English Carabao Cup

Tranmere vs Leicester 2023-24 English Carabao Cup, Second Round

Tranmere Rovers
    FT
    0 - 2
    Leicester City
    • 55': Wilfred Ndidi
    • 59': Jamie Vardy

    Introduction

    Tranmere Rovers are hosting Leicester City at Prenton Park, Birkenhead, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

    Match Commentary

    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 0, Leicester City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Harry Winks.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Yunus Akgün replaces Marc Albrighton.
    • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Wanya Marçal replaces Stephy Mavididi.
    • 55': Goal! Tranmere Rovers 0, Leicester City 1. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cesare Casadei.
    • 59': Goal! Tranmere Rovers 0, Leicester City 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi with a cross.
    • 62': Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Tom Davies (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Wout Faes (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Charlie Jolley replaces Samuel Taylor.
    • 77': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Kane Hemmings replaces Kieron Morris.
    • 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Ben Nelson replaces James Justin because of an injury.
    • 84': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Kristian Dennis replaces Regan Hendry.
    • 86': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Reece McAlear replaces Josh Hawkes.
    • 90'+4': Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Game Information

    Competition: English Carabao Cup

    Venue: Prenton Park
    Location: Birkenhead, England
    Attendance: 6,610

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    8 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 1
    68.6 Possession 31.4
    10 SHOTS 9
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    678 Accurate Passes 264
    761 Passes 348
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 3
    25 Crosses 10
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    53 Long Balls 51
    32 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 15
    13 Tackles 23
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    14 Interceptions 13
    9 Effective Clearances 33
    9 Clearances 33

    Line-Ups

    TRN Tranmere Rovers (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Joe Murphy (GK)
    6 Jordan Turnbull
    5 Tom Davies Yellow Card
    24 Dan Pike
    21 Josef Yarney
    16 Christopher Merrie Yellow Card
    8 Regan Hendry
    7 Kieron Morris
    18 Connor Jennings Yellow Card
    11 Josh Hawkes
    20 Samuel Taylor
    Substitutes:
    Kane Hemmings, Mikey Davies, Rhys Hughes, Paul Lewis, Charlie Jolley, Reece McAlear, Kristian Dennis, Luke McGee, Brad Walker.

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

    No. Name
    41 Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
    3 Wout Faes Yellow Card
    5 Callum Doyle
    2 James Justin
    17 Hamza Choudhury
    8 Harry Winks
    10 Stephy Mavididi
    11 Marc Albrighton
    9 Jamie Vardy
    22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
    7 Cesare Casadei
    Substitutes:
    Ben Nelson, Yunus Akgün, Wanya Marcal-Madivadua, Mads Hermansen, Jannik Vestergaard, Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi, Danny Ward, Ricardo Pereira.

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