Match report

Leicester Defeats Burton Albion 3-1 in League Cup

Burton Albion
Burton Albion
1–3
FT
Leicester
Leicester
Oct 29, 2019

Leicester City secured a comfortable 3-1 victory over Burton Albion in the League Cup. The Foxes took an early lead through Kelechi Iheanacho and extended their lead with a goal from Youri Tielemans. Despite Luke Boyce's effort for Burton, the visitors added a late goal through James Maddison to seal the win.

Key Facts

  • • Leicester won 3-1 against Burton Albion in the League Cup
  • • Kelechi Iheanacho scored the first goal at minute 7, assisted by Youri Tielemans
  • • Youri Tielemans scored the second goal at minute 20, assisted by Dennis Praet
  • • Luke Boyce scored for Burton Albion at minute 52, assisted by Ondřej Šarkan
  • • James Maddison sealed the win for Leicester at minute 89, assisted by Demarai Gray

Lineups

Burton Albion

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1 K. O'Hara (G)
  • 2 J. Brayford (D)
  • 15 R. Hutchinson (D)
  • 7 S. Quinn (M)
  • 21 J. O'Toole (D)
  • 6 K. Wallace (D)
  • 4 R. Edwards (M)
  • 8 S. Fraser (M)
  • 27 L. Boyce (F)
  • 17 O. Šarkić (F)
  • 9 N. Broadhead (F)

Substitutes

  • 23 L. Dyer
  • 14 J. Sbarra
  • 11 D. Templeton
  • 5 J. Buxton
  • 3 C. Daniel
  • 24 B. Garratt
  • 19 J. Anderson

Leicester

Formation: 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

  • 12 D. Ward
  • 28 C. Fuchs (D)
  • 6 J. Evans (D)
  • 5 W. Morgan (D)
  • 2 J. Justin (D)
  • 11 M. Albrighton (M)
  • 26 D. Praet (M)
  • 8 Y. Tielemans (M)
  • 7 D. Gray (M)
  • 20 H. Choudhury (M)
  • 14 K. Iheanacho (F)

Substitutes

  • 15 H. Barnes
  • 10 J. Maddison
  • 25 W. Ndidi
  • 4 Ç. Söyüncü
  • 9 J. Vardy
  • 21 Ricardo Pereira
  • 1 K. Schmeichel

Timeline

  1. Leicester
    7' Leicester Goal · Normal Goal
    K. Iheanacho · Assist: Y. Tielemans
  2. Leicester
    20' Leicester Goal · Normal Goal
    Y. Tielemans · Assist: D. Praet
  3. Burton Albion
    46' Burton Albion subst · Substitution 1
    Off: R. Hutchinson · On: L. Dyer
  4. Burton Albion
    52' Burton Albion Goal · Normal Goal
    L. Boyce · Assist: O. Šarkić
  5. Leicester
    66' Leicester subst · Substitution 1
    Off: K. Iheanacho · On: H. Barnes
  6. Leicester
    83' Leicester subst · Substitution 2
    Off: D. Praet · On: J. Maddison
  7. Burton Albion
    88' Burton Albion subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Ryan Edwards · On: J. Sbarra
  8. Leicester
    88' Leicester subst · Substitution 3
    Off: H. Choudhury · On: Wilfred Ndidi
  9. Leicester
    89' Leicester Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Maddison · Assist: D. Gray

Match Stats

Stat Burton Albion Leicester
Fouls 11 6
Pass Accuracy 71% 78%
Offsides 1 3
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 15 17
Corners 5 10
Total Passes 379 496
Yellow Cards — —
Blocked Shots 5 3
Shots on Target 4 6
Shots off Target 6 8
Possession 43% 57%
Accurate Passes 268 386
Shots Inside Box 9 13
Saves 2 3
Shots Outside Box 6 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Leicester's early goals from Iheanacho and Tielemans set the tone and put pressure on Burton
  • ▸ Burton's goal from Boyce at minute 52 provided a temporary boost, but Leicester regained momentum with Maddison's late goal