Leicester City vs Queens Park Rangers, 2014-2015 Barclays Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLeicester put five past relegated QPR with Jamie Vardy on target
Jamie Vardy and Charlie Austin both marked their England calls by scoring as Leicester sent QPR back to the Championship with a 5-1 victory.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Attempt missed. Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 5': Attempt missed. Jeffrey Schlupp (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
- 6': Esteban Cambiasso (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Joey Barton (Queens Park Rangers).
- 9': Delay in match Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) because of an injury.
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Marcin Wasilewski (Leicester City).
- 11': Offside, Leicester City. Esteban Cambiasso tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City).
- 15': Karl Henry (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Matthew Phillips (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Clint Hill with a headed pass.
- 16': Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Vardy with a headed pass.
- 16': Goal! Leicester City 1, Queens Park Rangers 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Andy King (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Ulloa.
- 19': Foul by Leroy Fer (Queens Park Rangers).
- 19': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Marcin Wasilewski (Leicester City).
- 22': Attempt blocked. Joey Barton (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 24': Attempt missed. Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 26': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joey Barton.
- 30': Attempt missed. Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
- 32': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leroy Fer.
- 34': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Robert Huth.
- 35': Attempt missed. Clint Hill (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joey Barton with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Attempt missed. Matthew Phillips (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 38': Foul by Esteban Cambiasso (Leicester City).
- 38': Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Offside, Leicester City. Kasper Schmeichel tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 39': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Robert Huth.
- 39': Foul by Joey Barton (Queens Park Rangers).
- 39': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 42': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Nedum Onuoha tries a through ball, but Charlie Austin is caught offside.
- 43': Goal! Leicester City 2, Queens Park Rangers 0. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 2, Queens Park Rangers 0.
- 90'+1': Match ends, Leicester City 5, Queens Park Rangers 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 2, Queens Park Rangers 0.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Ritchie de Laet replaces Marcin Wasilewski because of an injury.
- 46': Attempt saved. Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leroy Fer.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Ulloa.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Matthew Phillips (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leroy Fer.
- 47': Attempt missed. Reece Grego-Cox (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leroy Fer.
- 49': Foul by Reece Grego-Cox (Queens Park Rangers).
- 49': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Joey Barton.
- 51': Attempt missed. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Attempt missed. Wes Morgan (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 51': Goal! Leicester City 3, Queens Park Rangers 0. Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Wes Morgan following a corner.
- 52': Goal! Leicester City 4, Queens Park Rangers 0. Esteban Cambiasso (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 55': Hand ball by Karl Henry (Queens Park Rangers).
- 56': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Robert Huth.
- 57': Hand ball by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
- 57': Goal! Leicester City 4, Queens Park Rangers 1. Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joey Barton with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 58': Offside, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 58': Attempt missed. Jeffrey Schlupp (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Esteban Cambiasso.
- 60': Attempt missed. Andy King (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 61': Attempt missed. Matthew Phillips (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leroy Fer.
- 64': Attempt missed. Esteban Cambiasso (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross.
- 65': Attempt missed. Leroy Fer (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nedum Onuoha.
- 65': Substitution, Leicester City. Andrej Kramaric replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 67': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Clint Hill.
- 68': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Nedum Onuoha.
- 68': Attempt missed. Wes Morgan (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Esteban Cambiasso with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Leroy Fer.
- 69': Attempt missed. Robert Huth (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Esteban Cambiasso with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Nedum Onuoha.
- 70': Attempt missed. Esteban Cambiasso (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Foul by Andy King (Leicester City).
- 72': Leroy Fer (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Robert Huth.
- 75': Attempt missed. Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joey Barton with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Daniel Drinkwater replaces Esteban Cambiasso.
- 80': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Brandon Comley replaces Karl Henry.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Brandon Comley (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 82': Attempt missed. Matthew Phillips (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 85': Andy King (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers).
- 85': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Cole Kpekawa replaces Yun Suk-Young.
- 86': Goal! Leicester City 5, Queens Park Rangers 1. Andrej Kramaric (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 88': Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City).
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Leicester City 5, Queens Park Rangers 1.
Statistics
QPR |
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|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 54.3 | Possession | 45.7 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 309 | Accurate Passes | 249 |
| 422 | Passes | 350 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 23 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 18 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 25 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,467
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,467
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | +15 | 26 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | +15 | 22 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 11 | +10 | 20 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | +4 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 14 | Robert Huth |
| 5 | Wes Morgan |
| 27 | Marcin Wasilewski |
| 10 | Andy King |
| 19 | Esteban Cambiasso |
| 26 | Riyad Mahrez |
| 15 | Jeff Schlupp |
| 11 | Marc Albrighton |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 23 | Leonardo Ulloa |
Queens Park Rangers (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 6 | Clint Hill |
| 22 | Richard Dunne |
| 13 | Yun Suk-Young |
| 15 | Nedum Onuoha |
| 8 | Joey Barton |
| 20 | Karl Henry |
| 10 | Leroy Fer |
| 7 | Matt Phillips |
| 39 | Reece Grego-Cox |
| 9 | Charlie Austin |
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