English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 13, 2016
Leicester City WWLLL 1
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Hull City WDWWL 2
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HUL112
The MKM Stadium · 21,037 att.

Match Report

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Leicester begin Premier League title defence with defeat at Hull

Premier League champions Leicester were stunned as they kicked off the defence of their title with a 2-1 defeat against newly promoted Hull.

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Team Stats

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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

HUL · 4-3-3

  1. 16Eldin JakupovicG
  2. 6Curtis DaviesCD-L
  3. 14Jake LivermoreCD-R
  4. 3Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 27Ahmed ElmohamadyRB
  6. 8Tom HuddlestoneCM
  7. 11Sam ClucasLM
  8. 7David MeylerRM
  9. 9Abel HernándezF
  10. 20Adama DiomandéLF
  11. 10Robert SnodgrassRF

Substitutes

  1. 37Josh ClackSUB
  2. 28Josh TymonSUB
  3. 15Shaun MaloneySUB
  4. 32Greg LuerSUB
  5. 12Dusan KuciakSUB
  6. 36Greg OlleySUB
  7. 29Jarrod BowenSUB

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 5Wes MorganCD-L
  3. 2Luis HernándezCD-R
  4. 28Christian FuchsLB
  5. 17Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 4Danny DrinkwaterCM-L
  7. 10Andy KingCM-R
  8. 22Demarai GrayLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 9Jamie VardyCF-L
  11. 7Ahmed MusaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Ron-Robert ZielerSUB
  2. 3Ben ChilwellSUB
  3. 23Leonardo UlloaSUB
  4. 11Marc AlbrightonSUB
  5. 13Daniel AmarteySUB
  6. 20Shinji OkazakiSUB
  7. 14Bartosz KapustkaSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Christian Fuchs (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 33' Danny Simpson (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45'+1' Goal! Hull City 1, Leicester City 0. Adama Diomande (Hull City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Abel Hernández following a corner.
  4. 47' Goal! Hull City 1, Leicester City 1. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  5. 57' Goal! Hull City 2, Leicester City 1. Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  6. 68' Substitution, Leicester City. Shinji Okazaki replaces Demarai Gray.
  7. 68' Substitution, Leicester City. Daniel Amartey replaces Andy King.
  8. 71' Curtis Davies (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 83' Sam Clucas (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 83' Substitution, Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Danny Simpson.

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