English Premier League

West Bromwich Albion vs Leicester City, 2020-21 English Premier League

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  • 56': Timothy Castagne
  • 74': Jamie Vardy (P)
  • 84': Jamie Vardy (P)

Vardy scores two penalties as Leicester beat West Brom 3-0

West Brom became the third promoted side to lose on the Premier League opening weekend on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Matheus Pereira tries a through ball, but Grady Diangana is caught offside.
  • 5': Foul by Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 5': Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
  • 14': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
  • 14': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
  • 16': James Justin (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Harvey Barnes.
  • 18': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Dara O'Shea tries a through ball, but Darnell Furlong is caught offside.
  • 19': Offside, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 20': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Semi Ajayi tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
  • 22': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 27': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 27': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Dennis Praet (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Justin.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 33': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kieran Gibbs.
  • 33': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Kieran Gibbs tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
  • 36': Offside, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
  • 38': Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  • 39': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 39': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 41': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
  • 41': Kieran Gibbs (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Livermore.
  • 42': Hand ball by Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 44': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 44': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Dennis Praet (Leicester City).
  • 45': Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Leicester City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Leicester City 0.
  • 47': Dennis Praet (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 50': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kieran Gibbs.
  • 56': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Leicester City 1. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Dennis Praet with a cross.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Dennis Praet (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 59': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
  • 60': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Callum Robinson.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Offside, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 61': VAR Decision: No Goal West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Leicester City.
  • 63': Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 63': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 64': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
  • 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  • 67': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
  • 67': Sam Johnstone (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kyle Edwards replaces Romaine Sawyers.
  • 69': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Rekeem Harper replaces Darnell Furlong.
  • 70': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
  • 70': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Rekeem Harper (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 71': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
  • 72': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Penalty Leicester City. Jamie Vardy draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 72': Penalty conceded by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 74': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Leicester City 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 75': Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Dennis Praet.
  • 76': Foul by Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 76': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jake Livermore.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 83': Penalty Leicester City. James Justin draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 83': Penalty conceded by Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 84': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Leicester City 3. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 86': Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 86': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Kyle Edwards (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Leicester City 3.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Leicester City 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 4
64.2 Possession 35.8
13 SHOTS 7
7 ON GOAL 1
0.5 On Target % 0.1
2 Penalty Goals 0
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
511 Accurate Passes 255
604 Passes 336
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 0
17 Crosses 9
0.1 Cross % 0.0
51 Long Balls 68
23 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 5
17 Tackles 7
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
14 Interceptions 10
14 Effective Clearances 13
14 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
2 Arsenal 0 0 0
3 Aston Villa 0 0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

WBA West Bromwich Albion (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Sam Johnstone (GK)
5 Kyle Bartley
27 Dara O'Shea
6 Semi Ajayi Yellow Card
3 Kieran Gibbs
2 Darnell Furlong
19 Romaine Sawyers
8 Jake Livermore
11 Grady Diangana
12 Matheus Pereira
7 Callum Robinson

LEI Leicester City (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
4 Çaglar Söyüncü
25 Wilfred Ndidi
24 Nampalys Mendy
2 James Justin Yellow Card
27 Timothy Castagne
26 Dennis Praet
8 Youri Tielemans
15 Harvey Barnes
17 Ayoze Pérez
9 Jamie Vardy

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