Saturday November 21
- FA Carling Premiership Attendance: 21,401
Leicester (1) 2 - Chelsea (2) 4
Title hopefuls Chelsea stretched their unbeaten run to 17 games in a richly entertaining match at Filbert Street. The Foxes failed to make their early dominance count and The Blues raced into a two-goal lead, but never-say-die City refused to lie down. With Leicester surging forward in search of an equaliser, they left themselves open at the back and the ever-alert Zola made them pay
GOALS
0-1 Chelsea 28 mins Zola
Goldbaek crossed from the right and Keller came off his line to claim but only succeeded in colliding with team-mate Steve Walsh, with the loose ball rebounding off the striker's body to roll into an unguarded net
0-2 Chelsea 39 mins Poyet
Di Matteo's cross from the left was headed against the post by the midfielder, who was then the quickest player to react and nodded the rebound home
1-2 Leicester 41 mins Izzet
the ball was worked to Guppy down the left who crossed to the far post, and Elliott rose above the Chelsea defence to nod the ball down for the midfielder to tap home beyond De Goey from five yards
1-3 Chelsea 50 mins Flo
Savage fouled Poyet 25 yards out and Zola's free-kick rebounded off Keller's right-hand post and the ball rolled across the face of the goal for the Norwegian to knock home into an empty net
2-3 Leicester 60 mins Guppy
Lennon's shot from the edge of the box was charged down, but the ball fell to the winger who, from 25 yards out on the right, curled a left-footed shot over De Goey and into the far top corner of the net
2-4 Chelsea 90 mins Zola
Leicester surged forward in search of an equaliser and the Sardinian picked up a loose ball just inside the City half and headed for goal, before drawing Keller and placing a shot to the City 'keeper's left which clipped the post before nestling in the net
MATCH RATING
TEAMS and player ratings
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* MATCHfacts Star Rating
| Leicester |
| Keller |
6 |
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| Savage |
6 |
sub 55 mins by |
Campbell |
7 |
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| Ullathorne |
7 |
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| Sinclair |
7 |
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| Elliott |
6 |
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| Walsh |
7 |
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| Izzet |
7 |
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| Lennon |
8* |
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| Zagorakis |
7 |
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| Fenton |
6 |
sub 68 mins by |
Oakes |
6 |
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| Guppy |
7 |
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| Subs not used: Arphexad Taggart McMahon |
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| Chelsea |
| de Goey |
7 |
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| Babayaro |
6 |
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| Leboeuf |
7 |
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| Desailly |
6 |
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| Goldbaek |
6 |
sub 65 mins by |
Duberry |
6 |
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| Poyet |
7 |
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| Le Saux |
6 |
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| Di Matteo |
7 |
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| Ferrer |
6 |
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| Flo |
7 |
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| Zola |
8* |
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| Subs not used: Petrescu Hitchcock Nicholls Morris |
Referee P. A. Durkin (Portland) (Rating 6)
Yellow Cards
Leicester Sinclair 67 mins (foul)
Chelsea de Goey 85 mins (unsporting behaviour)
Shots On Target: Leicester 6, Chelsea 10
Corners: Leicester 5, Chelsea 4
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