LEICESTER. Leicester City had a surprising win over Sheffield Wednesday with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Fatawu (4′) and a goal from J. Vardy (36′). Leicester City was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 31,550 spectators. The referee was Tom Nield who had the assistance of James Wilson and Andrew Dallison. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 10 Total 13
- 3 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 113 Attack 70
- 48 Dangerous attack 41
- 86 Ball safe 57
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
- 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Leicester City had a superior ball possession 66% while Sheffield Wednesday was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leicester City was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leicester City won the match.
Leicester City shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Sheffield Wednesday shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Leicester City received 1 yellow card (Harry Winks). Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday received 2 yellow cards (Michael Ihiekwe and Di’Shon Bernard).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Leicester City has 78 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday will stays with 26 points to hold in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Leicester City will host Middlesbrough on the 17th of February with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of Leicester City (6 draws).
Sheffield Wednesday will play away against Millwall on the 17th of February with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (6 draws).
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
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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 , Jannik Vestergaard , James Justin , Harry Winks , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Abdul Fatawu Issahaku , Dennis Praet , Stephy Mavididi and Jamie Vardy .
The home team had on the bench: Patson Daka, Kasey McAteer , Benjamin Nelson, Conor Coady, Callum Doyle, Hamza Choudhury , Thomas Cannon , Yunus Akgün and Jakub Stolarczyk.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 3 changes: Abdul Fatawu Issahaku for Kasey McAteer (71′), Jamie Vardy for Thomas Cannon (81′) and Dennis Praet for Hamza Choudhury (81′).
Player of the match: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 64 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Sheffield Wednesday – Formation
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Danny Röhl played with: Akin Famewo, Momo Diaby, James Beadle , Pol Valentín , Michael Ihiekwe , Di’Shon Bernard , Marvin Johnson , Will Vaulks , Ike Ugbo , Ian Carlo Poveda and Barry Bannan , Djeidi Gassama , Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri .
They had on the bench: Liam Palmer , Bambo Diaby , Mallik Wilks , Michael Smith , Guilherme Siqueira, Ashley Fletcher, Reece James, Anthony Musaba and Pierce Charles.
Substitutions
Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: Ike Ugbo for Liam Palmer (46′), Djeidi Gassama for Anthony Musaba (56′), Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri for Michael Smith (66′), Ian Carlo Poveda for Mallik Wilks (66′) and Di’Shon Bernard for Bambo Diaby (84′).
Player of the match: Barry Bannan
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield Wednesday was Barry Bannan.
His rating is with 62 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Cardiff City – 2-0
- Swansea City – Leeds United – 0-4
- Rotherham United – Hull City – 1-2
- Norwich City – Watford – 4-2
- Leicester City – Sheffield Wednesday – 2-0
- Bristol City – Southampton – 3-1
- Birmingham City – Blackburn Rovers – 1-0
