English Premier League

Leicester City vs Manchester City, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 62': Bernardo Silva

Bernardo Silva scores as Man City claim slender win at Leicester

Bernardo Silva scored the only goal of the game as champions Manchester City claimed all three points at Leicester City.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 3': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 5': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 6': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 6': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 8': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross.
  • 15': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
  • 15': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 19': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 20': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James Maddison.
  • 21': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 21': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan following a set piece situation.
  • 26': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
  • 26': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 30': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
  • 30': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City).
  • 38': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Offside, Manchester City. Jack Grealish tries a through ball, but Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
  • 41': Ferran Torres (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
  • 42': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Dias with a headed pass.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross.
  • 45': Offside, Manchester City. João Cancelo tries a through ball, but Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Bernardo Silva.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ferran Torres.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Manchester City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Manchester City 0.
  • 47': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jamie Vardy with a cross.
  • 49': Offside, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 51': Foul by Ferran Torres (Manchester City).
  • 51': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a through ball.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 61': Substitution, Leicester City. Jonny Evans replaces Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 62': Goal! Leicester City 0, Manchester City 1. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  • 64': Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Ferran Torres.
  • 65': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 66': Offside, Manchester City. Jack Grealish tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
  • 67': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
  • 67': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Offside, Manchester City. Rodri tries a through ball, but Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodri.
  • 72': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rúben Dias following a corner.
  • 73': Substitution, Leicester City. Ademola Lookman replaces Harvey Barnes.
  • 73': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces James Maddison.
  • 74': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
  • 74': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho with a through ball.
  • 76': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ederson.
  • 78': Hand ball by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
  • 78': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 80': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
  • 80': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
  • 81': Offside, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
  • 84': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 85': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 88': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 88': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a through ball.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 90'+3': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 0, Manchester City 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 4
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 7
60.5 Possession 39.5
25 SHOTS 6
8 ON GOAL 1
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
501 Accurate Passes 295
557 Passes 364
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
8 Accurate Crosses 5
31 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.4
33 Long Balls 58
21 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
10 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 10
14 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 3
6 Effective Clearances 21
6 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,087

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 12 +16 31
2 Manchester City 12 +5 23
3 Chelsea 12 +9 22
4 Arsenal 12 +9 22
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
23 Jannik Vestergaard
4 Caglar Söyüncü Yellow Card
5 Ryan Bertrand
27 Timothy Castagne
10 James Maddison
25 Wilfred Ndidi
8 Youri Tielemans
9 Jamie Vardy
7 Harvey Barnes
11 Marc Albrighton

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte Yellow Card
3 Rúben Dias
27 João Cancelo
2 Kyle Walker
16 Rodri Yellow Card
20 Bernardo Silva
8 Ilkay Gündogan
21 Ferran Torres
10 Jack Grealish
9 Gabriel Jesus

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