Leicester City v Manchester City, 29 December 2024

Score2-0 to Manchester City
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance32,057

View Leicester City v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 2.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 25 Leicester City won: 7 Drawn: 2 Manchester City won: 16 Leicester City scored: 28 Manchester City scored: 42 . Manchester City had now won on five consecutive league visits to Leicester City without conceding a goal for the first time.

0 Leicester City

Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Goals:

Sávio 21 G
Erling Haaland 74 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk
Defender Victor Kristiansen
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Midfielder Bilal El Khannous
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder Harry Winks
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Stephy Mavididi
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Stefan Ortega Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Nathan Aké Defender
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Rico Lewis Defender/Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Sávio Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Hamza Choudhury for James Justin 70
Patson Daka for Harry Winks 85
Caleb Okoli for Conor Coady 85
Will Alves for Stephy Mavididi 90

Substitutions:

James McAtee for Phil Foden 66
Kyle Walker for Nathan Aké 70

Cards:

Boubakary Soumaré 56 Y
Bilal El Khannous 65 Y

Cards:

Stefan Ortega 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen
Defender Caleb Okoli
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender Tom Wilson-Brown
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Will Alves
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Forward Patson Daka

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Forward Divin Mubama

Comments:

League position: 18th . Leicester City had now lost four consecutive games in the Premier League and conceded more than one goal in each for the first time since October 2003 (five). . The Foxes had now failed to score in four of their 19 games in the Premier League so far in this season. . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 40 of their last 42 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 5th . This was Pep Guardiola's 500th game in charge of Manchester City in all competitions (won 355, lost 72, win% 71). Nine of those defeats had come in the last 14 games. . City remained unbeaten in their last 21 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (won 20). . They had now lost one of their final league games of a year since 2000; a 1-0 loss at Liverpool in 2016.

0 Leicester City

Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk
Defender Victor Kristiansen
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Midfielder Bilal El Khannous
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder Harry Winks
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Stephy Mavididi
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Hamza Choudhury for James Justin 70
Patson Daka for Harry Winks 85
Caleb Okoli for Conor Coady 85
Will Alves for Stephy Mavididi 90

Cards:

Boubakary Soumaré 56 Y
Bilal El Khannous 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen
Defender Caleb Okoli
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender Tom Wilson-Brown
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Will Alves
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Forward Patson Daka

Comments:

League position: 18th . Leicester City had now lost four consecutive games in the Premier League and conceded more than one goal in each for the first time since October 2003 (five). . The Foxes had now failed to score in four of their 19 games in the Premier League so far in this season. . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 40 of their last 42 games in the Premier League.

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Sávio 21 G
Erling Haaland 74 G

Starting lineup:

Stefan Ortega Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji Defender
Nathan Aké Defender
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Rico Lewis Defender/Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Sávio Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

James McAtee for Phil Foden 66
Kyle Walker for Nathan Aké 70

Cards:

Stefan Ortega 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Forward Divin Mubama

Comments:

League position: 5th . This was Pep Guardiola's 500th game in charge of Manchester City in all competitions (won 355, lost 72, win% 71). Nine of those defeats had come in the last 14 games. . City remained unbeaten in their last 21 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (won 20). . They had now lost one of their final league games of a year since 2000; a 1-0 loss at Liverpool in 2016.