Man City vs Leicester 2021-22 English Premier League

Manchester City

5': Kevin De Bruyne
14': Riyad Mahrez (P)
21': Ilkay Gündogan
25': Raheem Sterling (P)
69': Aymeric Laporte
87': Raheem Sterling

FT
6 - 3

Leicester City

55': James Maddison
59': Ademola Lookman
65': Kelechi Iheanacho

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

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,226

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+26	Arsenal	22	50	2
+24	Manchester City	22	43	5
+8	Aston Villa	22	43	5
+4	Liverpool	22	36	6

Full Table

Statistics

LEI		MNC
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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Nathan Aké, Cole Palmer, Scott Carson, Luke Mbete, Gabriel Jesus, Jack Grealish, Zack Steffen, Phil Foden, Kayky Chagas.

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