English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 27, 2016
Swansea City WWWLW 1
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Leicester City LLLLD 2
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LEI112
King Power Stadium · 31,727 att.

Match Report

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Jamie Vardy on target as Leicester overcome Swansea City

Jamie Vardy's first goal of the season set Leicester on their way to the first victory of their title defence as Swansea were beaten 2-1.

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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 4-1

Lineups

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  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. 9Jamie VardyCF-L
  11. 20Shinji OkazakiCF-R

SWA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Lukasz FabianskiG
  2. 2Jordi AmatCD-L
  3. 33Federico FernándezCD-R
  4. 35Stephen KingsleyLB
  5. 26Kyle NaughtonRB
  6. 23Gylfi SigurdssonAM
  7. 24Jack CorkLM
  8. 8Leroy FerRM
  9. 9Fernando LlorenteF
  10. 15Wayne RoutledgeAM-L
  11. 17Modou BarrowAM-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Federico Fernández (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 26' Robert Huth (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 32' Goal! Leicester City 1, Swansea City 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Drinkwater with a through ball.
  4. 52' Goal! Leicester City 2, Swansea City 0. Wes Morgan (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Huth following a corner.
  5. 56' Penalty saved! Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  6. 57' Substitution, Leicester City. Ron-Robert Zieler replaces Kasper Schmeichel because of an injury.
  7. 59' Substitution, Swansea City. Jefferson Montero replaces Gylfi Sigurdsson.
  8. 59' Substitution, Swansea City. Ki Sung-Yueng replaces Wayne Routledge.
  9. 66' Leroy Fer (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 70' Danny Simpson (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 75' Substitution, Leicester City. Ahmed Musa replaces Marc Albrighton.
  12. 80' Substitution, Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Shinji Okazaki.
  13. 80' Goal! Leicester City 2, Swansea City 1. Leroy Fer (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Modou Barrow with a cross.
  14. 86' Substitution, Swansea City. Oliver McBurnie replaces Jack Cork.

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