English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 2, 2017
Burnley WWWLW 0
–
Leicester City WDLDW 1
1st2ndT
BUR000
LEI101
King Power Stadium · 30,714 att.

Match Report

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Demarai Gray goal earns Leicester win to dent Burnley's European push

Talk of Burnley qualifying for Europe was dealt a sobering blow with defeat at improving Leicester.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
10
2
Saves
4
48.4
Possession
51.6
14
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
282
Accurate Passes
302
382
Passes
415
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
10
Accurate Crosses
2
24
Crosses
25
0.4
Cross %
0.1
57
Long Balls
80
19
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
7
15
Effective Tackles
7
23
Tackles
7
0.7
Tackle %
1.0
0
Interceptions
0
27
Effective Clearances
24
27
Clearances
24

Head to Head

LEI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LEI · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 15Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 3Ben ChilwellLB
  5. 2Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 21Vicente IborraCM-L
  7. 25Wilfred NdidiCM-R
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 9Jamie VardyF
  11. 7Demarai GrayRCF

Substitutes

  1. 28Christian FuchsSUB
  2. 12Ben HamerSUB
  3. 23Leonardo UlloaSUB
  4. 10Andy KingSUB
  5. 16Aleksandar DragovicSUB
  6. 20Shinji OkazakiSUB
  7. 8Kelechi IheanachoSUB

BUR · 4-4-1-1

  1. 29Nick PopeG
  2. 6Ben MeeCD-L
  3. 5James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 23Stephen WardLB
  5. 26Phil BardsleyRB
  6. 4Jack CorkCM-L
  7. 16Steven DefourCM-R
  8. 12Robbie BradyLM
  9. 17Jóhann GudmundssonRM
  10. 11Chris WoodF
  11. 13Jeff HendrickRCF

Substitutes

  1. 9Sam VokesSUB
  2. 10Ashley BarnesSUB
  3. 37Scott ArfieldSUB
  4. 22Anders LindegaardSUB
  5. 28Kevin LongSUB
  6. 3Charlie TaylorSUB
  7. 18Ashley WestwoodSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Leicester City 1, Burnley 0. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 31' Substitution, Burnley. Scott Arfield replaces Robbie Brady because of an injury.
  3. 56' Phil Bardsley (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 66' Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Steven Defour.
  5. 74' Substitution, Burnley. Sam Vokes replaces Chris Wood.
  6. 88' Substitution, Leicester City. Shinji Okazaki replaces Demarai Gray.
  7. 90'+1' Ben Mee (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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