Leicester City v Stoke City, 01 April 2017

Score2-0 to Leicester City
RefereeLee Mason
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance31,958

View Leicester City v Stoke City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Stoke City had now won only one of their nine visits to Leicester City since 1995.

2 Leicester City

0 Stoke City

Goals:

Wilfred Ndidi 25 G
Jamie Vardy 47 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Yohan Benalouane
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Robert Huth
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Lee Grant Goalkeeper
Erik Pieters Defender
Ryan Shawcross Defender/Centre back
Glen Johnson Defender/Full back
Bruno Martins Indi Defender/Midfielder
Joe Allen Midfielder
Ramadan Sobhi Midfielder
Glenn Whelan Midfielder
Marko Arnautović Forward
Saido Berahino Forward
Jon Walters Forward

Substitutions:

Daniel Amartey for Shinji Okazaki 73
Islam Slimani for Jamie Vardy 81
Ben Chilwell for Demarai Gray 87

Substitutions:

Peter Crouch for Jon Walters 54
Mame Biram Diouf for Saido Berahino 70
Charlie Adam for Glenn Whelan 70

Cards:

Christian Fuchs 60 Y

Cards:

Ryan Shawcross 16 Y
Glenn Whelan 29 Y
Peter Crouch 69 Y
Marko Arnautović 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Musa
Forward Islam Slimani
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Marc Muniesa
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder Giannelli Imbula
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Mame Biram Diouf

Comments:

League position: 13th Craig Shakespeare became the fifth manager to win each of his first four Premier League games after Pep Guardiola, José Mourinho, Guus Hiddink and Carlo Ancelotti. Leicester City had now won three consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2016. The Foxes remained as the only side yet to drop points from a winning position so far in this Premier League season, winning all eight games when they have gone in front. Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare said: "We're still not safe. I'm really not looking too far ahead. We've got to concentrate on each game and there's still a lot of points of play for. We're on a good run and full of confidence."

Comments:

League position: 9th Stoke City had now taken four points in their last eight away games in the Premier League (lost six). The Potters had now failed to score in four consecutive Premier League away games for the first time since March 2011. City had now kept only one clean sheet in their last eight Premier League away games. Marko Arnautović was booked in the fifth minute of added time in the second-half. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said: "We didn't perform. What you don't want to happen is to go behind against Leicester. It becomes more of a basketball game, end to end, and we ended up chasing the game. Whatever we said at half-time didn't work."

2 Leicester City

Goals:

Wilfred Ndidi 25 G
Jamie Vardy 47 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Yohan Benalouane
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Robert Huth
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Daniel Amartey for Shinji Okazaki 73
Islam Slimani for Jamie Vardy 81
Ben Chilwell for Demarai Gray 87

Cards:

Christian Fuchs 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Musa
Forward Islam Slimani
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

League position: 13th Craig Shakespeare became the fifth manager to win each of his first four Premier League games after Pep Guardiola, José Mourinho, Guus Hiddink and Carlo Ancelotti. Leicester City had now won three consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2016. The Foxes remained as the only side yet to drop points from a winning position so far in this Premier League season, winning all eight games when they have gone in front. Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare said: "We're still not safe. I'm really not looking too far ahead. We've got to concentrate on each game and there's still a lot of points of play for. We're on a good run and full of confidence."

0 Stoke City

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Lee Grant Goalkeeper
Erik Pieters Defender
Ryan Shawcross Defender/Centre back
Glen Johnson Defender/Full back
Bruno Martins Indi Defender/Midfielder
Joe Allen Midfielder
Ramadan Sobhi Midfielder
Glenn Whelan Midfielder
Marko Arnautović Forward
Saido Berahino Forward
Jon Walters Forward

Substitutions:

Peter Crouch for Jon Walters 54
Mame Biram Diouf for Saido Berahino 70
Charlie Adam for Glenn Whelan 70

Cards:

Ryan Shawcross 16 Y
Glenn Whelan 29 Y
Peter Crouch 69 Y
Marko Arnautović 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Marc Muniesa
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder Giannelli Imbula
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Mame Biram Diouf

Comments:

League position: 9th Stoke City had now taken four points in their last eight away games in the Premier League (lost six). The Potters had now failed to score in four consecutive Premier League away games for the first time since March 2011. City had now kept only one clean sheet in their last eight Premier League away games. Marko Arnautović was booked in the fifth minute of added time in the second-half. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said: "We didn't perform. What you don't want to happen is to go behind against Leicester. It becomes more of a basketball game, end to end, and we ended up chasing the game. Whatever we said at half-time didn't work."