Leicester City vs Blackburn Rovers, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
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Leicester City are hosting Blackburn Rovers
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.
- 4': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 6': Foul by Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers).
- 6': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 9': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 10': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
- 11': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 14': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
- 22': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Ben Chrisene (Blackburn Rovers).
- 24': Attempt saved. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 25': Offside, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 33': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
- 33': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Hand ball by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
- 36': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 36': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 37': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Stephy Mavididi.
- 41': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
- 41': Attempt missed. James Justin (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Winks with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Blackburn Rovers).
- 42': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Attempt missed. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wout Faes.
- 45': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
- 47': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 49': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
- 49': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 54': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Abdul Fatawu.
- 55': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
- 56': Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Winks.
- 58': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
- 58': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': James Justin (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Yunus Akgün replaces Hamza Choudhury.
- 66': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
- 66': Attempt missed. Wout Faes (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Goal! Leicester City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
- 69': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 73': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
- 74': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Wout Faes.
- 75': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Blackburn Rovers).
- 75': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Sam Gallagher.
- 76': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tyrhys Dolan.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
- 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Callum Doyle replaces James Justin.
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces Stephy Mavididi.
- 78': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 79': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 79': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Harry Winks (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
- 80': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 82': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kasey McAteer with a cross.
- 84': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yasin Ayari replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
- 86': Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
- 86': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wout Faes.
- 89': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Winks.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Wout Faes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+2': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Blackburn Rovers).
- 90'+2': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Goal! Leicester City 0, Blackburn Rovers 2. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello following a fast break.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Joe Rankin-Costello.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Sammie Szmodics.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Blackburn Rovers 2.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 0, Blackburn Rovers 2.
Statistics
BLK | LEI | |
---|---|---|
7 | Fouls | 5 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
6 | Saves | 0 |
24.6 | Possession | 75.4 |
9 | SHOTS | 14 |
2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
134 | Accurate Passes | 612 |
227 | Passes | 684 |
0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
7 | Crosses | 29 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
72 | Long Balls | 39 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
13 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
19 | Tackles | 10 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
11 | Interceptions | 9 |
35 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
35 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,117
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,117
EFL Championship Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leicester City | 46 | +48 | 97 |
2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | +35 | 96 |
3 | Leeds United | 46 | +38 | 90 |
4 | Southampton | 46 | +24 | 87 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
23 | Jannik Vestergaard |
17 | Hamza Choudhury |
3 | Wout Faes |
2 | James Justin |
8 | Harry Winks |
25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
21 | Ricardo Pereira |
9 | Jamie Vardy |
10 | Stephy Mavididi |
18 | Fatawu Issahaku |
Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Aynsley Pears (GK) |
55 | Kyle McFadzean |
3 | Harry Pickering |
17 | Hayden Carter |
11 | Joe Rankin-Costello |
6 | Sondre Tronstad |
8 | Sammie Szmodics |
45 | Benjamin Chrisene |
2 | Callum Brittain |
10 | Tyrhys Dolan |
9 | Sam Gallagher |
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