English League Championship

FT Monday, April 29, 2024
Leicester City WLLWW 3
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Preston North End DWLLL 0
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Match Report

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Leicester seal Championship crown with win at Preston

Leicester City cruised to the Championship title with a 3-0 victory at mid-table Preston North End on Monday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
8
66.8
Possession
33.2
19
SHOTS
5
11
ON GOAL
1
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
606
Accurate Passes
255
683
Passes
330
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
0
18
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.0
40
Long Balls
47
23
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
8
14
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
11
17
Effective Clearances
19
17
Clearances
19

Head to Head

LEI leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

PNE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Freddie WoodmanG
  2. 6Liam LindsayCD
  3. 16Andrew HughesCD-L
  4. 26Jack WhatmoughCD-R
  5. 8Alan BrowneCM-L
  6. 18Ryan LedsonCM-R
  7. 11Robbie BradyLM
  8. 23Liam MillarRM
  9. 28Milutin OsmajicF
  10. 10Mads FrökjaerCF-L
  11. 7Will KeaneCF-R

LEI · 4-3-3

  1. 41Jakub StolarczykG
  2. 23Jannik VestergaardCD-L
  3. 4Conor CoadyCD-R
  4. 3Wout FaesLB
  5. 21Ricardo PereiraRB
  6. 8Harry WinksCM
  7. 25Wilfred NdidiLM
  8. 29Yunus AkgünRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 35Kasey McAteerLF
  11. 18Fatawu IssahakuRF

Timeline

  1. 36' Goal! Preston North End 0, Leicester City 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 46' Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 52' Goal! Preston North End 0, Leicester City 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
  4. 54' Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 62' Robert Brady (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 67' Goal! Preston North End 0, Leicester City 3. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross.
  7. 68' Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis replaces Milutin Osmajic.
  8. 70' Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
  9. 70' Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Kasey McAteer.
  10. 75' Substitution, Leicester City. Thomas Cannon replaces Jamie Vardy.
  11. 75' Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Yunus Akgün.
  12. 80' Substitution, Preston North End. Duane Holmes replaces Ryan Ledson.
  13. 84' Substitution, Leicester City. James Justin replaces Abdul Fatawu.
  14. 86' Substitution, Preston North End. Layton Stewart replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
  15. 86' Substitution, Preston North End. Noah Mawene replaces Alan Browne.
  16. 86' Substitution, Preston North End. Theo Mawene replaces Will Keane.
  17. 90'+1' Duane Holmes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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