Leicester vs Fulham 2022-23 English Premier League
Mitrovic sends Fulham past Leciester City into seventh place
Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic continued his fine season in front of goal after his first-half strike earned them a 1-0 win at Leicester on Tuesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Boubakary Soumaré because of an injury.
- 17': Goal! Leicester City 0, Fulham 1. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Willian with a through ball.
- 52': Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Andreas Pereira.
- 60': João Palhinha (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Tom Cairney (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 68': Kenny Tete (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
- 72': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Luke Thomas.
- 74': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Fulham. Issa Diop replaces Willian.
- 90'+6': Bernd Leno (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 30,813
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
| +48 | Manchester City | 33 | 76 | 3 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 34 | 74 | 4 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
 FUL |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 38.6 | Possession | 61.4 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 264 | Accurate Passes | 458 |
| 350 | Passes | 560 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 13 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 32 | Clearances | 15 |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Ward (GK) |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne  |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 7 | Harvey Barnes |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez |
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 4 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 2 | Kenny Tete |
| 18 | Andreas Pereira |
| 26 | João Palhinha |
| 6 | Harrison Reed |
| 9 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
| 20 | Willian |
| 14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
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