Leicester City vs Northampton Town, 2026 Club Friendly

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Leicester City
  • 6': Stephy Mavididi
  • 17': Will Alves
  • 22': Will Alves
FT
3 - 0
Northampton Town

    About

    Leicester City are hosting Northampton Town at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the Club Friendly.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Conor McCarthy.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Will Alves (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Caleb Okoli.
    • 6': Goal! Leicester City 1, Northampton Town 0. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kirsten Otchere.
    • 7': Foul by Grant Ward (Northampton Town).
    • 7': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Grant Ward (Northampton Town).
    • 11': Kirsten Otchere (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Harvey Saunders following a fast break.
    • 13': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Filip Opiela.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Harvey Saunders (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 17': Goal! Leicester City 2, Northampton Town 0. Will Alves (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Louis Page.
    • 19': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Elliott Moore.
    • 20': Filip Opiela (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Riley Carr (Leicester City).
    • 22': Goal! Leicester City 3, Northampton Town 0. Will Alves (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kirsten Otchere with a through ball.
    • 22': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Kirsten Otchere (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Riley Carr.
    • 27': Offside, Northampton Town. Tyrese Fornah is caught offside.
    • 30': Jack Perkins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
    • 33': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
    • 38': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Elliott Moore.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Kirsten Otchere (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
    • 40': Foul by Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town).
    • 40': Louis Page (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Grant Ward (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
    • 44': Filip Opiela (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Riley Carr (Leicester City).
    • 45': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Conor McCarthy.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Zach Jeacock (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 3, Northampton Town 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 3, Northampton Town 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Northampton Town. Joe Wormleighton replaces Filip Opiela.
    • 45': Substitution, Northampton Town. Max Dyche replaces Conor McCarthy.
    • 45': Substitution, Northampton Town. Jon Guthrie replaces Elliott Moore.
    • 45': Substitution, Northampton Town. James Maxwell replaces Janoi Donacien.
    • 45': Substitution, Northampton Town. Dean Campbell replaces Sam Hoskins.
    • 45': Substitution, Northampton Town. Logan Briggs replaces Grant Ward.
    • 45': Substitution, Northampton Town. Elliott List replaces Jack Perkins.
    • 45': Substitution, Northampton Town. Kamarai Swyer replaces Neo Dobson.
    • 45': Substitution, Northampton Town. Lennon Wheeldon replaces Tyrese Fornah.
    • 45': Substitution, Northampton Town. George Daldy replaces Harvey Saunders.
    • 45': Substitution, Northampton Town. Ross Fitzsimons replaces Zach Jeacock.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Woyo Coulibaly replaces Luke Thomas.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Wout Faes replaces Ben Nelson.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Tom Wilson-Brown replaces Caleb Okoli.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Jayden Joseph replaces Louis Page.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Nathaniel Opoku replaces Kirsten Otchere.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Lorenz Hutchinson replaces Will Alves.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Jake Evans replaces Riley Carr.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Stephy Mavididi.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Jakub Stolarczyk replaces Fran Vieites.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Sammy Braybrooke replaces Olabade Aluko.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Oliver Skipp replaces Hamza Choudhury.
    • 47': Offside, Northampton Town. Kamarai Swyer is caught offside.
    • 50': Attempt missed. James Maxwell (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Logan Briggs.
    • 51': Foul by Lennon Wheeldon (Northampton Town).
    • 51': Woyo Coulibaly (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by James Maxwell (Northampton Town).
    • 52': Jake Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Joe Wormleighton.
    • 55': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Woyo Coulibaly.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Elliott List (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Logan Briggs following a corner.
    • 60': Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Lorenz Hutchinson (Leicester City).
    • 63': Offside, Northampton Town. Logan Briggs is caught offside.
    • 64': Kamarai Swyer (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Tom Wilson-Brown (Leicester City).
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Jake Evans (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sammy Braybrooke.
    • 65': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by James Maxwell.
    • 66': Foul by Dean Campbell (Northampton Town).
    • 66': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Elliott List (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Jayden Joseph (Leicester City).
    • 67': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Woyo Coulibaly.
    • 72': Foul by George Daldy (Northampton Town).
    • 72': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Foul by Woyo Coulibaly (Leicester City).
    • 78': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Wout Faes.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Jake Evans (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 89': Offside, Northampton Town. Elliott List is caught offside.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Lorenz Hutchinson (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ross Fitzsimons (Northampton Town). Assisted by Wout Faes.
    • 90': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ross Fitzsimons.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': James Maxwell (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Jake Evans (Leicester City).
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Leicester City 3, Northampton Town 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 10
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    1 Saves 0
    23.5 Possession 76.5
    4 SHOTS 9
    0 ON GOAL 4
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    167 Accurate Passes 696
    229 Passes 760
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 0
    8 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.0
    41 Long Balls 26
    15 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 10
    15 Tackles 19
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    12 Interceptions 3
    25 Effective Clearances 16
    25 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: Club Friendly

    Venue:
    Location: ,

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    13 Fran Vieites (GK)
    4 Ben Nelson
    5 Caleb Okoli
    33 Luke Thomas
    32 Olabade Aluko
    37 Will Alves
    25 Louis Page
    17 Hamza Choudhury
    49 Kirsten Otchere
    10 Stephy Mavididi
    60 Riley Carr
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Jake Evans, Lorenz William Lucas Hutchinson, Sammy Braybrooke, Wout Faes, Woyo Coulibaly, Nathaniel Opoku, Thomas Wilson-Brown, Kevon Gray, Oliver Skipp, Jayden Joseph, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Jakub Stolarczyk.

    NHT Northampton Town (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Zach Jeacock (GK)
    15 Conor McCarthy
    6 Elliott Moore
    50 Filip Opiela
    44 Janoi Donacien
    49 Grant Ward
    21 Jack Perkins
    7 Sam Hoskins
    40 Neo Dobson
    32 Harvey Saunders
    14 Tyrese Fornah
    Northampton Town Substitutes:
    Jon Guthrie, Joe Wormleighton, Dean Campbell, Elliott List, Max Dyche, George Daldy, Logan Briggs, James Maxwell, Ross Fitzsimons, Kamarai Simon-Swyer, Lennon Wheeldon, Harry Stephenson, Cooper Clark, Raffaello Oliveti.

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