English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 26, 2021
Leicester City DLLWL 3
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Manchester City WLWWW 6
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LEI033
MNC426
Etihad Stadium · 53,226 att.

Match Report

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Manchester City hold off Leicester City comeback in nine-goal thriller to extend lead at top

Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to six points after a thrilling 6-3 home win over Leicester City on Sunday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
14
2
Saves
5
28.2
Possession
71.8
14
SHOTS
17
8
ON GOAL
9
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
251
Accurate Passes
693
289
Passes
736
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
6
10
Crosses
24
0.3
Cross %
0.3
34
Long Balls
26
15
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
3
15
Tackles
7
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
9
Interceptions
3
25
Effective Clearances
9
25
Clearances
9

Head to Head

MNC leads series 3-2

Lineups

MNC · 4-3-3

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 11Oleksandr ZinchenkoLB
  5. 27João CanceloRB
  6. 25FernandinhoCM
  7. 8Ilkay GündoganLM
  8. 17Kevin De BruyneRM
  9. 20Bernardo SilvaF
  10. 7Raheem SterlingLF
  11. 26Riyad MahrezRF

Substitutes

  1. 6Nathan AkéSUB
  2. 80Cole PalmerSUB
  3. 33Scott CarsonSUB
  4. 79Luke MbeteSUB
  5. 9Gabriel JesusSUB
  6. 10Jack GrealishSUB
  7. 13Zack SteffenSUB
  8. 47Phil FodenSUB
  9. 37Kayky ChagasSUB

LEI · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 23Jannik VestergaardCD-L
  3. 18Daniel AmarteyCD-R
  4. 33Luke ThomasLB
  5. 11Marc AlbrightonRB
  6. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallCM-L
  7. 8Youri TielemansCM-R
  8. 37Ademola LookmanLM
  9. 17Ayoze PérezRM
  10. 14Kelechi IheanachoF
  11. 10James MaddisonRCF

Substitutes

  1. 35Eldin JakupovicSUB
  2. 27Timothy CastagneSUB
  3. 42Boubakary SoumaréSUB
  4. 9Jamie VardySUB
  5. 49Kasey McAteerSUB
  6. 20Hamza ChoudhurySUB
  7. 25Wilfred NdidiSUB
  8. 45Ben NelsonSUB
  9. 38Vontae Daley-CampbellSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Manchester City 1, Leicester City 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fernandinho.
  2. 14' Goal! Manchester City 2, Leicester City 0. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  3. 21' Goal! Manchester City 3, Leicester City 0. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  4. 25' Goal! Manchester City 4, Leicester City 0. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  5. 45' Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  7. 55' Goal! Manchester City 4, Leicester City 1. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  8. 59' Goal! Manchester City 4, Leicester City 2. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho with a through ball following a fast break.
  9. 65' Goal! Manchester City 4, Leicester City 3. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  10. 69' Goal! Manchester City 5, Leicester City 3. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross following a corner.
  11. 71' Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Youri Tielemans.
  12. 71' Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  13. 75' James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 87' Goal! Manchester City 6, Leicester City 3. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rúben Dias following a corner.
  15. 90'+1' Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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