English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Leicester City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 89': Josh Maja
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Leicester City
  • 72': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
  • 90'+4': Harry Winks

About

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Leicester City at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, 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.
  • 2': Attempt missed. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
  • 11': Offside, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 22': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
  • 24': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 25': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
  • 25': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Cédric Kipré is caught offside.
  • 25': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Leicester City).
  • 27': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
  • 28': Attempt missed. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Okay Yokuslu.
  • 32': Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 32': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 36': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 37': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
  • 38': Hand ball by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 39': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 41': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
  • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 45': Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift replaces Matt Phillips because of an injury.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Leicester City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Leicester City 0.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 49': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Wout Faes.
  • 51': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Leicester City).
  • 52': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 56': Hand ball by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 57': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
  • 58': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 58': Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 60': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  • 62': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 62': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 63': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
  • 63': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 65': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 65': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Harry Winks.
  • 68': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
  • 69': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 69': Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Wout Faes (Leicester City).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Delay in match (Leicester City).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Leicester City 1. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi with a cross.
  • 74': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 74': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Alex Mowatt.
  • 75': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Josh Maja replaces Grady Diangana.
  • 75': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows replaces Jeremy Sarmiento.
  • 76': Offside, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 78': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
  • 82': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Wout Faes.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 86': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Okay Yokuslu.
  • 87': Substitution, Leicester City. Cesare Casadei replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 89': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Leicester City 1. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 89': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
  • 89': Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+1': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
  • 90'+4': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Leicester City 2. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall following a fast break.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Leicester City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Leicester City 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 1
59.5 Possession 40.5
9 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
488 Accurate Passes 311
580 Passes 391
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 3
13 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.3
47 Long Balls 46
19 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 7
26 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 13
28 Effective Clearances 19
28 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 24,382

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Stoke City 3 +6 9
2 Middlesbrough 3 +5 9
3 Coventry City 3 +8 7
4 West Bromwich Albion 3 +2 7
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Alex Palmer (GK)
4 Cedric Kipre
6 Semi Ajayi
3 Conor Townsend
2 Darnell Furlong
17 Jeremy Sarmiento
27 Alex Mowatt Yellow Card
35 Okay Yokuslu Yellow Card
21 Brandon Thomas-Asante
10 Matt Phillips
11 Grady Diangana
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Caleb Taylor, Josh Maja, Erik Pieters, Pipa, Jayson Molumby, John Swift, Tom Fellows, Nathaniel Chalobah, Joshua Griffiths.

LEI Leicester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Mads Hermansen (GK)
23 Jannik Vestergaard
3 Wout Faes
2 James Justin
21 Ricardo Pereira Yellow Card
8 Harry Winks
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
25 Wilfred Ndidi
14 Kelechi Iheanacho
10 Stephy Mavididi
35 Kasey McAteer
Leicester City Substitutes:
Hamza Choudhury, Jakub Stolarczyk, Yunus Akgün, Fatawu Issahaku, Harry Souttar, Conor Coady, Cesare Casadei, Jamie Vardy, Thomas Cannon.

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