English Premier League

Leicester vs Man City 2022-23 English Premier League

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  • 49': Kevin De Bruyne

Kevin De Bruyne free kick carries Man City to narrow victory over Leicester

A sensational free kick from midfielder Kevin De Bruyne gave Manchester City a 1-0 win over Leicester at King Power Stadium on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 49': Goal! Leicester City 0, Manchester City 1. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Jamie Vardy.
  • 72': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 72': Substitution, Manchester City. Rúben Dias replaces Manuel Akanji.
  • 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Julián Álvarez.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Manchester City 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,223

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Arsenal 28 64 4
+39 Liverpool 28 64 2
+35 Manchester City 28 63 3
+18 Aston Villa 29 56 7
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Statistics

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10 Fouls 5
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
10 Corner Kicks 3
5 Saves 4
64.3 Possession 35.7
15 SHOTS 10
5 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
622 Accurate Passes 309
691 Passes 385
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 4
29 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.4
49 Long Balls 54
32 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
4 Effective Tackles 9
7 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 3
6 Effective Clearances 14
6 Clearances 14

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Danny Ward (GK)
3 Wout Faes
4 Caglar Söyüncü
18 Daniel Amartey
8 Youri Tielemans
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
2 James Justin
27 Timothy Castagne
9 Jamie Vardy
7 Harvey Barnes
10 James Maddison

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
25 Manuel Akanji
7 João Cancelo
5 John Stones
16 Rodri
8 Ilkay Gündogan
17 Kevin De Bruyne
19 Julián Álvarez
10 Jack Grealish
20 Bernardo Silva

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