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Premier League / Matchday 16
Selhurst Park / 28.12.2020
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Updated 28/12/2020 at 16:52 GMT
34'
Benteke clatters Mendy after a Barnes cross is nodded away, and a promising free kick positionally for the Foxes.
30'
CLOSE! A drilled Praet cross is flicked over the top off the head of Iheanacho at the near post.
29'
Another deflected Perez cross is knocked back comfortably to Guaita by Tomkins.
27'
CLOSE! Taken quickly and worked nicely out wide to Schlupp, and his cross is diverted wide at the near post by Townsend!
27'
Mendy shoves Benteke over and Palace have the free kick.
25'
CLOSE! A deflected Perez cross almost catches Guaita out and bounces off the bar, and Dennis Praet with a lot of time fires it over!
24'
Palace are growing in confidence slightly after the penalty miss. They're on the ball more, Schlupp and Zaha are carrying it a bit more further up the pitch, and the crosses are being swung in.
21'
Chance for Zaha! All on his own capitalising on an error from Choudhury, but he's crowded out and is forced to settle for the corner, which is nodded over by Benteke.
19'
SAVED! Guiata with a strong hand; a poor pen from the Nigerian - a nice height for the Spaniard.
19'
Iheanacho over the spot kick for the Foxes.
18'
PENALTY! More neat work by Leicester in the channels, down the left this time, and Thomas beats Tomkins to a ricocheted pass from Barnes.
17'
Another clash between Luka Milivojevic and Hamza Choudhury - a feisty little one v one battle here in the engine room.
16'
In towards Evans, hacked away by Riedewald.
15'
More good play from Leicester working it nicely down the right - a cute reverse ball from Perez over the top results in a blocked Justin cross. Corner.
12'
Continued Leicester possession through midfield. looking to build through Mendy and Choudhury, working the ball wider and into the pockets for Praet and Barnes to work in; and Luke Thomas' cross is nodded over by Ayoze Perez at the back post.
10'
Suddenly a lofted through ball from Mitchell, and Zaha finds himself through on goal, but Schmeichel makes the save as the flag is finally raised.
9'
Inswinging Leicester free kick from the boot of Perez, flicked over by Amartey.
8'
It could help Leicester with more of a focal point up top in Kelechi Iheanacho - he'll link play more than Vardy will, allowing for more intricate build up play and neater passing patterns between the two Palace defensive blocks.
6'
Leicester are firmly in control of the ball here. Palace sitting off looking to contain, plenty of touches early on for Daniel Amartey and Jonny Evans in the heart of the defence for the Foxes.
4'
Clear Palace mentality here - two blocks of four out of possession, looking wide and direct for Benteke in the box to aerially attack.
2'
Leicester corner, delivered toward Evans, but comes to nothing as it drops out. Here comes the second phase, building from the back again, are the Foxes.