Leicester City v Manchester City, 26 December 2018

Score2-1 to Leicester City
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance32,090

View Leicester City v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm This was Leicester City’s third win in the last 17 meetings in all competitions since November 2003. Manchester City failed in their attempt to win four consecutive league games against the Foxes for the first time since 1950. Premier League Head to Head Played: 15 Leicester City won: 6 Drawn: 2 Manchester City won: 7 Leicester City scored: 18 Manchester City scored: 20

2 Leicester City

Manager: Claude Puel

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Marc Albrighton 19 G
Ricardo Pereira 81 G

Goals:

Bernardo Silva 14 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Danilo Defender
Aymeric Laporte Defender
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Fabian Delph Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Leroy Sané Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero Forward

Substitutions:

Demarai Gray for Hamza Choudhury 63
Danny Simpson for James Maddison 78
Shinji Okazaki for Jamie Vardy 88

Substitutions:

David Silva for Kevin De Bruyne 70
Riyad Mahrez for Bernardo Silva 83

Cards:

Harry Maguire 58 Y
Jamie Vardy 87 Y

Cards:

John Stones 77 Y
Fabian Delph 89 R
Sergio Agüero 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Jonny Evans
Midfielder Rachid Ghezzal
Midfielder Vicente Iborra
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Shinji Okazaki

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aro Murić
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez

Comments:

League position: 7th This was Leicester City’s 150th win in the Premier League (played 479, lost 196, scored 596, conceded 692). They had now won five of their last 16 home games in the Premier League (lost five). This was City's first win on Boxing Day in the Premier League (played 13) since 1998 at Sheffield Wednesday when Tony Cottee scored the only goal of the game. Following their win at Chelsea four days earlier, the Foxes had now won consecutive games for the third time in this Premier League season.

Comments:

League position: 3rd Manchester City had now lost consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2016 and consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2017. They had now lost three of their last four games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2016. The Citizens had now dropped out of the top two positions in the Premier League for the first time since the end of the 2016-17 season They had now conceded at least one goal in their last nine games in all competitions and eight of their last nine games in the Premier League. This was City's first defeat on Boxing Day since 2012 (1-0 at Sunderland).

2 Leicester City

Manager: Claude Puel

Goals:

Marc Albrighton 19 G
Ricardo Pereira 81 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Demarai Gray for Hamza Choudhury 63
Danny Simpson for James Maddison 78
Shinji Okazaki for Jamie Vardy 88

Cards:

Harry Maguire 58 Y
Jamie Vardy 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Jonny Evans
Midfielder Rachid Ghezzal
Midfielder Vicente Iborra
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Shinji Okazaki

Comments:

League position: 7th This was Leicester City’s 150th win in the Premier League (played 479, lost 196, scored 596, conceded 692). They had now won five of their last 16 home games in the Premier League (lost five). This was City's first win on Boxing Day in the Premier League (played 13) since 1998 at Sheffield Wednesday when Tony Cottee scored the only goal of the game. Following their win at Chelsea four days earlier, the Foxes had now won consecutive games for the third time in this Premier League season.

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Bernardo Silva 14 G

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Danilo Defender
Aymeric Laporte Defender
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Fabian Delph Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Leroy Sané Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero Forward

Substitutions:

David Silva for Kevin De Bruyne 70
Riyad Mahrez for Bernardo Silva 83

Cards:

John Stones 77 Y
Fabian Delph 89 R
Sergio Agüero 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aro Murić
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez

Comments:

League position: 3rd Manchester City had now lost consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2016 and consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2017. They had now lost three of their last four games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2016. The Citizens had now dropped out of the top two positions in the Premier League for the first time since the end of the 2016-17 season They had now conceded at least one goal in their last nine games in all competitions and eight of their last nine games in the Premier League. This was City's first defeat on Boxing Day since 2012 (1-0 at Sunderland).