LEICESTER. Manchester City defeats Leicester City 1-0 after K. De scored just 1 goal (49′). Manchester City was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%) 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 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones with the help of Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 10 Total 16
- 5 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 4
- 52 Attack 134
- 23 Dangerous attack 85
- 79 Ball safe 75
- 12 Free Kicks 5
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 10
Fouls
- 5 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Manchester City had a superior ball possession 65% while Leicester City was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was putting more pressure with 85 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Leicester City shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Manchester City shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Leicester City will stay with 11 points to hold in the 18th place. On the other side, Manchester City will have 29 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, 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).
Manchester City will play away agasint Brentford on the 28th of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Danny Ward , Daniel Amartey , Wout Faes , Çağlar Söyüncü , Timothy Castagne , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Youri Tielemans , James Justin , James Maddison , Jamie Vardy and Harvey Barnes .
The home team had on the bench: Dennis Praet, Nampalys Mendy , Patson Daka , Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho , Marc Albrighton, Luke Thomas, Daniel Iversen and Ayoze Pérez.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 3 changes: K. Dewsbury-Hall for N. Mendy (46′), J. Vardy for K. Iheanacho (71′) and C. Soyuncu for P. Daka (72′).
Best player: James Maddison
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was James Maddison.
His rating is with 26 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 3 crosses.
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson , John Stones , Manuel Akanji , Aymeric Laporte , João Cancelo , Kevin De Bruyne , Rodri , İlkay Gündoğan , Bernardo Silva , Julián Álvarez and Jack Grealish .
These were the players on the bench: Phil Foden , Nathan Aké, Scott Carson, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Riyad Mahrez, Sergio Gómez, Stefan Ortega, Rúben Dias and Rico Lewis.
Substitutions
Manchester City made 2 changes: M. Akanji for R. Dias (72′) and J. Alvarez for P. Foden (77′).
Best player: Kevin De Bruyne
The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne.
His rating is with 1 goal, 57 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Newcastle United – Aston Villa – 4-0
- Liverpool – Leeds United – 1-2
- Leicester City – Manchester City – 0-1
- Fulham – Everton – 0-0
- Crystal Palace – Southampton – 1-0
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Chelsea – 4-1
- Brentford – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-1
- AFC Bournemouth – Tottenham Hotspur – 2-3