Manchester City v Leicester City, 26 December 2021

Score6-3 to Manchester City
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance53,226

View Manchester City v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 22 Manchester City won: 13 Drawn: 2 Leicester City won: 7 Manchester City scored: 36 Leicester City scored: 27 Manchester City scored six or more goals in a game against Leicester City for the first time since a 6-0 victory in League Division One at Maine Road on 11 November 1967.

6 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

3 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Kevin De Bruyne 5 G
Riyad Mahrez penalty 14 P
Ilkay Gündogan 21 G
Raheem Sterling penalty 25 P
Aymeric Laporte 69 G
Raheem Sterling 87 G

Goals:

James Maddison 55 G
Ademola Lookman 59 G
Kelechi Iheanacho 65 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender João Cancelo
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Luke Thomas Defender
Jannik Vestergaard Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
Daniel Amartey Defender/Midfielder
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Ayoze Pérez Midfielder/Forward
Kelechi Iheanacho Forward
Ademola Lookman Forward

Substitutions:

Phil Foden for Kevin De Bruyne 71

Substitutions:

Timothy Castagne for Ayoze Pérez 46
Hamza Choudhury for Youri Tielemans 71

Cards:

Fernandinho 90 Y

Cards:

Jannik Vestergaard 45 Y
James Maddison 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Luke Mbete-Tabu
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Forward Gabriel Jesus
Forward Kayky

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Eldin Jakupović
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Vontae Daley-Campbell
Defender Ben Nelson
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Kasey McAteer
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Forward Jamie Vardy

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester City had now scored 17 goals in their last three games in the Premier League. City remained unbeaten in their last nine home league games played on Boxing Day since 1996 against Port Vale in League Division 1. Only Mohamed Salah (24) and Harry Kane (17) had now scored more goals in the Premier League in 2021 than Ilkay Gundogan (15).

Comments:

League position: 10th Leicester City conceded six or more goals in a game in the Premier League for the first time since a 6-1 home defeat by Tottenham Hotspur on 18 May 2017. The Foxes had now lost four of their nine away games so far in this Premier League season; more than in the entire previous season. 803 goals had now been scored in their 296 games in the Premier League (for 419, against 384).

6 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Kevin De Bruyne 5 G
Riyad Mahrez penalty 14 P
Ilkay Gündogan 21 G
Raheem Sterling penalty 25 P
Aymeric Laporte 69 G
Raheem Sterling 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender João Cancelo
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Substitutions:

Phil Foden for Kevin De Bruyne 71

Cards:

Fernandinho 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Luke Mbete-Tabu
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Forward Gabriel Jesus
Forward Kayky

Comments:

League position: 1st Manchester City had now scored 17 goals in their last three games in the Premier League. City remained unbeaten in their last nine home league games played on Boxing Day since 1996 against Port Vale in League Division 1. Only Mohamed Salah (24) and Harry Kane (17) had now scored more goals in the Premier League in 2021 than Ilkay Gundogan (15).

3 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

James Maddison 55 G
Ademola Lookman 59 G
Kelechi Iheanacho 65 G

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Luke Thomas Defender
Jannik Vestergaard Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
Daniel Amartey Defender/Midfielder
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Ayoze Pérez Midfielder/Forward
Kelechi Iheanacho Forward
Ademola Lookman Forward

Substitutions:

Timothy Castagne for Ayoze Pérez 46
Hamza Choudhury for Youri Tielemans 71

Cards:

Jannik Vestergaard 45 Y
James Maddison 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Eldin Jakupović
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Vontae Daley-Campbell
Defender Ben Nelson
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Kasey McAteer
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Forward Jamie Vardy

Comments:

League position: 10th Leicester City conceded six or more goals in a game in the Premier League for the first time since a 6-1 home defeat by Tottenham Hotspur on 18 May 2017. The Foxes had now lost four of their nine away games so far in this Premier League season; more than in the entire previous season. 803 goals had now been scored in their 296 games in the Premier League (for 419, against 384).