Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Leicester vs Manchester City – Lineups & Match Details

Manchester City beat Leicester 2-0. Leicester had 54% possession against Manchester City's 46%. Shots on target: 4-5.

Premier League · Regular Season - 19

Sunday, 29 December 2024

LeicesterLeicester

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

Manchester CityManchester City

Referee: M. Oliver

Lineups

LeicesterLeicester4-2-3-1
J. Stolarczyk41J. StolarczykG
J. Justin2J. JustinD
C. Coady4C. CoadyD
J. Vestergaard23J. VestergaardD
V. Kristiansen16V. KristiansenD
H. Winks8H. WinksM
B. Soumaré24B. SoumaréM
F. Buonanotte40F. BuonanotteM
B. El Khannouss11B. El KhannoussM
S. Mavididi10S. MavididiM
J. Vardy9J. VardyF

Substitutes

17H. ChoudhuryM
20P. DakaF
5C. OkoliD
37W. AlvesM
33L. ThomasD
31D. IversenG
22O. SkippM
14B. De Cordova-ReidF
57T. Wilson-BrownD
Manchester CityManchester City4-1-4-1
S. Ortega18S. OrtegaG
R. Lewis82R. LewisD
M. Akanji25M. AkanjiD
N. Aké6N. AkéD
J. Gvardiol24J. GvardiolD
M. Kovačić8M. KovačićM
P. Foden47P. FodenM
K. De Bruyne17K. De BruyneM
Bernardo Silva20Bernardo SilvaM
Savinho26SavinhoM
E. Haaland9E. HaalandF

Substitutes

87J. McAteeM
2K. WalkerD
19İ. GündoğanM
33S. CarsonG
66J. Simpson-PuseyD
11J. DokuF
67D. MubamaF
75N. O'ReillyM
10J. GrealishM

Match Events

90'S

S. Mavididi

Substitution 4

Statistics

Leicester
54%46%
Manchester City
1.3Expected Goals (xG)1.27
11Total Shots14
4Shots on Target5
4Corners4
11Fouls6
3Offsides2
93Pass Accuracy (%)91
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Leicester host Manchester City on Sunday, 29 December 2024 at King Power Stadium. The kick-off time is 14:30 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Leicester go into the match 18th in the table; Manchester City sit 3rd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Leicester have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 3 losses in a row. Manchester City have collected 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 15 Apr 2023: Leicester 1-3 Manchester City; 29 Oct 2022: Leicester 0-1 Manchester City; 26 Dec 2021: Leicester 3-6 Manchester City. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Manchester City beat Leicester 2-0. The full-time whistle came with the totals Leicester 0, Manchester City 2.

Stat highlights

Leicester held 54% of the ball against 46% for Manchester City. Shots on target finished 4-5. Expected goals read 1.30 for Leicester, 1.27 for Manchester City.

Verdict

Manchester City take the three points; Leicester look at a thin night for the home crowd. Leicester sat 18th and Manchester City 3rd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.