English Premier League

FT Thursday, April 22, 2021
West Bromwich Albion LDLWW 0
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Leicester City WWLLW 3
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King Power Stadium

Match Report

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Leicester strengthen top-four bid with win over West Brom as Iheanacho streak continues

Red-hot striker Kelechi Iheanacho scored an 11th goal in his last eight games in all competitions as Leicester City poured more misery on woeful Wes

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
1
27.3
Possession
72.7
4
SHOTS
17
1
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
162
Accurate Passes
607
255
Passes
706
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
0
10
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.0
54
Long Balls
48
22
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
15
10
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
10
Interceptions
12
18
Effective Clearances
7
18
Clearances
7

Head to Head

LEI leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

LEI · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Jonny EvansCD
  3. 4Çaglar SöyüncüCD-L
  4. 3Wesley FofanaCD-R
  5. 8Youri TielemansCM-L
  6. 25Wilfred NdidiCM-R
  7. 10James MaddisonAM
  8. 33Luke ThomasLM
  9. 27Timothy CastagneRM
  10. 9Jamie VardyCF-L
  11. 14Kelechi IheanachoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Hamza ChoudhurySUB
  2. 12Danny WardSUB
  3. 19Cengiz ÜnderSUB
  4. 18Daniel AmarteySUB
  5. 11Marc AlbrightonSUB
  6. 17Ayoze PérezSUB
  7. 21Ricardo PereiraSUB
  8. 26Dennis PraetSUB
  9. 24Nampalys MendySUB

WBA · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Sam JohnstoneG
  2. 5Kyle BartleyCD-L
  3. 27Dara O'SheaCD-R
  4. 14Conor TownsendLB
  5. 2Darnell FurlongRB
  6. 30Ainsley Maitland-NilesCM-L
  7. 35Okay YokusluCM-R
  8. 7Callum RobinsonLM
  9. 10Matt PhillipsRM
  10. 17Mbaye DiagneF
  11. 12Matheus PereiraRCF

Substitutes

  1. 22Lee PeltierSUB
  2. 11Grady DianganaSUB
  3. 25David ButtonSUB
  4. 6Semi AjayiSUB
  5. 4Hal Robson-KanuSUB
  6. 29Karlan GrantSUB
  7. 19Romaine SawyersSUB
  8. 18Conor GallagherSUB
  9. 8Jake LivermoreSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Leicester City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
  2. 26' Goal! Leicester City 2, West Bromwich Albion 0. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) header from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
  3. 36' Goal! Leicester City 3, West Bromwich Albion 0. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  4. 45' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Semi Ajayi replaces Callum Robinson.
  5. 57' Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 61' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Mbaye Diagne.
  7. 61' Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Wesley Fofana.
  8. 64' VAR Decision: No card change Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
  9. 72' Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces James Maddison.
  10. 73' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Matheus Pereira.
  11. 79' Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 85' Substitution, Leicester City. Dennis Praet replaces Jamie Vardy.

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