Leicester City 0-2 Crystal Palace result: Jean-Philippe Mateta and Marc Guehi deepen The Foxes' relegation fears

Premier League / Matchday 21
King Power Stadium / 15.01.2025
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35'
LEICESTER CITY ATTEMPT
Justin curves the 25-yard free kick just wide of Henderson's right-hand post.
34'
FREE KICK TO LEICESTER IN A CENTRAL AREA 25 YARDS FROM GOAL
A clumsy challenge from Hughes in penalised and the visitors must face up to a dangerous situation.
33'
LEICESTER CHANCE
A wonderful move from back to front ends with some Mavididi magic on the left that sees the winger bamboozle his man before lifting in a cross that Vardy slams over the top on the half volley.
30'
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28'
Crystal Palace
WHAT A MISS!
The hosts are caught playing out from the back. The clearance deflects into the path of Mateta who somehow contrives to blaze over from a central position in the area.
25'
DO PALACE HAVE SIX APPEAL?
So far, The Eagles haven't quite got going.
Glasner's men will be eager to move it up a gear as they seek out a sixth top-flight away game on the spin without defeat, which would equal the club record.
23'
Crystal Palace
CHALOBAH TAKES TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO SAY A FOND FAREWELL TO CRYSTAL PALACE

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Crystal Palace
PALACE FORCED INTO AN EARLY CHANGE
Doucoure on for the injured Lerma.
19'
LEAKY LEICESTER
The Foxes have only managed one PL shut-out so far this term, which they secured in a 1-0 success over Bournemouth in October.
It should come as no surprise that, in terms of clean sheets, it is worst record in the top-flight.
17'
LEICESTER CITY CHANCE
Vardy is sent through by Mavididi but the forward hammers his shot from the left side of the area straight at Henderson.
Palace clear the loose ball and then the offside flag is raised. Replays suggest VAR would have needed to draw some lines had he found the net - it was pretty tight.
15'
LEICESTER THREATEN
El Khannouss has a 30-yarder comfortably saved after Winks' similarly speculative 25-yard effort was well blocked.
13'
PALACE CHANCE
Eze expertly takes down a clipped ball into the area from the left, juggles it past his man but then sees his shot hit Mateta and dribble through to the 'keeper.
11'
VIDEO: VARDY HAS A HALF CHANCE INSIDE THE FIRST MINUTE

9'
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Foxes are unbeaten in four matches at home to Palace, winning three and drawing one.
Indeed, The Eagles have only picked up one victory in the past nine PL encounters, which came in April 2023.
7'
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PALACE THREATEN IN WHAT HAS BEEN AN OPEN START TO THIS ENCOUNTER
Mateta darts beyond the Leicester high line but can't beat Jakub Stolarczyk. The flag is then raised for offside, so it would not have counted had the Eagles forward found the net.
3'
LEICESTER CHANCE
A long ball into the inside-right channel finds Vardy who unleashes a dipping volley from just outside the box, but his strike flashes just wide of the far post.
2'
ALMOST A DREAM START FOR THE HOSTS
It's sloppy from Munoz on the right side of the Palace area near the byline.
Buonanotte pinches it and cuts the ball back to Vardy, but his snap-shot is well blocked.
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KICK OFF!
Crystal Palace get us underway.
THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE
Today’s referee is Andy Madley.
19:25
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19:20
Leicester City
RUUD VAN NISTELROOY ON WHETHER THE FOXES ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO STAY UP
"It's not a maybe. I see the characteristics and qualities in players that are there. That is the most important thing. When I first signed, I believed it was possible with this squad to stay in. We need luck. Losing Mads [Hermansen] and Abdul Fatawu were big blows, but we have to adjust and find ways. We've shown over the past six weeks that we're making the steps in the right direction to make sure performances get turned into points."