FFO Prem, Manchester City vs. Leicester City (Fri Jan 31) Manchester City | Leicester City 5-2-3 P | 5-2-2-1 L Nick Lovell | Darren Lear | Ederson GK | GK A_Areola Marquinhos DF | DF N_Semedo J_Stones DF | DF Y_Berchiche D_Rensch DF | DF P_Comuzzo M_Thiaw DF | DF L_Dunk Ruben_Dias DF | DF A_Marusic B_Silva MF | MF A_Elanga J_Bellingham FW | DM N_Kante Am_Onana MF | FW K_Dolberg D_Vlahovic FW | DM F_Kessie H_Kane FW | MF F_Torres | S_Soares SUB | SUB M_Muller A_Gordon SUB | SUB Z_Diamond L_Aigner SUB | SUB C_Sanchez E_Robson SUB | SUB C_Eriksen N_Goodman SUB | SUB G_Simeone Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to C Min. 6 :(mnc) Am_Onana bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to H_Kane ... A_Marusic takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Nick Lovell looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 9 :(mnc) A_Areola with a terrible kick! ... D_Vlahovic is through! ... N_Semedo cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 10 :(lei) A_Elanga sidesteps M_Thiaw ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Am_Onana with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! Min. 16 :(mnc) J_Bellingham holds the ball up ... He sees H_Kane in space! ... F_Torres had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 17 :(mnc) Am_Onana with a measured pass to J_Bellingham ... But Y_Berchiche with the fine tackle Min. 20 :(mnc) M_Thiaw knocks the ball past the defender ... M_Thiaw with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! ... A_Areola moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And into the net! ... GOAL!! ... Darren Lear is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Manchester City 1-0 Leicester City ... Min. 21 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... J_Bellingham will now play as a DM Min. 21 :(mnc) Am_Onana hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... D_Vlahovic latches onto it! ... D_Vlahovic could have let it bounce! ... GOAL!! ... He runs to the corner and dives on his belly ... Manchester City 2-0 Leicester City ... Min. 22 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 23 :(mnc) B_Silva holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Marquinhos ... But Y_Berchiche sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 25 :(lei) F_Kessie floats the ball in to find Y_Berchiche ... Ruben_Dias tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me Min. 28 :(lei) K_Dolberg with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... D_Vlahovic with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Leicester City players ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 30 :(lei) F_Torres knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Stones ... J_Bellingham stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 32 :(mnc) B_Silva spots his team mate making a run ... He finds D_Vlahovic with a lovely pass! ... L_Dunk takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 39 :(mnc) J_Bellingham smashes the ball upfield ... B_Silva latches onto the ball ... Fine tackle by P_Comuzzo ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(mnc) The ball runs loose! ... D_Vlahovic seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... A left-footer by D_Vlahovic! ... A_Areola with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 45 :(mnc) M_Thiaw is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to B_Silva ... Y_Berchiche with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it Min. 47 :(mnc) J_Stones holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to Ruben_Dias ... Ruben_Dias with a blistering shot! ... A_Areola with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 48 :(mnc) The ball is passed in from B_Silva, he finds Marquinhos ... Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Marusic ... He had to get that one right! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 2-0 Leicester City Min. 46 :(lei) A_Elanga threads the through ball to N_Semedo ... Wonderful sliding challenge by Ruben_Dias Min. 50 :(mnc) J_Stones takes advantage of a mistake by A_Marusic ... He knocks the ball to M_Thiaw! ... What a fantastic interception by A_Elanga ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 51 :(mnc) M_Thiaw with the through ball to Am_Onana ... Am_Onana attempts to drive it home! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 56 :(mnc) H_Kane gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past P_Comuzzo! ... He has some space now! ... A cheeky lob from H_Kane! ... But A_Areola punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 57 :(lei) N_Semedo has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past M_Thiaw! ... He has some space now! ... Well executed sliding challenge from Marquinhos Min. 62 :(mnc) J_Bellingham with a first time pass ... J_Stones runs onto it! ... J_Stones drives the shot in! ... But it goes wide Min. 63 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias finds a hole in the defence ... Ruben_Dias rifles it to the far post! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 63 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... N_Kante with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... FREE KICK ... J_Stones passes to D_Vlahovic ... D_Vlahovic tries to beat Ederson! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... A_Areola never had a chance! Min. 64 :(lei) F_Torres dribbles past D_Vlahovic ... Am_Onana with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious Min. 65 :(mnc) H_Kane turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Thiaw ... M_Thiaw with a low drive through the rain! ... A_Areola has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... A_Areola reacts well to save!! Min. 67 :(lei) N_Semedo slides the ball across to K_Dolberg ... Am_Onana is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 70 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: A_Gordon ... COMING OFF: B_Silva Min. 70 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... A_Elanga will now play as a AM Min. 70 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... F_Torres will now play as a AM Min. 71 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic jumps over the defender's challenge ... F_Torres is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Darren Lear looks relieved Min. 72 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: G_Simeone ... COMING OFF: P_Comuzzo Min. 72 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: C_Eriksen ... COMING OFF: F_Kessie Min. 72 :(lei) K_Dolberg with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... But Ruben_Dias spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 73 :(lei) A_Marusic flicks the ball on to A_Elanga ... M_Thiaw with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 75 :(mnc) Curled in dangerously from D_Rensch to Marquinhos ... Marquinhos with the 40 yard drive! ... But A_Areola smothers the ball Min. 78 :(mnc) Am_Onana takes on Y_Berchiche ... He runs past him ... Am_Onana lobs A_Areola! