Leicester City v Sunderland, 04 April 2017

Score2-0 to Leicester City
RefereeGraham Scott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance31,757

View Leicester City v Sunderland head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm Leicester City had now still yet to lose a home game in the Premier League against Sunderland (played seven, won five).

2 Leicester City

0 Sunderland

Goals:

Islam Slimani 69 G
Jamie Vardy 78 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:

Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
Jason Denayer Defender
Billy Jones Defender
Lamine Koné Defender
Seb Larsson Defender/Midfielder
Didier Ndong Defender/Midfielder
Bryan Oviedo Defender/Midfielder
Jack Rodwell Defender/Midfielder
Lee Cattermole Midfielder
Fabio Borini Forward
Jermain Defoe Forward

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Demarai Gray 62
Islam Slimani for Shinji Okazaki 62
Andy King for Wilfred Ndidi 82

Substitutions:

Victor Anichebe for Lee Cattermole 73
Wahbi Khazri for Seb Larsson 73
Darron Gibson for Jack Rodwell 80

Cards:

Cards:

Lee Cattermole 35 Y

On the bench:

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

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Papy Djilobodji
Defender Javi Manquillo
Midfielder Darron Gibson
Midfielder Adnan Januzaj
Forward Victor Anichebe
Forward Wahbi Khazri

Comments:

League position: 10th Craig Shakespeare became the third manager to win his first five Premier League after Carlo Ancelotti (Chelsea) in 2009 and Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) in 2016. The Foxes became the second team in the history of the competition to follow a run of five consecutive defeats in the Premier League by winning the next five in a row (also Tottenham Hotspur in the 2004-05 season). City had now won four consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2015. Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare said: "We weren't at our best tonight but the most important thing was the win. We know we can play better than that. We're trying to put as many points on the board as we can."

Comments:

League position: 20th Sunderland now had taken 20 points from their 30 games so far in this Premier League season; all ten teams with this total or fewer in previous seasons had been relegated. The Black Cats had now failed to score in six consecutive games in the top division for the first time since October 1981. They had now failed to score in 15 Premier League games so far this season; more than any other team. Sunderland manager David Moyes said: "I'm really disappointed we didn't get something out of the game. We played really well for 60 minutes. If we'd been in front, nobody could have complained. Small margins are important. It's desperate now. I felt we had to win one of these past two games."

2 Leicester City

Goals:

Islam Slimani 69 G
Jamie Vardy 78 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:

Marc Albrighton for Demarai Gray 62
Islam Slimani for Shinji Okazaki 62
Andy King for Wilfred Ndidi 82

Cards:

On the bench:

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

Comments:

League position: 10th Craig Shakespeare became the third manager to win his first five Premier League after Carlo Ancelotti (Chelsea) in 2009 and Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) in 2016. The Foxes became the second team in the history of the competition to follow a run of five consecutive defeats in the Premier League by winning the next five in a row (also Tottenham Hotspur in the 2004-05 season). City had now won four consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2015. Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare said: "We weren't at our best tonight but the most important thing was the win. We know we can play better than that. We're trying to put as many points on the board as we can."

0 Sunderland

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
Jason Denayer Defender
Billy Jones Defender
Lamine Koné Defender
Seb Larsson Defender/Midfielder
Didier Ndong Defender/Midfielder
Bryan Oviedo Defender/Midfielder
Jack Rodwell Defender/Midfielder
Lee Cattermole Midfielder
Fabio Borini Forward
Jermain Defoe Forward

Substitutions:

Victor Anichebe for Lee Cattermole 73
Wahbi Khazri for Seb Larsson 73
Darron Gibson for Jack Rodwell 80

Cards:

Lee Cattermole 35 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Papy Djilobodji
Defender Javi Manquillo
Midfielder Darron Gibson
Midfielder Adnan Januzaj
Forward Victor Anichebe
Forward Wahbi Khazri

Comments:

League position: 20th Sunderland now had taken 20 points from their 30 games so far in this Premier League season; all ten teams with this total or fewer in previous seasons had been relegated. The Black Cats had now failed to score in six consecutive games in the top division for the first time since October 1981. They had now failed to score in 15 Premier League games so far this season; more than any other team. Sunderland manager David Moyes said: "I'm really disappointed we didn't get something out of the game. We played really well for 60 minutes. If we'd been in front, nobody could have complained. Small margins are important. It's desperate now. I felt we had to win one of these past two games."