Leicester City travelled to London to take on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park looking to earn a positive result out on the road. Claude Puel opted for a 4-4-2 formation and made a few changes for this clash. The Foxes conceded an early goal when Wilfried Zaha scored with a ferocious strike. Palace doubled their lead in the 38th minute courtesy of a James McArthur goal.
The away side suffered a big blow in the second half when Marc Albrighton was sent off due to his challenge on Zaha in the 58th minute. The Eagles pushed on and scored thrice in the last 10 minutes of the game with goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Patrick van Aanholt and Christian Benteke which capped off an emphatic 5-o victory over their West Midlands counterparts.
Let’s take a look at how each Leicester City player performed during the match.
GK: Ben Hamer – 5.5/10
He was guilty of conceding five goals at Selhurst Park. However, the Leicester keeper did make some good saves to save his team from further humiliation.
RB: Marc Albrighton – 4/10
He was sent off for a careless mistake which cost his side any chance of a second-half comeback.
CB: Wes Morgan – 6/10
Not the best day in the office for the veteran Leicester centre-back, Morgan managed to make some good clearances which kept his team in the game up until the last 10 minutes of the contest.
CB: Harry Maguire – 4/10
A day to forget for the young Leicester defender. He brought Benteke down in injury time which capped off a disappointing away outing for the Foxes.
LB: Benjamin Chilwell – 5.5/10
He put in a few good crosses for the Foxes in the opposition half but had a lot of problems while defending.
RM: Riyad Mahrez – 5/10
The Algerian tried to create opportunities for his teammates but lacked the cutting edge in the final third.
CM: Wilfred Ndidi – 5.5/10
He made a few good challenges but was also guilty of giving away possession in the first half. The Nigerian had to go off because of an injury early in the second half.
CM: Hamza Choudhury – 5/10
A rare start at the heart of Leicester midfield, he struggled to make an impact in the match.
LM: Demarai Gray – 5/10
He had a quiet game going forward and was largely ineffective in the opposition half.
ST: Kelechi Iheanacho – 6/10
He had a few good attempts at the Palace goal in the first half but the opposition goalkeeper denied him time and time again.
ST: Jamie Vardy – 5.5/10
He tried to combine with his strike partner Iheanacho but was mostly left frustrated in front of the Eagles goal.
Substitutes:
CM: Adrien Silva – 5/10
He initially came off the bench to make an impact in the game. However, he gave away too many cheap fouls and was left a frustrated figure.
CAM: Fousseni Diabate – 5/10
He did not add much to the game.
CB: Aleksander Dragovic – 6.5/10
He made some outstanding last-ditch challenges after coming on!
