Leicester City v AFC Bournemouth, 02 January 2016

Score0-0
RefereeAndre Marriner
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance32,006
This was only AFC Bournemouth's fifth league visit to Leicester City. Kick-off: 3.00pm

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Robert Huth
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Leonardo Ulloa
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Artur Boruc Goalkeeper
Steve Cook Defender
Adam Smith Defender
Charlie Daniels Defender/Midfielder
Simon Francis Defender/Midfielder
Dan Gosling Defender/Midfielder
Harry Arter Midfielder
Matt Ritchie Midfielder
Junior Stanislas Midfielder
Drew Surman Midfielder
Josh King Forward

Substitutions:

Nathan Dyer for Leonardo Ulloa 46
Shinji Okazaki for Marc Albrighton 65
Ritchie De Laet for Danny Simpson 74

Substitutions:

Glenn Murray for Josh King 51
Sylvain Distin for Harry Arter 60

Cards:

Marc Albrighton 62 Y

Cards:

Harry Arter 34 Y
Simon Francis 57 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Defender Ritchie De Laet
Midfielder Gokhan Inler
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Dyer
Forward Shinji Okazaki

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adam Federici
Defender Sylvain Distin
Midfielder Shaun MacDonald
Midfielder Marc Pugh
Midfielder/Forward Lee Tomlin
Forward Glenn Murray
Forward Tokelo Rantie

Comments:

League position: 2nd After a run of scoring in 18 consecutive Premier League games between May and December 2015, Leicester City had now failed to score in each of their last three league games. The Foxes had converted all seven of the penalties they had been awarded in this Premier League season prior Riyad Mahrez’s failure in this game.

Comments:

League position: 15th This was only the second clean sheet that AFC Bournemouth had kept in their 11 away games in the Premier League. The Cherries had now lost only one of their last eight Premier League games (won three). Artur Boruc saved Riyad Mahrez’s 59th minute penalty. It was conceded by a foul on Jamie Vardy by Simon Francis who was subsequently sent off.

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Robert Huth
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Leonardo Ulloa
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Nathan Dyer for Leonardo Ulloa 46
Shinji Okazaki for Marc Albrighton 65
Ritchie De Laet for Danny Simpson 74

Cards:

Marc Albrighton 62 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Defender Ritchie De Laet
Midfielder Gokhan Inler
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Dyer
Forward Shinji Okazaki

Comments:

League position: 2nd After a run of scoring in 18 consecutive Premier League games between May and December 2015, Leicester City had now failed to score in each of their last three league games. The Foxes had converted all seven of the penalties they had been awarded in this Premier League season prior Riyad Mahrez’s failure in this game.

Starting lineup:

Artur Boruc Goalkeeper
Steve Cook Defender
Adam Smith Defender
Charlie Daniels Defender/Midfielder
Simon Francis Defender/Midfielder
Dan Gosling Defender/Midfielder
Harry Arter Midfielder
Matt Ritchie Midfielder
Junior Stanislas Midfielder
Drew Surman Midfielder
Josh King Forward

Substitutions:

Glenn Murray for Josh King 51
Sylvain Distin for Harry Arter 60

Cards:

Harry Arter 34 Y
Simon Francis 57 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adam Federici
Defender Sylvain Distin
Midfielder Shaun MacDonald
Midfielder Marc Pugh
Midfielder/Forward Lee Tomlin
Forward Glenn Murray
Forward Tokelo Rantie

Comments:

League position: 15th This was only the second clean sheet that AFC Bournemouth had kept in their 11 away games in the Premier League. The Cherries had now lost only one of their last eight Premier League games (won three). Artur Boruc saved Riyad Mahrez’s 59th minute penalty. It was conceded by a foul on Jamie Vardy by Simon Francis who was subsequently sent off.