LIVE UPDATES. Leicester City scores again over Rotherham United with a goal from Cesare Casadei in the 72nd minute and the result is 3-0

Live updates of the match played between Leicester City and Rotherham United on the 23rd of December 2023 in Leicester during the 23rd week of the Championship

John Ross

December 23, 2023

LEICESTER. Leicester City and Rotherham United are clashing in the 23rd round of the Championship.

Cesare Casadei has scored a goal in the 72nd minute. The result is now 3-0 for Leicester City over Rotherham United.

Match Statistics

Leicester City

3 - 0

Rotherham United

! 76 Ball Possession 24

Shots

24 Total 2
11 On Target 0
7 Off Target 1
7 Shots blocked 1

166 Attack 54
97 Dangerous attack 14
57 Ball safe 64

1 Penalties 0
10 Corners 0
3 Off Sides 3

Fouls

5 Total 3
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Leicester City had a strong ball possession 76% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 24% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leicester City had a more offensive attitude with dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 11 were on target.

Leicester City shot 24 times, 11 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Rotherham United shot 2 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Leicester City received 1 yellow card (Abdul Fatawu Issahaku). On the other side, Rotherham United received 1 yellow card (Viktor Johansson).

Cesare Casadei

Chelsea

Midfielder

Italy Italy

Age: 21

185 cm

Season 2023/2024

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Played 11 27 Missed

Minutes 80 7.3 Avg

Goals 0 0.0 Avg

Assist 0 0.0 Avg

Attempt 2 0.2 Avg

Passes 64 5.857.7% AvgSucc

Yellow 0 0.0 Avg

Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 18 times for 640 minutes for Championship.

Cesare Casadei scored 2 goals for Leicester City. He procured no assists. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 1st in Championship. In the last match Leicester City won 3-0 against Rotherham United. The next match in Championship will be against Ipswich Town.

The last time the teams played each other, the score was 3-0 for Leicester City.

Leicester City performance and stats

Leicester City

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Championship

Rank 1st

Win 31

Draw 4

Loss 11

Goals 89-41

Diff 48

Top 3 Scorers

This season

Leicester City is currently 1st in the Championship with 58 points.

In the last 23 games, it has won 18 times, drawn twice, and lost 3 times. In its last match, Leicester City won 3-0 against Rotherham United.

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 47 goals and conceding 16.

Leicester City will play the next match in Championship against Ipswich Town on Tuesday 26th of December in Ipswich. The prediction is Leicester City winning the match.

Rotherham United performance and stats

Rotherham United

Manager: Steve Evans

Championship

Rank 24th

Win 5

Draw 12

Loss 29

Goals 37-89

Diff -52

Top 3 Scorers

This season

Rotherham United is currently 24th in the Championship with 13 points.

In the last 23 games, it has won twice, drawn 7 times, and lost 14 times. In its last match, Rotherham United lost 3-0 against Leicester City.

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 20 goals and conceding 47.

Rotherham United will play the next match in Championship against Middlesbrough on Tuesday 26th of December in Rotherham. The prediction is Middlesbrough winning the match.

Commentary

90'

Second Half ended - Leicester City 3, Rotherham United 0.

Offside - Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi is in offside.

Missed chance. Yunus Akgün - Leicester City - shot with left foot from outside the box missed to the left. Assist - Cesare Casadei.

Hamza Choudhury - Leicester City - won a free kick on the right wing.

Fouled by Tom Eaves - Rotherham United

89'

Sam Clucas - Rotherham United - won a free kick on the right wing.

Fouled by Harry Winks - Leicester City

87'

Offside - Rotherham United. Tom Eaves is in offside.

86'

Missed chance. Hamza Choudhury - Leicester City - shot with right foot from outside the box is close, but missed.

84'

New attacking attempt. Stephy Mavididi - Leicester City - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Harry Winks.

81'

Missed chance. Oliver Rathbone - Rotherham United - shot with left foot from more than 35 yards missed to the left following a fast break.

79'

Substitution - Rotherham United. Sam Clucas for Jamie Lindsay.

78'

Substitution - Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury for Ricardo Pereira.

Substitution - Leicester City. Harry Souttar for James Justin.

77'

Corner - Leicester City. Conceded by Sebastian Revan.

73'

Ricardo Pereira - Leicester City - won a free kick in defence.

Fouled by Georgie Kelly - Rotherham United

72'

Goal! Leicester City 3, Rotherham United 0. Cesare Casadei - Leicester City - shot with the head from few metres to the right corner. Assist - Ricardo Pereira with a cross.

