Leicester City v Swansea City, 27 August 2016

Score2-1 to Leicester City
RefereeRoger East
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance31,727

View Leicester City v Swansea City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Leicester City remained unbeaten in home league games against the Swans since 28 October 1950.

2 Leicester City

1 Swansea City

Goals:

Jamie Vardy 32 G
Wes Morgan 52 G

Goals:

Leroy Fer 80 G

Starting lineup:

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

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Jordi Amat Defender
Federico Fernández Defender
Stephen Kingsley Defender
Jack Cork Defender/Midfielder
Kyle Naughton Defender/Midfielder
Leroy Fer Midfielder
Wayne Routledge Midfielder
Gylfi Sigurdsson Midfielder/Forward
Modou Barrow Forward
Fernando Llorente Forward

Substitutions:

Ron-Robert Zieler for Kasper Schmeichel 57
Ahmed Musa for Marc Albrighton 75
Leonardo Ulloa for Shinji Okazaki 80

Substitutions:

Jefferson Montero for Gylfi Sigurdsson 59
KI Sung-yueng for Wayne Routledge 59
Ollie McBurnie for Jack Cork 86

Cards:

Robert Huth 26 Y
Danny Simpson 70 Y

Cards:

Federico Fernández 10 Y
Leroy Fer 66 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Luis Hernández
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Musa
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender/Right back Angel Rangel
Defender Mike Van Der Hoorn
Midfielder Jay Fulton
Midfielder KI Sung-yueng
Midfielder/Forward Jefferson Montero
Forward Ollie McBurnie

Comments:

League position: 9th Claudio Ranieri had now won 100 games as a manager in the Premier League. With his 50th league career goal, Jamie Vardy had now became the third player to score 30 Premier League goals for Leicester City (also Muzzy Izzet and Emile Heskey). Riyad Mahrez had now missed three of his last four penalties in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 14th Swansea City failed in their attempt to win three Premier League away games in a row for the first time in two years. Leroy Fer had now scored two goals in his last three Premier League games. Lukasz Fabianski saved Riyad Mahrez’s 56th minute penalty.

2 Leicester City

Goals:

Jamie Vardy 32 G
Wes Morgan 52 G

Starting lineup:

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

Substitutions:

Ron-Robert Zieler for Kasper Schmeichel 57
Ahmed Musa for Marc Albrighton 75
Leonardo Ulloa for Shinji Okazaki 80

Cards:

Robert Huth 26 Y
Danny Simpson 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Luis Hernández
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Musa
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

League position: 9th Claudio Ranieri had now won 100 games as a manager in the Premier League. With his 50th league career goal, Jamie Vardy had now became the third player to score 30 Premier League goals for Leicester City (also Muzzy Izzet and Emile Heskey). Riyad Mahrez had now missed three of his last four penalties in the Premier League.

1 Swansea City

Goals:

Leroy Fer 80 G

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Jordi Amat Defender
Federico Fernández Defender
Stephen Kingsley Defender
Jack Cork Defender/Midfielder
Kyle Naughton Defender/Midfielder
Leroy Fer Midfielder
Wayne Routledge Midfielder
Gylfi Sigurdsson Midfielder/Forward
Modou Barrow Forward
Fernando Llorente Forward

Substitutions:

Jefferson Montero for Gylfi Sigurdsson 59
KI Sung-yueng for Wayne Routledge 59
Ollie McBurnie for Jack Cork 86

Cards:

Federico Fernández 10 Y
Leroy Fer 66 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender/Right back Angel Rangel
Defender Mike Van Der Hoorn
Midfielder Jay Fulton
Midfielder KI Sung-yueng
Midfielder/Forward Jefferson Montero
Forward Ollie McBurnie

Comments:

League position: 14th Swansea City failed in their attempt to win three Premier League away games in a row for the first time in two years. Leroy Fer had now scored two goals in his last three Premier League games. Lukasz Fabianski saved Riyad Mahrez’s 56th minute penalty.