English Carabao Cup

FT Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Leicester City LLWLW 4
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Sheffield United WWLLW 1
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Match Report

Slimani at the double as Leicester put ease past Sheffield United

Islam Slimani, Demarai Gray and Ahmed Musa all scored in Leicester City's 4-1 win against Sheffield Wednesday in the Carabao Cup.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
10
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
3
54.4
Possession
45.6
23
SHOTS
10
7
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.6
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
8
Blocked Shots
2
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

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 31Jake EastwoodG
  2. 13Jake WrightCD
  3. 5Jack O'ConnellCD-L
  4. 18Kieran FreemanCD-R
  5. 44Samir CarruthersCM-L
  6. 36David BrooksCM-R
  7. 7John LundstramAM
  8. 24Dan LaffertyLM
  9. 2George BaldockRM
  10. 22Caolan LaveryCF-L
  11. 32Ched EvansCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Enda StevensSUB
  2. 21Mark DuffySUB
  3. 8Nathan ThomasSUB
  4. 27Jamal BlackmanSUB
  5. 10Billy SharpSUB
  6. 15Paul CouttsSUB
  7. 6Chris BashamSUB

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 12Ben HamerG
  2. 28Christian FuchsCD-L
  3. 15Harry MaguireCD-R
  4. 3Ben ChilwellLB
  5. 18Daniel AmarteyRB
  6. 10Andy KingCM-L
  7. 25Wilfred NdidiCM-R
  8. 7Demarai GrayLM
  9. 13Ahmed MusaRM
  10. 19Islam SlimaniCF-L
  11. 23Leonardo UlloaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Marc AlbrightonSUB
  2. 20Shinji OkazakiSUB
  3. 9Jamie VardySUB
  4. 17Eldin JakupovicSUB
  5. 24Nampalys MendySUB
  6. 34Josh KnightSUB
  7. 26Riyad MahrezSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Daniel Lafferty (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 20' Ahmed Musa (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 24' Islam Slimani (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 52' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Leicester City 1. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonardo Ulloa.
  5. 54' John Lundstram (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Ched Evans.
  7. 63' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Leicester City 2. Islam Slimani (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy King with a through ball.
  8. 67' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Leicester City 3. Islam Slimani (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Demarai Gray with a cross.
  9. 68' Substitution, Sheffield United. Chris Basham replaces Jake M Wright.
  10. 68' Substitution, Sheffield United. Paul Coutts replaces George Baldock.
  11. 77' Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
  12. 81' Substitution, Leicester City. Josh Knight replaces Harry Maguire.
  13. 83' Goal! Sheffield United 1, Leicester City 3. Caolan Lavery (Sheffield United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Brooks.
  14. 90'+3' Goal! Sheffield United 1, Leicester City 4. Ahmed Musa (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.

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