LEICESTER. Manchester City tops Leicester City 1-0 after B. Silva scored a goal from 62minute. Manchester City took advantage of its superior ball possession (61%). Its vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among they key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney that was helped by Constantine Hatzidakis and Neil Davies. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.6 degrees Celsius or 70.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Leicester City started with a conservative line-up. On the other side, Manchester City adopted for a aggressive formation (4-3-3).
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
61'
75'
Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Kasper Schmeichel , Timothy Castagne , Çağlar Söyüncü , Jannik Vestergaard , Ryan Bertrand , Marc Albrighton , Youri Tielemans , Wilfred Ndidi , Harvey Barnes , Jamie Vardy and James Maddison .
The home team had on the bench: Kelechi Iheanacho , Patson Daka, Ricardo Pereira, Ademola Lookman , Boubakary Soumaré, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Jonny Evans , Danny Ward and Daniel Amartey.
Best player: Kasper Schmeichel
The player that probably impressed the most for Leicester City was the goalkeeper: Kasper Schmeichel. His rating is 8.14. He performed 0 saves.
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City
62'
On the other side, Josep Rodgers played with: Ederson , Kyle Walker , Rúben Dias , Aymeric Laporte , João Cancelo , İlkay Gündoğan , Rodri , Bernardo Silva , Gabriel Jesus , Ferran Torres and Jack Grealish .
They had on the bench: Scott Carson, Fernandinho , Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden, Nathan Aké and Raheem Sterling .
Best player: İlkay Gündoğan
The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester City was İlkay Gündoğan even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 0 goals, 33 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses.
Match report
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 7 Total 24
- 2 On Target 8
- 5 Off Target 16
- 1 Shots blocked 6
- 58 Attack 122
- 30 Dangerous attack 81
- 74 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 4 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 61% while Leicester City was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Manchester City was extremely more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 8 were on target. This is the reason why Manchester City won the match.
Leicester City shoot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Manchester City shoot 24 times, 8 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
Leicester City received 1 yellow card (C. Soyuncu). On the other side, Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (Rodri and A. Laporte).
Match Timeline
Standing
After this match, Leicester City will stay with 6 points to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Manchester City will have 9 points to stay in the 4th place.
In the next match in the Premier League, Leicester City will play away Brighton & Hove Albion on the 19th of September with a 10-3 head to head in favor of Leicester City (4 draw). Manchester City will host Southampton on the 18th of September with a 14-3 head to head in favor of Manchester City (2 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Crystal Palace – Tottenham Hotspur – 3-0
- Arsenal – Norwich City – 1-0
- Brentford – Brighton & Hove Albion – 0-1
- Leicester City – Manchester City – 0-1
- Manchester United – Newcastle United – 4-1
- Southampton – West Ham United – 0-0
- Watford – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 0-2
- Chelsea – Aston Villa – 3-0
