Tranmere Rovers vs Leicester City

League Cup - 2nd Round 29 Aug 2023, 18:45
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
0–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Leicester City
Leicester City
🏟 Prenton Park (Birkenhead, Merseyside) 👤 B. Toner

Match report

Leicester City beat Tranmere Rovers 2-0 in the League Cup - 2nd Round on 29 August 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Leicester City dominated possession with 69% of the ball and had 11 shots to Tranmere Rovers' 8.

The match was played at Prenton Park (Birkenhead, Merseyside), with B. Toner in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 31% - 69% Shots 8 - 11 On target 3 - 3 Corners 2 - 8 Fouls 13 - 10 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Jamie Vardy
Leicester City · 1 goal
8 Wilfred Ndidi 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Jakub Stolarczyk 3 saves
8 Wout Faes 130 passes (98% accurate)
8 Cesare Casadei 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–6 5–5
Shots On Goal 2–0 1–3
Ball Possession 31–69 —
Corners 0–6 2–2
Match statistics
8 Shots Total 11
3 Shots On Goal 3
1 Shots Off Goal 5
4 Shots Blocked 3
0 Shots Inside Box 6
8 Shots Outside Box 5
13 Fouls 10
2 Corners 8
3 Offsides 1
31% Ball Possession 69%
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 3
340 Passes Total 762
258 Passes Accurate 677
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-2-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Tranmere Rovers · 4-3-3
13 J. Murphy
21 J. Yarney 5 T. Davies 6 J. Turnbull 24 D. Pike
7 K. Morris 16 C. Merrie 8 R. Hendry
20 S. Taylor 18 C. Jennings 11 J. Hawkes
Leicester City · 3-2-4-1
41 J. Stolarczyk
2 J. Justin 3 W. Faes 5 C. Doyle
8 H. Winks 17 H. Choudhury
11 M. Albrighton 7 C. Casadei 22 K. Dewsbury-Hall 10 S. Mavididi
9 J. Vardy
Tranmere Rovers
Coach
I. Dawes
Substitutes
  • 12 Charlie Jolley
  • 10 Kane Hemmings
  • 14 Kristian Dennis
  • 23 Reece McAlear
  • 1 Luke McGee
  • 28 Mikey Davies
  • 4 Brad Walker
  • 22 Paul Lewis
  • 17 Rhys Hughes
Leicester City
Coach
E. Maresca
Substitutes
  • 21 Ricardo Pereira
  • 25 Wilfred Ndidi
  • 29 Yunus Akgün
  • 40 Wanya Marcal-Madivadua
  • 45 Benjamin Nelson
  • 30 Mads Hermansen
  • 1 Danny Ward
  • 23 Jannik Vestergaard
  • 14 Kelechi Iheanacho
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Y. Akgün ↓ M. Albrighton Leicester City
  • 46' ↑ W. Ndidi ↓ K. Dewsbury-Hall Leicester City
  • 46' ↑ Wanya Marçal ↓ S. Mavididi Leicester City
  • 46' ↑ Ricardo Pereira ↓ H. Winks Leicester City
  • 76' ↑ C. Jolley ↓ S. Taylor Tranmere Rovers
  • 77' ↑ K. Hemmings ↓ K. Morris Tranmere Rovers
  • 82' ↑ B. Nelson ↓ J. Justin Leicester City
  • 84' ↑ K. Dennis ↓ R. Hendry Tranmere Rovers
  • 86' ↑ R. McAlear ↓ J. Hawkes Tranmere Rovers
Cards
  • 62' C. Jennings Tranmere Rovers
  • 64' T. Davies Tranmere Rovers
  • 65' W. Faes Leicester City
  • 90+4' C. Merrie Tranmere Rovers
Head-to-head
Tranmere Rovers 0 0 draws 2 Leicester City
2024-08-27 Leicester City vs Tranmere Rovers 4 - 0
2023-08-29 Tranmere Rovers vs Leicester City 0 - 2
Recent form
Tranmere Rovers D D L L L
Leicester City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Tranmere Rovers vs Leicester City?
Tranmere Rovers lost 0-2 against Leicester City on 29 August 2023.
Who won Tranmere Rovers vs Leicester City?
Leicester City won the match 2-0.
Where was Tranmere Rovers vs Leicester City played?
The match was played at Prenton Park (Birkenhead, Merseyside).
Who had more possession in Tranmere Rovers vs Leicester City?
Leicester City had 69% of possession, compared to 31% for the other side.