English League Championship

Preston North End vs Leicester City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

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  • 36': Jamie Vardy
  • 52': Jamie Vardy
  • 67': Kasey McAteer

Leicester seal Championship crown with win at Preston

Leicester City cruised to the Championship title with a 3-0 victory at mid-table Preston North End on Monday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Delay in match (Leicester City).
  • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': Offside, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu is caught offside.
  • 9': Foul by Jack Whatmough (Preston North End).
  • 9': Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
  • 13': Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
  • 15': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yunus Akgün with a through ball.
  • 17': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Yunus Akgün (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 22': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Alan Browne.
  • 24': Delay in match (Leicester City).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 25': Robert Brady (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
  • 27': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 36': Goal! Preston North End 0, Leicester City 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wout Faes.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Leicester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Leicester City 1.
  • 46': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 46': Yunus Akgün (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 47': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Foul by Robert Brady (Preston North End).
  • 49': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 52': Attempt saved. Wout Faes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Winks.
  • 52': Goal! Preston North End 0, Leicester City 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
  • 54': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 54': Yunus Akgün (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Robert Brady.
  • 58': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Foul by Robert Brady (Preston North End).
  • 59': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu following a set piece situation.
  • 60': Foul by Conor Coady (Leicester City).
  • 60': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Foul by Yunus Akgün (Leicester City).
  • 60': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Robert Brady (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 65': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
  • 66': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
  • 67': Goal! Preston North End 0, Leicester City 3. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross.
  • 68': Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis replaces Milutin Osmajic.
  • 68': Delay in match (Leicester City).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Yunus Akgün (Leicester City).
  • 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Kasey McAteer.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Robert Brady (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 73': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
  • 75': Substitution, Leicester City. Thomas Cannon replaces Jamie Vardy.
  • 75': Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Yunus Akgün.
  • 76': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Thomas Cannon (Leicester City).
  • 80': Attempt saved. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 80': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
  • 80': Liam Millar (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Substitution, Preston North End. Duane Holmes replaces Ryan Ledson.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Whatmough.
  • 84': Substitution, Leicester City. James Justin replaces Abdul Fatawu.
  • 85': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Substitution, Preston North End. Layton Stewart replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
  • 86': Substitution, Preston North End. Noah Mawene replaces Alan Browne.
  • 86': Substitution, Preston North End. Theo Mawene replaces Will Keane.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 90': Foul by Duane Holmes (Preston North End).
  • 90': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Duane Holmes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Layton Stewart (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Leicester City 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 0, Leicester City 3.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 1
1 Saves 8
66.8 Possession 33.2
19 SHOTS 5
11 ON GOAL 1
0.6 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
606 Accurate Passes 255
683 Passes 330
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 0
18 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.0
40 Long Balls 47
23 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 8
14 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 11
17 Effective Clearances 19
17 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 19,641

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sunderland 15 +14 31
2 Sheffield United 15 +12 31
3 Leeds United 15 +15 29
4 Burnley 15 +12 27
Full Standings

Line-Ups

PNE Preston North End (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
6 Liam Lindsay
16 Andrew Hughes Yellow Card
26 Jack Whatmough
8 Alan Browne Yellow Card
18 Ryan Ledson
11 Robbie Brady Yellow Card
23 Liam Millar
28 Milutin Osmajic
10 Mads Frökjaer
7 Will Keane

LEI Leicester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
41 Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
23 Jannik Vestergaard
4 Conor Coady
3 Wout Faes
21 Ricardo Pereira
8 Harry Winks
25 Wilfred Ndidi
29 Yunus Akgün
9 Jamie Vardy
35 Kasey McAteer
18 Fatawu Issahaku

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