English Premier League

Huddersfield Town vs Leicester City, 2018/2019 English Premier League

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  • 52': Aaron Mooy (P)
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  • 24': Youri Tielemans
  • 48': Jamie Vardy
  • 79': James Maddison
  • 84': Jamie Vardy (P)

Vardy double gives Leicester comfortable win at Huddersfield

A brace from Jamie Vardy gave Leicester City a commanding 4-1 victory over basement side Huddersfield Town at the John Smith's Stadium.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
  • 4': Alex Pritchard (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
  • 7': Foul by Wes Morgan (Leicester City).
  • 7': Karlan Grant (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Foul by Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town).
  • 16': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
  • 17': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 23': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Erik Durm.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Wes Morgan (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  • 24': Goal! Huddersfield Town 0, Leicester City 1. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  • 27': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
  • 27': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Mooy.
  • 30': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 30': Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the right.
  • 34': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 36': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 37': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 40': Demarai Gray (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Huddersfield Town).
  • 40': Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  • 42': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ben Hamer.
  • 43': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 43': Terence Kongolo (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 45': Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Hand ball by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Leicester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Huddersfield Town 0, Leicester City 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Isaac Mbenza replaces Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaac Mbenza with a cross.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 48': Goal! Huddersfield Town 0, Leicester City 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a cross.
  • 50': Penalty Huddersfield Town. Karlan Grant draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 50': Penalty conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 52': Goal! Huddersfield Town 1, Leicester City 2. Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 53': Demarai Gray (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Foul by Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town).
  • 56': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 56': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ben Hamer.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Wes Morgan (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
  • 59': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Leicester City).
  • 59': Isaac Mbenza (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Steve Mounie replaces Alex Pritchard.
  • 60': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 61': Substitution, Leicester City. Shinji Okazaki replaces Harvey Barnes.
  • 62': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Steve Mounie (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Löwe with a cross.
  • 63': Offside, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 66': Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 67': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Aaron Mooy tries a through ball, but Isaac Mbenza is caught offside.
  • 68': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Terence Kongolo tries a through ball, but Steve Mounie is caught offside.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Steve Mounie (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
  • 70': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Steve Mounie (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Löwe with a cross.
  • 73': Foul by Erik Durm (Huddersfield Town).
  • 73': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Offside, Leicester City. Shinji Okazaki tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 75': Offside, Leicester City. James Maddison tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 77': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 78': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
  • 78': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Goal! Huddersfield Town 1, Leicester City 3. James Maddison (Leicester City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 80': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 80': Terence Kongolo (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Juninho Bacuna replaces Jonathan Hogg.
  • 81': Dangerous play by Karlan Grant (Huddersfield Town).
  • 81': Wes Morgan (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Foul by Steve Mounie (Huddersfield Town).
  • 82': Foul by Shinji Okazaki (Leicester City).
  • 82': Juninho Bacuna (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Dangerous play by Steve Mounie (Huddersfield Town).
  • 83': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Penalty Leicester City. Jamie Vardy draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 83': Penalty conceded by Terence Kongolo (Huddersfield Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 84': Terence Kongolo (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Goal! Huddersfield Town 1, Leicester City 4. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 86': Demarai Gray (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Huddersfield Town).
  • 86': Foul by Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town).
  • 86': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Steve Mounie (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Isaac Mbenza (Huddersfield Town).
  • 90'+2': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Jamie Vardy.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 1, Leicester City 4.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Huddersfield Town 1, Leicester City 4.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 13
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 6
55.2 Possession 44.8
18 SHOTS 10
9 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
383 Accurate Passes 279
467 Passes 369
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 21
0.3 Cross % 0.2
45 Long Balls 73
22 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 7
16 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
12 Interceptions 14
19 Effective Clearances 12
19 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Accu Stadium
Location: Huddersfield, England
Attendance: 24,126

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 0 0 0
2 Aston Villa 0 0 0
3 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

HUD Huddersfield Town (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
12 Ben Hamer (GK)
5 Terence Kongolo Yellow Card
26 Christopher Schindler
37 Erik Durm
2 Tommy Smith
27 Jon Gorenc Stankovic Yellow Card
6 Jonathan Hogg Yellow Card
15 Chris Löwe
10 Aaron Mooy
16 Karlan Grant
21 Alex Pritchard

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

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
4 Caglar Söyüncü
5 Wes Morgan
25 Wilfred Ndidi
3 Ben Chilwell
14 Ricardo Pereira
10 James Maddison
21 Youri Tielemans
19 Harvey Barnes
7 Demarai Gray
9 Jamie Vardy

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