English Carabao Cup

Tranmere Rovers vs Leicester City, 2023-24 English Carabao Cup, Second Round

· English Carabao Cup
Tranmere Rovers
    FT
    0 - 2
    Leicester City
    • 55': Wilfred Ndidi
    • 59': Jamie Vardy

    About

    Tranmere Rovers are hosting Leicester City at Prenton Park, Birkenhead, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 2': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tom Davies.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Harry Winks (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 11': Foul by Josef Yarney (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 11': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Cesare Casadei (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
    • 15': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
    • 15': Josef Yarney (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Samuel Taylor (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 17': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jordan Turnbull.
    • 18': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Josef Yarney.
    • 21': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tom Davies.
    • 24': Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
    • 26': Attempt saved. Dan Pike (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Jennings.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Regan Hendry (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Turnbull.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Jennings with a headed pass.
    • 29': Dangerous play by Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 29': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Tom Davies (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 32': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jordan Turnbull.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Cesare Casadei (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
    • 38': Foul by Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 38': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Offside, Tranmere Rovers. Dan Pike tries a through ball, but Josh Hawkes is caught offside.
    • 40': Offside, Leicester City. Harry Winks tries a through ball, but Stephy Mavididi is caught offside.
    • 41': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Josef Yarney.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Wout Faes (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 42': Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
    • 43': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
    • 43': Josef Yarney (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Dan Pike (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 44': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Callum Doyle (Leicester City).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 0, Leicester City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Tranmere Rovers 0, Leicester City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Harry Winks.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Wanya Marçal replaces Stephy Mavididi.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Yunus Akgün replaces Marc Albrighton.
    • 48': Foul by Regan Hendry (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 48': Yunus Akgün (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Jennings.
    • 52': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tom Davies.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Regan Hendry.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Connor Jennings.
    • 55': Goal! Tranmere Rovers 0, Leicester City 1. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cesare Casadei.
    • 59': Goal! Tranmere Rovers 0, Leicester City 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi with a cross.
    • 60': Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
    • 62': Foul by Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 62': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Wout Faes.
    • 63': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Jamie Vardy.
    • 64': Cesare Casadei (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Tom Davies (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 64': Tom Davies (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
    • 65': Wout Faes (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Offside, Tranmere Rovers. Jordan Turnbull tries a through ball, but Connor Jennings is caught offside.
    • 69': Offside, Tranmere Rovers. Samuel Taylor tries a through ball, but Kieron Morris is caught offside.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 71': Foul by Callum Doyle (Leicester City).
    • 71': Samuel Taylor (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 76': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Charlie Jolley replaces Samuel Taylor.
    • 77': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Kane Hemmings replaces Kieron Morris.
    • 77': Foul by Charlie Jolley (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 77': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Wanya Marçal (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Yunus Akgün (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
    • 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Ben Nelson replaces James Justin because of an injury.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
    • 84': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Kristian Dennis replaces Regan Hendry.
    • 86': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Reece McAlear replaces Josh Hawkes.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Reece McAlear (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kane Hemmings.
    • 90': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Chris Merrie.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Charlie Jolley (Tranmere Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josef Yarney with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Cesare Casadei (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers).
    • 90'+4': Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Cesare Casadei (Leicester City).
    • 90'+5': Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 0, Leicester City 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Tranmere Rovers 0, Leicester City 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Tranmere Rovers 0, Leicester City 2.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    8 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 1
    68.6 Possession 31.4
    10 SHOTS 9
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    678 Accurate Passes 264
    761 Passes 348
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 3
    25 Crosses 10
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    53 Long Balls 51
    32 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 15
    13 Tackles 23
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    14 Interceptions 13
    9 Effective Clearances 33
    9 Clearances 33

    Game Information

    Competition: English Carabao Cup

    Venue: Prenton Park
    Location: Birkenhead, England
    Attendance: 6,610

    Line-Ups

    TRN Tranmere Rovers (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Joe Murphy (GK)
    6 Jordan Turnbull
    5 Tom Davies Yellow Card
    24 Dan Pike
    21 Josef Yarney
    16 Christopher Merrie Yellow Card
    8 Regan Hendry
    7 Kieron Morris
    18 Connor Jennings Yellow Card
    11 Josh Hawkes
    20 Samuel Taylor
    Tranmere Rovers Substitutes:
    Kane Hemmings, Mikey Davies, Rhys Hughes, Paul Lewis, Charlie Jolley, Reece McAlear, Kristian Dennis, Luke McGee, Brad Walker.

    LEI Leicester City (3-2-4-1)

    No. Name
    41 Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
    3 Wout Faes Yellow Card
    5 Callum Doyle
    2 James Justin
    17 Hamza Choudhury
    8 Harry Winks
    10 Stephy Mavididi
    11 Marc Albrighton
    9 Jamie Vardy
    22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
    7 Cesare Casadei
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Ben Nelson, Yunus Akgün, Wanya Marcal-Madivadua, Mads Hermansen, Jannik Vestergaard, Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi, Danny Ward, Ricardo Pereira.

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