LEICESTER. Leicester City tops Leeds United 1-0 after H. Barnes scored just 1 goal (67′).
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 32,236 spectators. The referee was David Coote with the collaboration of Stuart Burt and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.3 degrees Celsius or 45.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 7 Total 19
- 5 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 15
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 96 Attack 115
- 47 Dangerous attack 57
- 91 Ball safe 105
- 12 Free Kicks 11
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 10
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Leicester City was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Leeds United that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Leeds United was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Leicester City was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Leicester City shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Leeds United shot 19 times, 4 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
Leicester City received 1 yellow card (W. Ndidi). On the opposite side, Leeds United received 2 yellow cards (P. Struijk and A. Forshaw).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Leicester City will have 33 points like Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion to sit in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Leeds United will stay with 23 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Leicester City will play away against Arsenal on the 13th of March with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).
Leeds United will host Norwich City on the 13th of March with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Leeds United (6 draws).
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
61'
53'
67'
Leicester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Kasper Schmeichel , Hamza Choudhury , Daniel Amartey , Çağlar Söyüncü , Luke Thomas , Youri Tielemans , Wilfred Ndidi , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Marc Albrighton , Jamie Vardy and Harvey Barnes .
The home team had on the bench: Kelechi Iheanacho , Lewis Brunt, Ayoze Pérez, Ademola Lookman , Jannik Vestergaard, Patson Daka, Nampalys Mendy , Boubakary Soumaré and Danny Ward.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 3 changes: H. Choudhury for A. Lookman (61′), J. Vardy for K. Iheanacho (61′) and W. Ndidi for N. Mendy (76′).
Best player: Kasper Schmeichel
The player that probably impressed the most for Leicester City was the goalkeeper: Kasper Schmeichel. His rating is 8.22. He performed 4 saves.
Leeds United – Formation
Leeds United
Leeds United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jesse Marsch played with: Illan Meslier , Stuart Dallas , Luke Ayling , Pascal Struijk , Junior Firpo , Mateusz Klich , Robin Koch , Raphinha , Rodrigo , Jack Harrison and Daniel James .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Patrick Bamford, Kristoffer Klaesson, Sam Greenwood, Tyler Roberts , Adam Forshaw , Joe Gelhardt , Jamie Shackleton, Charlie Cresswell and Crysencio Summerville.
Substitutions
Leeds United made 3 changes: Rodrigo for J. Gelhardt (63′), M. Klich for A. Forshaw (70′) and J. Harrison for T. Roberts (76′).
Best player: Luke Ayling
The player that probably impressed the most for Leeds United was Luke Ayling.
His rating is with 69 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Aston Villa – Southampton – 4-0
- Burnley – Chelsea – 0-4
- Leicester City – Leeds United – 1-0
- Liverpool – West Ham United – 1-0
- Newcastle United – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-1
- Norwich City – Brentford – 1-3
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Crystal Palace – 0-2
