Leicester City v Huddersfield Town, 01 January 2018

Score3-0 to Leicester City
RefereeGraham Scott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance31,748

View Leicester City v Huddersfield Town head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Huddersfield Town remained without a league win at Leicester City since October 1954 (played nine, won seven).

3 Leicester City

0 Huddersfield Town

Goals:

Riyad Mahrez 53 G
Islam Slimani 60 G
Marc Albrighton 90 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Matty James
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Islam Slimani

Starting lineup:

Jonas Lössl Goalkeeper
Mathias Jorgensen Defender
Christopher Schindler Defender
Tommy Smith Defender
Chris Löwe Defender/Midfielder
Tom Ince Midfielder
Danny Williams Midfielder
Joe Lolley Midfielder/Forward
Aaron Mooy Midfielder/Forward
Rajiv Van la Parra Midfielder/Forward
Steve Mounié Forward

Substitutions:

Aleksandar Dragović for Wes Morgan 28
Demarai Gray for Riyad Mahrez 77
Adrien Silva for Matty James 86

Substitutions:

Collin Quaner for Joe Lolley 59
Scott Malone for Chris Löwe 76
Laurent Depoitre for Tommy Smith 82

Cards:

Wes Morgan 24 Y

Cards:

Scott Malone 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Hamer
Defender Aleksandar Dragović
Midfielder Adrien Silva
Midfielder Vicente Iborra
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Coleman
Defender Florent Hadergjonaj
Defender/Midfielder Martin Cranie
Defender/Midfielder Scott Malone
Midfielder Jonathan Hogg
Forward Laurent Depoitre
Forward Collin Quaner

Comments:

League position: 8th Leicester City were now unbeaten in their last 14 home games in the Premier League against newly-promoted opposition since losing 5-0 to Bolton Wanderers on 18 August 2001. Riyad Mahrez had now scored seven goals in 22 Premier League appearances so far in this season; one more than in 36 games in 2016-17. This was the Foxes' first home league game on a New Year's Day since 2013 when they beat Huddersfield Town 6-1 in the League Championship.

Comments:

League position: 11th Huddersfield Town had now failed to score in eight of their 11 away games in the Premier League; the most so far in this season along with Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace also on eight. The Terriers had now conceded three of more goals in six of their 22 games so far in this Premier League season. This was their first defeat in their last five games in the Premier League (won one).

3 Leicester City

Goals:

Riyad Mahrez 53 G
Islam Slimani 60 G
Marc Albrighton 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Matty James
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Islam Slimani

Substitutions:

Aleksandar Dragović for Wes Morgan 28
Demarai Gray for Riyad Mahrez 77
Adrien Silva for Matty James 86

Cards:

Wes Morgan 24 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Hamer
Defender Aleksandar Dragović
Midfielder Adrien Silva
Midfielder Vicente Iborra
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

League position: 8th Leicester City were now unbeaten in their last 14 home games in the Premier League against newly-promoted opposition since losing 5-0 to Bolton Wanderers on 18 August 2001. Riyad Mahrez had now scored seven goals in 22 Premier League appearances so far in this season; one more than in 36 games in 2016-17. This was the Foxes' first home league game on a New Year's Day since 2013 when they beat Huddersfield Town 6-1 in the League Championship.

0 Huddersfield Town

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Jonas Lössl Goalkeeper
Mathias Jorgensen Defender
Christopher Schindler Defender
Tommy Smith Defender
Chris Löwe Defender/Midfielder
Tom Ince Midfielder
Danny Williams Midfielder
Joe Lolley Midfielder/Forward
Aaron Mooy Midfielder/Forward
Rajiv Van la Parra Midfielder/Forward
Steve Mounié Forward

Substitutions:

Collin Quaner for Joe Lolley 59
Scott Malone for Chris Löwe 76
Laurent Depoitre for Tommy Smith 82

Cards:

Scott Malone 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Coleman
Defender Florent Hadergjonaj
Defender/Midfielder Martin Cranie
Defender/Midfielder Scott Malone
Midfielder Jonathan Hogg
Forward Laurent Depoitre
Forward Collin Quaner

Comments:

League position: 11th Huddersfield Town had now failed to score in eight of their 11 away games in the Premier League; the most so far in this season along with Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace also on eight. The Terriers had now conceded three of more goals in six of their 22 games so far in this Premier League season. This was their first defeat in their last five games in the Premier League (won one).