English Premier League

Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest, 2022-23 English Premier League

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  • 25': James Maddison
  • 27': Harvey Barnes
  • 35': James Maddison
  • 73': Patson Daka
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4 - 0

Leicester City thrash Nottingham Forest to move out of last place

Leicester City's James Maddison scored two first-half goals as they beat promoted Nottingham Forest 4-0 to move off the bottom of the table.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 2': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by James Justin.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Lewis O'Brien (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 2': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Steve Cook (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 3': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Steve Cook tries a through ball, but Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
  • 3': Offside, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 7': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 8': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jamie Vardy.
  • 9': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
  • 9': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 10': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Brennan Johnson.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 13': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
  • 13': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a through ball.
  • 16': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
  • 16': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Hand ball by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
  • 18': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  • 21': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
  • 21': Jesse Lingard (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a through ball.
  • 23': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Neco Williams.
  • 23': Hand ball by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 25': Goal! Leicester City 1, Nottingham Forest 0. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  • 27': Goal! Leicester City 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  • 28': Foul by Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest).
  • 28': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Jesse Lingard (Nottingham Forest).
  • 28': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 29': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Evans.
  • 33': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Nottingham Forest).
  • 33': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Goal! Leicester City 3, Nottingham Forest 0. James Maddison (Leicester City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
  • 39': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Renan Lodi tries a through ball, but Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
  • 40': Offside, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 41': Lewis O'Brien (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Renan Lodi.
  • 44': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest).
  • 44': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 3, Nottingham Forest 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 3, Nottingham Forest 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Remo Freuler replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté.
  • 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Lewis O'Brien.
  • 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Serge Aurier replaces Neco Williams.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 50': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Steve Cook.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Wout Faes (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott McKenna.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 53': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
  • 54': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Steve Cook.
  • 58': Offside, Leicester City. Jonny Evans tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
  • 62': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Foul by Jesse Lingard (Nottingham Forest).
  • 63': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Jesse Lingard (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 64': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Dennis is caught offside.
  • 67': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 68': Hand ball by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
  • 68': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Scott McKenna tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Dennis is caught offside.
  • 69': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Orel Mangala replaces Jesse Lingard.
  • 70': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 70': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Patson Daka.
  • 71': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
  • 71': Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Goal! Leicester City 4, Nottingham Forest 0. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a through ball.
  • 78': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Danny Ward.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Remo Freuler with a cross.
  • 80': Substitution, Leicester City. Dennis Praet replaces Youri Tielemans.
  • 81': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
  • 81': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
  • 82': Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 83': Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 83': Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces James Maddison.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Serge Aurier with a cross.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis with a cross.
  • 89': Foul by Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest).
  • 89': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Steve Cook (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90'+2': Steve Cook (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
  • 90'+2': Serge Aurier (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Leicester City 4, Nottingham Forest 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 4, Nottingham Forest 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 13
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 3
48.4 Possession 51.6
10 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
362 Accurate Passes 416
464 Passes 492
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
13 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.2
61 Long Balls 35
19 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 7
13 Tackles 11
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 14
15 Effective Clearances 17
15 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,202

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 8 +12 21
2 Manchester City 8 +10 20
3 Arsenal 8 +7 17
4 Aston Villa 8 +5 17
Full Table

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Danny Ward (GK)
3 Wout Faes
6 Jonny Evans
25 Wilfred Ndidi
2 James Justin
27 Timothy Castagne
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
8 Youri Tielemans
7 Harvey Barnes
10 James Maddison
9 Jamie Vardy

NFO Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Dean Henderson (GK)
26 Scott McKenna
3 Steve Cook Yellow Card
32 Renan Lodi
7 Neco Williams Yellow Card
10 Morgan Gibbs-White
14 Lewis O'Brien
21 Cheikhou Kouyaté Yellow Card
9 Taiwo Awoniyi
11 Jesse Lingard Yellow Card
20 Brennan Johnson

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