English League Championship

Leicester City vs Stoke City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Leicester City
  • 24': Kelechi Iheanacho
  • 79': Jamie Vardy
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2 - 0
Stoke City

    About

    Leicester City are hosting Stoke City at King Power Stadium, Leicester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Junior Tchamadeu.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Harry Winks (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
    • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 20': Offside, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
    • 24': Goal! Leicester City 1, Stoke City 0. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a through ball.
    • 26': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
    • 26': Nathan Lowe (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
    • 31': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
    • 32': Cesare Casadei (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
    • 32': Wouter Burger (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
    • 37': Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
    • 45': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
    • 45': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Stoke City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Stoke City 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Nathan Lowe (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mehdi Léris with a cross.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Yunus Akgün (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross.
    • 50': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Josh Laurent.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Yunus Akgün (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 53': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Mark Travers.
    • 55': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
    • 59': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
    • 61': Daniel Johnson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Cesare Casadei (Leicester City).
    • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Mark Travers (Stoke City).
    • 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Yunus Akgün.
    • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 65': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
    • 65': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
    • 65': Wouter Burger (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Foul by Mehdi Léris (Stoke City).
    • 67': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Nathan Lowe (Stoke City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
    • 68': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cesare Casadei.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho with a through ball.
    • 76': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Stoke City).
    • 76': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi replaces Cesare Casadei.
    • 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
    • 79': Goal! Leicester City 2, Stoke City 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
    • 84': Hand ball by Nathan Lowe (Stoke City).
    • 85': Substitution, Leicester City. Conor Coady replaces Harry Souttar.
    • 85': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Abdul Fatawu.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
    • 87': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Luke McNally.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross following a corner.
    • 88': Substitution, Stoke City. Sead Haksabanovic replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
    • 88': Substitution, Stoke City. Dwight Gayle replaces Nathan Lowe.
    • 88': Substitution, Stoke City. Souleymane Sidibe replaces Mehdi Léris.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jannik Vestergaard with a through ball.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jannik Vestergaard.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Stoke City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 2, Stoke City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 2, Stoke City 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 1
    26 Possession 74
    2 SHOTS 14
    1 ON GOAL 7
    0.5 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    215 Accurate Passes 776
    287 Passes 845
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    8 Crosses 16
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    46 Long Balls 61
    17 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    13 Effective Tackles 13
    17 Tackles 16
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    5 Interceptions 5
    10 Effective Clearances 5
    10 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: King Power Stadium
    Location: Leicester, England
    Attendance: 31,589

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Middlesbrough 5 +6 13
    2 Stoke City 5 +6 12
    3 Bristol City 5 +8 11
    4 Leicester City 5 +3 10
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    LEI Leicester City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    30 Mads Hermansen (GK)
    23 Jannik Vestergaard Yellow Card
    15 Harry Souttar
    17 Hamza Choudhury
    21 Ricardo Pereira
    7 Cesare Casadei
    22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
    8 Harry Winks
    14 Kelechi Iheanacho
    18 Fatawu Issahaku
    29 Yunus Akgün
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Jakub Stolarczyk, Wout Faes, Wilfred Ndidi, Marc Albrighton, Patson Daka, Stephy Mavididi, James Justin, Jamie Vardy, Conor Coady.

    STK Stoke City (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Mark Travers (GK)
    28 Josh Laurent
    23 Luke McNally
    15 Jordan Thompson
    24 Junior Tchamadeu
    6 Wouter Burger Yellow Card
    4 Ben Pearson
    12 Daniel Johnson
    27 Mehdi Leris
    35 Nathan Lowe
    22 Bae Jun-Ho
    Stoke City Substitutes:
    Wesley, Sead Haksabanovic, André Vidigal, Jaden Dixon, Dwight Gayle, Sol Sidibe, Nikola Jojic, Frank Fielding, Jack Bonham.

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