Match Thread: Manchester City v Leicester City

Live Score: Manchester City 2-5 Leicester City

Goalscorers: Mahrez 3’; Vardy 36’; Vardy 53’; Vardy 57’; Maddison 76’; Ake 84’; Tielemans 87’

Venue Etihad, Manchester

Date: 27/09/2020, 16:30 BST

Referee Michael Oliver

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Lineups

Man City - 4-2-3-1 - Pep Guardiola

Ederson, Mendy, Ake, Garcia, Walker, Fernandinho(Delap 50’), Rodri, De Bruyne, Foden, Sterling, Mahrez

Subs: Steffen, Zinchenko, Laporte, Doyle, Torres, Palmer, Delap

Leicester City - 5-4-1 - Brendan Rogers

Schmeichel, Soyuncu, Evans, Amartey, Justin, Tielemans, Mendy, Castagne, Praet, Barnes, Vardy

Subs: Ward, Fuchs, Maddison, Albrighton, Choudhury, Perez, Ihenacho

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Match Events

0’: City kick off the match

3’: GOAAAAAAAL Superb finish from Mahrez who blasts in to the top corner from a half volley.

22’: Tielemans is shown a yellow card for shirt pulling.

25’: Brilliant free kick from De Bruyne who picks out Fernandinho. He misses with a header 6 yards out. Leicester look to counter but they mess up a 3 on 2.

34’: Rodri heads in a KDB free kick but he’s several yards offside so Leicester get a free kick.

35’: Vardy cuts ahead of Walker who pulls him down. Poor defending and a clear penalty

36’: GOAAAAAL Superb penalty from Vardy who smashes the ball in to the top corner.

Half Time A game of few chances so far.

45’: City get the game back underway.

50’: Amartey is shown a yellow card. Liam Delap comes on to replace Fernandinho.

51’: Mahrez takes the ball on before shooting wide from 20 yards. Foden was in space...

53’: GOAAAAAAAAAAALAZO Castagne finds space and crosses for Vardy whose naughty back heel finish dinks over the keeper. Incredible from Vardy.

56’: Another penalty for Leicester as Garcia clatters in to Vardy

57’: GOAAAAL Vardy lashes in again from the spot, this time to the bottom left corner

60’: Ake is shown a yellow card for following through on Tielemans.

63’: Delap heads off the top of the bar. Close for City. Ferran Torres comes on to replace Foden.

76’: GOAAAAAAAAAALAZO! Wondergoal from Maddison who picks out the top corner from 30 yards. Incredible finishing from Leicester today.

84’: GOAAAAAL Ake nods in from a corner to give City some hope...too late, surely?

86’: Oh Dear... Mendy clips Maddison in the box and it’s another penalty.

87’: GOAAL Tielemans places the penalty in to the bottom right corner