Leicester City v Norwich City, 11 May 2022

Score3-0 to Leicester City
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance30,892
Kick-off: 7.45pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 8 Leicester City won: 5 Drawn: 1 Norwich City won: 2 Leicester City scored: 11 Norwich City scored: 6 Leicester City completed a double over Norwich City in the top division for the third time; also 1984-85 in League Division One and 2015-16 in the Premier League.

3 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

0 Norwich City

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Jamie Vardy 54 G
Jamie Vardy 62 G
James Maddison 70 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Ademola Lookman
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Angus Gunn Goalkeeper
Max Aarons Defender
Grant Hanley Defender
Sam Byram Defender/Midfielder
Billy Gilmour Midfielder
Pierre Lees-Melou Midfielder
Lukas Rupp Midfielder
Tony Springett Midfielder
Milot Rashica Midfielder/Forward
Teemu Pukki Forward

Substitutions:

Nampalys Mendy for Ademola Lookman 46

Substitutions:

Jacob Sörensen for Lukas Rupp 58
Przemysław Placheta for Tony Springett 67
Jonathan Rowe for Milot Rashica 67

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Patson Daka

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tim Krul
Defender Ben Gibson
Defender Brandon Williams
Defender/Midfielder Przemysław Placheta
Midfielder Liam Gibbs
Midfielder Jacob Sörensen
Midfielder/Forward Kieran Dowell
Midfielder/Forward Jonathan Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Christos Tzolis

Comments:

League position: 10th Leicester City avoided losing three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2019. Jamie Vardy had now scored 16 goals in his last 15 appearances in the Premier League against promoted teams. The Foxes had now kept a clean sheet in six of their last 15 games in all competitions. Leicester City named eight of a possible nine substitutes.

Comments:

League position: 20th Norwich City had now lost four consecutive league games by more than a one goal margin for the first time since April 1985 in League Division One. 100 goals had now been scored in the Canaries’ 36 games so far in this Premier League season (for 22, against 78). They had now conceded 78 goals in a season in the top division for the first time (previously 77 in 2004-05 in the Premier League).

3 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Jamie Vardy 54 G
Jamie Vardy 62 G
James Maddison 70 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Ademola Lookman
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Nampalys Mendy for Ademola Lookman 46

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Patson Daka

Comments:

League position: 10th Leicester City avoided losing three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2019. Jamie Vardy had now scored 16 goals in his last 15 appearances in the Premier League against promoted teams. The Foxes had now kept a clean sheet in six of their last 15 games in all competitions. Leicester City named eight of a possible nine substitutes.

0 Norwich City

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Angus Gunn Goalkeeper
Max Aarons Defender
Grant Hanley Defender
Sam Byram Defender/Midfielder
Billy Gilmour Midfielder
Pierre Lees-Melou Midfielder
Lukas Rupp Midfielder
Tony Springett Midfielder
Milot Rashica Midfielder/Forward
Teemu Pukki Forward

Substitutions:

Jacob Sörensen for Lukas Rupp 58
Przemysław Placheta for Tony Springett 67
Jonathan Rowe for Milot Rashica 67

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tim Krul
Defender Ben Gibson
Defender Brandon Williams
Defender/Midfielder Przemysław Placheta
Midfielder Liam Gibbs
Midfielder Jacob Sörensen
Midfielder/Forward Kieran Dowell
Midfielder/Forward Jonathan Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Christos Tzolis

Comments:

League position: 20th Norwich City had now lost four consecutive league games by more than a one goal margin for the first time since April 1985 in League Division One. 100 goals had now been scored in the Canaries’ 36 games so far in this Premier League season (for 22, against 78). They had now conceded 78 goals in a season in the top division for the first time (previously 77 in 2004-05 in the Premier League).