English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Leicester City
  • 60': Patson Daka
  • 65': Patson Daka (P)
  • 72': Cesare Casadei
FT
3 - 0
Rotherham United

    About

    Leicester City are hosting Rotherham United 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.
    • 4': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
    • 4': Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Cohen Bramall.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross.
    • 7': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Hakeem Odoffin.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi following a corner.
    • 9': Offside, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi is caught offside.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
    • 15': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
    • 15': Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
    • 19': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Sebastian Revan.
    • 22': Offside, Rotherham United. Sam Nombe is caught offside.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patson Daka.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 30': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Sebastian Revan.
    • 30': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Oliver Rathbone.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
    • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Wout Faes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jannik Vestergaard.
    • 44': Foul by Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United).
    • 44': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dexter Lembikisa.
    • 45': Christ Tiéhi (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
    • 45': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Rotherham United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Rotherham United 0.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 48': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Hakeem Odoffin.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
    • 49': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 51': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Hakeem Odoffin.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 52': Offside, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi is caught offside.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross.
    • 55': Substitution, Leicester City. Yunus Akgün replaces Abdul Fatawu.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
    • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Viktor Johansson (Rotherham United).
    • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Nombe.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 59': Offside, Rotherham United. Cohen Bramall is caught offside.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Wout Faes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 60': Goal! Leicester City 1, Rotherham United 0. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 63': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
    • 63': Sam Nombe (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Penalty Leicester City. Patson Daka draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 64': Penalty conceded by Viktor Johansson (Rotherham United) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 64': Viktor Johansson (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Goal! Leicester City 2, Rotherham United 0. Patson Daka (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 69': Substitution, Rotherham United. Tom Eaves replaces Sam Nombe.
    • 69': Substitution, Rotherham United. Georgie Kelly replaces Jordan Hugill.
    • 69': Substitution, Leicester City. Dennis Praet replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
    • 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Cesare Casadei replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
    • 72': Goal! Leicester City 3, Rotherham United 0. Cesare Casadei (Leicester City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a cross.
    • 73': Foul by Georgie Kelly (Rotherham United).
    • 73': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Sebastian Revan.
    • 78': Substitution, Leicester City. Harry Souttar replaces James Justin.
    • 78': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Ricardo Pereira.
    • 79': Substitution, Rotherham United. Sam Clucas replaces Jamie Lindsay.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Winks.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 87': Offside, Rotherham United. Tom Eaves is caught offside.
    • 89': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
    • 89': Sam Clucas (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Foul by Tom Eaves (Rotherham United).
    • 90': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Yunus Akgün (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cesare Casadei.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leicester City 3, Rotherham United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 3, Rotherham United 0.

    Statistics

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    4 Fouls 5
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    0 Corner Kicks 10
    7 Saves 0
    23.7 Possession 76.3
    2 SHOTS 24
    0 ON GOAL 11
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    198 Accurate Passes 780
    265 Passes 853
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    6 Crosses 25
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    61 Long Balls 43
    28 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    1 Blocked Shots 6
    9 Effective Tackles 2
    17 Tackles 10
    0.5 Tackle % 0.2
    10 Interceptions 8
    30 Effective Clearances 13
    30 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: King Power Stadium
    Location: Leicester, England
    Attendance: 31,175

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leicester City 44 +47 94
    2 Leeds United 45 +39 90
    3 Ipswich Town 44 +32 90
    4 Southampton 45 +23 84
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Mads Hermansen (GK)
    3 Wout Faes
    23 Jannik Vestergaard
    21 Ricardo Pereira
    2 James Justin
    22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
    8 Harry Winks
    25 Wilfred Ndidi
    20 Patson Daka
    10 Stephy Mavididi
    18 Fatawu Issahaku Yellow Card
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Thomas Cannon, Conor Coady, Jakub Stolarczyk, Harry Souttar, Kelechi Iheanacho, Hamza Choudhury, Dennis Praet, Cesare Casadei, Yunus Akgün.

    ROT Rotherham United (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Viktor Johansson (GK) Yellow Card
    23 Sean Morrison
    28 Sebastian Revan
    22 Hakeem Odofin
    3 Cohen Bramall
    2 Dexter Lembikisa
    27 Christ Tiehi
    18 Oliver Rathbone
    16 Jamie Lindsay
    29 Sam Nombe
    10 Jordan Hugill
    Rotherham United Substitutes:
    Georgie Kelly, Arvin Appiah, Dillon Phillips, Sam Clucas, Ciaran Mcguckin, Tom Eaves.

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