English FA Cup

FT Saturday, January 27, 2018
Leicester City WDDWW 5
–
Peterborough United WWDWL 1
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PET011
Weston Homes Stadium · 13,193 att.

Match Report

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Leicester City breeze to Peterborough United FA Cup win

Leicester were three goals clear after 29 minutes and, although the hosts pulled one back after the break, advanced comfortably.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
6
57.9
Possession
42.1
24
SHOTS
6
11
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
359
Accurate Passes
234
484
Passes
346
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.2
76
Long Balls
69
27
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
1
14
Effective Tackles
8
18
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
0
Interceptions
0
12
Effective Clearances
32
12
Clearances
32

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

PET · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jonathan BondG
  2. 5Ryan TafazolliCD-L
  3. 27Steven TaylorCD-R
  4. 3Andrew HughesLB
  5. 2Liam ShephardRB
  6. 18Leo Da Silva LopesAM
  7. 42Anthony GrantLM
  8. 8Chris ForresterRM
  9. 14Jack MarriottF
  10. 10Danny LloydAM-L
  11. 11Marcus MaddisonAM-R

LEI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Ben HamerG
  2. 15Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 29Yohan BenalouaneCD-R
  4. 28Christian FuchsLB
  5. 2Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 32Harvey BarnesAM
  7. 21Vicente IborraLM
  8. 14Adrien SilvaRM
  9. 8Kelechi IheanachoF
  10. 7Demarai GrayAM-L
  11. 33Fousseni DiabateAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Peterborough United 0, Leicester City 1. Fousseni Diabaté (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrien Silva.
  2. 12' Goal! Peterborough United 0, Leicester City 2. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 14' Vicente Iborra (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 29' Goal! Peterborough United 0, Leicester City 3. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Fuchs with a cross.
  5. 58' Goal! Peterborough United 1, Leicester City 3. Andrew Hughes (Peterborough United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Taylor following a corner.
  6. 61' Substitution, Peterborough United. Junior Morias replaces Leonardo Da Silva Lopes.
  7. 64' Substitution, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi replaces Harvey Barnes.
  8. 65' Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Vicente Iborra.
  9. 80' Substitution, Leicester City. Ben Chilwell replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  10. 80' Substitution, Peterborough United. Idris Kanu replaces Danny Lloyd.
  11. 87' Goal! Peterborough United 1, Leicester City 4. Fousseni Diabaté (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  12. 89' Substitution, Peterborough United. Andrea Borg replaces Marcus Maddison.
  13. 90'+2' Goal! Peterborough United 1, Leicester City 5. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

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