FFO Championship, Leicester City vs. Sunderland (Fri Jan 12) Leicester City | Sunderland 4-1-3-2 L | 4-4-2 D Darren Lear | David Gooch | A_Areola GK | GK B_Leno Sequeira DF | DF N_Gudelj Y_Atal DF | DF C_Mbemba A_Witsel DM | DF C_Biraghi L_Dunk DF | DF T_Livramento A_Marusic DF | MF G_Xhaka L_Henderson MF | MF J_Draxler N_Kante MF | MF M_Nunes G_Simeone FW | MF V_Ryabushko K_Dolberg FW | FW Evanilson C_Eriksen MF | FW A_Carroll | M_Van_Damme SUB | SUB M_Sarr M_Kilman SUB | SUB N_Mukiele F_Kessie SUB | SUB B_Godfrey S_Nakajima SUB | SUB S_Berghuis C_Woodrow SUB | SUB A_Modeste Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 8 :(sun) J_Draxler slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... A_Marusic dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 8 :(lei) L_Dunk with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past N_Gudelj ... M_Nunes leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 19 :(sun) A_Carroll flicks it over N_Kante and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... But L_Dunk clears the ball to safety Min. 20 :(lei) Sequeira with a reverse pass to G_Simeone ... A thundering drive by G_Simeone! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... Leicester City have taken the lead! ... Leicester City 1-0 Sunderland ... Min. 30 :(lei) C_Eriksen is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... K_Dolberg latches onto the ball ... Fine tackle by M_Nunes ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 32 :(sun) V_Ryabushko with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_Draxler gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Marusic Min. 34 :(lei) A_Witsel with a one-touch layoff to G_Simeone ... M_Nunes with the foul Min. 39 :(lei) G_Simeone uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... But G_Xhaka clears the ball to safety Min. 39 :(sun) Evanilson makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... Evanilson leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... J_Draxler swings it in! ... Headed away by Y_Atal Min. 40 :(sun) M_Nunes threads the through ball to Evanilson ... Intercepted by L_Dunk Min. 41 :(lei) C_Eriksen gets lucky and beats M_Nunes ... Now with the centre to K_Dolberg ... M_Nunes plays it back ... B_Leno slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... Y_Atal dinks the ball into the area! ... That's a poor one ... B_Leno catches it with ease Min. 41 :(lei) Sequeira rushes through the defence ... J_Draxler bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! Min. 42 :(lei) K_Dolberg with a real burst of pace ... J_Draxler can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... M_Nunes with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Leicester City 1-0 Sunderland Min. 46 :(lei) Y_Atal with an inch perfect pass to N_Kante ... N_Kante sees B_Leno off his line! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Sunderland fans taunt him about that effort Min. 51 :(sun) T_Livramento looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... C_Mbemba receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... C_Mbemba looks to see where A_Areola is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... A_Areola gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 56 :(lei) A_Marusic with a slick pass to G_Simeone ... Blocked by C_Mbemba Min. 58 :(lei) K_Dolberg hits a hard pass to C_Eriksen ... N_Gudelj wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 65 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: S_Berghuis ... COMING OFF: V_Ryabushko Min. 65 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: N_Mukiele ... COMING OFF: T_Livramento Min. 68 :(sun) N_Gudelj flicks it over Sequeira's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... K_Dolberg is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 71 :(lei) Sequeira sidesteps C_Biraghi ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... C_Mbemba with a clumsy challenge ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... David Gooch looks relieved ... Darren Lear is far from happy with that decision Min. 72 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to D Min. 73 :(sun) M_Nunes can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to C_Biraghi ... N_Kante with an over the top challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 77 :(lei) A_Witsel is through on goal ... C_Biraghi slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... L_Henderson with an inswinging corner into the box ... That's a poor one ... N_Gudelj clears the danger Min. 78 :(lei) L_Henderson looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to K_Dolberg ... N_Mukiele hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... N_Kante flights it in! ... That's a poor one ... N_Gudelj belts it clear Min. 79 :(sun) S_Berghuis sprints forward with the ball ... L_Dunk with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking Min. 80 :(lei) K_Dolberg with an early cross to L_Henderson ... But C_Mbemba wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... A_Witsel flights it in! ... Evanilson gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 81 :(lei) L_Henderson gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past N_Gudelj! ... He has some space now! ... J_Draxler tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 86 :(lei) G_Simeone moves forward ... Brilliantly taken away by N_Mukiele!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(sun) A_Carroll loses Sequeira ... G_Simeone had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... Oh no he isn't! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! Min. 93 :(lei) K_Dolberg has plenty of time and space ... Excellent sliding challenge from C_Mbemba ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : King Power Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Sequeira (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Simeone (20) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Dolberg (68), N_Kante (73), G_Simeone (92) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Nunes Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Nunes (42), J_Draxler (81) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City | Sunderland Attempts on Goal : 2 | 2 Off target : 1 | 2 On target : 1 | 0 Possession : 64 | 36 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 14 Key Tackles : 5 | 13 Key Passes : 8 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Leicester City 1 - 0 Sunderland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Areola GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 Sequeira DF 1 20 14 9 28 | 98 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 Y_Atal DF 1 18 15 2 27 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 0 A_Witsel DM 1 14 17 8 31 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Dunk DF 1 20 15 10 22 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 A_Marusic DF 1 19 12 10 24 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 14 0 L_Henderson MF 1 4 18 17 30 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 18 10 N_Kante MF 1 13 21 12 25 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 5 G_Simeone FW 1 6 12 20 27 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -5 -5 7 K_Dolberg FW 1 2 13 19 27 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 21 -5 C_Eriksen MF 1 7 19 13 22 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 24 10 M_Van_Damme GK 15 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kilman DF 1 17 13 6 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Kessie MF 1 13 20 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Nakajima MF 1 4 15 12 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Woodrow FW 1 3 11 15 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Leno GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 98 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 N_Gudelj DF 1 20 12 10 29 | 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 C_Mbemba DF 1 19 15 9 29 | 98 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 35 -10 3 C_Biraghi DF 1 18 11 7 24 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 T_Livramento DF 1 18 16 12 30 | 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Xhaka MF 1 2 20 10 25 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 J_Draxler MF 1 6 19 13 25 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 -5 M_Nunes MF 1 8 19 12 20 | 98 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 47 9 -5 V_Ryabushko MF 1 9 17 8 27 | 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Evanilson FW 1 3 13 19 29 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 31 0 3 A_Carroll FW 1 1 10 18 32 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sarr GK 17 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Mukiele DF 1 16 12 9 27 | 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 B_Godfrey DF 1 15 9 3 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Berghuis MF 1 5 15 14 28 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -10 A_Modeste FW 1 1 8 13 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1705086220 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40