Leicester vs Blackburn 2022-23 English FA Cup, Fifth Round

Leicester City

67': Kelechi Iheanacho

FT
1 - 2

Blackburn Rovers

33': Tyrhys Dolan
52': Sammie Szmodics

Introduction

Leicester City are hosting Blackburn Rovers at King Power Stadium, Leicester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English FA Cup.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
16': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Goal! Leicester City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
52': Goal! Leicester City 0, Blackburn Rovers 2. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
57': Substitution, Leicester City. Victor Kristiansen replaces Luke Thomas.
58': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Dennis Praet.
61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Callum Brittain replaces Joe Rankin-Costello because of an injury.
67': Goal! Leicester City 1, Blackburn Rovers 2. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
73': Substitution, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne replaces Ricardo Pereira.
73': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Tetê.
74': Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
76': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jack Vale replaces Sam Gallagher.
83': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
83': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
84': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ashley Phillips replaces Tyler Morton.
84': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Ryan Hedges.
90'+4': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Blackburn Rovers 2.

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 23,379

Statistics

BLK		LEI
10	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	9
4	Saves	4
36.2	Possession	63.8
14	SHOTS	22
6	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
235	Accurate Passes	465
318	Passes	542
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	6
5	Crosses	25
0.2	Cross %	0.2
53	Long Balls	56
31	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	5
16	Effective Tackles	8
21	Tackles	13
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
16	Interceptions	13
27	Effective Clearances	7
27	Clearances	7

Line-Ups

Leicester City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
31	Daniel Iversen (GK)
3	Wout Faes
18	Daniel Amartey
33	Luke Thomas
21	Ricardo Pereira
42	Boubakary Soumaré
22	Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
26	Dennis Praet
9	Jamie Vardy
7	Harvey Barnes
37	Mateus Tetê

Substitutes:

Victor Kristiansen, Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Harry Souttar, Timothy Castagne, Patson Daka, Alex Smithies, Wanya Marcal-Madivadua, Nampalys Mendy.

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Aynsley Pears (GK)
5	Dominic Hyam
17	Hayden Carter
3	Harry Pickering
11	Joe Rankin-Costello
8	Sammie Szmodics
6	Tyler Morton
27	Lewis Travis
9	Sam Gallagher
10	Tyrhys Dolan
19	Ryan Hedges