Leicester City vs Manchester United, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
0 - 3
0 - 3
Højlund, Garnacho strike as Man United beat struggling Leicester
Manchester United's Rasmus Hojlund and Alejandro Garnacho ended goal droughts and Bruno Fernandes scored to earn a 3-0 win at struggling Leicester.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 4': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 4': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by André Onana.
- 6': Attempt missed. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
- 6': Offside, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Ayden Heaven (Manchester United).
- 7': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 11': Attempt missed. Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
- 16': Ayden Heaven (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
- 18': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by James Justin.
- 19': Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 21': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United).
- 21': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Offside, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 23': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by James Justin.
- 23': Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a corner.
- 28': Goal! Leicester City 0, Manchester United 1. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball following a fast break.
- 30': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
- 33': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 33': Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United).
- 34': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Manuel Ugarte.
- 38': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Manuel Ugarte.
- 40': Ayden Heaven (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 41': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 44': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 45'+1': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Manchester United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Manchester United 1.
- 47': Foul by Conor Coady (Leicester City).
- 47': Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Vardy following a fast break.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Ayden Heaven (Manchester United).
- 51': Substitution, Manchester United. Toby Collyer replaces Ayden Heaven because of an injury.
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wout Faes.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Justin with a cross.
- 55': Offside, Leicester City. Victor Kristiansen is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 57': Offside, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.
- 59': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Christian Eriksen (Manchester United).
- 61': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 61': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Boubakary Soumaré.
- 62': Attempt missed. Toby Collyer (Manchester United) with an attempt from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf.
- 64': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 64': Substitution, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Patson Daka.
- 64': Substitution, Leicester City. Harry Winks replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 66': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Harry Winks.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
- 67': Goal! Leicester City 0, Manchester United 2. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 69': Substitution, Manchester United. Casemiro replaces Manuel Ugarte.
- 69': Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Christian Eriksen.
- 69': Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Amass replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Winks.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 77': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 77': Matthijs de Ligt (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Victor Kristiansen.
- 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces James Justin.
- 85': Substitution, Manchester United. Chido Obi replaces Rasmus Højlund.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 90': Goal! Leicester City 0, Manchester United 3. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Harry Winks (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+6': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United).
- 90'+6': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+8': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Harry Amass.
- 90'+8': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
- 90'+9': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Casemiro.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Manchester United 3.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 0, Manchester United 3.
Statistics
 MAN |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 46.2 | Possession | 53.8 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 359 | Accurate Passes | 434 |
| 461 | Passes | 520 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 20 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 31 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,773
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,773
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 38 | +45 | 84 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | +35 | 74 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 38 | +28 | 71 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | +21 | 69 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 4 | Conor Coady |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 24 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 6 | Wilfred Ndidi  |
| 16 | Victor Kristiansen |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 11 | Bilal El Khannouss |
| 20 | Patson Daka |
Manchester United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | André Onana (GK) |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 26 | Ayden Heaven |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 25 | Manuel Ugarte |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot |
| 3 | Noussair Mazraoui |
| 9 | Rasmus Højlund |
| 14 | Christian Eriksen |
| 17 | Alejandro Garnacho |
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