
Leicester City vs Birmingham City, 2019-20 English FA Cup, 5th Round
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Leicester City are hosting Birmingham City
at King Power Stadium, Leicester, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English FA Cup.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
- 7': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dennis Praet.
- 10': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
- 12': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
- 12': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Hogan with a headed pass.
- 14': Foul by Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City).
- 14': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Demarai Gray.
- 17': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 17': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
- 18': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kerim Mrabti following a set piece situation.
- 19': Offside, Leicester City. Ben Chilwell tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
- 24': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 27': Foul by Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City).
- 27': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
- 28': Foul by Demarai Gray (Leicester City).
- 28': Wes Harding (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Wes Harding (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Dennis Praet.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerim Mrabti with a cross.
- 30': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 30': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 35': Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Birmingham City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Birmingham City 0.
- 48': Dennis Praet (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Jake Clarke-Salter (Birmingham City).
- 49': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
- 49': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
- 50': Attempt missed. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
- 55': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
- 55': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 60': Substitution, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
- 64': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
- 64': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 66': Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Demarai Gray.
- 68': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 68': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
- 70': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
- 70': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Wes Harding.
- 72': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dennis Praet.
- 74': Offside, Leicester City. James Maddison tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
- 76': Attempt missed. Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a cross.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Dennis Praet (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Goal! Leicester City 1, Birmingham City 0. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
- 84': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces James Maddison.
- 84': Substitution, Birmingham City. Daniel Crowley replaces Kerim Mrabti.
- 84': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jefferson Montero replaces Maikel Kieftenbeld.
- 86': Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 90': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 90': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City).
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 1, Birmingham City 0.
Statistics
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LEI![]() |
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9 | Fouls | 8 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
1 | Saves | 1 |
23.5 | Possession | 76.5 |
8 | SHOTS | 12 |
1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
133 | Accurate Passes | 648 |
231 | Passes | 743 |
0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
8 | Crosses | 29 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
62 | Long Balls | 52 |
18 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
14 | Tackles | 24 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
15 | Interceptions | 7 |
32 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
32 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 27,181
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 27,181
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
4 | Caglar Söyüncü ![]() |
6 | Jonny Evans |
25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
3 | Ben Chilwell |
21 | Ricardo Pereira |
10 | James Maddison |
26 | Dennis Praet |
7 | Demarai Gray |
11 | Marc Albrighton |
14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
Birmingham City (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Lee Camp (GK) |
12 | Harlee Dean |
14 | Jake Clark-Salter |
3 | Kristian Pedersen |
5 | Maxime Colin |
34 | Ivan Sunjic |
6 | Maikel Kieftenbeld |
18 | Kerim Mrabti |
2 | Wes Harding |
40 | Scott Hogan |
10 | Lukas Jutkiewicz ![]() |
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