Leicester City v Nottingham Forest, 03 October 2022

Score4-0 to Leicester City
RefereeRobert Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance32,202

View Leicester City v Nottingham Forest head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 7 Leicester City won: 2 Drawn: 2 Nottingham Forest won: 3 Leicester City scored: 11 Nottingham Forest scored: 9 The only previous occasion that Leicester City beat Nottingham Forest in a league game by a margin of four or more goals was (when as Leicester Fosse) they won 5-1 at Filbert Street in League Division Two on 11 September 1913.

4 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

James Maddison 25 G
Harvey Barnes 27 G
James Maddison 35 G
Patson Daka 73 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Wout Faes
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Dean Henderson Goalkeeper
Steve Cook Defender
Scott McKenna Defender
Renan Lodi Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Lewis O'Brien Midfielder
Taiwo Awoniyi Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Brennan Johnson Midfielder/Forward
Jesse Lingard Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Boubakary Soumaré for Wilfred Ndidi 46
Patson Daka for Jamie Vardy 62
Dennis Praet for Youri Tielemans 80
Marc Albrighton for James Maddison 85

Substitutions:

Serge Aurier for Neco Williams 46
Remo Freuler for Cheikhou Kouyaté 46
Ryan Yates for Lewis O'Brien 46
Emmanuel Dennis for Taiwo Awoniyi 62
Orel Mangala for Jesse Lingard 69

Cards:

Boubakary Soumaré 71 Y
James Maddison 83 Y

Cards:

Neco Williams 18 Y
Cheikhou Kouyaté 33 Y
Jesse Lingard 64 Y
Steve Cook 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Patson Daka
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Sam Surridge

Comments:

League position: 19th After equalling their worst-ever seven-game start to a league season, Leicester City now became the last team to win a game in this Premier League season. City had now scored two or more goals in five of their eight games so far in this Premier League season. James Maddison had now scored 50 goals for the Foxes in all competitions, including nine in his last 11 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 20th Nottingham Forest had now lost five consecutive league games within a season for the first time since January 2004 in League Division 1. Forest had now trailed by three goals at half-time in two of their four away games so far in this Premier League season (also at Manchester City on 31 August). They had now lost 50 away games in the Premier League (played 103, won 25).

4 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

James Maddison 25 G
Harvey Barnes 27 G
James Maddison 35 G
Patson Daka 73 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Wout Faes
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Boubakary Soumaré for Wilfred Ndidi 46
Patson Daka for Jamie Vardy 62
Dennis Praet for Youri Tielemans 80
Marc Albrighton for James Maddison 85

Cards:

Boubakary Soumaré 71 Y
James Maddison 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Patson Daka
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 19th After equalling their worst-ever seven-game start to a league season, Leicester City now became the last team to win a game in this Premier League season. City had now scored two or more goals in five of their eight games so far in this Premier League season. James Maddison had now scored 50 goals for the Foxes in all competitions, including nine in his last 11 games in the Premier League.

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Dean Henderson Goalkeeper
Steve Cook Defender
Scott McKenna Defender
Renan Lodi Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Lewis O'Brien Midfielder
Taiwo Awoniyi Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Brennan Johnson Midfielder/Forward
Jesse Lingard Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Serge Aurier for Neco Williams 46
Remo Freuler for Cheikhou Kouyaté 46
Ryan Yates for Lewis O'Brien 46
Emmanuel Dennis for Taiwo Awoniyi 62
Orel Mangala for Jesse Lingard 69

Cards:

Neco Williams 18 Y
Cheikhou Kouyaté 33 Y
Jesse Lingard 64 Y
Steve Cook 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward Sam Surridge

Comments:

League position: 20th Nottingham Forest had now lost five consecutive league games within a season for the first time since January 2004 in League Division 1. Forest had now trailed by three goals at half-time in two of their four away games so far in this Premier League season (also at Manchester City on 31 August). They had now lost 50 away games in the Premier League (played 103, won 25).