Stoke City v Leicester City, 04 November 2017

Score2-2
RefereeBobby Madley
CompetitionPremier League
Venuebet365 Stadium
Attendance29,602

View Stoke City v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm This was the third Premier League season in a row that this fixture ended in a 2-2 draw. Due to a calf injury, referee Bobby Madley was replaced by fourth official Jonathan Moss after 22 minutes.

2 Stoke City

2 Leicester City

Goals:

Xherdan Shaqiri 39 G
Peter Crouch 73 G

Goals:

Vicente Iborra 31 G
Riyad Mahrez 60 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender Kevin Wimmer
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Centre back Ryan Shawcross
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder Darren Fletcher
Midfielder Ramadan Sobhi
Midfielder/Forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Mame Biram Diouf

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Danny Simpson Defender/Right back
Christian Fuchs Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Vicente Iborra Midfielder
Demarai Gray Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Shinji Okazaki Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Peter Crouch for Ramadan Sobhi 69
Saido Berahino for Mame Biram Diouf 86

Substitutions:

Kelechi Iheanacho for Shinji Okazaki 58
Andy King for Vicente Iborra 66
Marc Albrighton for Demarai Gray 80

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender/Midfielder Bruno Martins Indi
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Forward Saido Berahino
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Jesé

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Hamer
Defender Aleksandar Dragović
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Andy King
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Islam Slimani

Comments:

League position: 14th Stoke City named an unchanged starting XI in the Premier League for the first time in 23 games since 26 February 2017 versus Tottenham Hotspur. Darren Fletcher made his 325th appearance in the Premier League so equalling Gary McAllister's competition record by a Scottish player. Peter Crouch scored his 43rd goal in the Premier League for the Potters so equalling Jon Walters' club competition record. He also made his 142nd Premier League appearances as a substitute so equalling Shola Ameobi's competition record. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said [about Peter Crouch]: "He's not a bad option, is he? The big man has come on again and done what he always does, which is make an impact. Peter's quality and attributes are there for all to see. He came on and was a real threat and he gave them something else to think about and we changed things about and were a threat from that point onwards. He can still score at this level because physically he's in the right place and is engaged in the game. I thought he was exceptional in his general play as well, not just the great goal he scored. Everybody says he's Plan B, but if he continues he will be Plan A. I must say, he's doing nothing wrong."

Comments:

League position: 12th Leicester City were now unbeaten in their last six league and cup games. The Foxes had now kept two clean sheets in their last nine games in the Premier League. Vicente Iborra scored his first goal in 16 league appearances since netting in La Liga for Sevilla against Athletic Bilbao in March 2017. Leicester City manager Claude Puel said: "We played forward and this is very important. We have had a lot of chances today. We were winning 1-0, 2-1. It is difficult to accept this draw. I don’t know if it is a fair result but we could have lost in the last action without the fantastic save of Kasper but I think it is an encouraging game. We created a lot of chances away which is a good thing. It is a good opportunity now to work on this and create some things."

2 Stoke City

Goals:

Xherdan Shaqiri 39 G
Peter Crouch 73 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender Kevin Wimmer
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Centre back Ryan Shawcross
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder Darren Fletcher
Midfielder Ramadan Sobhi
Midfielder/Forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Mame Biram Diouf

Substitutions:

Peter Crouch for Ramadan Sobhi 69
Saido Berahino for Mame Biram Diouf 86

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender/Midfielder Bruno Martins Indi
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Forward Saido Berahino
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Jesé

Comments:

League position: 14th Stoke City named an unchanged starting XI in the Premier League for the first time in 23 games since 26 February 2017 versus Tottenham Hotspur. Darren Fletcher made his 325th appearance in the Premier League so equalling Gary McAllister's competition record by a Scottish player. Peter Crouch scored his 43rd goal in the Premier League for the Potters so equalling Jon Walters' club competition record. He also made his 142nd Premier League appearances as a substitute so equalling Shola Ameobi's competition record. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said [about Peter Crouch]: "He's not a bad option, is he? The big man has come on again and done what he always does, which is make an impact. Peter's quality and attributes are there for all to see. He came on and was a real threat and he gave them something else to think about and we changed things about and were a threat from that point onwards. He can still score at this level because physically he's in the right place and is engaged in the game. I thought he was exceptional in his general play as well, not just the great goal he scored. Everybody says he's Plan B, but if he continues he will be Plan A. I must say, he's doing nothing wrong."

2 Leicester City

Goals:

Vicente Iborra 31 G
Riyad Mahrez 60 G

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Danny Simpson Defender/Right back
Christian Fuchs Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Vicente Iborra Midfielder
Demarai Gray Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Shinji Okazaki Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Kelechi Iheanacho for Shinji Okazaki 58
Andy King for Vicente Iborra 66
Marc Albrighton for Demarai Gray 80

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Hamer
Defender Aleksandar Dragović
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Andy King
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Islam Slimani

Comments:

League position: 12th Leicester City were now unbeaten in their last six league and cup games. The Foxes had now kept two clean sheets in their last nine games in the Premier League. Vicente Iborra scored his first goal in 16 league appearances since netting in La Liga for Sevilla against Athletic Bilbao in March 2017. Leicester City manager Claude Puel said: "We played forward and this is very important. We have had a lot of chances today. We were winning 1-0, 2-1. It is difficult to accept this draw. I don’t know if it is a fair result but we could have lost in the last action without the fantastic save of Kasper but I think it is an encouraging game. We created a lot of chances away which is a good thing. It is a good opportunity now to work on this and create some things."