STOCKPORT. Leicester City had a narrow win over Stockport County.

The match was played at the Edgeley Park stadium in Stockport on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 10,411 spectators.​ The referee was Thomas Kirk who had the assistance of Wayne Grunnill and Jake Topp. The 4th official was Aaron Bannister. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Stockport County

3 - 4

Leicester City

• 51 Ball Possession 49

Shots

• 18 Total 9
• 5 On Target 5
• 11 Off Target 1
• 2 Shots blocked 3

• 116 Attack 54
• 56 Dangerous attack 15
• 35 Ball safe 55

• 10 Free Kicks 7
• 0 Penalties 0
• 8 Corners 1

Fouls

• 7 Total 10
• 2 Yellow Cards 1
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Stockport County was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Leicester City that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Stockport County had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Leicester City found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Stockport County shot 18 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City shot 9 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Stockport County received 2 yellow cards (Kyron Gordon and Ethan Pye). Regarding the opposition, Leicester City received 1 yellow card (Louis Donald Page).

Standings

After this encounter, Stockport County stays with 9 points to occupy the 8th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Leicester City has 8 points (13th).

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Stockport County will play away with Sheffield Wednesday on the 19th of September with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Leicester City will play away against Barnsley on the 19th of September with a 0-0 head to head.

Stockport County – Formation

Stockport County

G

Oliver Whatmuff 1.England

6.1

D

Ethan Pye 5.England

6.2

36'

D

Eoghan O'Connell 6.Republic of Ireland

6.2

79'

D

Kyron Gordon 24.England

6.8

63'

M

Lewis Bate 4.England

6.6

71'

M

Oliver Norwood  10.Northern Ireland

7.8

57'

M

Ryan Glover 15.England

6.1

79'

M

Ben Osborn 23.England

6.7

F

Jack Diamond 7.England

7.2

87' 22'

F

Harry Wood 16.England

6.6

71'

F

Kyle Wootton 19.England

7.3

61'

Substitutes

D

Josh Dacres-Cogley 2.England

D

Mamadou Jobe 25.England

6.5

79'

M

Lewis Fiorini 18.Scotland

M

Jason Adigun 20.England

6.6

71'

F

Benoný Breki Andrésson 9.Iceland

87'

F

Mikael Mandron 22.France

6.5

71'

F

Ethan Ennis 30.England

6.7

79'

Stockport County started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Jim McNulty decided to play with the following team: Oliver Whatmuff (6.1), Kyron Gordon (6.8), Eoghan O’Connell (6.2), Ethan Pye (6.2), Ryan Glover (6.1), Lewis Bate (6.6), Oliver Norwood (7.8), Ben Osborn (6.7), Jack Diamond (7.2), Kyle Wootton (7.3) and Harry Wood (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Josh Dacres-Cogley, Benoný Breki Andrésson, Lewis Fiorini, Jason Adigun (6.6), Mikael Mandron (6.5), Mamadou Jobe (6.5) and Ethan Ennis (6.7).

Substitutions

Stockport County made 5 changes: Lewis Bate for Jason Adigun (71′), Harry Wood for Mikael Mandron (71′), Ryan Glover for Ethan Ennis (79′), Eoghan O’Connell for Mamadou Jobe (79′) and Jack Diamond for Benoný Breki Andrésson (87′).

Player of the match: Oliver Norwood​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Stockport County was Oliver Norwood.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 60 passes (90% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City

G

Alex Simon McCarthy 29.England

6.4

D

Jayden Joseph 2.England

5.9

D

Harry James Souttar 15.Australia

6.5

D

Warren O'Hora 16.Republic of Ireland

6.5

86'

D

Luke Jonathan Thomas 33.England

6.6

M

John Lundstram 6.England

7.5

52'

M

Liam Cullen 11.Wales

7.0

86' 11'

M

Louis Donald Page 25.England

7.5

50'

M

Samuel Charles Braybrooke 36.England

6.6

71'

M

William Thomas Alves 37.England

6.7

86'

F

Emil Riis 17.Denmark

8.2

76' 30', 48'

Substitutes

G

Franco Ravizzoli 21.Argentina

D

Ilari Kangasniemi 24.Finland

6.6

86'

D

Olabade Olatomiwo Samuell Aluko 32.England

6.4

86'

F

Wes Burns 7.Wales

6.3

86'

F

Bobby De Cordova-Reid 14.Jamaica

6.5

71'

F

Harry Howell 20.England

F

Tommy Watson 23.England

6.7

76'

Leicester City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Russell Martin played with: Alex Simon McCarthy (6.4), Jayden Joseph (5.9), Warren O’Hora (6.5), Harry James Souttar (6.5), Luke Jonathan Thomas (6.6), Louis Donald Page (7.5), Liam Cullen (7.0), Samuel Charles Braybrooke (6.6), John Lundstram (7.5), William Thomas Alves (6.7) and Emil Riis (8.2).

These were the players on the bench: Wes Burns (6.3), Bobby De Cordova-Reid (6.5), Harry Howell, Franco Ravizzoli, Tommy Watson (6.7), Ilari Kangasniemi (6.6) and Olabade Olatomiwo Samuell Aluko (6.4).

Substitutions

Leicester City made 5 changes: Samuel Charles Braybrooke for Bobby De Cordova-Reid (71′), Emil Riis for Tommy Watson (76′), Warren O’Hora for Olabade Olatomiwo Samuell Aluko (86′), Liam Cullen for Wes Burns (86′) and William Thomas Alves for Ilari Kangasniemi (86′).

Player of the match: Emil Riis​

The most impressive player for Leicester City was Emil Riis.

His rating is 8.2 with 2 goals, 18 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 11.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Leyton Orient – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-3
• Notts County – Bradford City – 0-1
• Cambridge United – Reading – 2-1
• Blackpool – Bromley – 2-2
• AFC Wimbledon – Doncaster Rovers – 1-0
• Stockport County – Leicester City – 3-4
• Sheffield Wednesday – Wigan Athletic – 0-0
• Plymouth Argyle – Barnsley – 3-0
• Oxford United – Burton Albion – 3-0
• Milton Keynes Dons – Peterborough United – 1-1
• Mansfield Town – Huddersfield Town – 0-0