English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 17, 2016
Burnley LWLLD 0
–
Leicester City LDWLW 3
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LEI123
King Power Stadium · 31,916 att.

Match Report

Nigel French / EMPICS Sport

Islam Slimani opens Leicester account as Burnley beaten

Club-record signing Islam Slimani capped a dream Premier League debut as his brace powered Leicester City to victory over Burnley.

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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 3-0-2

Lineups

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 21Ron-Robert ZielerG
  2. 6Robert HuthCD-L
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 28Christian FuchsLB
  5. 17Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 4Danny DrinkwaterCM-L
  7. 13Daniel AmarteyCM-R
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 19Islam SlimaniCF-L
  11. 9Jamie VardyCF-R

BUR · 4-5-1

  1. 1Tom HeatonG
  2. 6Ben MeeCD-L
  3. 5Michael KeaneCD-R
  4. 23Stephen WardLB
  5. 2Matthew LowtonRB
  6. 13Jeff HendrickCM-L
  7. 16Steven DefourCM-R
  8. 8Dean MarneyAM
  9. 21George BoydLM
  10. 37Scott ArfieldRM
  11. 7Andre GrayF

Timeline

  1. 45'+1' Goal! Leicester City 1, Burnley 0. Islam Slimani (Leicester City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Fuchs with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 48' Goal! Leicester City 2, Burnley 0. Islam Slimani (Leicester City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  3. 57' Substitution, Burnley. Jóhann Gudmundsson replaces Scott Arfield.
  4. 64' Substitution, Burnley. Sam Vokes replaces Steven Defour.
  5. 78' Own Goal by Ben Mee, Burnley. Leicester City 3, Burnley 0.
  6. 79' Substitution, Burnley. Patrick Bamford replaces Andre Gray.
  7. 79' Substitution, Leicester City. Andy King replaces Danny Drinkwater.
  8. 85' Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  9. 88' Matthew Lowton (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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