Leicester City tops AFC Bournemouth 1-0 with a late goal scored by A. Fatawu

BOURNEMOUTH. Leicester City snatched a late win AFC Bournemouth 1-0 after A. Fatawu scored just 1 goal (105').

Leicester City tops AFC Bournemouth 1-0 with a late goal scored by A. Fatawu

BOURNEMOUTH. Leicester City snatched a late win AFC Bournemouth 1-0 after A. Fatawu scored just 1 goal (105′).

The match was played at the Vitality Stadium stadium in Bournemouth on Tuesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 10,872 spectators.​ The referee was Paul Tierney who had the assistance of Scott Ledger and Sian Massey. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.74 degrees Celsius or 44.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 27 Total 22
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 15 Off Target 9
  • 8 Shots blocked 7
  • 170 Attack 109
  • 109 Dangerous attack 50
  • 97 Ball safe 115
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 13 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 15 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. AFC Bournemouth was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Leicester City that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

AFC Bournemouth was more aggressive with 109 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Leicester City succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

AFC Bournemouth shot 27 times, 4 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, Leicester City shot 22 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

AFC Bournemouth received 4 yellow cards (Justin Kluivert, Marcos Senesi, Alex Scott and Enes Ünal). On the opposite side, Leicester City received 5 yellow cards (Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, Ricardo Pereira, James Justin, Arjan Raikhy and Callum Doyle).

Match Timeline

Enes Ünal- Yellow
35'
37'
46'
Ricardo Pereira- sub ->Arjan Raikhy
Antoine Semenyo- sub ->Enes Ünal
46'
51'
C. Doyle- Yellow
Marcos Senesi- Yellow
57'
64'
A. Fatawu- sub ->Marc Albrighton
64'
Kelechi Iheanacho- sub ->Thomas Cannon
Ryan Christie- sub ->Dango Ouattara
73'
73'
80'
J. Justin- sub ->Callum Doyle
Alex Scott- Yellow
87'
Justin Kluivert- sub ->Luis Sinisterra
90'
96'
A. Fatawu- Yellow
105'
A. Fatawu(goal)Kelechi Iheanacho
Romain Faivre- sub ->Milos Kerkez
105'
105'
Justin Kluivert- Yellow
109'
112'
Ricardo Pereira- Yellow
115'
J. Justin- Yellow

Standings

Standings
No data available

After this contest, AFC Bournemouth stays with points to occupy the 0th place in the table. On the opposite side, Leicester City has points (0th).

Next matches

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth
G
Mark Travers 42.Republic of Ireland
7.5
D
Milos Kerkez 3.Hungary
8.1
105'
D
Adam Smith 15.England
6.7
D
Marcos Senesi 25.Argentina
7.5
73' 57'
D
Ilya Zabarnyi 27.Ukraine
7.1
M
Lewis Cook 4.England
8.1
M
Dango Ouattara 11.Burkina Faso
7.5
73'
M
Alex Scott 14.England
7.8
87'
M
Luis Sinisterra 17.Colombia
7.5
90'
M
Philip Billing 29.Denmark
8.5
F
Enes Ünal 26.Turkey
6.6
46' 35'
Substitutes
G
Andrei Radu 20.Romania
D
Chris Mepham 6.Wales
D
M. Kinsey 48.England
M
Romain Faivre 8.France
6.7
105'
M
Ryan Christie 10.Scotland
7.3
73'
M
Marcus Tavernier 16.England
7.0
73'
F
Justin Kluivert 19.Netherlands
6.6
90' 109'
F
Antoine Semenyo 24.England
7.1
46'

AFC Bournemouth started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Andoni Iraola Sagarna decided to play with the following team: Mark Travers (7.5), Adam Smith (6.7), Ilya Zabarnyi (7.1), Marcos Senesi (7.5), Milos Kerkez (8.1), Lewis Cook (8.1), Alex Scott (7.8), Luis Sinisterra (7.5), Philip Billing (8.5), Dango Ouattara (7.5) and Enes Ünal (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Chris Mepham, Romain Faivre (6.7), Ryan Christie (7.3), Marcus Tavernier (7.0), Justin Kluivert (6.6), Ionuț Radu, Antoine Semenyo  (7.1) and Max Kinsey-Wellings.

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 5 changes: Enes Ünal for Antoine Semenyo  (46′), Marcos Senesi for Marcus Tavernier (73′), Luis Sinisterra for Justin Kluivert (90′), Dango Ouattara for Ryan Christie (73′) and Milos Kerkez for Romain Faivre (105′).

Player of the match: Philip Billing​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Bournemouth was Philip Billing.

His rating is 8.5 with 45 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 12 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City
G
J. Stolarczyk 41.Poland
8.1
D
Conor Coady 4.England
7.3
D
C. Doyle 5.England
6.7
80' 51'
D
Hamza Choudhury 17.England
8.5
D
Jannik Vestergaard 23.Denmark
7.8
M
Dennis Praet 26.Belgium
7.0
105'
M
Yunus Akgün 29.Turkey
6.8
M
A. Raikhy 47.England
6.6
46' 37'
F
Marc Albrighton 11.England
7.3
64'
F
Thomas Cannon 28.England
7.0
64'
F
Wanya Marçal 40.Portugal
7.3
Substitutes
G
D. Ward 1.Wales
D
J. Justin 2.England
7.3
80' 115'
D
Harry Souttar 15.Australia
D
Ricardo Pereira 21.Portugal
6.4
46' 112'
D
Ben Nelson 45.Scotland
6.7
105'
M
Logan Briggs 76.England
F
Kelechi Iheanacho 14.Nigeria
7.5
64'
F
A. Fatawu 18.Ghana
7.5
64' 96' Goals105'

Leicester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Enzo Maresca played with: Jakub Stolarczyk (8.1), Hamza Choudhury (8.5), Conor Coady (7.3), Jannik Vestergaard (7.8), Callum Doyle (6.7), Dennis Praet (7.0), Arjan Raikhy (6.6), Yunus Akgün (6.8), Marc Albrighton (7.3), Thomas Cannon (7.0) and Wanya Marcal-Madivadua (7.3).

They had on the bench: Danny Ward, James Justin (7.3), Kelechi Iheanacho (7.5), Harry Souttar, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (7.5), Ricardo Pereira (6.4), Benjamin Nelson (6.7), Silko Thomas and Logan Briggs.

Substitutions

Leicester City made 5 changes: Arjan Raikhy for Ricardo Pereira (46′), Thomas Cannon for Kelechi Iheanacho (64′), Marc Albrighton for Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (64′), Callum Doyle for James Justin (80′) and Dennis Praet for Ben Nelson (105′).

Player of the match: Hamza Choudhury​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Hamza Choudhury even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.5 with 60 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the FA Cup.​