Preston vs Leicester 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
Leicester seal Championship crown with win at Preston
Leicester City cruised to the Championship title with a 3-0 victory at mid-table Preston North End on Monday.
Match Commentary
- 36': Goal! Preston North End 0, Leicester City 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Leicester City 1.
- 46': Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Goal! Preston North End 0, Leicester City 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
- 54': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Robert Brady (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Goal! Preston North End 0, Leicester City 3. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross.
- 68': Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis replaces Milutin Osmajic.
- 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
- 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Kasey McAteer.
- 75': Substitution, Leicester City. Thomas Cannon replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 75': Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Yunus Akgün.
- 80': Substitution, Preston North End. Duane Holmes replaces Ryan Ledson.
- 84': Substitution, Leicester City. James Justin replaces Abdul Fatawu.
- 86': Substitution, Preston North End. Layton Stewart replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
- 86': Substitution, Preston North End. Noah Mawene replaces Alan Browne.
- 86': Substitution, Preston North End. Theo Mawene replaces Will Keane.
- 90'+1': Duane Holmes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 19,641
Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 19,641
English League Championship Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+48 | Leicester City | 46 | 97 | 11 |
+35 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 96 | 6 |
+38 | Leeds United | 46 | 90 | 10 |
+24 | Southampton | 46 | 87 | 11 |
Statistics
LEI | PNE | |
---|---|---|
7 | Fouls | 9 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
1 | Saves | 8 |
66.8 | Possession | 33.2 |
19 | SHOTS | 5 |
11 | ON GOAL | 1 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
606 | Accurate Passes | 255 |
683 | Passes | 330 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
18 | Crosses | 12 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
40 | Long Balls | 47 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
14 | Tackles | 15 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
10 | Interceptions | 11 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
17 | Clearances | 19 |
Preston North End (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Freddie Woodman (GK) |
6 | Liam Lindsay |
16 | Andrew Hughes |
26 | Jack Whatmough |
8 | Alan Browne |
18 | Ryan Ledson |
11 | Robbie Brady |
23 | Liam Millar |
28 | Milutin Osmajic |
10 | Mads Frökjaer |
7 | Will Keane |
Leicester City (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
41 | Jakub Stolarczyk (GK) |
23 | Jannik Vestergaard |
4 | Conor Coady |
3 | Wout Faes |
21 | Ricardo Pereira |
8 | Harry Winks |
25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
29 | Yunus Akgün |
9 | Jamie Vardy |
35 | Kasey McAteer |
18 | Fatawu Issahaku |
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