Leicester 1-4 Crystal Palace: Clinical Eagles beat Foxes
Michy Batshuayi's goal was his first in the Premier League since he netted a double for Chelsea against Watford in October 2017
Crystal Palace put in a clinical performance to claim a hard-fought win at Leicester and ease their relegation worries.
In a first-half of few chances, the Eagles broke the deadlock when Michy Batshuayi fortuitously deflected James McArthur's effort past Kasper Schmeichel.
Jonny Evans fired home Harvey Barnes' low cross to equalise midway through the second-half before Wilfried Zaha ghosted in at the back post to retake the lead for the visitors.
Luka Milivojevic then scored from the spot after Evans clumsily brought down Jeffrey Schlupp and Zaha added a fourth in injury time to make the points safe for Roy Hodgson's side.
Victory means the Eagles climb to 13th and Leicester, who are now six league games without a win, remain 12th.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Leicester
1Schmeichel
14Ricardo Pereira
6Evans
15Maguire
28Fuchs
21Tielemans
25NdidiBooked at 36mins
10Maddison
31Ghezzal
9Vardy
19Barnes
Substitutes
4Söyüncü
5Morgan
7Gray
8Iheanacho
12Ward
20Okazaki
24Mendy
Crystal Palace
31Guaita
2Ward
5Tomkins
12Sakho
3van Aanholt
18McArthur
4Milivojevic
15Schlupp
10Townsend
23Batshuayi
11Zaha
Substitutes
6Dann
7Meyer
8Kouyaté
13Hennessey
14J Ayew
17Benteke
44Riedewald
Referee:
Anthony Taylor
Match Stats
Home TeamLeicesterAway TeamCrystal Palace
Possession
Home68%
Away32%
Shots
Home14
Away3
Shots on Target
Home4
Away1
Corners
Home3
Away2
Fouls
Home4
Away8
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Match ends, Leicester City 1, Crystal Palace 4.
Full TimePosted at 90'+5'
Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Crystal Palace 4.
Goal!Posted at 90'+3'
Goal! Leicester City 1, Crystal Palace 4. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Ayew following a fast break.
Posted at 90'+2'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Joel Ward.
Posted at 65'
Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
Posted at 60'
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
Half TimePosted at 45'+2'
First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Crystal Palace 1.
Posted at 45'+1'
Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 45'+1'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Mamadou Sakho.
Posted at 45'+1'
Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rachid Ghezzal.
Posted at 45'
Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Fuchs.
Posted at 44'
Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Fuchs.
Posted at 44'
Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison.
Goal!Posted at 40'
Goal! Leicester City 0, Crystal Palace 1. Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James McArthur.
Posted at 40'
Attempt missed. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic.
Posted at 40'
Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
Posted at 40'
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 39'
Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
Posted at 39'
Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 38'
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by James McArthur.
Posted at 36'
Attempt missed. James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
BookingPosted at 36'
Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 36'
Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
Posted at 36'
Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 34'
Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
Posted at 33'
Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Posted at 32'
James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 32'
Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
Posted at 28'
James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 28'
Foul by Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace).
Posted at 27'
Foul by Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester City).
Posted at 27'
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 26'
Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 26'
Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
Posted at 23'
Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Maddison.
Posted at 22'
Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 22'
Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace).
Posted at 19'
Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
Posted at 17'
Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 17'
Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace).
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Source: bbc.com
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