Manchester City vs Leicester City, 2021-22 English Premier League

Manchester City hold off Leicester City comeback in nine-goal thriller to extend lead at top

Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to six points after a thrilling 6-3 home win over Leicester City on Sunday.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
• 4': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
• 5': Goal! Manchester City 1, Leicester City 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fernandinho.
• 7': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
• 7': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 9': Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 9': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
• 10': Offside, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton tries a through ball, but Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
• 11': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
• 11': Penalty Manchester City. Aymeric Laporte draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 11': Penalty conceded by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 13': VAR Decision: Penalty Manchester City.
• 14': Goal! Manchester City 2, Leicester City 0. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
• 16': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
• 16': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by João Cancelo.
• 17': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
• 17': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 18': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
• 18': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Riyad Mahrez.
• 19': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
• 20': Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
• 21': Goal! Manchester City 3, Leicester City 0. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
• 23': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
• 24': Penalty Manchester City. Raheem Sterling draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 24': Penalty conceded by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 25': Goal! Manchester City 4, Leicester City 0. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
• 26': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by João Cancelo.
• 29': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 29': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
• 30': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
• 31': Attempt missed. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison.
• 31': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
• 32': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
• 34': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
• 35': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
• 35': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
• 35': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
• 38': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
• 39': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
• 39': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 39': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
• 41': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James Maddison.
• 43': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
• 45': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 45': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
• 45': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 45'+1': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
• 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 4, Leicester City 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 4, Leicester City 0.
• 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne replaces Ayoze Pérez.
• 48': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
• 48': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 49': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
• 49': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 49': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 49': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Leicester City).
• 53': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 53': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
• 55': Goal! Manchester City 4, Leicester City 1. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
• 58': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 58': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
• 59': Goal! Manchester City 4, Leicester City 2. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho with a through ball following a fast break.
• 64': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Leicester City).
• 64': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 64': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.
• 64': Attempt blocked. Fernandinho (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
• 64': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
• 65': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
• 65': Goal! Manchester City 4, Leicester City 3. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
• 68': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
• 69': Goal! Manchester City 5, Leicester City 3. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross following a corner.
• 70': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
• 70': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 70': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison.
• 71': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
• 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Youri Tielemans.
• 71': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
• 74': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City).
• 74': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 75': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 75': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
• 75': James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
• 77': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 77': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
• 78': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
• 78': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 79': Attempt missed. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
• 81': Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 81': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
• 82': Offside, Manchester City. João Cancelo tries a through ball, but Ilkay Gündogan is caught offside.
• 83': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.
• 84': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
• 84': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 86': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
• 87': Attempt blocked. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross.
• 87': Goal! Manchester City 6, Leicester City 3. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rúben Dias following a corner.
• 90'+1': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
• 90'+1': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+1': Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 90'+3': Foul by Daniel Amartey (Leicester City).
• 90'+3': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 6, Leicester City 3.
• 0': Match ends, Manchester City 6, Leicester City 3.