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LEICESTER. Leicester City was in the end too much to handle for Rotherham United with the goal of P. Daka was the star player of the match after he scored in the 60th and 65th minute. Patson Daka (60′), Patson Daka (65′ pen) and Cesare Casadei (72′). Leicester City was much superior in terms of ball possession (76%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 31,175 spectators. The referee was Darren Bond with the collaboration of Marc Perry and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Paul Howard. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.29 degrees Celsius or 50.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 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 superior ball possession 76% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leicester City was more pushing with 97 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leicester City won the match.
Leicester City shot 24 times, 11 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Rotherham United shot 2 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Leicester City received 1 yellow card (Abdul Fatawu Issahaku). Talking about the opposition, Rotherham United received 1 yellow card (Viktor Johansson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Leicester City has 58 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Rotherham United will stays with 13 points to remain in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Leicester City will play away against Ipswich Town on the 26th of December with a 8-4 head to head stats in favor of Leicester City (4 draws).
Rotherham United will host Middlesbrough on the 26th of December with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Middlesbrough (2 draws).
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
78'
45'
60', 65'
Leicester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Enzo Maresca decided to play with the following team: Mads Hermansen , James Justin , Jannik Vestergaard , Wout Faes , Ricardo Pereira , Wilfred Ndidi , Harry Winks , Abdul Fatawu Issahaku , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Stephy Mavididi and Patson Daka .
The home team had on the bench: Conor Coady, Cesare Casadei , Kelechi Iheanacho, Harry Souttar , Hamza Choudhury , Dennis Praet , Thomas Cannon, Yunus Akgün and Jakub Stolarczyk.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 5 changes: Ricardo Pereira for Hamza Choudhury (78′), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku for Yunus Akgün (55′), James Justin for Harry Souttar (78′), Wilfred Ndidi for Cesare Casadei (70′) and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Dennis Praet (69′).
Player of the match: Patson Daka
The player that probably impressed the most for Leicester City was Patson Daka.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 5.
Rotherham United – Formation
Rotherham United
Rotherham United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Leam Richardson played with: Lee Peltier, Viktor Johansson , Dexter Lembikisa , Hakeem Odofin , Sean Morrison , Sebastian Revan , Cohen Bramall , Jamie Lindsay , Christ Tiehi , Oliver Rathbone and Jordan Hugill , Sam Nombe .
They had on the bench: Sam Clucas , Tom Eaves , Georgie Kelly , Dillon Phillips, Arvin Appiah and Ciaran McGuckin.
Substitutions
Rotherham United made 3 changes: Sam Nombe for Tom Eaves (69′), Jamie Lindsay for Sam Clucas (79′) and Jordan Hugill for Georgie Kelly (69′).
Player of the match: Viktor Johansson
The most impressive player for Rotherham United was the goalkeeper: Viktor Johansson. His rating is 8.06. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Sunderland – Coventry City – 0-3
- Stoke City – Millwall – 0-0
- Sheffield Wednesday – Cardiff City – 1-2
- Queens Park Rangers – Southampton – 0-1
- Plymouth Argyle – Birmingham City – 3-3
- Norwich City – Huddersfield Town – 2-0
- Middlesbrough – West Bromwich Albion – 1-0
- Leicester City – Rotherham United – 3-0
- Leeds United – Ipswich Town – 4-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Watford – 1-2
