Premier League (Week 27) : Chelsea defeats Leicester 3-1
ENGLAND, Apr. 29, 2015 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 27: After their 0-0 draw against Arsenal on April 26, the Blues returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Leicester this Wednesday.
Leicester had started off well by taking the lead in the 45th minute with a goal by midfielder Marc Albrighton. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Blues nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Drogba '48, Terry '79 and Ramires '83).
Chelsea remains in first place with 80 points from 34 games, a 13-point lead over runner-up Manchester City FC.
View : Full Premier League table (as of March 1, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 68 | 27 | 41 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 36 | 34 | 67 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 32 | 31 | 67 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 59 | 34 | 25 | 65 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 58 |
| 6 | Tottenham | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 49 | 6 | 58 |
| 7 | Southampton | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 26 | 21 | 57 |
| 8 | Swansea | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 44 | -3 | 50 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 47 |
| 10 | Everton | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 44 |
| 11 | West Ham | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 44 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 47 | -5 | 42 |
| 13 | West Brom | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 37 |
| 14 | Newcastle | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 57 | -21 | 35 |
| 15 | Hull | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 45 | -13 | 34 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 48 | -22 | 32 |
| 17 | Leicester | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 54 | -18 | 31 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 33 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 26 | 49 | -23 | 30 |
| 19 | QPR | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 38 | 59 | -21 | 27 |
| 20 | Burnley | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 52 | -26 | 26 |
Fixtures and Results : Premier League 2014-2015
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Overview
Leicester City
- Position: 17 +3
- Best performance of the season:Leicester 5-3 Manchester United (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:Burnley 0-1 Leicester (25 Apr.)
- Next game:Leicester - Newcastle (2 May.)
Chelsea
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Swansea 0-5 Chelsea (17 Jan.)
- Previous game:Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea (26 Apr.)
- Next game:Chelsea - Crystal Palace (3 May.)
Leicester
1:3
Chelsea
1:3 (1:0)
- 29 April 2015
- 19:45
- Leicester
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 80 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 67 |
| 3 |  Arsenal | 67 |
| 4 |  Manchester United | 65 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 58 |
Week 27 Results
| Saturday 28 February 2015 | ||||
 | West Ham | 1-3 | Crystal Palace |  |
 | West Brom | 1-0 | Southampton |  |
 | Newcastle | 1-0 | Aston Villa |  |
 | Stoke City | 1-0 | Hull |  |
| Manchester United | 2-0 | Sunderland |  |
 | Burnley | 0-1 | Swansea |  |
| Sunday 1 March 2015 | ||||
| Liverpool | 2-1 | Manchester City | |
| Arsenal | 2-0 | Everton |  |
| Saturday 7 March 2015 | ||||
 | QPR | 1-2 | Tottenham |  |
| Wednesday 29 April 2015 | ||||
| Leicester | 1-3 | Chelsea | |