LEICESTER. Leicester City conquers Sunderland 1-0 after J. Justin scored just 1 goal (12′).
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Keith Stroud with the help of Samuel Lewis and G Read. The 4th official was Samuel Barrott. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.18 degrees Celsius or 52.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 8 Total 13
- 6 On Target 3
- 1 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 117 Attack 109
- 44 Dangerous attack 59
- 68 Ball safe 58
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 5
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Leicester City was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Sunderland that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sunderland had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Leicester City was able to find the solution to win this match.
Leicester City shot 8 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sunderland shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Leicester City received 4 yellow cards (James Justin, Ricardo Pereira, Kelechi Iheanacho and Jannik Vestergaard). On the other side, Sunderland received 3 yellow cards (Luke O’Nien, Dennis Cirkin and Trai Hume).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Leicester City will have 36 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Sunderland will stay with 19 points like Blackburn Rovers to remain in the 9th 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 record in favor of Millwall (1 draw).
Sunderland will play away agasint Leeds United on the 9th of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
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68'
12'
Leicester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Enzo Maresca decided to play with the following team: Wilfred Ndidi, Mads Hermansen , James Justin , Jannik Vestergaard , Wout Faes , Ricardo Pereira , Cesare Casadei , Harry Winks , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Abdul Fatawu Issahaku , Kelechi Iheanacho and Stephy Mavididi .
The home team had on the bench: Danny Ward, Conor Coady, Jamie Vardy , Marc Albrighton , Harry Souttar, Hamza Choudhury , Patson Daka, Wanya Marcal-Madivadua and Jakub Stolarczyk.
Leicester City could not rely on the presence of Hamza Choudhury (injured).
Substitutions
Leicester City made 4 changes: Kelechi Iheanacho for Jamie Vardy (68′), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku for Marc Albrighton (80′), James Justin for Hamza Choudhury (88′) and Stephy Mavididi for Patson Daka (89′).
Best player: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
The player that probably impressed the most for Leicester City was Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 7 crosses.
Sunderland – Formation
Sunderland
Sunderland started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Tony Mowbray played with: Anthony Patterson , Trai Hume , Luke O’Nien , Daniel Ballard , Niall Huggins , Pierre Ekwah , Patrick Roberts , Dan Neil , Jobe Bellingham , Jack Clarke , Mason Burstow .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Nazariy Rusyn, Abdoullah Ba , Dennis Cirkin , Luís Semedo, Alex Pritchard , Jenson Seelt, Nectarios Triantis, Nathan Bishop and Chris Rigg .
Sunderland could not rely on the presence of Dennis Cirkin (injured).
Substitutions
Sunderland made 5 changes: Dan Neil for Luís Semedo (90′), Niall Huggins for Dennis Cirkin (64′), Pierre Ekwah for Chris Rigg (65′), Mason Burstow for Abdoullah Ba (64′) and Jobe Bellingham for Alex Pritchard (74′).
Best player: Patrick Roberts
The player that probably impressed the most for Sunderland was Patrick Roberts.
His rating is with 33 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 15 duels out of 25. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Queens Park Rangers – 2-0
- Swansea City – Watford – 0-1
- Norwich City – Middlesbrough – 1-2
- Millwall – Blackburn Rovers – 1-2
- Leicester City – Sunderland – 1-0
- Huddersfield Town – Cardiff City – 0-4
