English League Championship

Preston North End vs Leicester City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
    FT
    0 - 3
    Leicester City
    • 36': Jamie Vardy
    • 52': Jamie Vardy
    • 67': Kasey McAteer

    Leicester seal Championship crown with win at Preston

    Leicester City cruised to the Championship title with a 3-0 victory at mid-table Preston North End on Monday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Delay in match (Leicester City).
    • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 5': Offside, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Jack Whatmough (Preston North End).
    • 9': Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
    • 13': Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
    • 15': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yunus Akgün with a through ball.
    • 17': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Yunus Akgün (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 22': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Alan Browne.
    • 24': Delay in match (Leicester City).
    • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 25': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
    • 25': Robert Brady (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
    • 27': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 36': Goal! Preston North End 0, Leicester City 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wout Faes.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Leicester City 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Leicester City 1.
    • 46': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 46': Yunus Akgün (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 47': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Foul by Robert Brady (Preston North End).
    • 49': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
    • 52': Attempt saved. Wout Faes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Winks.
    • 52': Goal! Preston North End 0, Leicester City 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
    • 54': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 54': Yunus Akgün (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Robert Brady.
    • 58': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Foul by Robert Brady (Preston North End).
    • 59': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu following a set piece situation.
    • 60': Foul by Conor Coady (Leicester City).
    • 60': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Foul by Yunus Akgün (Leicester City).
    • 60': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Robert Brady (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
    • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 65': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
    • 66': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
    • 67': Goal! Preston North End 0, Leicester City 3. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross.
    • 68': Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis replaces Milutin Osmajic.
    • 68': Delay in match (Leicester City).
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Yunus Akgün (Leicester City).
    • 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
    • 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Kasey McAteer.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Robert Brady (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 73': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
    • 75': Substitution, Leicester City. Thomas Cannon replaces Jamie Vardy.
    • 75': Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Yunus Akgün.
    • 76': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Thomas Cannon (Leicester City).
    • 80': Attempt saved. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 80': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
    • 80': Liam Millar (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Substitution, Preston North End. Duane Holmes replaces Ryan Ledson.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Whatmough.
    • 84': Substitution, Leicester City. James Justin replaces Abdul Fatawu.
    • 85': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Substitution, Preston North End. Layton Stewart replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
    • 86': Substitution, Preston North End. Noah Mawene replaces Alan Browne.
    • 86': Substitution, Preston North End. Theo Mawene replaces Will Keane.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 90': Foul by Duane Holmes (Preston North End).
    • 90': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Duane Holmes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Layton Stewart (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Leicester City 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 0, Leicester City 3.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 9
    0 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 1
    1 Saves 8
    66.8 Possession 33.2
    19 SHOTS 5
    11 ON GOAL 1
    0.6 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    606 Accurate Passes 255
    683 Passes 330
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 0
    18 Crosses 12
    0.3 Cross % 0.0
    40 Long Balls 47
    23 Accurate Long Balls 15
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 1
    9 Effective Tackles 8
    14 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    10 Interceptions 11
    17 Effective Clearances 19
    17 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Deepdale
    Location: Preston, England
    Attendance: 19,641

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 22 +30 48
    2 Middlesbrough 22 +9 42
    3 Ipswich Town 22 +15 37
    4 Hull City 22 +2 37
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    PNE Preston North End (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
    6 Liam Lindsay
    16 Andrew Hughes Yellow Card
    26 Jack Whatmough
    8 Alan Browne Yellow Card
    18 Ryan Ledson
    11 Robbie Brady Yellow Card
    23 Liam Millar
    28 Milutin Osmajic
    10 Mads Frökjaer
    7 Will Keane
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Duane Holmes, Noah Mawene, Layton Stewart, David Cornell, Kian Best, Greg Cunningham, Theo Mawene, Emil Riis Jakobsen, Ched Evans.

    LEI Leicester City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    41 Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
    23 Jannik Vestergaard
    4 Conor Coady
    3 Wout Faes
    21 Ricardo Pereira
    8 Harry Winks
    25 Wilfred Ndidi
    29 Yunus Akgün
    9 Jamie Vardy
    35 Kasey McAteer
    18 Fatawu Issahaku
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Callum Doyle, Thomas Cannon, Mads Hermansen, Patson Daka, James Justin, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Dennis Praet, Stephy Mavididi, Hamza Choudhury.

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