Manchester City vs Leicester City, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier League
- 5': Kevin De Bruyne
- 14': Riyad Mahrez (P)
- 21': Ilkay Gündogan
- 25': Raheem Sterling (P)
- 69': Aymeric Laporte
- 87': Raheem Sterling
FT
6 - 3
6 - 3
Manchester City hold off Leicester City comeback in nine-goal thriller to extend lead at top
Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to six points after a thrilling 6-3 home win over Leicester City on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 5': Goal! Manchester City 1, Leicester City 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fernandinho.
- 7': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 7': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 10': Offside, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton tries a through ball, but Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
- 11': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 11': Penalty Manchester City. Aymeric Laporte draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 11': Penalty conceded by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 13': VAR Decision: Penalty Manchester City.
- 14': Goal! Manchester City 2, Leicester City 0. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 16': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 16': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by João Cancelo.
- 17': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
- 17': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 18': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Riyad Mahrez.
- 19': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
- 20': Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 21': Goal! Manchester City 3, Leicester City 0. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 23': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 24': Penalty Manchester City. Raheem Sterling draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 24': Penalty conceded by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 25': Goal! Manchester City 4, Leicester City 0. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 26': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by João Cancelo.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
- 30': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 31': Attempt missed. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 31': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 32': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
- 34': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 35': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 35': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
- 35': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 38': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
- 39': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 39': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 41': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 43': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 45': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
- 45': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 4, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 4, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne replaces Ayoze Pérez.
- 48': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 48': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
- 49': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Leicester City).
- 53': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 53': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 55': Goal! Manchester City 4, Leicester City 1. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 58': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 59': Goal! Manchester City 4, Leicester City 2. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho with a through ball following a fast break.
- 64': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Leicester City).
- 64': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Fernandinho (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 64': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
- 65': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 65': Goal! Manchester City 4, Leicester City 3. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 68': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 69': Goal! Manchester City 5, Leicester City 3. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 70': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 71': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
- 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 71': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 74': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City).
- 74': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
- 75': James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 77': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 78': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
- 78': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt missed. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
- 81': Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
- 82': Offside, Manchester City. João Cancelo tries a through ball, but Ilkay Gündogan is caught offside.
- 83': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.
- 84': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
- 84': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross.
- 87': Goal! Manchester City 6, Leicester City 3. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rúben Dias following a corner.
- 90'+1': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 90'+1': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Foul by Daniel Amartey (Leicester City).
- 90'+3': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 6, Leicester City 3.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 6, Leicester City 3.
Statistics
 LEI |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 14 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 28.2 | Possession | 71.8 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 251 | Accurate Passes | 693 |
| 289 | Passes | 736 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 10 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 26 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 15 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 25 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,226
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,226
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 23 | +35 | 56 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 24 | +27 | 50 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | +13 | 47 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 24 | +13 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 11 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 27 | João Cancelo |
| 25 | Fernandinho |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
| 26 | Riyad Mahrez |
Leicester City (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 23 | Jannik Vestergaard  |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 11 | Marc Albrighton |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 37 | Ademola Lookman |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez |
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
| 10 | James Maddison |
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