Swansea City v Leicester City, 21 October 2017

Score2-1 to Leicester City
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueLiberty Stadium
Attendance20,521

View Swansea City v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Leicester City had now won five of the last six meetings (all Premier League).

1 Swansea City

2 Leicester City

Goals:

Alfie Mawson 56 G

Goals:

Federico Fernández own goal 24 OG
Shinji Okazaki 49 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabiański
Defender Federico Fernández
Defender Alfie Mawson
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Naughton
Defender/Midfielder Martin Olsson
Midfielder Leon Britton
Midfielder Tom Carroll
Midfielder Renato Sanches
Midfielder/Forward Luciano Narsingh
Forward Tammy Abraham
Forward Jordan Ayew

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Danny Simpson Defender/Right back
Christian Fuchs Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Vicente Iborra Midfielder
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Shinji Okazaki Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

KI Sung-yueng for Leon Britton 46
Nathan Dyer for Luciano Narsingh 56
Wayne Routledge for Renato Sanches 78

Substitutions:

Andy King for Shinji Okazaki 68
Demarai Gray for Riyad Mahrez 87

Cards:

Cards:

Christian Fuchs 15 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender/Right back Angel Rangel
Defender Mike Van Der Hoorn
Midfielder Sam Clucas
Midfielder Wayne Routledge
Midfielder KI Sung-yueng
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Dyer

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Hamer
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Islam Slimani

Comments:

League position: 15th Since the start of the 2015-16 season, Swansea City had now scored 11 own goals in the Premier League; more than twice as many as any other team. Only Jack Cork had now scored as many own goals in the Premier League since the start of 2015-16 as Federico Fernández (three). The Swans has now lost four of their last six games in the Premier League. Swansea City manager Paul Clement said: "Today we have taken a backward step. I think our performance in the first-half was what did the damage. The first goal was a bit unfortunate because it was a deflection off the defender's head, but we spoke a lot about stopping the crosses. Nothing that Leicester did today surprised me or the players - we talked about their dangerous crosses and the danger in counter-attacking situations. But there's talking about it and then there is making sure the application is right on the pitch."

Comments:

League position: 14th Following the sacking of manager Craig Shakespeare, this was Michael Appleton's first game in caretaker charge. Shinji Okazaki had now scored five goals in his last nine Premier League games, as many as in his previous 51 in the competition. This was the Foxes' first win in their last six away games in the Premier League (lost three). Leicester City caretaker manager Michael Appleton said: "Getting the first goal was massive. That is the second time we have done it this year and obviously that is the two wins we have got. It was important that we started the game really well as we have not particularly started a few of the games that well of late, and gone behind in games. It's been a difficult week, so obviously we are delighted with that performance, the first-half especially."

1 Swansea City

Goals:

Alfie Mawson 56 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabiański
Defender Federico Fernández
Defender Alfie Mawson
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Naughton
Defender/Midfielder Martin Olsson
Midfielder Leon Britton
Midfielder Tom Carroll
Midfielder Renato Sanches
Midfielder/Forward Luciano Narsingh
Forward Tammy Abraham
Forward Jordan Ayew

Substitutions:

KI Sung-yueng for Leon Britton 46
Nathan Dyer for Luciano Narsingh 56
Wayne Routledge for Renato Sanches 78

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender/Right back Angel Rangel
Defender Mike Van Der Hoorn
Midfielder Sam Clucas
Midfielder Wayne Routledge
Midfielder KI Sung-yueng
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Dyer

Comments:

League position: 15th Since the start of the 2015-16 season, Swansea City had now scored 11 own goals in the Premier League; more than twice as many as any other team. Only Jack Cork had now scored as many own goals in the Premier League since the start of 2015-16 as Federico Fernández (three). The Swans has now lost four of their last six games in the Premier League. Swansea City manager Paul Clement said: "Today we have taken a backward step. I think our performance in the first-half was what did the damage. The first goal was a bit unfortunate because it was a deflection off the defender's head, but we spoke a lot about stopping the crosses. Nothing that Leicester did today surprised me or the players - we talked about their dangerous crosses and the danger in counter-attacking situations. But there's talking about it and then there is making sure the application is right on the pitch."

2 Leicester City

Goals:

Federico Fernández own goal 24 OG
Shinji Okazaki 49 G

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Danny Simpson Defender/Right back
Christian Fuchs Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Vicente Iborra Midfielder
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Shinji Okazaki Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Andy King for Shinji Okazaki 68
Demarai Gray for Riyad Mahrez 87

Cards:

Christian Fuchs 15 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Hamer
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Islam Slimani

Comments:

League position: 14th Following the sacking of manager Craig Shakespeare, this was Michael Appleton's first game in caretaker charge. Shinji Okazaki had now scored five goals in his last nine Premier League games, as many as in his previous 51 in the competition. This was the Foxes' first win in their last six away games in the Premier League (lost three). Leicester City caretaker manager Michael Appleton said: "Getting the first goal was massive. That is the second time we have done it this year and obviously that is the two wins we have got. It was important that we started the game really well as we have not particularly started a few of the games that well of late, and gone behind in games. It's been a difficult week, so obviously we are delighted with that performance, the first-half especially."