Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion, 16 October 2017

Score1-1
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance30,203

View Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm This was the seventh meeting in the Premier League and the home team had yet to win; a record for the competition.

1 Leicester City

1 West Bromwich Albion

Goals:

Riyad Mahrez 80 G

Goals:

Nacer Chadli 63 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Vicente Iborra
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Boaz Myhill Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Ahmed Hegazi Defender
Kieran Gibbs Defender/Midfielder
Grzegorz Krychowiak Defender/Midfielder
Jake Livermore Defender/Midfielder
Gareth Barry Midfielder
Nacer Chadli Midfielder
Jay Rodriguez Forward
Salomón Rondón Forward

Substitutions:

Islam Slimani for Kelechi Iheanacho 74
Ben Chilwell for Danny Simpson 74
Andy King for Vicente Iborra 90

Substitutions:

Gareth McAuley for Nacer Chadli 84
James McClean for Jay Rodriguez 84

Cards:

Kelechi Iheanacho 62 Y
Marc Albrighton 68 Y

Cards:

Ahmed Hegazi 8 Y
Boaz Myhill 47 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Hamer
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Islam Slimani

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Palmer
Defender Gareth McAuley
Defender Allan Nyom
Defender/Midfielder/Forward James McClean
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder Claudio Yacob
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips

Comments:

League position: 18th Manager Craig Shakespeare was sacked the day after this game. Leicester City had now taken six points from their first eight games in this Premier League season; their lowest total at this stage since 2003-04. The Foxes had now won one of their last 11 games in the Premier League (lost six). Riyad Mahrez scored his first goal in his last 11 Premier League appearances since netting against Watford on 6 May 2017. Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare said: "When you have as much possession as we did and then go a goal down you are always worried how it affects the players, but we showed the spirit we have and the resilience and we deserved a goal. We could do with a win, make no mistake. I see them in training every day in terms of the quality and endeavour. Once we get that win then hopefully we will climb up the table."

Comments:

League position: 10th West Bromwich Albion had now won two of their last 17 games in the Premier League (lost nine). Albion had now won one of their 13 away games in the Premier League in 2017 (lost seven). The Baggies had now won one of the 12 away games they had played in the Premier League on a Monday (lost six). West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis said: "Listen, the quality at times, the team is evolving. I think we've got better players in the team now, certainly from when I started. You expect them to settle a little bit better on the ball. The last 20 minutes when Leicester really threw everything at us, there were times we could have picked them off and the final pass and movement was poor."

1 Leicester City

Goals:

Riyad Mahrez 80 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Vicente Iborra
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Islam Slimani for Kelechi Iheanacho 74
Ben Chilwell for Danny Simpson 74
Andy King for Vicente Iborra 90

Cards:

Kelechi Iheanacho 62 Y
Marc Albrighton 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Hamer
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Islam Slimani

Comments:

League position: 18th Manager Craig Shakespeare was sacked the day after this game. Leicester City had now taken six points from their first eight games in this Premier League season; their lowest total at this stage since 2003-04. The Foxes had now won one of their last 11 games in the Premier League (lost six). Riyad Mahrez scored his first goal in his last 11 Premier League appearances since netting against Watford on 6 May 2017. Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare said: "When you have as much possession as we did and then go a goal down you are always worried how it affects the players, but we showed the spirit we have and the resilience and we deserved a goal. We could do with a win, make no mistake. I see them in training every day in terms of the quality and endeavour. Once we get that win then hopefully we will climb up the table."

1 West Bromwich Albion

Goals:

Nacer Chadli 63 G

Starting lineup:

Boaz Myhill Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Ahmed Hegazi Defender
Kieran Gibbs Defender/Midfielder
Grzegorz Krychowiak Defender/Midfielder
Jake Livermore Defender/Midfielder
Gareth Barry Midfielder
Nacer Chadli Midfielder
Jay Rodriguez Forward
Salomón Rondón Forward

Substitutions:

Gareth McAuley for Nacer Chadli 84
James McClean for Jay Rodriguez 84

Cards:

Ahmed Hegazi 8 Y
Boaz Myhill 47 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Palmer
Defender Gareth McAuley
Defender Allan Nyom
Defender/Midfielder/Forward James McClean
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder Claudio Yacob
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips

Comments:

League position: 10th West Bromwich Albion had now won two of their last 17 games in the Premier League (lost nine). Albion had now won one of their 13 away games in the Premier League in 2017 (lost seven). The Baggies had now won one of the 12 away games they had played in the Premier League on a Monday (lost six). West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis said: "Listen, the quality at times, the team is evolving. I think we've got better players in the team now, certainly from when I started. You expect them to settle a little bit better on the ball. The last 20 minutes when Leicester really threw everything at us, there were times we could have picked them off and the final pass and movement was poor."