English Premier League

Leicester City vs Manchester City, 2024-25 English Premier League

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  • 21': Savinho
  • 74': Erling Haaland
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Erling Haaland scores as Man City snap five-match winless run

Savinho and Erling Haaland scored to give Manchester City a much-needed 2-0 victory at Leicester City on Sunday, the champions' first win in five Premier League games.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 10': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
  • 11': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 19': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Stefan Ortega.
  • 20': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
  • 20': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 21': Goal! Leicester City 0, Manchester City 1. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner.
  • 22': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
  • 22': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James Justin.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 34': Foul by Savinho (Manchester City).
  • 34': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 37': Attempt saved. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 38': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 41': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
  • 41': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
  • 43': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 46': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne is caught offside.
  • 48': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
  • 52': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
  • 52': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 55': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 56': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
  • 56': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 58': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 62': Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
  • 62': Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy with a headed pass.
  • 62': Foul by Savinho (Manchester City).
  • 62': Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
  • 65': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Substitution, Manchester City. James McAtee replaces Phil Foden.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a cross.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
  • 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces James Justin.
  • 70': Substitution, Manchester City. Kyle Walker replaces Nathan Aké.
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Offside, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi is caught offside.
  • 73': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
  • 73': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Goal! Leicester City 0, Manchester City 2. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Savinho.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erling Haaland with a cross.
  • 76': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 77': Offside, Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol is caught offside.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss.
  • 78': Stefan Ortega (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Savinho with a cross.
  • 83': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
  • 83': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt missed. James McAtee (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland following a fast break.
  • 85': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Harry Winks.
  • 85': Substitution, Leicester City. Caleb Okoli replaces Conor Coady.
  • 88': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
  • 89': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a cross.
  • 90': Foul by Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City).
  • 90': James McAtee (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Substitution, Leicester City. Will Alves replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
  • 90'+5': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Rico Lewis.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Manchester City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 0, Manchester City 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 3
46.4 Possession 53.6
14 SHOTS 11
5 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
461 Accurate Passes 538
505 Passes 578
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 5
11 Crosses 19
0.5 Cross % 0.3
25 Long Balls 30
17 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 2
6 Effective Tackles 8
10 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 9
16 Effective Clearances 10
16 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,057

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
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
41 Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
23 Jannik Vestergaard
4 Conor Coady
16 Victor Kristiansen
2 James Justin
11 Bilal El Khannouss Yellow Card
24 Boubakary Soumaré Yellow Card
8 Harry Winks
9 Jamie Vardy
10 Stephy Mavididi
40 Facundo Buonanotte

MNC Manchester City (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
18 Stefan Ortega (GK) Yellow Card
6 Nathan Aké
25 Manuel Akanji
8 Mateo Kovacic
24 Josko Gvardiol
82 Rico Lewis
20 Bernardo Silva
17 Kevin De Bruyne
26 Savinho
47 Phil Foden
9 Erling Haaland

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