Leicester City vs Oxford United, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Leicester City are hosting Oxford United
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.
- 1': Foul by Ben Davies (Oxford United).
- 1': Louis Page (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United).
- 4': Goal! Leicester City 0, Oxford United 1. Sam Long (Oxford United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ciaron Brown with a headed pass.
- 8': Foul by Ben Nelson (Leicester City).
- 8': Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Attempt missed. Stanley Mills (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mark Harris.
- 11': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).
- 11': Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Foul by Jamie McDonnell (Oxford United).
- 16': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
- 16': Stanley Mills (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United).
- 21': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
- 22': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 22': Attempt missed. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 23': Foul by Stanley Mills (Oxford United).
- 23': Louis Page (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Jack Currie (Oxford United).
- 26': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
- 29': Offside, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Louis Page (Leicester City).
- 31': Stanley Mills (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jack Currie.
- 39': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 39': Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 43': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Abdul Fatawu.
- 43': Foul by Mark Harris (Oxford United).
- 43': Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
- 44': Sam Long (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card.
- 44': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
- 45': Offside, Oxford United. Ciaron Brown is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ben Nelson (Leicester City).
- 45'+1': Stanley Mills (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Oxford United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Oxford United 1.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Luke Thomas replaces Ben Nelson.
- 46': Foul by Stanley Mills (Oxford United).
- 46': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Ben Davies (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
- 49': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
- 49': Mark Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Stanley Mills (Oxford United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 51': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
- 52': Attempt missed. Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Currie with a headed pass following a corner.
- 53': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Cameron Brannagan.
- 54': Foul by Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United).
- 54': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Foul by Jack Currie (Oxford United).
- 59': Jack Currie (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Foul by Louis Page (Leicester City).
- 63': Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
- 66': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jamie Cumming.
- 67': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right following a corner.
- 67': Substitution, Oxford United. Greg Leigh replaces Jack Currie.
- 68': Substitution, Oxford United. Brian De Keersmaecker replaces Stanley Mills.
- 68': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Hamza Choudhury.
- 68': Substitution, Leicester City. Jeremy Monga replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 70': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jamie McDonnell.
- 70': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Louis Page with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Greg Leigh.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis Page with a cross.
- 71': Goal! Leicester City 0, Oxford United 2. Mark Harris (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian De Keersmaecker following a fast break.
- 74': Attempt missed. Jamie McDonnell (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 75': Substitution, Oxford United. Matt Phillips replaces Myles Peart-Harris.
- 76': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 76': Mark Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Patson Daka (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Louis Page with a cross.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Caleb Okoli.
- 80': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Greg Leigh.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Louis Page (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
- 80': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Brian De Keersmaecker.
- 82': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
- 83': Attempt saved. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Caleb Okoli.
- 83': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jamie Cumming.
- 83': Substitution, Leicester City. Silko-Amari Thomas replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 84': Goal! Leicester City 1, Oxford United 2. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luke Thomas following a corner.
- 85': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Matt Phillips (Oxford United).
- 85': Matt Phillips (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
- 87': Substitution, Oxford United. Will Vaulks replaces Cameron Brannagan.
- 88': Substitution, Oxford United. Will Lankshear replaces Mark Harris.
- 89': Ben Davies (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
- 90': Foul by Ciaron Brown (Oxford United).
- 90': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Louis Page.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
- 90'+5': Offside, Leicester City. Jannik Vestergaard is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Will Lankshear (Oxford United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Phillips.
- 90'+6': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Oxford United 2.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 1, Oxford United 2.
Statistics
 OXF |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 23.1 | Possession | 76.9 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 82 | Accurate Passes | 489 |
| 174 | Passes | 581 |
| 0.5 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 8 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 25 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 41 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 41 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 30,479
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 30,479
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 29 | +29 | 58 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 29 | +17 | 55 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 28 | +21 | 50 |
| 4 | Hull City | 28 | +7 | 50 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jakub Stolarczyk (GK) |
| 23 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 5 | Caleb Okoli |
| 4 | Ben Nelson |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
| 25 | Louis Page |
| 17 | Hamza Choudhury |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 7 | Fatawu Issahaku |
Oxford United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Cumming (GK) |
| 29 | Ben Davies |
| 3 | Ciaron Brown |
| 2 | Sam Long |
| 8 | Cameron Brannagan  |
| 38 | Jamie Mcdonnell |
| 26 | Jack Currie |
| 15 | Brodie Spencer |
| 9 | Mark Harris |
| 17 | Stanley Mills |
| 44 | Myles Peart-Harris |
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