English Premier League

Leicester City vs Manchester United, 2024-25 English Premier League

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  • 28': Rasmus Højlund
  • 67': Alejandro Garnacho
  • 90': Bruno Fernandes

Højlund, Garnacho strike as Man United beat struggling Leicester

Manchester United's Rasmus Hojlund and Alejandro Garnacho ended goal droughts and Bruno Fernandes scored to earn a 3-0 win at struggling Leicester.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 4': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by André Onana.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
  • 6': Offside, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.
  • 7': Foul by Ayden Heaven (Manchester United).
  • 7': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
  • 16': Ayden Heaven (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
  • 18': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by James Justin.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 21': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United).
  • 21': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Offside, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 23': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by James Justin.
  • 23': Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a corner.
  • 28': Goal! Leicester City 0, Manchester United 1. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 30': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 33': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
  • 33': Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United).
  • 34': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Manuel Ugarte.
  • 38': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Manuel Ugarte.
  • 40': Ayden Heaven (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 41': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
  • 45'+1': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Manchester United 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Manchester United 1.
  • 47': Foul by Conor Coady (Leicester City).
  • 47': Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Vardy following a fast break.
  • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Ayden Heaven (Manchester United).
  • 51': Substitution, Manchester United. Toby Collyer replaces Ayden Heaven because of an injury.
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wout Faes.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Justin with a cross.
  • 55': Offside, Leicester City. Victor Kristiansen is caught offside.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 57': Offside, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.
  • 59': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Christian Eriksen (Manchester United).
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 61': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Toby Collyer (Manchester United) with an attempt from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf.
  • 64': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 64': Substitution, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Patson Daka.
  • 64': Substitution, Leicester City. Harry Winks replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthijs de Ligt.
  • 66': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Harry Winks.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
  • 67': Goal! Leicester City 0, Manchester United 2. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 69': Substitution, Manchester United. Casemiro replaces Manuel Ugarte.
  • 69': Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Christian Eriksen.
  • 69': Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Amass replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Winks.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  • 77': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 77': Matthijs de Ligt (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Victor Kristiansen.
  • 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces James Justin.
  • 85': Substitution, Manchester United. Chido Obi replaces Rasmus Højlund.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 90': Goal! Leicester City 0, Manchester United 3. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Harry Winks (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United).
  • 90'+6': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+8': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Harry Amass.
  • 90'+8': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
  • 90'+9': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Casemiro.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Manchester United 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 0, Manchester United 3.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 2
46.2 Possession 53.8
18 SHOTS 11
5 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
359 Accurate Passes 434
461 Passes 520
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
12 Crosses 30
0.3 Cross % 0.1
54 Long Balls 36
31 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 6
12 Effective Tackles 13
20 Tackles 21
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 14
31 Effective Clearances 23
31 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,773

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 38 +45 84
2 Arsenal 38 +35 74
3 Manchester City 38 +28 71
4 Chelsea 38 +21 69
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
30 Mads Hermansen (GK)
4 Conor Coady
33 Luke Thomas
3 Wout Faes
24 Boubakary Soumaré
6 Wilfred Ndidi Yellow Card
16 Victor Kristiansen
2 James Justin
9 Jamie Vardy
11 Bilal El Khannouss Yellow Card
20 Patson Daka

MAN Manchester United (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
24 André Onana (GK)
2 Victor Lindelöf
26 Ayden Heaven
4 Matthijs de Ligt
25 Manuel Ugarte
8 Bruno Fernandes
20 Diogo Dalot
3 Noussair Mazraoui
9 Rasmus Højlund
14 Christian Eriksen
17 Alejandro Garnacho

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