Chelsea 1-0 Leicester: Player ratings as Cucurella fires Blues back into top four
Publish : Sunday, 2025-03-09 ( Europe/London )
Chelsea climbed back into the top four thanks to Marc Cucurella’s winner against relegation-threatened Leicester City.
Chelsea climbed their way back into the top four of the Premier League table with a 1-0 win over Leicester City on Sunday.
An early penalty shout from Cole Palmer was quickly waved away but there was no denying Jadon Sancho's appeal 19 minutes in. The winger threw himself to the ground after seeing his toe stepped on by Victor Kristiansen, but Palmer's drilled penalty was well kept out by Mads Hermansen.
Tosin Adarabioyo accidentally headed on to his own crossbar as Leicester tried to pose a threat on the counter, but the two sides could not be separated before the break.
After the enthusiasm was knocked out of Leicester, the two sides played out a largely uninspiring finale, with Chelsea clearly happy to settle for a narrow victory and the three points that came with it.
Chelsea player ratings (4-2-3-1)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Robert Sanchez | 7.8/10 |
RB: Wesley Fofana | 7.3/10 |
CB: Tosin Adarabioyo | 7.4/10 |
CB: Levi Colwill | 7.8/10 |
LB: Marc Cucurella | 8.3/10 |
DM: Moises Caicedo | 8.6/10 |
DM: Enzo Fernandez | 8.4/10 |
RM: Jadon Sancho | 8.0/10 |
AM: Cole Palmer | 7.0/10 |
LM: Christopher Nkunku | 6.8/10 |
ST: Pedro Neto | 7.3/10 |
SUB: Trevoh Chalobah (73' for Fofana) | 5.9/10 |
SUB: Tyrique George (73' for Palmer) | 6.4/10 |
SUB: Josh Acheampong (89' for Nkunku) | N/A |
Subs not used: Filip Jorgensen (GK), Benoit Badiashile, Genesis Antwi, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Mathis Amougou, Romeo Lavia.
Leicester player ratings (3-4-2-1)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Mads Hermansen | 7.7/10 |
CB: Wout Faes | 6.1/10 |
CB: Conor Coady | 6.8/10 |
CB: Luke Thomas | 6.8/10 |
RM: James Justin | 6.6/10 |
CM: Wilfred Ndidi | 7.5/10 |
CM: Boubakary Soumare | 6.3/10 |
LM: Victor Kristiansen | 5.9/10 |
AM: Bilal El Khannouss | 6.2/10 |
AM: Patson Daka | 5.7/10 |
ST: Jamie Vardy | 5.8/10 |
SUB: Harry Winks (66' for Soumare) | 6.2/10 |
SUB: Facundo Buonanotte (73' for El Khannouss) | 6.0/10 |
SUB: Bobby De Cordova-Reid (84' for Daka) | N/A |
SUB: Stephy Mavididi (84' for Kristiansen) | N/A |
SUB: Ricardo Pereira (84' for Justin) | N/A |
Subs not used: Jakub Stolarczyk (GK), Caleb Okoli, Woyo Coulibaly, Jordan Ayew.
Player of the match - Moises Caicedo (Chelsea)
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