AFC Bournemouth recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Leicester City 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BOURNEMOUTH. AFC Bournemouth found a way to reverse the score against Leicester City to win 2-1.

October 9, 2022

BOURNEMOUTH. AFC Bournemouth found a way to turn the tables against Leicester City to win 2-1. It was Leicester City to strike first with a goal of P. Daka at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 68′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Christie gave the win to AFC Bournemouth in the 71′ minute. Leicester City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Vitality Stadium stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Salisbury with the assistance of Darren Cann and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Samuel Barrott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.2 degrees Celsius or 61.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.

Match Statistics

AFC Bournemouth

2 - 1

Leicester City

44 Ball Possession 56

Shots

9 Total 9
5 On Target 4
4 Off Target 5
4 Shots blocked 2

98 Attack 109
58 Dangerous attack 38
96 Ball safe 113

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 2

Fouls

8 Total 16
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Leicester City was in firm control of the ball 56% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AFC Bournemouth was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AFC Bournemouth won the match.

AFC Bournemouth shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Leicester City shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

AFC Bournemouth received 1 yellow card (R. Fredericks). Regarding the opposition, Leicester City received 2 yellow cards (B. Soumare and J. Maddison).

Match Timeline

10'

P. Daka(goal)

11'

P. Daka(var)

Ryan Fredericks - Yellow

40'

59'

67'

Jamie Vardy - sub ->Patson Daka

67'

Philip Billing(goal)

68'

Ryan Christie(goal)Dominic Solanke

71'

72'

77'

79'

Kelechi Iheanacho- sub ->Boubakary Soumaré

86'

88'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this match, AFC Bournemouth will have 12 points like Manchester United to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Leicester City will stay with 4 points like Nottingham Forest to sit in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, AFC Bournemouth will play away with Everton on the 28th of May with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Everton (2 draws).

Leicester City will host West Ham United on the 28th of May with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of West Ham United (6 draws).

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth

Neto 13.Brazil

7.0

Adam Smith 15.England

6.7

Ryan Fredericks 2.England

6.1

72'

40'

Marcos Senesi 25.Argentina

7.2

Chris Mepham 6.Wales

7.0

Jefferson Lerma 8.Colombia

7.1

Ryan Christie 10.Scotland

7.3

71'

Lewis Cook 4.England

6.6

Marcus Tavernier 16.England

6.5

Philip Billing 29.Denmark

7.4

77'

68'

Dominic Solanke 9.England

6.9

90'

Substitutes

Mark Travers 1.Republic of Ireland

Jack Stacey 17.England

6.6

72'

J. Stephens 3.England

Jordan Zemura 33.Zimbabwe

Siriki Dembélé 20.Scotland

Emiliano Marcondes 11.Denmark

Kieffer Moore 21.Wales

90'

Jaidon Anthony 32.England

6.1

77'

Jamal Lowe 18.Jamaica

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

The manager Gary O\’Neil decided to play with the following team: Neto (7.0), Ryan Fredericks (6.3), Chris Mepham (7.0), Marcos Senesi (7.2), Adam Smith (6.7), Ryan Christie (7.3), Lewis Cook (6.6), Jefferson Lerma (7.1), Marcus Tavernier (6.5), Philip Billing (7.4) and Dominic Solanke (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Kieffer Moore, Jaidon Anthony (6.4), Jack Stacey (6.2), Jack Stephens, Jordan Zemura, Mark Travers, Jamal Lowe, Siriki Dembélé and Emiliano Marcondes.

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 3 changes: R. Fredericks for J. Stacey (73′), P. Billing for J. Anthony (77′) and D. Solanke for K. Moore (90′).

Best player: Philip Billing

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

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 31 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City

D. Ward 1.Wales

6.4

Jonny Evans 6.Northern Ireland

7.4

Timothy Castagne 27.Belgium

7.0

67'

Wout Faes 3.Belgium

7.5

J. Justin 2.England

7.0

86'

Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium

7.1

James Maddison 10.England

7.0

88'

Boubakary Soumaré 42.France

6.5

79'

59'

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 22.England

7.0

Harvey Barnes 7.England

6.6

P. Daka 20.Zambia

7.1

67'

10'

Substitutes

Daniel Iversen 31.Denmark

Daniel Amartey 18.Ghana

6.4

67'

Luke Thomas 33.England

Marc Albrighton 11.England

Dennis Praet 26.Belgium

S. Braybroke 44.England

Kelechi Iheanacho 14.Nigeria

6.4

79'

Jamie Vardy 9.England

6.4

67'

Ayoze Pérez 17.Spain

6.6

86'

Leicester City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Brendan Rodgers played with: Danny Ward (6.4), Timothy Castagne (6.9), Jonny Evans (7.4), Wout Faes (7.5), James Justin (7.0), Boubakary Soumaré (6.6), James Maddison (7.0), Youri Tielemans (7.1), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (7.0), Harvey Barnes (6.6) and Patson Daka (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Marc Albrighton, Kelechi Iheanacho (6.2), Dennis Praet, Sammy Braybrooke, Jamie Vardy (6.2), Daniel Amartey (6.1), Luke Thomas, Daniel Iversen and Ayoze Pérez.

Substitutions

Leicester City made 4 changes: P. Daka for J. Vardy (67′), T. Castagne for D. Amartey (68′), B. Soumare for K. Iheanacho (78′) and J. Justin for A. Perez (86′).