English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 25, 2015
Leicester City DLWWW 1
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Burnley WLDLL 0
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Turf Moor · 19,582 att.

Match Report

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Leicester exit relegation zone with victory at Burnley

Leicester have climbed out of the Premier League's bottom three as their unlikely great escape edged a step closer with a 1-0 win at Burnley.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
16
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
3
40.1
Possession
59.9
8
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
147
Accurate Passes
290
273
Passes
406
0.5
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
9
20
Crosses
26
0.1
Cross %
0.3
83
Long Balls
99
21
Accurate Long Balls
46
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
6
16
Effective Tackles
6
19
Tackles
9
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
45
Effective Clearances
64
45
Clearances
64

Head to Head

LEI leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Tom HeatonG
  2. 5Jason ShackellCD-L
  3. 4Michael DuffCD-R
  4. 6Ben MeeLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 37Scott ArfieldCM-L
  7. 14David JonesCM-R
  8. 15Matthew TaylorLM
  9. 21George BoydRM
  10. 19Lukas JutkiewiczCF-L
  11. 10Danny IngsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Michael KightlySUB
  2. 20Fredrik UlvestadSUB
  3. 17Marvin SordellSUB
  4. 25Michael KeaneSUB
  5. 23Stephen WardSUB
  6. 7Ross WallaceSUB
  7. 22Matt GilksSUB

LEI · 5-3-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 14Robert HuthCD
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-L
  4. 27Marcin WasilewskiCD-R
  5. 3Paul KoncheskyLB
  6. 11Marc AlbrightonRB
  7. 19Esteban CambiassoCM
  8. 10Andy KingCM-L
  9. 4Danny DrinkwaterCM-R
  10. 23Leonardo UlloaCF-L
  11. 9Jamie VardyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 40Andrej KramaricSUB
  2. 39Chris WoodSUB
  3. 2Ritchie de LaetSUB
  4. 26Riyad MahrezSUB
  5. 6Matt UpsonSUB
  6. 8Matty JamesSUB
  7. 32Mark SchwarzerSUB

Timeline

  1. 60' Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) Goal at 60'
  2. 65' Substitution, Leicester City. Andrej Kramaric replaces Leonardo Ulloa.
  3. 66' Ben Mee (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 71' Substitution, Burnley. Ross Wallace replaces George Boyd.
  5. 71' Substitution, Burnley. Marvin Sordell replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  6. 72' Substitution, Leicester City. Ritchie de Laet replaces Marc Albrighton.
  7. 73' Danny Ings (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 77' Substitution, Leicester City. Matthew James replaces Daniel Drinkwater.
  9. 85' Ross Wallace (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 86' Substitution, Burnley. Michael Kightly replaces Matthew Taylor.

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