody could accuse Palmer of being missing after an afternoon when he had five shots and seven details in the box in 72 minutes action – but it is clear that this is his first real form in a Chelsea shirt.
The Talisman of the Blues saw a penalty saved – although in reality it was an exceptional rescue of a well -affected effort – and was fortunately for the goal, and saw one attempt blocked by his own teammate in the first half.
The 22-year-old has now had 29 shots since he last found it for the last time against Bournemouth in January and since then had been 683 minutes without a Premier League goal. The failed Spot-Kick was his first Miss at his 13th attempt, so that the best 100% success record in the Premier League history was ended.
Match -Events
0 'The game is about to start!
2 'Palmer is being tackled in the penalty area, but the referee does not take any action
6 'Khannouss -shot with the right from the outside is stored
7 'Sancho's Pass chooses Palmer, but his shot takes a deflection and goes wide
11 'Neto and Faes are treated for injury
21 'Palmer's punishment is refused by the keeper!
26 'Sanchez cannot reach a cross from the right and Tosin goes against his own bar
27 'The Foxes box finally sees the ball falling in Caicedo, but his effort is being held
34 'It looks like a handball in the box from Leicester
40 'Cucurella delivers a cross, but it is cleaned up by the defender
46 'nkunku clips to the goal, but Hermansen tips for a corner
47 'Match event for Chelsea vs Leicester
48 'A beaten cross from the left is reversed by Fofana
49 'Highlight of Chelsea vs Leicester
50 'Vardy right shoe shoe from a difficult angle is stored in the upper right corner
55 'Leicester's cross is saved by the keeper
60 'Cucurella floats forward and fires in the far corner! Chelsea 1-0 Leicester
67 'Enzo Fernández Right shot from outside the box is stored
70 'Sanchos Cross is blocked by the defender
71 'Chalobah and George started, with Fofana and Palmer taking place
77 'Error by Levi Colwill
80 'Sancho's Scot hits the arm's arm, but it is not a mistake
88 'highlight of Chelsea vs Leicester
Line-ups
Chelsea XI: Adarabioyo, Cucurella, Nunku, Sancho, Robert Sánchez, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Wesley Fofana, Enzo, Caicedo, Colwill
Subs: Trevoh Chalobah, Dewsbury-Hall, Badiashile, Jørgensen, Lavia, Josh Acheampong, Tyrique George, Mathis Amougou, Genesis Antwi
Leicester XI: Vardy, coady, Ndidi, Wout Faes, Patson Daka, Justin, Soumaré, Luke Thomas, Mads Hermansen, Victor Kristansen, Bilal El Khannouss
Subs: Jordan Ayew, Bobby de Cordova-Reid, Pereira, Winks, Mavididi, Woyo Coulibaly, Okoli, Jakub Stolarczyk, Facundo Buonanotte
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