Burnley vs Leicester City, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueDepleted Leicester City held to draw at Burnley
Third-placed Leicester City were held to a 1-1 Premier League draw at Burnley on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 1': Jack Cork (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1': Attempt missed. Ben Mee (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Dwight McNeil following a set piece situation.
- 2': Offside, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 3': Charlie Taylor (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 4': Goal! Burnley 1, Leicester City 0. Matej Vydra (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 10': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 12': Attempt saved. Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
- 12': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Nick Pope.
- 17': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 17': Foul by Chris Wood (Burnley).
- 17': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Chris Wood (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 20': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
- 25': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Burnley) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Cork.
- 27': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
- 28': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans following a corner.
- 28': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 28': Matej Vydra (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 31': Foul by Ben Mee (Burnley).
- 31': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Goal! Burnley 1, Leicester City 1. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi with a through ball.
- 37': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 37': Matthew Lowton (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Attempt saved. James Tarkowski (Burnley) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross.
- 38': Dwight McNeil (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 41': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 41': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Nick Pope.
- 43': Hand ball by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
- 43': Foul by Chris Wood (Burnley).
- 43': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Attempt saved. Matej Vydra (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Lowton with a through ball.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Charlie Taylor (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Lowton.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Burnley 1, Leicester City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Burnley 1, Leicester City 1.
- 47': Charlie Taylor (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
- 47': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nampalys Mendy.
- 49': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Lowton with a cross.
- 49': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
- 49': Foul by Chris Wood (Burnley).
- 49': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Attempt missed. Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Çaglar Söyüncü following a corner.
- 52': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthew Lowton.
- 52': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
- 54': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
- 56': Attempt missed. Matthew Lowton (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Cork.
- 60': Offside, Burnley. Matthew Lowton tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 61': Offside, Burnley. Chris Wood tries a through ball, but Matej Vydra is caught offside.
- 63': Ashley Westwood (Burnley) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 66': Offside, Burnley. Nick Pope tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 66': Substitution, Leicester City. Wesley Fofana replaces Nampalys Mendy.
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 71': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
- 73': Attempt missed. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
- 76': Offside, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Sidnei Tavares replaces Hamza Choudhury.
- 79': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
- 79': Matej Vydra (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt missed. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 82': Hand ball by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 82': Foul by Sidnei Tavares (Leicester City).
- 82': James Tarkowski (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Attempt saved. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 85': Attempt missed. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matej Vydra.
- 86': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
- 87': Foul by Matej Vydra (Burnley).
- 87': Sidnei Tavares (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Ben Mee (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 90': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 90': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ben Mee.
- 90': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Ashley Westwood (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 90'+2': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Matej Vydra.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Burnley 1, Leicester City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Burnley 1, Leicester City 1.
Statistics
 LEI |
BUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 61.1 | Possession | 38.9 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 469 | Accurate Passes | 248 |
| 571 | Passes | 351 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 19 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 72 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 9 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 31 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Burnley (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Mee |
| 5 | James Tarkowski |
| 3 | Charlie Taylor |
| 2 | Matthew Lowton |
| 4 | Jack Cork |
| 18 | Ashley Westwood |
| 11 | Dwight McNeil |
| 8 | Josh Brownhill |
| 9 | Chris Wood |
| 27 | Matej Vydra |
Leicester City (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 24 | Nampalys Mendy |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 20 | Hamza Choudhury |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira  |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
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