English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 6, 2016
Leicester City WDLWW 3
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Manchester City WDWWW 1
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LEI123
MNC011
Etihad Stadium · 54,693 att.

Match Report

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Leicester stun Manchester City to stretch Premier League lead

Leicester City went six points clear at the top of the Premier League table with an incredible 3-1 win over second-placed Manchester City.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
11
3
Saves
4
34.1
Possession
65.9
14
SHOTS
22
7
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
190
Accurate Passes
481
296
Passes
565
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
7
16
Crosses
34
0.4
Cross %
0.2
63
Long Balls
46
14
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.2
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
6
25
Effective Tackles
11
27
Tackles
14
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
24
27
Clearances
29

Head to Head

MNC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-4-2

  1. 1Joe HartG
  2. 26Martín DemichelisCD-L
  3. 30Nicolás OtamendiCD-R
  4. 11Aleksandar KolarovLB
  5. 5Pablo ZabaletaRB
  6. 25FernandinhoCM-L
  7. 42Yaya TouréCM-R
  8. 18Fabian DelphLM
  9. 21David SilvaRM
  10. 10Sergio AgüeroCF-L
  11. 7Raheem SterlingCF-R

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Robert HuthCD-L
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 28Christian FuchsLB
  5. 17Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 14N'Golo KantéCM-L
  7. 4Danny DrinkwaterCM-R
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 9Jamie VardyCF-L
  11. 20Shinji OkazakiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Manchester City 0, Leicester City 1. Robert Huth (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 36' Wes Morgan (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 46' Danny Simpson (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 48' Goal! Manchester City 0, Leicester City 2. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  5. 52' Substitution, Manchester City. Fernando replaces Yaya Touré.
  6. 52' Substitution, Manchester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Fabian Delph.
  7. 60' Goal! Manchester City 0, Leicester City 3. Robert Huth (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Christian Fuchs with a cross following a corner.
  8. 69' Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 72' Fernando (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 77' Substitution, Manchester City. Bersant Celina replaces David Silva because of an injury.
  11. 77' Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  12. 81' Substitution, Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Shinji Okazaki.
  13. 86' Substitution, Leicester City. Nathan Dyer replaces Marc Albrighton.
  14. 87' Goal! Manchester City 1, Leicester City 3. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bersant Celina with a cross following a corner.

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