Burnley vs Leicester 2021-22 English Premier League
Jamie Vardy breaks record in Leicester win at Burnley
James Maddison and Jamie Vardy scored for Leicester City as they beat Burnley 2-0 at Turf Moor in the Premier League.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 21': VAR Decision: No Goal Burnley 0-0 Leicester City.
- 40': Substitution, Burnley. Nathan Collins replaces Ben Mee because of an injury.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Burnley 0, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Ademola Lookman replaces Ricardo Pereira.
- 57': Wout Weghorst (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Maxwel Cornet.
- 72': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Patson Daka.
- 72': Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 82': Goal! Burnley 0, Leicester City 1. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 88': Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Ashley Westwood.
- 90': Goal! Burnley 0, Leicester City 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a cross.
- 90'+1': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 17,825
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +25 | Arsenal | 23 | 50 | 3 |
| +26 | Manchester City | 23 | 46 | 5 |
| +10 | Aston Villa | 23 | 46 | 5 |
| +7 | Manchester United | 23 | 38 | 5 |
Statistics
 LEI |
BUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 55.2 | Possession | 44.8 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 318 | Accurate Passes | 230 |
| 443 | Passes | 352 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 18 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 87 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 12 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 27 | Clearances | 15 |
Burnley (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Mee |
| 5 | James Tarkowski |
| 3 | Charlie Taylor |
| 14 | Connor Roberts |
| 8 | Josh Brownhill |
| 18 | Ashley Westwood |
| 11 | Dwight McNeil |
| 17 | Aaron Lennon |
| 20 | Maxwel Cornet |
| 9 | Wout Weghorst  |
Leicester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 29 | Patson Daka |
| 7 | Harvey Barnes |
| 11 | Marc Albrighton |
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