English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 23, 2016
Stoke City LLWWD 0
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Leicester City DDWDL 3
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LEI123
King Power Stadium · 32,018 att.

Match Report

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Leicester City back on top with big win over Stoke City

All looks rosy again for Leicester after a return to winning ways coincided with Jamie Vardy ending his goal drought in a 3-0 victory over Stoke.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
2
54.8
Possession
45.2
3
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
5
0.7
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
334
Accurate Passes
260
441
Passes
359
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
3
25
Crosses
24
0.1
Cross %
0.1
81
Long Balls
67
42
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
3
17
Effective Tackles
13
20
Tackles
19
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
13
25
Clearances
19

Head to Head

STK leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

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

STK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jack ButlandG
  2. 26Philipp WollscheidCD-L
  3. 17Ryan ShawcrossCD-R
  4. 3Erik PietersLB
  5. 8Glen JohnsonRB
  6. 22Xherdan ShaqiriAM
  7. 14Ibrahim AfellayLM
  8. 6Glenn WhelanRM
  9. 11JoseluF
  10. 18Mame Biram DioufAM-L
  11. 19Jonathan WaltersAM-R

Timeline

  1. 30' Substitution, Stoke City. Marc Wilson replaces Ryan Shawcross because of an injury.
  2. 42' Goal! Leicester City 1, Stoke City 0. Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  3. 59' Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 62' Substitution, Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Shinji Okazaki because of an injury.
  5. 66' Goal! Leicester City 2, Stoke City 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Drinkwater with a through ball.
  6. 71' Substitution, Stoke City. Peter Odemwingie replaces Mame Biram Diouf.
  7. 79' Substitution, Stoke City. Peter Crouch replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  8. 87' Goal! Leicester City 3, Stoke City 0. Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  9. 88' Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Marc Albrighton.

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