English FA Cup

FT Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Fleetwood Town WLDWW 0
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Leicester City LLWDD 2
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King Power Stadium · 17,237 att.

Match Report

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VAR in play on goal for Leicester in defeat of Fleetwood Town

Leicester became the first team in English football to score a goal via a VAR decision as they overcame Fleetwood 2-0 in their FA Cup replay.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
4
27.3
Possession
72.7
6
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
3
0.7
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
123
Accurate Passes
566
253
Passes
668
0.5
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
5
4
Crosses
24
0.3
Cross %
0.2
68
Long Balls
76
15
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.2
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
8
20
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
25
Effective Clearances
5
25
Clearances
5

Head to Head

Lineups

LEI · 4-4-1-1

  1. 17Eldin JakupovicG
  2. 29Yohan BenalouaneCD-L
  3. 16Aleksandar DragovicCD-R
  4. 28Christian FuchsLB
  5. 18Daniel AmarteyRB
  6. 21Vicente IborraCM-L
  7. 14Adrien SilvaCM-R
  8. 7Demarai GrayLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 19Islam SlimaniF
  11. 8Kelechi IheanachoRCF

FLE · 4-5-1

  1. 1Chris NealG
  2. 12Cian BolgerCD-L
  3. 6Nathan PondCD-R
  4. 3Amari'i BellLB
  5. 19Gethin JonesRB
  6. 8Kyle DempseyCM-L
  7. 18George GlendonCM-R
  8. 23Markus SchwablAM
  9. 10Conor McAlenyLM
  10. 22Ashley HunterRM
  11. 7Jordi HiwulaF

Timeline

  1. 17' Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 35' Yohan Benalouane (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Goal! Leicester City 1, Fleetwood Town 0. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Islam Slimani.
  4. 45' George Glendon (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 56' Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Islam Slimani.
  6. 65' Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Wes Burns replaces Conor McAleny.
  7. 65' Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Devante Cole replaces Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila.
  8. 71' Kyle Dempsey (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 72' Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Bobby Grant replaces Markus Schwabl.
  10. 77' Goal! Leicester City 2, Fleetwood Town 0. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a through ball.
  11. 81' Substitution, Leicester City. Shinji Okazaki replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  12. 81' Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Riyad Mahrez.

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