Walsall vs Leicester 2022-23 English FA Cup, Fourth Round
Kelechi Iheanacho goal sends Leicester to FA Cup fifth round
Kelechi Iheanacho spared Leicester City from a potential FA Cup giant-killing once again as his second-half goal saw the Foxes beat fourth-tier Wals
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 17': James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 27': Hayden White (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Penalty missed! Still Walsall 0, Leicester City 0. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
- 62': Substitution, Walsall. Conor Wilkinson replaces Andy Williams.
- 62': Substitution, Walsall. Yann Songo'o replaces Isaac Hutchinson.
- 63': Substitution, Leicester City. Victor Kristiansen replaces Luke Thomas.
- 63': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Patson Daka.
- 63': Substitution, Leicester City. Dennis Praet replaces James Maddison.
- 68': Goal! Walsall 0, Leicester City 1. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nampalys Mendy.
- 74': Substitution, Walsall. Douglas James-Taylor replaces Brandon Comley.
- 80': Substitution, Walsall. Ronan Maher replaces Robbie Willmott.
- 80': Substitution, Walsall. Taylor Allen replaces Jacob Maddox.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Walsall 0, Leicester City 1.
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Poundland Bescot Stadium
Location: Walsall, England
Attendance: 10,297
Venue: Poundland Bescot Stadium
Location: Walsall, England
Attendance: 10,297
Statistics
 LEI |
WAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 74.5 | Possession | 25.5 |
| 28 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 566 | Accurate Passes | 120 |
| 655 | Passes | 219 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 22 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 25 | Clearances | 17 |
Walsall (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Owen Evans (GK) |
| 5 | Donervon Daniels |
| 24 | Joe Low |
| 2 | Hayden White  |
| 23 | Isaac Hutchinson |
| 14 | Brandon Comley |
| 10 | Tom Knowles |
| 3 | Liam Gordon |
| 31 | Robbie Wilmott |
| 16 | Jacob Maddox |
| 11 | Andy Williams |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 24 | Nampalys Mendy |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 20 | Patson Daka |
| 7 | Harvey Barnes |
| 10 | James Maddison |
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