LEICESTER. Leicester City was finally too good for Preston North End with the goal of K. Dewsbury-Hall was the key player of the match after he scored in the 90th and 60th minute. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (60′), Kelechi Iheanacho (76′) and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (90′). Leicester City was much better in terms of ball possession (77%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 30,380 spectators. The referee was Darren England with the assistance of Richard West and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Gavin Ward. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.3 degrees Celsius or 59.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- ! 77 Ball Possession 23
Shots
- 9 Total 6
- 4 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 2
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 129 Attack 85
- 51 Dangerous attack 25
- 72 Ball safe 56
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 3 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Leicester City was in firm control of the ball 77% while Preston North End was struggling with a 23% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leicester City was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leicester City won the match.
Leicester City shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Preston North End shot 6 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Leicester City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Preston North End received 2 yellow cards (Layton Stewart and Ben Woodburn).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Leicester City will have 27 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Preston North End will stay with 20 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Leicester City will play away with Millwall on the 9th of April with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Millwall (1 draw).
Preston North End will host Huddersfield Town on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
79'
60', 90'
Leicester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Enzo Maresca decided to play with the following team: Mads Hermansen , Ricardo Pereira , Wout Faes , Conor Coady , James Justin , Wilfred Ndidi , Harry Winks , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Abdul Fatawu Issahaku , Jamie Vardy and Stephy Mavididi .
The home team had on the bench: Yunus Akgün , Harry Souttar, Cesare Casadei , Marc Albrighton, Kelechi Iheanacho , Hamza Choudhury , Patson Daka, Wanya Marcal-Madivadua and Jakub Stolarczyk.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 5 changes: Abdul Fatawu Issahaku for Marc Albrighton (88′), Wilfred Ndidi for Cesare Casadei (87′), Stephy Mavididi for Yunus Akgün (62′), Jamie Vardy for Kelechi Iheanacho (62′) and James Justin for Hamza Choudhury (79′).
Best player: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
His rating is with 2 goals, 39 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End
82'
Preston North End started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Ryan Lowe played with: Alan Browne, Jordan Storey, Andrew Hughes, Freddie Woodman , Brad Potts , Liam Lindsay , Jack Whatmough , Greg Cunningham , Liam Millar , Ben Whiteman and Ali McCann , Robbie Brady , Duane Holmes , Milutin Osmajić .
These were the players on the bench: Will Keane , Ryan Ledson, Patrick Bauer, Mads Frökjaer-Jensen, Layton Stewart , Ben Woodburn , David Cornell, Kian Best and Noah Mawene .
Substitutions
Preston North End made 5 changes: Ali McCann for Noah Mawene (78′), Duane Holmes for Ben Woodburn (78′), Robbie Brady for Kian Best (77′), Milutin Osmajić for Will Keane (66′) and Liam Millar for Layton Stewart (84′).
Best player: Duane Holmes
The most impressive player for Preston North End was Duane Holmes.
His rating is with 16 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – Norwich City – 2-1
- Sunderland – Watford – 2-0
- Rotherham United – Bristol City – 1-2
- Leicester City – Preston North End – 3-0
- Leeds United – Queens Park Rangers – 1-0
- Coventry City – Blackburn Rovers – 1-0
