English Premier League

Leicester City vs Swansea City, 2017/2018 English Premier League

· English Premier League
  • 17': Jamie Vardy
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1 - 1
  • 53': Federico Fernández

Swansea out of relegation zone with draw against Leicester

Swansea's resurgence continued as they climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone with a 1-1 draw at Leicester, who were without Riyad Mahrez.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Foul by Fousseni Diabaté (Leicester City).
  • 3': Sam Clucas (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Fousseni Diabaté (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 8': Offside, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 15': Foul by Leroy Fer (Swansea City).
  • 15': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': 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 Kelechi Iheanacho with a through ball.
  • 18': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 18': Jordan Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 23': Foul by Leroy Fer (Swansea City).
  • 23': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 27': Offside, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Fousseni Diabaté (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 30': Offside, Leicester City. Harry Maguire tries a through ball, but Fousseni Diabaté is caught offside.
  • 33': Delay in match Leroy Fer (Swansea City) because of an injury.
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': Substitution, Swansea City. Tom Carroll replaces Leroy Fer because of an injury.
  • 38': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
  • 38': Nathan Dyer (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
  • 41': Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Federico Fernández (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Swansea City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Swansea City 0.
  • 47': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
  • 47': Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.
  • 51': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 51': Jordan Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 53': Goal! Leicester City 1, Swansea City 1. Federico Fernández (Swansea City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ki Sung-yueng with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Foul by Sam Clucas (Swansea City).
  • 54': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Sam Clucas (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mike van der Hoorn with a cross.
  • 61': Adrien Silva (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Swansea City).
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Sam Clucas (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Mawson.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Fousseni Diabaté (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Vardy following a fast break.
  • 68': Substitution, Leicester City. Matty James replaces Adrien Silva.
  • 68': Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 69': Foul by Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City).
  • 69': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Swansea City. Wilfried Bony replaces Nathan Dyer.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Fuchs with a cross.
  • 76': Foul by Federico Fernández (Swansea City).
  • 76': Fousseni Diabaté (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Leicester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 78': Demarai Gray (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Tom Carroll (Swansea City).
  • 80': Foul by Matty James (Leicester City).
  • 80': Tom Carroll (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Substitution, Leicester City. Shinji Okazaki replaces Danny Simpson.
  • 83': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Alfie Mawson.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Maguire with a headed pass.
  • 84': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tom Carroll.
  • 86': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kyle Naughton.
  • 88': Offside, Leicester City. Harry Maguire tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 90': Offside, Leicester City. Christian Fuchs tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Demarai Gray (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Swansea City).
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Swansea City. Wayne Routledge replaces Jordan Ayew.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Harry Maguire (Leicester City).
  • 90'+3': Mike van der Hoorn (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Swansea City 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Leicester City 1, Swansea City 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
3 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 0
39.9 Possession 60.1
3 SHOTS 13
1 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
248 Accurate Passes 427
340 Passes 521
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 22
0.4 Cross % 0.1
66 Long Balls 65
29 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 14
14 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.9
0 Interceptions 0
42 Effective Clearances 19
42 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,179

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 30 +37 67
2 Manchester City 29 +32 60
3 Manchester United 29 +11 51
4 Aston Villa 29 +5 51
Full Table

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
15 Harry Maguire
16 Aleksandar Dragovic
28 Christian Fuchs
2 Danny Simpson
14 Adrien Silva
25 Wilfred Ndidi
11 Marc Albrighton
33 Fousseni Diabate Yellow Card
9 Jamie Vardy
8 Kelechi Iheanacho

SWA Swansea City (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
33 Federico Fernández
6 Alfie Mawson
5 Mike van der Hoorn
16 Martin Olsson
26 Kyle Naughton
4 Ki Sung-Yueng
8 Leroy Fer
17 Sam Clucas
12 Nathan Dyer
18 Jordan Ayew

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