English Carabao Cup

Walsall vs Leicester City, 2024-25 English Carabao Cup, Third Round

· Leicester City advance 3-0 on penalties
Walsall
FT - Penalties
0 - 0
Leicester City advance 3-0 on penalties
Leicester City

About

Walsall are hosting Leicester City at Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte is caught offside.
  • 2': Foul by Connor Barrett (Walsall).
  • 2': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Foul by David Okagbue (Walsall).
  • 9': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Foul by Evan Weir (Walsall).
  • 11': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 11': Liam Gordon (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
  • 12': Ronan Maher (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
  • 15': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Conor Coady.
  • 15': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Charlie Lakin (Walsall).
  • 17': Attempt saved. Charlie Lakin (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 25': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Ryan Stirk (Walsall).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Odsonne Édouard (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Charlie Lakin (Walsall) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Okagbue with a headed pass.
  • 33': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Ryan Stirk (Walsall).
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Stirk (Walsall).
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré with a cross.
  • 41': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 41': Ronan Maher (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Charlie Lakin (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 43': Evan Weir (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 45'+1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ronan Maher.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Odsonne Édouard.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Walsall 0, Leicester City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Walsall 0, Leicester City 0.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Albert Adomah (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Lowe.
  • 49': Foul by Liam Gordon (Walsall).
  • 49': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
  • 57': Ronan Maher (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Ronan Maher (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Foul by Harry Williams (Walsall).
  • 61': Odsonne Édouard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 66': Substitution, Walsall. Jamie Jellis replaces Charlie Lakin.
  • 69': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Liam Gordon.
  • 69': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Odsonne Édouard.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 71': Substitution, Walsall. Taylor Allen replaces Ronan Maher.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 73': Delay in match (Leicester City).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Substitution, Walsall. Danny Johnson replaces Albert Adomah.
  • 75': Substitution, Walsall. Jamille Matt replaces Nathan Lowe.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Tommy Simkin (Walsall).
  • 79': Substitution, Leicester City. Bilal El Khannouss replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
  • 80': Substitution, Leicester City. Oliver Skipp replaces Hamza Choudhury.
  • 80': Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Foul by Evan Weir (Walsall).
  • 83': Evan Weir (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Danny Johnson (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Conor Coady (Leicester City).
  • 86': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Oliver Skipp.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. David Okagbue (Walsall) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Jellis with a cross.
  • 87': Delay in match (Leicester City).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Danny Johnson (Walsall) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Gordon.
  • 89': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 90': Foul by Jamie Jellis (Walsall).
  • 90': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Jamie Jellis (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Harry Williams (Walsall).
  • 90'+3': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Liam Gordon (Walsall).
  • 90'+5': Liam Gordon (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Walsall 0, Leicester City 0.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Walsall 0, Leicester City 0.
  • 91': Goal! Walsall 0, Leicester City 0(1). Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 92': Penalty saved. Taylor Allen (Walsall) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 93': Goal! Walsall 0, Leicester City 0(2). Conor Coady (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 93': Penalty saved. David Okagbue (Walsall) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 94': Goal! Walsall 0, Leicester City 0(3). Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 95': Penalty saved. Liam Gordon (Walsall) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 95': Penalty Shootout ends, Walsall 0, Leicester City 0(3).
  • 0': Match ends, Walsall 0, Leicester City 0(3).

Statistics

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6 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 2
74.1 Possession 25.9
9 SHOTS 7
2 ON GOAL 1
0.2 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
579 Accurate Passes 143
674 Passes 221
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
5 Accurate Crosses 1
18 Crosses 22
0.3 Cross % 0.0
65 Long Balls 64
34 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 4
17 Effective Tackles 6
20 Tackles 14
0.9 Tackle % 0.4
8 Interceptions 19
27 Effective Clearances 11
27 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Poundland Bescot Stadium
Location: Walsall, England
Attendance: 8,010

Line-Ups

WAL Walsall (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Tommy Simkin (GK)
24 Harry Williams
30 Evan Weir Yellow Card
26 David Okagbue
8 Charlie Lakin
16 Ronan Maher
25 Ryan Stirk
3 Liam Gordon Yellow Card
2 Connor Barrett
37 Albert Adomah
7 Nathan Lowe
Walsall Substitutes:
Jamie Jellis, Rico Browne, Danny Johnson, George Hall, Sam Hornby, Brandon Comley, Donervon Daniels, Jamille Matt, Taylor Allen.

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

No. Name
1 Danny Ward (GK)
5 Caleb Okoli Yellow Card
4 Conor Coady
33 Luke Thomas
21 Ricardo Pereira
40 Facundo Buonanotte Yellow Card
17 Hamza Choudhury
24 Boubakary Soumaré
29 Odsonne Édouard
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid
7 Fatawu Issahaku
Leicester City Substitutes:
Jordan Ayew, Michael Golding, Bilal El Khannouss, Daniel Iversen, James Justin, Wout Faes, Will Alves, Oliver Skipp, Kasey McAteer.

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