70'

Substitution - Leicester City. Cesare Casadei for Wilfred Ndidi.

69'

Substitution - Leicester City. Dennis Praet for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

Substitution - Rotherham United. Tom Eaves for Sam Nombe.

Substitution - Rotherham United. Georgie Kelly for Jordan Hugill.

65'

Goal! Leicester City 2, Rotherham United 0. Patson Daka - Leicester City - converts the penalty with a shot with right foot to the left corner.

64'

Viktor Johansson - Rotherham United - receive yellow card for a foul.

Penalty conceded by Viktor Johansson - Rotherham United - after a foul in the penalty area.

Penalty Leicester City. Patson Daka draws a foul in the penalty area.

60'

Goal! Leicester City 1, Rotherham United 0. Patson Daka - Leicester City - shot with left foot from few metres to the centre of the goal.

63'

Sam Nombe - Rotherham United - won a free kick in defence.

Fouled by Harry Winks - Leicester City

60'

Shot blocked. Wilfred Ndidi - Leicester City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked.

New attacking attempt. Wout Faes - Leicester City - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Ricardo Pereira.

59'

Offside - Rotherham United. Cohen Bramall is in offside.

58'

New attacking attempt. Patson Daka - Leicester City - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.

Shot blocked. Jordan Hugill - Rotherham United - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Sam Nombe.

57'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

56'

Delay in match - injury Viktor Johansson - Rotherham United

New attacking attempt. Ricardo Pereira - Leicester City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

55'

Substitution - Leicester City. Yunus Akgün for Abdul Fatawu.

49'

Corner - Leicester City. Conceded by Sean Morrison.

54'

Missed chance. Ricardo Pereira - Leicester City - shot with the head from few metres missed to the left. Assist - Abdul Fatawu with a cross.

52'

Offside - Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi is in offside.

51'

Shot blocked. Stephy Mavididi - Leicester City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked.

Corner - Leicester City. Conceded by Hakeem Odoffin.

50'

Missed chance. Stephy Mavididi - Leicester City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box missed to the left after corner.

49'

Shot blocked. Patson Daka - Leicester City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Abdul Fatawu.

48'

Corner - Leicester City. Conceded by Hakeem Odoffin.

Shot blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall - Leicester City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked.

45'

Second Half starts Leicester City 0, Rotherham United 0.

First Half ended - Leicester City 0, Rotherham United 0.

Abdul Fatawu - Leicester City - receive yellow card for a foul.

Fouled by Abdul Fatawu - Leicester City

Christ Tiéhi - Rotherham United - won a free kick in defence.

Corner - Leicester City. Conceded by Dexter Lembikisa.

44'

Harry Winks - Leicester City - won a free kick in defence.

Fouled by Hakeem Odoffin - Rotherham United

43'

Missed chance. Wout Faes - Leicester City - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Jannik Vestergaard.

42'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match - injury Jordan Hugill - Rotherham United

38'

Missed chance. Stephy Mavididi - Leicester City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box goes high. Assist - Wilfred Ndidi.

35'

New attacking attempt. Stephy Mavididi - Leicester City - shot with the head from a diffucult position on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assist - Abdul Fatawu.

30'

Corner - Leicester City. Conceded by Oliver Rathbone.

Corner - Leicester City. Conceded by Sebastian Revan.

29'

Shot blocked. Stephy Mavididi - Leicester City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Ricardo Pereira.

23'

New attacking attempt. Wilfred Ndidi - Leicester City - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Patson Daka.

22'

Offside - Rotherham United. Sam Nombe is in offside.

19'

Corner - Leicester City. Conceded by Sebastian Revan.

16'

Shot blocked. Wilfred Ndidi - Leicester City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Abdul Fatawu.

15'

Jordan Hugill - Rotherham United - won a free kick in defence.

Fouled by Wout Faes - Leicester City

New attacking attempt. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall - Leicester City - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Stephy Mavididi.

Offside - Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi is in offside.

Missed chance. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall - Leicester City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Stephy Mavididi after corner.

Corner - Leicester City. Conceded by Hakeem Odoffin.

Shot blocked. Jannik Vestergaard - Leicester City - shot with the head from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross.

Corner - Leicester City. Conceded by Cohen Bramall.

Hakeem Odoffin - Rotherham United - won a free kick in defence.

Fouled by Stephy Mavididi - Leicester City