Manchester City v Leicester City, 15 April 2023

Score3-1 to Manchester City
RefereeDarren England
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance53,329

View Manchester City v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 24 Manchester City won: 15 Drawn: 2 Leicester City won: 7 Manchester City scored: 40 Leicester City scored: 28 . Manchester City had now won 11 of the last 13 meetings in the Premier League (lost two).

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

1 Leicester City

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

John Stones 5 G
Erling Haaland penalty 13 P
Erling Haaland 25 G

Goals:

Kelechi Iheanacho 75 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Erling Haaland

Starting lineup:

Daniel Iversen Goalkeeper
Cağlar Söyüncü Defender
Timothy Castagne Defender
Wout Faes Defender
Victor Kristiansen Defender
Harry Souttar Defender
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Manuel Akanji for John Stones 46
Julián Alvarez for Erling Haaland 46
Kalvin Phillips for Rodri 53
Cole Palmer for Kevin De Bruyne 62
Sergio Gómez for Jack Grealish 74

Substitutions:

Kelechi Iheanacho for Jamie Vardy 46
Luke Thomas for Victor Kristiansen 46
Nampalys Mendy for Youri Tielemans 62
Dennis Praet for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 62
Patson Daka for Wilfred Ndidi 87

Cards:

Bernardo Silva 45 Y

Cards:

Cağlar Söyüncü 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Wanya Marçal-Madivádua
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder/Forward Tetê
Forward Patson Daka
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now won their last ten games in all competitions, by an aggregate score of 37 goals to four. . City had now scored three or more goals in eight of their last 12 games in the Premier League. . Erling Haaland had now equalled the competition record for the most goals scored by a player in a 38-game season in the Premier League; also 32 by Liverpool's Mohamed Salah in 2017-18. . Manchester City were awarded a penalty in the 11th minute following a VAR review for handball.

Comments:

League position: 19th . Following the departure of manager Brendan Rodgers, this was Dean Smith's first game in charge. . Leicester City had now taken one point from their last nine games in the Premier League. . Jamie Vardy became the 146th player to make 300 appearances in the Premier League, and the first for the Foxes.

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

John Stones 5 G
Erling Haaland penalty 13 P
Erling Haaland 25 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Erling Haaland

Substitutions:

Manuel Akanji for John Stones 46
Julián Alvarez for Erling Haaland 46
Kalvin Phillips for Rodri 53
Cole Palmer for Kevin De Bruyne 62
Sergio Gómez for Jack Grealish 74

Cards:

Bernardo Silva 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now won their last ten games in all competitions, by an aggregate score of 37 goals to four. . City had now scored three or more goals in eight of their last 12 games in the Premier League. . Erling Haaland had now equalled the competition record for the most goals scored by a player in a 38-game season in the Premier League; also 32 by Liverpool's Mohamed Salah in 2017-18. . Manchester City were awarded a penalty in the 11th minute following a VAR review for handball.

1 Leicester City

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Kelechi Iheanacho 75 G

Starting lineup:

Daniel Iversen Goalkeeper
Cağlar Söyüncü Defender
Timothy Castagne Defender
Wout Faes Defender
Victor Kristiansen Defender
Harry Souttar Defender
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Kelechi Iheanacho for Jamie Vardy 46
Luke Thomas for Victor Kristiansen 46
Nampalys Mendy for Youri Tielemans 62
Dennis Praet for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 62
Patson Daka for Wilfred Ndidi 87

Cards:

Cağlar Söyüncü 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Wanya Marçal-Madivádua
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder/Forward Tetê
Forward Patson Daka
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 19th . Following the departure of manager Brendan Rodgers, this was Dean Smith's first game in charge. . Leicester City had now taken one point from their last nine games in the Premier League. . Jamie Vardy became the 146th player to make 300 appearances in the Premier League, and the first for the Foxes.