Manchester City v Leicester City, 02 April 2025

Score2-0 to Manchester City
RefereeDarren England
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance51,983

View Manchester City v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 26 Manchester City won: 17 Drawn: 2 Leicester City won: 7 Manchester City scored: 44 Leicester City scored: 28 . Manchester City had now won seven consecutive league meetings with Leicester City for the first time since September 1950.

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

0 Leicester City

Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy

Goals:

Jack Grealish 2 G
Omar Marmoush 29 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Omar Marmoush

Starting lineup:

Mads Hermansen Goalkeeper
Wout Faes Defender
Victor Kristiansen Defender
Luke Thomas Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Bilal El Khannous Midfielder
Boubakary Soumaré Midfielder
Patson Daka Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

James McAtee for Jérémy Doku 78
Oscar Bobb for Sávio 85
Rico Lewis for Ilkay Gündogan 90+1
Vitor Reis for Joško Gvardiol 90+2

Substitutions:

Oliver Skipp for Jamie Vardy 46
Facundo Buonanotte for Bilal El Khannous 60
Caleb Okoli for Victor Kristiansen 60
Ricardo Pereira for Boubakary Soumaré 76
Jordan Ayew for Patson Daka 80

Cards:

Nico González 80 Y

Cards:

Jamie Vardy 34 Y
James Justin 71 Y
Luke Thomas 77 Y
Oliver Skipp 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Vitor Reis
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk
Defender Woyo Coulibaly
Defender Caleb Okoli
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Stephy Mavididi
Forward Jordan Ayew

Comments:

League position: 4th . Manchester City had now taken 102 points from their 49 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2024 (won 31, lost nine). . City were now unbeaten in their last 30 games in the Premier League against teams in the relegation zone since September 2019 (won 28). . They had now won 25 of their last 27 games in the Premier League played in April, including all of the last 14.

Comments:

League position: 19th . Leicester City had now become the fourth team to lose seven consecutive games in the top division without scoring; previously Sunderland in January 1977 (eight), Ipswich Town in April 1995 (seven) and Crystal Palace in September 2017 (eight). . The Foxes had now failed to score in seven consecutive league games for the first time since January 1988 in League Division Two (seven). . City had now lost 35 of their last 36 games in the Premier League when trailing by two or more goals at half-time; won one (3-2 versus Southampton in October 2024).

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Jack Grealish 2 G
Omar Marmoush 29 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Omar Marmoush

Substitutions:

James McAtee for Jérémy Doku 78
Oscar Bobb for Sávio 85
Rico Lewis for Ilkay Gündogan 90+1
Vitor Reis for Joško Gvardiol 90+2

Cards:

Nico González 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Vitor Reis
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee

Comments:

League position: 4th . Manchester City had now taken 102 points from their 49 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2024 (won 31, lost nine). . City were now unbeaten in their last 30 games in the Premier League against teams in the relegation zone since September 2019 (won 28). . They had now won 25 of their last 27 games in the Premier League played in April, including all of the last 14.

0 Leicester City

Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Mads Hermansen Goalkeeper
Wout Faes Defender
Victor Kristiansen Defender
Luke Thomas Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Bilal El Khannous Midfielder
Boubakary Soumaré Midfielder
Patson Daka Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Oliver Skipp for Jamie Vardy 46
Facundo Buonanotte for Bilal El Khannous 60
Caleb Okoli for Victor Kristiansen 60
Ricardo Pereira for Boubakary Soumaré 76
Jordan Ayew for Patson Daka 80

Cards:

Jamie Vardy 34 Y
James Justin 71 Y
Luke Thomas 77 Y
Oliver Skipp 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk
Defender Woyo Coulibaly
Defender Caleb Okoli
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Midfielder/Forward Stephy Mavididi
Forward Jordan Ayew

Comments:

League position: 19th . Leicester City had now become the fourth team to lose seven consecutive games in the top division without scoring; previously Sunderland in January 1977 (eight), Ipswich Town in April 1995 (seven) and Crystal Palace in September 2017 (eight). . The Foxes had now failed to score in seven consecutive league games for the first time since January 1988 in League Division Two (seven). . City had now lost 35 of their last 36 games in the Premier League when trailing by two or more goals at half-time; won one (3-2 versus Southampton in October 2024).