Manchester City vs Leicester City

Premier League 27 Sep 2020, 15:30
Manchester City
Manchester City
2–5
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Leicester City
Leicester City
🏟 Etihad Stadium, Manchester 👤 Michael Oliver, England Round 3

Match report

Leicester City cruised past Manchester City 5-2 in the Premier League on 27 September 2020. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 5 more goals in the second half.

Manchester City dominated possession with 71% of the ball and had 16 shots to Leicester City's 7.

The match was played at Etihad Stadium, Manchester, with Michael Oliver, England in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 71% - 29% Shots 16 - 7 On target 5 - 7 Corners 3 - 3 Fouls 13 - 8 Yellow cards 4
10
Player of the match
Jamie Vardy
Leicester City · 3 goals
8 Riyad Mahrez 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Nathan Aké 1 goal
7 Youri Tielemans 1 goal
7 James Maddison 1 goal
Match statistics
16 Shots Total 7
5 Shots On Goal 7
7 Shots Off Goal 0
4 Shots Blocked 0
6 Shots Inside Box 4
10 Shots Outside Box 3
13 Fouls 8
3 Corners 3
2 Offsides 3
71% Ball Possession 29%
1 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 3
680 Passes Total 267
614 Passes Accurate 200
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Manchester City · 4-2-3-1
31 Ederson
2 K. Walker 50 E. García 6 N. Aké 22 B. Mendy
25 Fernandinho 16 Rodri
26 R. Mahrez 17 K. Bruyne 47 P. Foden
7 R. Sterling
Leicester City · 5-4-1
1 K. Schmeichel
27 T. Castagne 18 D. Amartey 6 J. Evans 4 Ç. Söyüncü 2 J. Justin
26 D. Praet 8 Y. Tielemans 24 N. Mendy 15 H. Barnes
9 J. Vardy
Manchester City
Coach
Guardiola
Substitutes
  • 13 Zack Steffen
  • 11 Oleksandr Zinchenko
  • 14 Aymeric Laporte
  • 69 Thomas Doyle
  • 21 Ferrán Torres
  • 80 Cole Palmer
  • 48 Liam Delap
Leicester City
Coach
B. Rodgers
Substitutes
  • 12 Danny Ward
  • 28 Christian Fuchs
  • 11 Marc Albrighton
  • 20 Hamza Choudhury
  • 17 Ayoze Pérez
  • 10 James Maddison
  • 14 Kelechi Iheanacho
Substitutions
  • 51' ↑ Liam Delap ↓ Fernandinho Manchester City
  • 64' ↑ Ferrán Torres ↓ Phil Foden Manchester City
  • 69' ↑ James Maddison ↓ Dennis Praet Leicester City
  • 80' ↑ Christian Fuchs ↓ Jonny Evans Leicester City
  • 85' ↑ Kelechi Iheanacho ↓ Jamie Vardy Leicester City
Cards
  • 22' Youri Tielemans Leicester City
  • 47' Çağlar Söyüncü Leicester City
  • 51' Daniel Amartey Leicester City
  • 60' Nathan Aké Manchester City
Head-to-head
Manchester City 6 0 draws 2 Leicester City
2025-04-02 Manchester City vs Leicester City 2 - 0
2024-12-29 Leicester City vs Manchester City 0 - 2
2021-12-26 Manchester City vs Leicester City 6 - 3
2021-09-11 Leicester City vs Manchester City 0 - 1
2021-08-07 Leicester City vs Manchester City 1 - 0
2021-04-03 Leicester City vs Manchester City 0 - 2
Recent form
Manchester City D D D D W
Leicester City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Manchester City vs Leicester City?
Manchester City lost 2-5 against Leicester City on 27 September 2020.
Who won Manchester City vs Leicester City?
Leicester City won the match 5-2.
Where was Manchester City vs Leicester City played?
The match was played at Etihad Stadium, Manchester.
Who had more possession in Manchester City vs Leicester City?
Manchester City had 71% of possession, compared to 29% for the other side.