English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 1, 2017
Stoke City WLWDL 0
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Leicester City LWWWW 2
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STK000
LEI112
King Power Stadium · 31,958 att.

Match Report

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Leicester close in on safety with win over Stoke City

Leicester edged closer to certain Premier League safety as boss Craig Shakespeare entered the record books after a routine win over Stoke.

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Team Stats

0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
0
ON GOAL
0
0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

LEI leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LEI · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Robert HuthCD-L
  3. 29Yohan BenalouaneCD-R
  4. 28Christian FuchsLB
  5. 17Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 25Wilfred NdidiCM-L
  7. 4Danny DrinkwaterCM-R
  8. 22Demarai GrayLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 9Jamie VardyF
  11. 20Shinji OkazakiRCF

Substitutes

  1. 19Islam SlimaniSUB
  2. 7Ahmed MusaSUB
  3. 10Andy KingSUB
  4. 23Leonardo UlloaSUB
  5. 13Daniel AmarteySUB
  6. 21Ron-Robert ZielerSUB
  7. 3Ben ChilwellSUB

STK · 4-4-2

  1. 33Lee GrantG
  2. 15Bruno Martins IndiCD-L
  3. 17Ryan ShawcrossCD-R
  4. 3Erik PietersLB
  5. 8Glen JohnsonRB
  6. 6Glenn WhelanCM-L
  7. 4Joe AllenCM-R
  8. 32Ramadan SobhiLM
  9. 10Marko ArnautovicRM
  10. 9Saido BerahinoCF-L
  11. 19Jonathan WaltersCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Shay GivenSUB
  2. 14Ibrahim AfellaySUB
  3. 18Mame Biram DioufSUB
  4. 16Charlie AdamSUB
  5. 5Marc MuniesaSUB
  6. 21Giannelli ImbulaSUB
  7. 25Peter CrouchSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 25' Goal! Leicester City 1, Stoke City 0. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Danny Simpson.
  3. 29' Glenn Whelan (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 47' Goal! Leicester City 2, Stoke City 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Danny Simpson with a cross.
  5. 54' Substitution, Stoke City. Peter Crouch replaces Jonathan Walters because of an injury.
  6. 60' Christian Fuchs (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 69' Peter Crouch (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 70' Substitution, Stoke City. Mame Diouf replaces Saido Berahino.
  9. 70' Substitution, Stoke City. Charlie Adam replaces Glenn Whelan.
  10. 73' Substitution, Leicester City. Daniel Amartey replaces Shinji Okazaki.
  11. 81' Substitution, Leicester City. Islam Slimani replaces Jamie Vardy.
  12. 87' Substitution, Leicester City. Ben Chilwell replaces Demarai Gray.
  13. 90'+5' Marko Arnautovic (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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