Manchester City vs Leicester City

Premier League 26 Dec 2021, 15:00
Manchester City
Manchester City
6–3
HT 4–0
FULL TIME
Leicester City
Leicester City
🏟 Etihad Stadium (Manchester) 👤 C. Kavanagh Round 19

Match report

Manchester City cruised past Leicester City 6-3 in the Premier League on 26 December 2021. It was 4-0 at half-time, with 5 more goals in the second half.

Manchester City dominated possession with 72% of the ball and had 17 shots to Leicester City's 14.

The match was played at Etihad Stadium (Manchester), with C. Kavanagh in charge.

Half-time 4-0 Possession 72% - 28% Shots 17 - 14 On target 9 - 8 Corners 14 - 4 Fouls 11 - 9 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
James Maddison
Leicester City · 1 goal
8 Raheem Sterling 2 goals
8 Aymeric Laporte 1 goal
8 Riyad Mahrez 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Kelechi Iheanacho 1 goal, 2 assists
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–8 7–6
Shots On Goal 6–3 3–5
Ball Possession 74–26 —
Corners 8–4 6–0
Attacks 49–25 89–18
Match statistics
2 Penalty 0
1 Substitution 2
138 Attacks 43
60 Dangerous Attacks 18
8 On Target 6
10 Off Target 10
17 Shots Total 14
9 Shots On Goal 8
3 Shots Off Goal 5
5 Shots Blocked 1
12 Shots Inside Box 10
5 Shots Outside Box 4
11 Fouls 9
14 Corners 4
2 Offsides 1
72% Ball Possession 28%
1 Yellow Cards 2
5 Saves 2
733 Passes Total 289
690 Passes Accurate 250
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-4-1-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Manchester City · 4-3-3
31 Ederson
27 J. Cancelo 3 R. Dias 14 A. Laporte 11 O. Zinchenko
17 K. Bruyne 25 Fernandinho 8 I. Gündogan
26 R. Mahrez 20 B. Silva 7 R. Sterling
Leicester City · 4-4-1-1
1 K. Schmeichel
11 M. Albrighton 18 D. Amartey 23 J. Vestergaard 33 L. Thomas
17 A. Pérez 8 Y. Tielemans 22 K. Dewsbury-Hall 37 A. Lookman
10 J. Maddison
14 K. Iheanacho
Manchester City
Coach
Guardiola
Substitutes
  • 33 Scott Carson
  • 13 Zack Steffen
  • 79 Luke Mbete
  • 6 Nathan Aké
  • 10 Jack Grealish
  • 37 Kayky
  • 47 Phil Foden
  • 9 Gabriel Jesus
  • 80 Cole Palmer
Leicester City
Coach
B. Rodgers
Substitutes
  • 35 Eldin Jakupovic
  • 27 Timothy Castagne
  • 45 Ben Nelson
  • 38 Vontae Daley-Campbell
  • 25 Wilfred Ndidi
  • 49 Kasey McAteer
  • 20 Hamza Choudhury
  • 42 Boubakary Soumaré
  • 9 Jamie Vardy
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ T. Castagne ↓ Ayoze Pérez Leicester City
  • 71' ↑ P. Foden ↓ K. De Bruyne Manchester City
  • 71' ↑ H. Choudhury ↓ Y. Tielemans Leicester City
Cards
  • 45' J. Vestergaard Leicester City
  • 75' J. Maddison Leicester City
  • 90+1' Fernandinho 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 won 6-3 against Leicester City on 26 December 2021.
Who won Manchester City vs Leicester City?
Manchester City won the match 6-3.
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 72% of possession, compared to 28% for the other side.