Leicester City v Stoke City, 23 January 2016

Score3-0 to Leicester City
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance32,018

View Leicester City v Stoke City head to head

When Stoke City won at the King Power Stadium in January 2015, Leicester City were bottom of the Premier League. Kick-off: 3.00pm

3 Leicester City

0 Stoke City

Goals:

Danny Drinkwater 42 G
Jamie Vardy 66 G
Leonardo Ulloa 87 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Robert Huth
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Erik Pieters Defender
Phillip Wollscheid Defender
Ryan Shawcross Defender/Centre back
Glen Johnson Defender/Full back
Ibrahim Afellay Midfielder
Glenn Whelan Midfielder
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward
Joselu Forward
Jon Walters Forward

Substitutions:

Leonardo Ulloa for Shinji Okazaki 62
Demarai Gray for Marc Albrighton 88

Substitutions:

Marc Wilson for Ryan Shawcross 30
Peter Odemwingie for Mame Biram Diouf 71
Peter Crouch for Xherdan Shaqiri 79

Cards:

Cards:

Xherdan Shaqiri 59 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Defender Marcin Wasilewski
Midfielder Gokhan Inler
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Dyer
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard
Defender/Midfielder Marc Wilson
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Marco Van Ginkel
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Bojan Krkić
Forward Peter Odemwingie

Comments:

League position: 1st Jamie Vardy ended his personal goal drought of 617 minutes without a goal in the Premier League. This followed his competition record of scoring in 11 consecutive games earlier in the season. Leicester City had now won nine and lost one of their last 14 Premier League home games. The Foxes had now conceded one goal in their last five Premier League games.

Comments:

League position: 9th Stoke City had now conceded two or more goals in four of their last five away games in the Premier League. However, they had kept five clean sheets in their previous eight away league matches.

3 Leicester City

Goals:

Danny Drinkwater 42 G
Jamie Vardy 66 G
Leonardo Ulloa 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Robert Huth
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Leonardo Ulloa for Shinji Okazaki 62
Demarai Gray for Marc Albrighton 88

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Defender Marcin Wasilewski
Midfielder Gokhan Inler
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Dyer
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

League position: 1st Jamie Vardy ended his personal goal drought of 617 minutes without a goal in the Premier League. This followed his competition record of scoring in 11 consecutive games earlier in the season. Leicester City had now won nine and lost one of their last 14 Premier League home games. The Foxes had now conceded one goal in their last five Premier League games.

0 Stoke City

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Erik Pieters Defender
Phillip Wollscheid Defender
Ryan Shawcross Defender/Centre back
Glen Johnson Defender/Full back
Ibrahim Afellay Midfielder
Glenn Whelan Midfielder
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward
Joselu Forward
Jon Walters Forward

Substitutions:

Marc Wilson for Ryan Shawcross 30
Peter Odemwingie for Mame Biram Diouf 71
Peter Crouch for Xherdan Shaqiri 79

Cards:

Xherdan Shaqiri 59 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard
Defender/Midfielder Marc Wilson
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Marco Van Ginkel
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Bojan Krkić
Forward Peter Odemwingie

Comments:

League position: 9th Stoke City had now conceded two or more goals in four of their last five away games in the Premier League. However, they had kept five clean sheets in their previous eight away league matches.