Leicester vs Leeds 2022-23 English Premier League
Leicester City move out of last with win over Leeds United
Leicester City moved off the bottom of the Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Leeds United on Thursday.
Match Commentary
- 16': Own Goal by Robin Koch, Leeds United. Leicester City 1, Leeds United 0.
- 35': Goal! Leicester City 2, Leeds United 0. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 43': Robin Koch (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 2, Leeds United 0.
- 45': Substitution, Leeds United. Rodrigo replaces Marc Roca.
- 45': Substitution, Leeds United. Liam Cooper replaces Robin Koch.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 2, Leeds United 0.
- 52': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 64': Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
- 65': Substitution, Leeds United. Jack Harrison replaces Patrick Bamford.
- 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces Dennis Praet.
- 75': Substitution, Leeds United. Joe Gelhardt replaces Luis Sinisterra.
- 78': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Leeds United. Mateusz Klich replaces Junior Firpo.
- 85': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Harvey Barnes.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Leeds United 0.
Game Information
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 30,814
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +60 | Arsenal | 36 | 83 | 5 |
| +54 | Manchester City | 35 | 82 | 3 |
| +43 | Liverpool | 36 | 78 | 4 |
| +20 | Aston Villa | 36 | 67 | 9 |
Statistics
 LEE |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.2 | Possession | 46.8 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 406 | Accurate Passes | 361 |
| 518 | Passes | 461 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 16 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 30 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 14 | Clearances | 19 |
Leicester City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Ward (GK) |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 42 | Boubakary Soumaré  |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 7 | Harvey Barnes |
| 26 | Dennis Praet |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
Leeds United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Illan Meslier (GK) |
| 14 | Diego Llorente |
| 5 | Robin Koch |
| 3 | Júnior Firpo |
| 25 | Rasmus Kristensen |
| 7 | Brenden Aaronson |
| 8 | Marc Roca |
| 12 | Tyler Adams |
| 9 | Patrick Bamford |
| 23 | Luis Sinisterra |
| 10 | Crysencio Summerville |
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