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Areola is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_Bellingham ... L_Dunk gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 78 :(lei) N_Semedo controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... N_Semedo has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 80 :(mnc) A_Gordon sidesteps L_Dunk ... Y_Berchiche takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 80 :(lei) K_Dolberg brings the ball into the opposing area ... A_Elanga makes himself available ... But Am_Onana slides in Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past L_Dunk! ... He has some space now! ... Ruben_Dias with the attempt at goal! ... A_Areola watches it sail wide! Min. 89 :(mnc) D_Rensch searches out A_Gordon ... A_Gordon carves a shot towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! ... Manchester City 3-0 Leicester City ... Min. 90 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: N_Goodman ... COMING OFF: Ruben_Dias Min. 90 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: L_Aigner ... COMING OFF: Marquinhos Min. 90 :(mnc) N_Goodman plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... N_Goodman carves a shot towards goal! ... A_Areola gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 90 :(lei) Y_Berchiche sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg with the cheeky shot! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 91 :(lei) N_Semedo has it now ... He takes on M_Thiaw ... He gets past him! ... He puts in K_Dolberg! ... K_Dolberg leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... But Ederson punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 93 :(mnc) H_Kane brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... N_Goodman gets on the end of the pass ... A wicked drive by N_Goodman! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... Am_Onana lofts the ball in! ... J_Bellingham with the shot! ... A_Areola with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 93 :(lei) N_Kante with a one-touch layoff to C_Eriksen ... D_Rensch slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 94 :(mnc) Am_Onana feeds the ball through the middle ... D_Rensch runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... D_Rensch with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... A_Areola saves, but he can't keep hold of it ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... N_Goodman curls it into the box! ... A_Areola catches it! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Thiaw (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Thiaw (20), D_Vlahovic (21), A_Gordon (89) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Vlahovic (28) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Dolberg Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Marusic (6), F_Torres (16) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 18 | 3 Off target : 8 | 2 On target : 10 | 1 Possession : 64 | 36 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 9 Key Tackles : 7 | 9 Key Passes : 17 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 3 - 0 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ederson GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 97 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 Marquinhos DF 1 25 19 16 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 J_Stones DF 1 23 20 15 26 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 12 D_Rensch DF 1 22 18 14 28 | 97 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 40 14 M_Thiaw DF 1 22 18 15 28 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 15 12 45 Ruben_Dias DF 1 23 18 14 27 | 93 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 28 0 40 B_Silva MF 1 4 24 19 24 | 73 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 J_Bellingham DM 1 18 24 22 28 | 97 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 18 6 Am_Onana MF 1 20 23 11 29 | 97 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 17 39 32 D_Vlahovic FW 1 5 17 24 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -4 -4 17 H_Kane FW 1 7 19 24 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 4 S_Soares GK 22 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Gordon MF 1 4 21 21 26 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 L_Aigner DF 1 16 9 4 18 | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 E_Robson MF 1 12 17 7 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Goodman FW 1 3 13 18 23 | 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 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 24 1 1 1 25 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 23 16 13 25 | 97 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 28 14 Y_Berchiche DF 1 22 18 15 22 | 97 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 12 0 P_Comuzzo DF 1 18 14 14 30 | 75 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 L_Dunk DF 1 22 16 11 22 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 A_Marusic DF 1 21 13 11 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 13 -4 A_Elanga AM 1 7 21 19 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 9 0 N_Kante DM 1 14 21 12 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 K_Dolberg FW 1 2 14 21 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 13 F_Kessie DM 1 14 22 9 27 | 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Torres AM 1 5 21 18 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 M_Muller GK 22 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Diamond DF 1 17 15 9 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Sanchez MF 1 11 17 10 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Eriksen AM 1 7 20 14 22 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Simeone FW 1 6 12 21 27 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1738354430 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40