English League Championship

Leicester City vs Preston North End, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Leicester City
  • 60': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
  • 76': Kelechi Iheanacho
  • 90': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
FT
3 - 0
Preston North End

    About

    Leicester City are hosting Preston North End at King Power Stadium, Leicester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 7': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Robert Brady.
    • 10': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Wout Faes with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 11': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
    • 11': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Jack Whatmough (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Brady with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 17': Offside, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi is caught offside.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
    • 24': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ali McCann.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Wout Faes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Justin.
    • 37': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
    • 43': Attempt missed. Duane Holmes (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ali McCann with a through ball.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Liam Millar (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Duane Holmes.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by James Justin.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wout Faes.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Robert Brady (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duane Holmes.
    • 48': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Wout Faes.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Jack Whatmough (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
    • 49': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
    • 54': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Duane Holmes (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ali McCann.
    • 57': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
    • 60': Goal! Leicester City 1, Preston North End 0. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Jamie Vardy.
    • 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Yunus Akgün replaces Stephy Mavididi.
    • 64': Foul by Robert Brady (Preston North End).
    • 64': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Substitution, Preston North End. Will Keane replaces Milutin Osmajic.
    • 68': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Brad Potts.
    • 70': Hand ball by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
    • 72': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
    • 72': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Goal! Leicester City 2, Preston North End 0. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
    • 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Kian Best replaces Robert Brady.
    • 78': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Duane Holmes.
    • 78': Substitution, Preston North End. Noah Mawene replaces Ali McCann.
    • 79': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces James Justin.
    • 80': Foul by Kian Best (Preston North End).
    • 80': Yunus Akgün (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Preston North End).
    • 81': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Preston North End).
    • 82': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Substitution, Preston North End. Layton Stewart replaces Liam Millar.
    • 85': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 85': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Conor Coady (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Layton Stewart (Preston North End).
    • 86': Layton Stewart (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Substitution, Leicester City. Cesare Casadei replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
    • 88': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Abdul Fatawu.
    • 88': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Yunus Akgün.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
    • 90': Goal! Leicester City 3, Preston North End 0. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leicester City 3, Preston North End 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 3, Preston North End 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 3
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 1
    23.6 Possession 76.4
    6 SHOTS 9
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    161 Accurate Passes 714
    233 Passes 785
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    14 Crosses 15
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    50 Long Balls 46
    21 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    4 Effective Tackles 9
    14 Tackles 14
    0.3 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 8
    11 Effective Clearances 19
    11 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: King Power Stadium
    Location: Leicester, England
    Attendance: 30,380

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
    2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
    3 Bristol City 0 0 0
    4 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    LEI Leicester City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    30 Mads Hermansen (GK)
    4 Conor Coady
    3 Wout Faes
    2 James Justin
    21 Ricardo Pereira
    8 Harry Winks
    25 Wilfred Ndidi
    22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
    9 Jamie Vardy
    10 Stephy Mavididi
    18 Fatawu Issahaku
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Kelechi Iheanacho, Wanya Marcal-Madivadua, Jakub Stolarczyk, Hamza Choudhury, Harry Souttar, Yunus Akgün, Marc Albrighton, Cesare Casadei, Patson Daka.

    PNE Preston North End (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
    6 Liam Lindsay
    26 Jack Whatmough
    3 Greg Cunningham
    44 Brad Potts
    13 Alistair McCann
    4 Benjamin Whiteman
    11 Robbie Brady
    23 Liam Millar
    28 Milutin Osmajic
    25 Duane Holmes
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Patrick Bauer, Noah Mawene, Will Keane, Mads Frökjaer, Ben Woodburn, Ryan Ledson, David Cornell, Layton Stewart, Kian Best.

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