Leicester City vs Leeds United, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
- 6': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cesare Casadei.
- 9': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Daniel James.
- 9': Attempt missed. James Justin (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by James Justin.
- 17': Attempt saved. Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
- 20': Offside, Leeds United. Crysencio Summerville is caught offside.
- 22': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Sam Byram (Leeds United).
- 23': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
- 23': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Abdul Fatawu.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Byram.
- 26': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Sam Byram (Leeds United).
- 26': Sam Byram (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 37': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Sam Byram (Leeds United).
- 38': Foul by Cesare Casadei (Leicester City).
- 38': Glen Kamara (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Harry Winks.
- 45': Attempt missed. Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
- 45'+1': Offside, Leeds United. Crysencio Summerville is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Leeds United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Leeds United 0.
- 49': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 49': Joël Piroe (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
- 53': Attempt saved. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel James.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
- 54': Attempt saved. Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel James.
- 56': Cesare Casadei (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Glen Kamara (Leeds United).
- 57': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by James Justin.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
- 57': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Abdul Fatawu.
- 58': Attempt saved. Sam Byram (Leeds United) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross.
- 58': Goal! Leicester City 0, Leeds United 1. Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 59': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 60': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 60': Joe Rodon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Cesare Casadei.
- 70': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Sam Byram.
- 72': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a cross.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
- 73': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu.
- 74': Attempt saved. Daniel James (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
- 74': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 74': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
- 80': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Daniel James.
- 80': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Justin.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 83': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
- 83': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Leeds United. Patrick Bamford replaces Joël Piroe.
- 84': Substitution, Leeds United. Ilia Gruev replaces Georginio Rutter.
- 85': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).
- 85': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
- 86': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Archie Gray.
- 88': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United).
- 88': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Substitution, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Crysencio Summerville.
- 90'+1': Offside, Leeds United. Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Leeds United. Jaidon Anthony replaces Daniel James.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Leeds United. Luke Ayling replaces Archie Gray.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross.
- 90'+5': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
- 90'+6': Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Leeds United).
- 90'+6': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Leeds United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 0, Leeds United 1.
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 34.1 | Possession | 65.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 296 | Accurate Passes | 628 |
| 360 | Passes | 693 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 10 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 31 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 10 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 19 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,011
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 15 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 15 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | +8 | 28 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 23 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 8 | Harry Winks |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 7 | Cesare Casadei |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 18 | Fatawu Issahaku |
Leeds United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Illan Meslier (GK) |
| 21 | Pascal Struijk |
| 14 | Joe Rodon |
| 25 | Sam Byram |
| 22 | Archie Gray |
| 7 | Joël Piroe |
| 4 | Ethan Ampadu |
| 8 | Glen Kamara |
| 24 | Georginio Rutter |
| 10 | Crysencio Summerville |
| 20 | Daniel James |
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