
Leicester City vs Fulham, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueSmith Rowe and Traore strike for Fulham as Leicester lose seventh in a row
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Second-half strikes from Emile Smith Rowe and Adama Traore condemned Leicester City to a seventh straight defeat in the Premier League as visiting Fulham won 2-0 on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 2': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 3': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by James Justin.
- 5': Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
- 6': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
- 6': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 11': Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
- 21': Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 27': Attempt missed. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
- 28': Attempt missed. Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 31': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
- 31': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Fulham).
- 34': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
- 36': Attempt missed. Calvin Bassey (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
- 37': Attempt missed. Antonee Robinson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 39': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Justin with a cross.
- 42': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by James Justin.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Antonee Robinson (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Calvin Bassey (Fulham) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 44': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
- 44': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Fulham 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Fulham 0.
- 45': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Alex Iwobi.
- 48': Attempt missed. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 48': Goal! Leicester City 0, Fulham 1. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
- 52': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross.
- 54': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 54': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Offside, Leicester City. James Justin is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss.
- 56': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 57': Attempt saved. Harry Winks (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss.
- 60': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 61': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 61': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 64': Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
- 65': Substitution, Leicester City. Oliver Skipp replaces Harry Winks.
- 68': Goal! Leicester City 0, Fulham 2. Adama Traoré (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross.
- 70': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 70': Attempt missed. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 71': Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez.
- 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Stephy Mavididi.
- 72': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 75': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Harry Wilson (Fulham).
- 77': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 81': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
- 81': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
- 82': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 85': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
- 85': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 85': Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sasa Lukic with a cross.
- 87': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 88': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Leicester City).
- 88': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Harry Wilson.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Fulham. Issa Diop replaces Sasa Lukic.
- 90'+4': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
- 90'+4': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Wout Faes (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Fulham 2.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 0, Fulham 2.
Statistics
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LEI![]() |
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8 | Fouls | 8 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 2 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
5 | Saves | 0 |
60.7 | Possession | 39.3 |
17 | SHOTS | 8 |
2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
505 | Accurate Passes | 294 |
590 | Passes | 380 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
11 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
23 | Crosses | 17 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
66 | Long Balls | 47 |
33 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
21 | Tackles | 11 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
7 | Interceptions | 8 |
25 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
25 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,500
Premier League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 28 | +40 | 67 |
2 | Arsenal | 27 | +28 | 54 |
3 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | +11 | 48 |
4 | Manchester City | 27 | +16 | 47 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
41 | Jakub Stolarczyk (GK) |
23 | Jannik Vestergaard ![]() |
3 | Wout Faes ![]() |
16 | Victor Kristiansen |
2 | James Justin |
11 | Bilal El Khannouss |
24 | Boubakary Soumaré |
8 | Harry Winks |
9 | Jamie Vardy |
10 | Stephy Mavididi |
18 | Jordan Ayew |
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
3 | Calvin Bassey |
5 | Joachim Andersen |
33 | Antonee Robinson |
21 | Timothy Castagne |
32 | Emile Smith Rowe |
16 | Sander Berge |
20 | Sasa Lukic |
7 | Raúl Jiménez |
17 | Alex Iwobi |
8 | Harry Wilson |
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