Leicester City v Leeds United, 31 January 2021

Score3-1 to Leeds United
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium

View Leicester City v Leeds United head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 18 Leicester City won: 8 Drawn: 1 Leeds United won: 9 Leicester City scored: 27 Leeds United scored: 28 This was Leeds United's biggest league win at Leicester City since a 3-1 victory in the Premier League on 15 March 1995.

1 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

3 Leeds United

Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

Goals:

Harvey Barnes 13 G

Goals:

Stuart Dallas 15 G
Patrick Bamford 70 G
Jack Harrison 84 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez

Starting lineup:

Illan Meslier Goalkeeper
Luke Ayling Defender
Liam Cooper Defender
Ezgjan Alioski Defender/Midfielder
Stuart Dallas Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Struijk Defender/Midfielder
Jack Harrison Midfielder
Kalvin Phillips Midfielder
Raphinha Midfielder/Forward
Patrick Bamford Forward
Rodrigo Forward

Substitutions:

Ricardo Pereira for Timothy Castagne 37
Cağlar Söyüncü for Marc Albrighton 46
Cengiz Ünder for Wesley Fofana 80

Substitutions:

Mateusz Klich for Rodrigo 21
Hélder Costa for Raphinha 80

Cards:

Cards:

Luke Ayling 38 Y
Stuart Dallas 62 Y
Mateusz Klich 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder Cengiz Ünder
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kiko Casilla
Defender Charlie Cresswell
Defender Leif Davis
Defender/Midfielder Jamie Shackleton
Midfielder Mateusz Klich
Midfielder Pablo Hernández
Midfielder Ian Poveda
Midfielder/Forward Hélder Costa
Forward Tyler Roberts

Comments:

League position: 4th Prior to this game, Leicester City had won all ten games so far in this Premier League season when they had scored the opening goal. They became the last team to drop points from winning positions in the division in this season. This was the Foxes' first defeat in their last ten games in all competitions. Harvey Barnes had now scored four goals in his last seven appearances in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 12th Leeds United had now won four of their last six games in the Premier League (lost two). The Whites had now won six away games so far in this Premier League season; only Manchester United (eight) and Leicester City (seven) had won more. They had now won all five of their final game of each month so far in this Premier League season (scored 13, conceded one).

1 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Harvey Barnes 13 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez

Substitutions:

Ricardo Pereira for Timothy Castagne 37
Cağlar Söyüncü for Marc Albrighton 46
Cengiz Ünder for Wesley Fofana 80

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder Cengiz Ünder
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 4th Prior to this game, Leicester City had won all ten games so far in this Premier League season when they had scored the opening goal. They became the last team to drop points from winning positions in the division in this season. This was the Foxes' first defeat in their last ten games in all competitions. Harvey Barnes had now scored four goals in his last seven appearances in the Premier League.

3 Leeds United

Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

Goals:

Stuart Dallas 15 G
Patrick Bamford 70 G
Jack Harrison 84 G

Starting lineup:

Illan Meslier Goalkeeper
Luke Ayling Defender
Liam Cooper Defender
Ezgjan Alioski Defender/Midfielder
Stuart Dallas Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Struijk Defender/Midfielder
Jack Harrison Midfielder
Kalvin Phillips Midfielder
Raphinha Midfielder/Forward
Patrick Bamford Forward
Rodrigo Forward

Substitutions:

Mateusz Klich for Rodrigo 21
Hélder Costa for Raphinha 80

Cards:

Luke Ayling 38 Y
Stuart Dallas 62 Y
Mateusz Klich 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kiko Casilla
Defender Charlie Cresswell
Defender Leif Davis
Defender/Midfielder Jamie Shackleton
Midfielder Mateusz Klich
Midfielder Pablo Hernández
Midfielder Ian Poveda
Midfielder/Forward Hélder Costa
Forward Tyler Roberts

Comments:

League position: 12th Leeds United had now won four of their last six games in the Premier League (lost two). The Whites had now won six away games so far in this Premier League season; only Manchester United (eight) and Leicester City (seven) had won more. They had now won all five of their final game of each month so far in this Premier League season (scored 13, conceded one).