English Premier League

FT Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Leicester City LLLLL 0
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Manchester City WWLDW 2
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MNC202
Etihad Stadium · 51,983 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Grealish ends Premier League goal drought in City win over Leicester

Jack Grealish scored his first Premier League goal for 16 months as Manchester City eased to a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday to keep alive their hopes of Champions League qualification for next...

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
11
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
0
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
0
28
Possession
72
2
SHOTS
18
0
ON GOAL
5
0.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
242
Accurate Passes
735
300
Passes
784
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
3
6
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.3
45
Long Balls
22
17
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
8
9
Effective Tackles
6
19
Tackles
9
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
3
26
Effective Clearances
16
26
Clearances
16

Highlights

00:36 Leboeuf: 'Leicester have given up and they're ready to be relegated' Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MNC leads series 5-0

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 24Josko GvardiolCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 75Nico O'ReillyLB
  5. 27Matheus NunesRB
  6. 10Jack GrealishAM
  7. 19Ilkay GündoganLM
  8. 14Nico GonzálezRM
  9. 7Omar MarmoushF
  10. 11Jérémy DokuAM-L
  11. 26SávioAM-R

LEI · 3-4-2-1

  1. 30Mads HermansenG
  2. 4Conor CoadyCD
  3. 33Luke ThomasCD-L
  4. 3Wout FaesCD-R
  5. 24Boubakary SoumaréCM-L
  6. 6Wilfred NdidiCM-R
  7. 16Victor KristiansenLM
  8. 2James JustinRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 11Bilal El KhannoussCF-L
  11. 20Patson DakaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Manchester City 1, Leicester City 0. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Savinho.
  2. 29' Goal! Manchester City 2, Leicester City 0. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  3. 34' Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Oliver Skipp replaces Jamie Vardy.
  5. 60' Substitution, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
  6. 60' Substitution, Leicester City. Caleb Okoli replaces Victor Kristiansen.
  7. 71' James Justin (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 76' Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
  9. 77' Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 78' Substitution, Manchester City. James McAtee replaces Jérémy Doku.
  11. 80' Nico González (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 80' Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Patson Daka.
  13. 85' Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Savinho.
  14. 89' Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, Manchester City. Vitor Reis replaces Josko Gvardiol.

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