Manchester City vs Leicester City, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueGrealish ends Premier League goal drought in City win over Leicester
Jack Grealish scored his first Premier League goal for 16 months as Manchester City eased to a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday to keep alive their hopes of Champions League qualification for next...
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
- 2': Goal! Manchester City 1, Leicester City 0. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Savinho.
- 8': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
- 8': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Manchester City).
- 13': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
- 13': Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 20': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Manchester City).
- 20': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
- 25': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
- 28': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Goal! Manchester City 2, Leicester City 0. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 32': Offside, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Savinho.
- 34': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 34': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
- 36': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 37': Attempt saved. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 37': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 38': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jamie Vardy.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 42': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 42': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Savinho following a corner.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Savinho.
- 43': Offside, Manchester City. Savinho is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
- 45': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Oliver Skipp replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 47': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Savinho.
- 59': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 60': Substitution, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
- 60': Substitution, Leicester City. Caleb Okoli replaces Victor Kristiansen.
- 65': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Savinho (Manchester City).
- 66': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 66': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
- 68': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
- 71': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': James Justin (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
- 76': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
- 76': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
- 77': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Manchester City. James McAtee replaces Jérémy Doku.
- 79': Attempt missed. James McAtee (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nico O'Reilly with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 79': Foul by Nico González (Manchester City).
- 79': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Nico González (Manchester City).
- 80': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Nico González (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Patson Daka.
- 84': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 84': Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Savinho.
- 85': Attempt saved. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 87': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 87': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Offside, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
- 88': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Thomas with a cross.
- 89': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
- 89': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. James McAtee (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Manchester City. Vitor Reis replaces Josko Gvardiol.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Leicester City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 2, Leicester City 0.
Statistics
 LEI |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 28 | Possession | 72 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 242 | Accurate Passes | 735 |
| 300 | Passes | 784 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 6 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 22 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 19 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 26 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 51,983
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 51,983
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 33 | +44 | 79 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 34 | +34 | 67 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 34 | +23 | 61 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 34 | +19 | 60 |
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 75 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 19 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 14 | Nico González  |
| 7 | Omar Marmoush |
| 11 | Jérémy Doku |
| 26 | Savinho |
Leicester City (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 4 | Conor Coady |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 24 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 6 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 16 | Victor Kristiansen |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 11 | Bilal El Khannouss |
| 20 | Patson Daka |
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