English FA Cup

Leicester City vs Birmingham City, 2023-24 English FA Cup, Fourth Round

· English FA Cup
Leicester City
  • 47': Jamie Vardy
  • 72': Yunus Akgün
  • 88': Dennis Praet
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3 - 0
Birmingham City

    About

    Leicester City are hosting Birmingham City at King Power Stadium, Leicester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English FA Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
    • 1': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 2': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
    • 7': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Ben Nelson (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross following a corner.
    • 8': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
    • 8': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
    • 10': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
    • 12': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
    • 13': Callum Doyle (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City).
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keshi Anderson.
    • 16': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 16': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Yunus Akgün (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 18': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Wanya Marçal (Leicester City).
    • 18': Foul by Callum Doyle (Leicester City).
    • 18': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Callum Doyle (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City).
    • 20': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
    • 25': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Foul by Wanya Marçal (Leicester City).
    • 28': Attempt saved. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
    • 28': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jakub Stolarczyk.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé.
    • 31': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Wanya Marçal.
    • 32': Foul by Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City).
    • 32': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan James with a cross.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ethan Laird with a cross.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
    • 36': Foul by Dennis Praet (Leicester City).
    • 36': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
    • 37': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Conor Coady.
    • 40': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé.
    • 40': Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Wanya Marçal (Leicester City).
    • 41': Attempt saved. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keshi Anderson.
    • 41': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jakub Stolarczyk.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Keshi Anderson.
    • 42': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Brandon Cover.
    • 43': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jamie Vardy.
    • 44': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
    • 44': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
    • 45': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts replaces Ethan Laird.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. James Justin replaces Callum Doyle.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces Wanya Marçal.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Brandon Cover.
    • 46': Foul by Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City).
    • 46': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Goal! Leicester City 1, Birmingham City 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
    • 49': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 49': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Foul by Yunus Akgün (Leicester City).
    • 50': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
    • 55': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 57': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
    • 57': Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Leicester City).
    • 58': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City).
    • 59': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
    • 62': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Oliver Burke replaces Siriki Dembélé.
    • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tyler Roberts replaces Koji Miyoshi.
    • 63': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Keshi Anderson.
    • 64': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
    • 64': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 64': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Conor Coady (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Roberts.
    • 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Thomas Cannon replaces Jamie Vardy.
    • 68': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
    • 71': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
    • 71': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Goal! Leicester City 2, Birmingham City 0. Yunus Akgün (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
    • 74': Substitution, Birmingham City. Romelle Donovan replaces Ivan Sunjic.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
    • 77': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 77': Thomas Cannon (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Offside, Leicester City. James Justin is caught offside.
    • 78': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
    • 80': Foul by Dennis Praet (Leicester City).
    • 80': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Thomas Cannon (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
    • 81': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
    • 81': Substitution, Leicester City. Arjan Raikhy replaces Yunus Akgün.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Ben Nelson (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 84': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey McAteer.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Dennis Praet (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 88': Goal! Leicester City 3, Birmingham City 0. Dennis Praet (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Cannon.
    • 90'+1': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
    • 90'+1': Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
    • 90'+3': Romelle Donovan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Leicester City 3, Birmingham City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 3, Birmingham City 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 19
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    8 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 6
    43.7 Possession 56.3
    19 SHOTS 10
    6 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    294 Accurate Passes 402
    369 Passes 491
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    19 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    35 Long Balls 55
    9 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    7 Blocked Shots 3
    8 Effective Tackles 15
    12 Tackles 23
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    17 Interceptions 8
    12 Effective Clearances 23
    12 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: English FA Cup

    Venue: King Power Stadium
    Location: Leicester, England
    Attendance: 28,396

    Line-Ups

    LEI Leicester City (3-4-3-d)

    No. Name
    41 Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
    4 Conor Coady
    5 Callum Doyle
    45 Ben Nelson
    17 Hamza Choudhury
    26 Dennis Praet
    29 Yunus Akgün
    58 Brandon Cover
    9 Jamie Vardy
    40 Wanya Marcal-Madivadua
    11 Marc Albrighton
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Wout Faes, Ricardo Pereira, Thomas Cannon, Arjan Raikhy, Kasey McAteer, Stephy Mavididi, James Justin, Danny Ward, Silko Thomas.

    BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    21 John Ruddy (GK)
    6 Krystian Bielik
    44 Emanuel Aiwu
    3 Lee Buchanan
    2 Ethan Laird
    14 Keshi Anderson
    34 Ivan Sunjic
    19 Jordan James
    28 Jay Stansfield
    17 Siriki Dembele
    11 Koji Miyoshi
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Romelle Donovan, Marc Roberts, Neil Etheridge, Scott Hogan, Gary Gardner, Emmanuel Longelo, Tyler Roberts, Kevin Long, Oliver Burke.

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