Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2020-21 English FA Cup, 5th Round
· English FA CupIheanacho sends Leicester through with late goal
Kelechi Iheanacho struck deep into stoppage time to send Leicester City into the FA Cup quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory over Brighton.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
- 8': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Christian Walton tries a through ball, but Andi Zeqiri is caught offside.
- 13': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Steven Alzate.
- 14': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
- 16': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 16': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 16': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 21': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
- 21': Michal Karbownik (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 23': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana tries a through ball, but Andi Zeqiri is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt missed. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Michal Karbownik.
- 26': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 34': Attempt missed. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Steven Alzate.
- 35': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
- 36': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Christian Walton tries a through ball, but Andi Zeqiri is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Justin.
- 41': Attempt missed. Andi Zeqiri (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jakub Moder with a cross.
- 42': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder tries a through ball, but Andi Zeqiri is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
- 44': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 50': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Percy Tau (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 50': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 52': Andi Zeqiri (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 52': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
- 52': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Steven Alzate (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 55': Vontae Daley-Campbell (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Adam Lallana.
- 61': Hand ball by Andi Zeqiri (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 62': Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Ayoze Pérez because of an injury.
- 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
- 63': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
- 63': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Andi Zeqiri (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakub Moder.
- 65': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Percy Tau tries a through ball, but Andi Zeqiri is caught offside.
- 67': Offside, Leicester City. James Maddison tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
- 71': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 71': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Ben White.
- 72': Attempt missed. Andi Zeqiri (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Michal Karbownik.
- 75': Substitution, Leicester City. Christian Fuchs replaces James Justin because of an injury.
- 76': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 78': Foul by Vontae Daley-Campbell (Leicester City).
- 78': Steven Alzate (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Percy Tau (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 79': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yves Bissouma replaces Adam Lallana.
- 79': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Steven Alzate.
- 81': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 81': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Attempt saved. Andi Zeqiri (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Percy Tau.
- 87': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 87': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Christian Walton.
- 89': Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vontae Daley-Campbell.
- 90'+4': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Christian Walton.
- 90'+4': Goal! Leicester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Statistics
BHA |
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|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 45 | Possession | 54 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Line-Ups
Leicester City
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Danny Ward (GK) |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 46 | Vontae Daley-Campbell |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez |
| 19 | Cengiz Ünder |
Brighton & Hove Albion
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Christian Walton (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 3 | Ben White |
| 15 | Jakub Moder |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 14 | Adam Lallana |
| 17 | Steven Alzate |
| 6 | Michal Karbownik |
| 29 | Andi Zeqiri |
| 22 | Percy Tau |
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