
Man City vs Leicester 2021-22 English Premier League
Manchester City hold off Leicester City comeback in nine-goal thriller to extend lead at top
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Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to six points after a thrilling 6-3 home win over Leicester City on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 5': Goal! Manchester City 1, Leicester City 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fernandinho.
- 14': Goal! Manchester City 2, Leicester City 0. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 21': Goal! Manchester City 3, Leicester City 0. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 25': Goal! Manchester City 4, Leicester City 0. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 45': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 4, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne replaces Ayoze Pérez.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 4, Leicester City 0.
- 55': Goal! Manchester City 4, Leicester City 1. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 59': Goal! Manchester City 4, Leicester City 2. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho with a through ball following a fast break.
- 65': Goal! Manchester City 4, Leicester City 3. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 69': Goal! Manchester City 5, Leicester City 3. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 71': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 75': James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Goal! Manchester City 6, Leicester City 3. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rúben Dias following a corner.
- 90'+1': Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 6, Leicester City 3.
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,226
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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9 | Fouls | 11 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 14 |
2 | Saves | 5 |
28.2 | Possession | 71.8 |
14 | SHOTS | 17 |
8 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
251 | Accurate Passes | 693 |
289 | Passes | 736 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
10 | Crosses | 24 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
34 | Long Balls | 26 |
15 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
15 | Tackles | 7 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
9 | Interceptions | 3 |
25 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
25 | Clearances | 9 |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Ederson (GK) |
14 | Aymeric Laporte |
3 | Rúben Dias |
11 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
27 | João Cancelo |
25 | Fernandinho |
8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
20 | Bernardo Silva |
7 | Raheem Sterling |
26 | Riyad Mahrez |
Leicester City (4-4-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
23 | Jannik Vestergaard ![]() |
18 | Daniel Amartey |
33 | Luke Thomas |
11 | Marc Albrighton |
22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
8 | Youri Tielemans |
37 | Ademola Lookman |
17 | Ayoze Pérez |
14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
10 | James Maddison |
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