English Carabao Cup

Leicester vs Newport 2022-23 English Carabao Cup, Third Round

Leicester City
  • 44': James Justin
  • 70': Jamie Vardy
  • 82': Jamie Vardy
FT
3 - 0
Newport County

    Introduction

    Leicester City are hosting Newport County at King Power Stadium, Leicester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

    Match Commentary

    • 44': Goal! Leicester City 1, Newport County 0. James Justin (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dennis Praet.
    • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Newport County 0.
    • 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces James Justin because of an injury.
    • 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
    • 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Ayoze Pérez.
    • 69': Substitution, Newport County. Chanka Zimba replaces Omar Bogle.
    • 69': Substitution, Newport County. Thierry Nevers replaces James Waite.
    • 69': Substitution, Newport County. Will Evans replaces Lewis Collins.
    • 70': Goal! Leicester City 2, Newport County 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
    • 74': Substitution, Leicester City. Sammy Braybrooke replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
    • 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Jannik Vestergaard replaces Wout Faes.
    • 77': Substitution, Newport County. Sam Bowen replaces Nathan Moriah-Welsh.
    • 82': Goal! Leicester City 3, Newport County 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Newport County. Harrison Bright replaces Adam Lewis.

    Game Information

    Competition: English Carabao Cup

    Venue: King Power Stadium
    Location: Leicester, England
    Attendance: 15,081

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 7
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 12
    7 Saves 2
    22.7 Possession 77.3
    4 SHOTS 23
    2 ON GOAL 10
    0.5 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    127 Accurate Passes 634
    208 Passes 713
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 7
    10 Crosses 24
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    68 Long Balls 39
    27 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 8
    7 Effective Tackles 7
    13 Tackles 11
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 9
    21 Effective Clearances 7
    21 Clearances 7

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    31 Daniel Iversen (GK)
    3 Wout Faes
    6 Jonny Evans
    33 Luke Thomas
    2 James Justin
    26 Dennis Praet
    25 Wilfred Ndidi
    42 Boubakary Soumaré
    9 Jamie Vardy
    7 Harvey Barnes
    17 Ayoze Pérez
    Substitutes:
    Jannik Vestergaard, Youri Tielemans, Nampalys Mendy, Alex Smithies, Sammy Braybrooke, Kelechi Iheanacho, Daniel Amartey, Marc Albrighton, Patson Daka.

    NEW Newport County (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    30 Nick Townsend (GK)
    6 Priestley Farquharson
    28 Mickey Demetriou
    2 Cameron Norman
    11 James Waite
    22 Nathan Moriah-Welsh
    8 Matthew Dolan
    27 Adam Lewis
    14 Aaron Lewis
    21 Lewis Collins
    9 Omar Bogle
    Substitutes:
    Jack Karadogan, Joe Day, Sam Bowen, Thierry Nevers, Chanka Zimba, Hayden Lindley, Will Evans, Scott Bennett, Harrison Bright.

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