Leicester City vs Middlesbrough, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Leicester City

85': Jamie Vardy

FT
1 - 2

Middlesbrough

24': Finn Azaz
37': Samuel Silvera

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Leicester City are hosting Middlesbrough at King Power Stadium, Leicester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Offside, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi is caught offside.
1': Offside, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera is caught offside.
3': Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
5': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Rav van den Berg.
5': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu following a corner.
7': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
7': Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross.
10': Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
10': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Harry Winks.
12': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Abdul Fatawu.
16': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
16': Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough).
17': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wout Faes.
19': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
20': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
20': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
21': Dennis Praet (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough).
21': Attempt blocked. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
21': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Matt Clarke.
23': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
23': Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by James Justin.
24': Goal! Leicester City 0, Middlesbrough 1. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
26': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lukas Engel.
27': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
27': Delay in match because of an injury Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Delay in match because of an injury Tom Glover (Middlesbrough).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Offside, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera is caught offside.
30': Foul by Dennis Praet (Leicester City).
30': Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough).
31': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
35': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
35': Attempt missed. Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser with a cross following a corner.
37': Goal! Leicester City 0, Middlesbrough 2. Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riley McGree.
40': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
41': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
43': Attempt blocked. Dennis Praet (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Patson Daka.
43': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wout Faes.
45': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lukas Engel.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
45'+1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lewis O'Brien.
45'+2': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
45'+2': Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough).
45'+4': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Middlesbrough 2.
45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Middlesbrough 2.
45': Substitution, Leicester City. Thomas Cannon replaces Stephy Mavididi.
48': Attempt missed. Wout Faes (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
52': Offside, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera is caught offside.
54': Offside, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera is caught offside.
57': Attempt blocked. Harry Winks (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Justin.
57': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Daniel Barlaser.
58': Foul by Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough).
58': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Substitution, Leicester City. Yunus Akgün replaces Abdul Fatawu.
59': Tom Glover (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
59': Foul by Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough).
59': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
60': Wout Faes (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
63': Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
63': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Patson Daka.
64': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
64': Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Attempt saved. Thomas Cannon (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yunus Akgün.
66': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Rav van den Berg.
67': Attempt missed. Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Finn Azaz following a fast break.
68': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Greenwood replaces Finn Azaz.
69': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
69': Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
73': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
78': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Sam Silvera.
80': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kasey McAteer.
80': Foul by Yunus Akgün (Leicester City).
80': Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Foul by Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough).
81': Thomas Cannon (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tom Glover.
83': Attempt missed. James Justin (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yunus Akgün with a cross following a corner.
83': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Rav van den Berg.
84': Attempt blocked. Thomas Cannon (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey McAteer with a cross.
84': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Thomas Cannon following a corner.
85': Goal! Leicester City 1, Middlesbrough 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Cannon with a through ball.
88': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lukas Engel.
89': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Dennis Praet.
89': Attempt missed. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
90': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Anfernee Dijksteel replaces Riley McGree.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a cross.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Middlesbrough 2.
0': Match ends, Leicester City 1, Middlesbrough 2.

Statistics

MID		LEI
8	Fouls	10
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	12
1	Saves	0
28.9	Possession	71.1
5	SHOTS	24
2	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
213	Accurate Passes	628
289	Passes	696
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	11
7	Crosses	45
0.3	Cross %	0.2
54	Long Balls	46
18	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	8
8	Effective Tackles	5
13	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
9	Interceptions	11
42	Effective Clearances	7
42	Clearances	7

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,487

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Leeds United	26	+29	53
2	Burnley	26	+22	52
3	Sheffield United	26	+19	52
4	Sunderland	26	+17	50

Full Table

Line-Ups

Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
30	Mads Hermansen (GK)
23	Jannik Vestergaard
3	Wout Faes
2	James Justin
21	Ricardo Pereira
26	Dennis Praet
22	Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
8	Harry Winks
20	Patson Daka
10	Stephy Mavididi
18	Fatawu Issahaku

Leicester City Substitutes:

Marc Albrighton, Thomas Cannon, Hamza Choudhury, Jamie Vardy, Callum Doyle, Jakub Stolarczyk, Kasey McAteer, Yunus Akgün, Conor Coady.

Middlesbrough (5-4-1)

No.	Name
23	Thomas Glover (GK)
3	Rav van den Berg
5	Matthew Clarke
17	Paddy McNair
27	Lukas Ahlefeld Engel
12	Luke Ayling
4	Daniel Barlaser
20	Finn Azaz
28	Lewis O'Brien
8	Riley McGree
18	Samuel Silvera

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Marcus Forss, Alex Gilbert, Anfernee Dijksteel, Law Mccabe, Daniel Nkrumah, Matthew Hoppe, Sam Greenwood, Luke Woolston, Seny Dieng.

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