Leicester City vs AFC Bournemouth, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLeicester beat Bournemouth 1-0 for first win of season
Facundo Buonanotte's goal lifted Leicester City to their first win of the Premier League season as they beat Bournemouth 1-0 on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
- 6': Attempt missed. Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Evanilson following a set piece situation.
- 7': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt saved. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
- 10': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 10': Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
- 16': Goal! Leicester City 1, Bournemouth 0. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by James Justin.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Evanilson (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
- 17': Attempt missed. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 19': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 19': Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
- 21': Foul by Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth).
- 21': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen with a cross.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross.
- 26': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 27': Attempt missed. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Cook with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
- 29': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
- 29': Attempt saved. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo.
- 31': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth).
- 31': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth).
- 31': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 33': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth).
- 35': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte with a through ball.
- 38': Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
- 38': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
- 40': Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
- 43': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wout Faes.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
- 45'+1': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Bournemouth 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Bournemouth 0.
- 45': Substitution, Bournemouth. Dango Ouattara replaces Justin Kluivert.
- 48': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 48': Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lewis Cook with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 49': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 49': Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth).
- 51': Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Attempt saved. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos Senesi.
- 52': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 53': Attempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Cook with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Foul by Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth).
- 54': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
- 57': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
- 58': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
- 58': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
- 60': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 63': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth).
- 63': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Bournemouth. Alex Scott replaces Adam Smith.
- 63': Substitution, Bournemouth. Luis Sinisterra replaces Milos Kerkez.
- 64': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
- 64': Luis Sinisterra (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': James Justin (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Offside, Bournemouth. Evanilson is caught offside.
- 69': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 72': Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Luis Sinisterra.
- 74': Substitution, Leicester City. Odsonne Édouard replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 74': Substitution, Bournemouth. Enes Ünal replaces Ryan Christie.
- 76': Attempt missed. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alex Scott.
- 77': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Odsonne Édouard (Leicester City).
- 77': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Sinisterra.
- 79': Attempt missed. Evanilson (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Cook with a cross.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
- 81': Substitution, Bournemouth. David Brooks replaces Evanilson.
- 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
- 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu replaces Stephy Mavididi.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
- 84': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth).
- 84': Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 89': Foul by Odsonne Édouard (Leicester City).
- 89': Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Luis Sinisterra (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dango Ouattara.
- 90': Attempt missed. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Scott.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Enes Ünal (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Sinisterra with a headed pass.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
- 90'+2': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Enes Ünal (Bournemouth) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by David Brooks with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+6': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Bournemouth 0.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 1, Bournemouth 0.
Statistics
 BOU |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.9 | Possession | 44.1 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 362 | Accurate Passes | 280 |
| 443 | Passes | 368 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 30 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 22 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 36 |
| 20 | Clearances | 36 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,706
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,706
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | +9 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 11 | +8 | 19 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 11 | +6 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 5 | Caleb Okoli |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 16 | Victor Kristiansen |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 18 | Jordan Ayew  |
| 22 | Oliver Skipp |
| 6 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 40 | Facundo Buonanotte |
AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 5 | Marcos Senesi |
| 27 | Illia Zabarnyi |
| 3 | Milos Kerkez |
| 15 | Adam Smith |
| 19 | Justin Kluivert |
| 10 | Ryan Christie |
| 4 | Lewis Cook |
| 9 | Evanilson |
| 16 | Marcus Tavernier |
| 24 | Antoine Semenyo |
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