Leicester vs Bristol City 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
Sep 23, 2023, 2:00 PMIntroduction
Match Commentary
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. James Justin replaces Callum Doyle.
- 51': Joe Williams (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Jason Knight (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Substitution, Bristol City. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Joe Williams.
- 58': Substitution, Bristol City. Andreas Weimann replaces Sam Bell.
- 58': Substitution, Bristol City. Ephraim Yeboah replaces Mark Sykes.
- 62': Wout Faes (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Goal! Leicester City 1, Bristol City 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 74': Substitution, Bristol City. Harry Cornick replaces Nahki Wells.
- 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces Abdul Fatawu.
- 88': Substitution, Leicester City. Cesare Casadei replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
- 88': Substitution, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti replaces Jason Knight.
- 88': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Jamie Vardy.
Game Information
2:00 PM, Sat, Sep 23, 2023
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,679
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +65 | Leeds United | 46 | 100 | 4 |
| +53 | Burnley | 46 | 100 | 2 |
| +27 | Sheffield United | 46 | 90 | 10 |
| +14 | Sunderland | 46 | 76 | 12 |
Statistics
| BRC | LEI | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 31.1 | Possession | 68.9 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 257 | Accurate Passes | 661 |
| 331 | Passes | 733 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 7 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 19 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 25 | Clearances | 10 |
Leicester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 23 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 3 | Wout Faes  |
| 5 | Callum Doyle |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 8 | Harry Winks |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 18 | Fatawu Issahaku |
Bristol City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Max O'Leary (GK) |
| 4 | Kal Naismith |
| 16 | Robert Dickie |
| 3 | Cameron Pring |
| 19 | George Tanner |
| 12 | Jason Knight |
| 8 | Joe Williams |
| 6 | Matty James |
| 21 | Nahki Wells |
| 20 | Sam Bell |
| 17 | Mark Sykes |
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