West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City, 13 September 2020

Score3-0 to Leicester City
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueThe Hawthorns

View West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 9 West Bromwich Albion: 2 Drawn: 2 Leicester City won: 5 West Bromwich Albion scored: 11 Leicester City scored: 18 Leicester City created a new a club record of completing five consecutive away wins against the same opponent in the top division.

0 West Bromwich Albion

Manager: Slaven Bilić

3 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Goals:

Timothy Castagne 56 G
Jamie Vardy penalty 74 P
Jamie Vardy penalty 84 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Semi Ajayi
Defender Kyle Bartley
Defender Darnell Furlong
Defender Dara O'Shea
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Midfielder/Forward Grady Diangana
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Pereira
Midfielder/Forward Callum Robinson
Midfielder/Forward Romaine Sawyers

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Cağlar Söyüncü Defender
Timothy Castagne Defender
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Nampalys Mendy Midfielder
Dennis Praet Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Harvey Barnes Midfielder/Forward
Ayoze Pérez Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Hal Robson-Kanu for Callum Robinson 60
Kyle Edwards for Romaine Sawyers 68
Rekeem Harper for Darnell Furlong 69

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Ayoze Pérez 67
James Maddison for Dennis Praet 75

Cards:

Semi Ajayi 63 Y

Cards:

James Justin 16 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Ahmed Hegazi
Midfielder Kyle Edwards
Midfielder Rekeem Harper
Midfielder/Forward Kamil Grosicki
Forward Charlie Austin
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder James Maddison
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

This was West Bromwich Albion's biggest defeat in their opening game of a league season since at 0-3 loss against Manchester City at The Hawthorns on 10 August 2015. The Baggies now remained without a win in their last five league games (lost two). Along with Fulham and Leeds United's defeats on the previous day, the three newly-promoted teams had now all lost their opening game of the Premier League season for the first time since 2013-14 (Cardiff City, Crystal Palace and Hull City).

Comments:

At the seventh attempt, this was the first time that Leicester City had beaten a newly-promoted team on the opening weekend of a season in the top division. Jamie Vardy became the second player to appear in five away games in the Premier League against the same opponent and score in all of them (also Manchester United’s Ruud Van Nistelrooy at Newcastle United). Timothy Castagne became the first player to score on his Premier League debut for the Foxes since Islam Slimani against Burnley on 17 September 2016.

0 West Bromwich Albion

Manager: Slaven Bilić

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Semi Ajayi
Defender Kyle Bartley
Defender Darnell Furlong
Defender Dara O'Shea
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Midfielder/Forward Grady Diangana
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Pereira
Midfielder/Forward Callum Robinson
Midfielder/Forward Romaine Sawyers

Substitutions:

Hal Robson-Kanu for Callum Robinson 60
Kyle Edwards for Romaine Sawyers 68
Rekeem Harper for Darnell Furlong 69

Cards:

Semi Ajayi 63 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Ahmed Hegazi
Midfielder Kyle Edwards
Midfielder Rekeem Harper
Midfielder/Forward Kamil Grosicki
Forward Charlie Austin
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Comments:

This was West Bromwich Albion's biggest defeat in their opening game of a league season since at 0-3 loss against Manchester City at The Hawthorns on 10 August 2015. The Baggies now remained without a win in their last five league games (lost two). Along with Fulham and Leeds United's defeats on the previous day, the three newly-promoted teams had now all lost their opening game of the Premier League season for the first time since 2013-14 (Cardiff City, Crystal Palace and Hull City).

3 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Timothy Castagne 56 G
Jamie Vardy penalty 74 P
Jamie Vardy penalty 84 P

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Cağlar Söyüncü Defender
Timothy Castagne Defender
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Nampalys Mendy Midfielder
Dennis Praet Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Harvey Barnes Midfielder/Forward
Ayoze Pérez Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Ayoze Pérez 67
James Maddison for Dennis Praet 75

Cards:

James Justin 16 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder James Maddison
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

At the seventh attempt, this was the first time that Leicester City had beaten a newly-promoted team on the opening weekend of a season in the top division. Jamie Vardy became the second player to appear in five away games in the Premier League against the same opponent and score in all of them (also Manchester United’s Ruud Van Nistelrooy at Newcastle United). Timothy Castagne became the first player to score on his Premier League debut for the Foxes since Islam Slimani against Burnley on 17 September 2016.