AFC Bournemouth tops Leicester City 1-0 with a goal scored by P. Billing. HIGHLIGHTS

LEICESTER. AFC Bournemouth defeats Leicester City 1-0 after P. Billing scored just 1 goal (40').

April 9, 2023

LEICESTER. AFC Bournemouth defeats Leicester City 1-0 after P. Billing scored just 1 goal (40′).

The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Coote with the assistance of Lee Betts and Tim Wood. The 4th official was Oliver Langford. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.4 degrees Celsius or 57.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.

Match Statistics

Leicester City

0 - 1

AFC Bournemouth

51 Ball Possession 49

Shots

14 Total 19
4 On Target 7
8 Off Target 2
2 Shots blocked 10

87 Attack 125
29 Dangerous attack 50
120 Ball safe 105

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 6
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

10 Total 13
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Leicester City was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. AFC Bournemouth that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

AFC Bournemouth was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AFC Bournemouth won the match.

Leicester City shot 14 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, AFC Bournemouth shot 19 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Leicester City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, AFC Bournemouth received 3 yellow cards (Joe Rothwell, Lloyd Kelly and Adam Smith).

Match Timeline

33'

38'

40'

Philip Billing(goal)

P. Daka- sub ->Jamie Vardy

58'

Kelechi Iheanacho- sub ->Ricardo Pereira

58'

59'

Lewis Cook- sub ->Joe Rothwell

72'

79'

Lloyd Kelly - Yellow

80'

Adam Smith- Yellow

Dennis Praet- sub ->Wilfred Ndidi

81'

88'

Antoine Semenyo- sub ->Dominic Solanke

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this contest, Leicester City will stay with 25 points to hold in the 19th place. On the opposite side, AFC Bournemouth will have 30 points like West Ham United and Crystal Palace to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Leicester City will host Liverpool on the 13th of May with a 11-5 head to head in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

AFC Bournemouth will play away agasint Crystal Palace on the 13th of May with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Crystal Palace (5 draws).

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City

Daniel Iversen 31.Denmark

7.6

Daniel Amartey 18.Ghana

7.3

Timothy Castagne 27.Belgium

7.3

Wout Faes 3.Belgium

8.0

Victor Kristiansen 16.Denmark

7.4

Ricardo Pereira 21.Portugal

6.6

58'

Wilfred Ndidi 25.Nigeria

6.5

81'

James Maddison 10.England

6.5

Boubakary Soumaré 42.France

6.9

Harvey Barnes 7.England

6.1

72'

Jamie Vardy 9.England

6.3

58'

Substitutes

D. Ward 1.Wales

Harry Souttar 15.Australia

Luke Thomas 33.England

Jonny Evans 6.Northern Ireland

Nampalys Mendy 24.Senegal

Dennis Praet 26.Belgium

6.8

81'

Kelechi Iheanacho 14.Nigeria

6.5

58'

P. Daka 20.Zambia

6.5

58'

Tetê 37.Brazil

6.9

72'

Leicester City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Adam Sadler decided to play with the following team: Daniel Iversen (7.6), Timothy Castagne (7.3), Daniel Amartey (7.3), Wout Faes (8.0), Victor Kristiansen (7.4), Boubakary Soumaré (6.9), Wilfred Ndidi (6.5), Ricardo Pereira (6.6), James Maddison (6.5), Harvey Barnes (6.1) and Jamie Vardy (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Harry Souttar, Nampalys Mendy, Luke Thomas, Kelechi Iheanacho (6.5), Patson Daka (6.5), Jonny Evans, Tetê (6.9), Danny Ward and Dennis Praet (6.8).

Leicester City could not rely on the presence of Kelechi Iheanacho (injured) and Tetê (injured).

Substitutions

Leicester City made 4 changes: Jamie Vardy for Patson Daka (58′), Ricardo Pereira for Kelechi Iheanacho (58′), Harvey Barnes for Mateus Martins (72′) and Wilfred Ndidi for Dennis Praet (81′).

Best player: Wout Faes

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Wout Faes.

His rating is (8.0) with 53 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12.

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth

Neto 13.Brazil

7.7

Adam Smith 15.England

7.2

80'

J. Stephens 3.England

7.4

Lloyd Kelly 5.England

7.0

79'

Chris Mepham 6.Wales

7.8

Joe Rothwell 14.England

7.2

59'

33'

Jefferson Lerma 8.Colombia

6.6

Ryan Christie 10.Scotland

6.6

Philip Billing 29.Denmark

8.4

40'

Dango Ouattara 11.Burkina Faso

38'

Dominic Solanke 9.England

6.6

88'

Substitutes

Mark Travers 1.Republic of Ireland

M. Viña 18.Uruguay

Ilya Zabarnyi 27.Ukraine

Marcus Tavernier 16.England

6.0

38'

Lewis Cook 4.England

6.6

59'

David Brooks 7.Wales

Kieffer Moore 21.Wales

Antoine Semenyo 24.England

6.4

88'

Jaidon Anthony 32.England

Also AFC Bournemouth adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gary O\’Neil played with: Neto (7.7), Adam Smith (7.2), Jack Stephens (7.4), Chris Mepham (7.8), Lloyd Kelly (7.0), Joe Rothwell (7.5), Jefferson Lerma (6.6), Ryan Christie (6.6), Philip Billing (8.4), Dango Ouattara and Dominic Solanke (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: David Brooks, Matías Nicolás Viña Susperreguy, Marcus Tavernier (6.0), Kieffer Moore, Antoine Semenyo (6.4), Illia Zabarnyi, Jaidon Anthony, Mark Travers and Lewis Cook (6.6).

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 3 changes: Dango Ouattara for Marcus Tavernier (38′), Joe Rothwell for Lewis Cook (59′) and Dominic Solanke for Antoine Semenyo (88′).

Best player: Philip Billing

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Bournemouth was Philip Billing.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 30 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.