Follow live coverage as Leicester City face Crystal Palace today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Leicester City FC 0 - 0 Crystal Palace FC
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
20:13Palace had an opportunity from a wide free-kick, but Eze’s cross was so poor again, and Leicester cleared with their first line of defence.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
20:10We’re into the closing stages of this game, and the score is still 0-0, despite a very open and attacking game. Can either side pull ahead before the break?
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
20:09Munoz goes over under a challenge from Mavididi, and it looked like an obvious foul and free-kick, but the referee waves away the claims, to the disgust of the away side.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
20:07Justin strikes the free-kick well, but his Ronaldo-esque technique does him no favours as the ball skews in the air and goes wide of the target.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
20:05Leicester have a free-kick in a very dangerous position, after a foul by Hughes on Buonanotte…
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
20:05Leicester and Vardy have another chance to score. Mavididi does well against Hughes to get round him, and he lifts the ball into the box. Vardy was there to meet it, but his shot goes over the bar!
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
20:02It’s surprising that the scoreline still reads 0-0! Both sides have had opportunities to go ahead, and those chances should’ve been taken!
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
20:00MISSED! Mateta misses a huge chance to put the away side ahead! He is gifted the ball due to a bad backpass from the Leicester defence, and he shoots wildly over the bar! He could’ve had three goals against Leicester for the season!
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:59Palace are being completely run over at the moment, they can’t seem to build an attack due to their poor passing, and they aren’t tracking the Leicester runs as well as they need to be. Leicester attempted seven shots in the opening 20 minutes of this match, their most in a Premier League match this season and it’s no surprise.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:57The home fans are letting out groans when their side passes the ball backwards. It’s not pretty, but the way they are set up to play in this game is working so far.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:54Just under 25 minutes have been played, and Leicester are looking the brighter of the two teams! Palace’s passing has been sloppy and laboured, on the whole, and they need to wake up soon!
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:51Substitution Jefferson Andrés Lerma Solís Cheick Oumar Doucouré
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:50There is a small break in play, as Lerma receives medical treatment. He was stood up and looked to be okay, but he has just dropped to the deck and he will more than likely be taken off.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:48WHAT A SAVE! Vardy breaks through the Palace line and bares down on goal, as he does so well. He shoots with a lot of power, but the effort is saved by Henderson! What an opportunity that was for him. The score remains 0-0.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:46You get the feeling that this game will be full of direct attacks, with either a ball through the lines or a pass over the top to each of the strikers. Mateta and Vardy love to run onto through balls.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:46Brilliant play from Eze as he controlled a Mitchell cross with his chest, and flicked the dropping ball over his head to fashion a shooting chance. The shot was poor, but that is a brighter bit of play from the Eagles.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:43Leicester have calmed the tempo right down, and now they are taking their time over every period of possession. They are waiting for an opportunity to draw Palace in, and then attack them directly.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:40For the first time in a Premier League match, Vardy has attempted two shots in the opening two minutes of play. For a player of his style, that is very surprising.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:38Palace have responded well to that early flurry of Leicester attacks. Mateta was played through and shot towards goal before being told he was offside in the process. The ball i snow being knocked around in midfield by both sides.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:36Tyrick Mitchell makes his 153rd Premier League appearance for Crystal Palace this evening, moving him into 10th spot on the club’s all-time list of competition appearances made alongside Jason Puncheon.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:34Vardy now has another effort, this one goes wide of the post after he struck a bouncing ball from a further distance than his last shot. It evaded Henderson’s goal on the left side of the post.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:33CHANCE! Leicester make a quick start and Vardy fails to convert! Buonanotte nicked the ball from a short Palace pass and looked for his striker, who didn’t make a good connection inside the box, and the chance escaped them.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:31KICK-OFF! Andy Madley blows his whistle for the first time here, and the game is underway!
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:30The teams are out on the pitch, and we’re nearly ready for kick-off here in Leicester!
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:25Former Palace man, Jordan Ayew, is named on the bench for Leicester for this game and it is a role reversal for Schlupp. He won the Premier League with Leicester, but he starts on the bench for the away side here. As mentioned in the earlier posts, Chalobah has been recalled by Chelsea, so Richards holds his spot in the back three for this game, and for the foreseeable future. Van Nistelrooy has made a few changes to his side that lost to Aston Villa, with Ayew, Coady and Thomas all dropping to the bench. Buonanotte, Faes and Kristiansen replace them, respectively. Vardy captains the home team, and Guehi captains the away side.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:25CRYSTAL PALACE SUBS: Matt Turner, Nathaniel Clyne, Chadi Riad, Caleb Kporha, Jeffrey Schlupp, Daichi Kamada, Cheick Doucoure, Justin Devenny, Eddie Nketiah.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:25CRYSTAL PALACE (3-4-2-1): Dean Henderson; Marc Guehi, Maxence Lacroix, Chris Richards; Tyrick Mitchell, Jefferson Lerma, Will Hughes, Daniel Munoz; Eberechi Eze, Ismaila Sarr; Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:20LEICESTER SUBS: Daniel Iverson, Conor Coady, Luke Thomas, Hamza Choudhury, Oliver Skipp, Bobby Decordova-Reid, Kasey McAteer, Jordan Ayew, Patson Daka.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:20LEICESTER (4-2-3-1): Jakub Stolarczyk; Victor Kristiansen, Jannik Vestergaard, Wout Faes, James Justin; Harry Winks, Boubakary Soumare; Stephy Mavididi, Bilal El Khannouss, Facundo Buonanotte; Jamie Vardy.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:15As for Oliver Glasner’s side, they have steadied the ship in this Premier League campaign and now sit 15th. The worry of relegation has eased, meaning that the football being played is getting closer to what we saw at the back end of last season. They have had numerous injury problems, and just today they have had Trevoh Chalobah recalled by Chelsea, leaving them with one less player available for selection. A win against Leicester here would not only relieve relegation fears further but it would also put them in good stead for the remainder of the season.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:10Since the last meeting between these two, Leicester have changed their manager. Ruud van Nistelrooy is now in the Foxes’ dugout, and things had begun to look slightly more positive for them since his appointment. A win against West Ham and a draw against Brighton had spirits high, but they are now on a run of five straight losses in the Premier League and will look to turn that around here. They will be aware of Palace’s threat, but being at home and with confidence from their FA Cup demolition of QPR, anything can happen.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:10The last time these sides faced each other in the Premier League, the game ended 2-2 back in September 2024! Jean-Phillipe Mateta completed a brace from the spot in the 92nd minute to rescue a point for the Eagles, after Jamie Vardy and Stephy Mavididi scored for the away side. The overall head-to-head record between the two sides is evenly split, with seven wins each, and six draws in the last 20 meetings. This game is set up to be a very competitive encounter, with nothing to separate the two sides except from league position.
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
19:04Hello, and welcome to live text commentary on this Premier League clash between Leicester and Crystal Palace at the King Power Stadium!
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace
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