Match report

Leicester Stuns Spartak Moscow 4-3 in UEFA Europa League

Spartak Moscow
Spartak Moscow
3–4
FT
Leicester
Leicester
Oct 20, 2021

Leicester secured a thrilling 4-3 victory over Spartak Moscow in the UEFA Europa League, with Patson Daka netting a hat-trick. Despite going two goals down early on, Leicester rallied with four quick strikes, including three from Daka. Aleksandr Sobolev and Jesper Larsson scored for Spartak Moscow, but their lead was not enough as Leicester dominated the second half.

Key Facts

  • • Spartak Moscow led 2-0 early on with goals from Aleksandr Sobolev (11') and Jesper Larsson (44')
  • • Patson Daka scored three goals for Leicester at 45', 48', and 54'
  • • Sobolev scored another goal for Spartak Moscow at 86'
  • • Leicester made three substitutions: Maddison on for Pereira (59'), Choudhury for Tielemans (65'), and Bertrand and Vestergaard for Thomas and Evans (82')

Lineups

Spartak Moscow

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 98 A. Maksimenko (G)
  • 14 G. Dzhikiya (D)
  • 2 S. Gigot (D)
  • 6 Ayrton (M)
  • 92 N. Rasskazov (D)
  • 68 R. Litvinov (M)
  • 8 V. Moses (M)
  • 47 R. Zobnin (M)
  • 10 Z. Bakaev (F)
  • 11 J. Larsson (F)
  • 7 A. Sobolev (F)

Substitutes

  • 22 M. Ignatov
  • 24 Q. Promes
  • 17 A. Lomovitskiy
  • 38 A. Eshchenko
  • 56 I. Gaponov
  • 57 A. Selikhov
  • 71 S. Melnikov
  • 32 A. Rebrov
  • 29 I. Kutepov

Leicester

Formation: 3-4-1-2

Starting XI

  • 1 K. Schmeichel (G)
  • 6 J. Evans (D)
  • 21 Ricardo Pereira (M)
  • 18 D. Amartey (D)
  • 4 Ç. Söyüncü (D)
  • 33 L. Thomas (M)
  • 8 Y. Tielemans (M)
  • 10 J. Maddison (F)
  • 42 B. Soumaré (M)
  • 14 K. Iheanacho (F)
  • 29 P. Daka (F)

Substitutes

  • 11 M. Albrighton
  • 20 H. Choudhury
  • 5 R. Bertrand
  • 23 J. Vestergaard
  • 12 D. Ward
  • 34 F. Benković
  • 35 E. Jakupovic
  • 9 J. Vardy
  • 27 T. Castagne
  • 7 H. Barnes
  • 22 K. Dewsbury-Hall
  • 37 A. Lookman

Timeline

  1. Spartak Moscow
    11' Spartak Moscow Goal · Normal Goal
    Aleksandr Sobolev · Assist: Z. Bakaev
  2. Leicester
    30' Leicester Card · Yellow Card
    R. Pereira

    Foul

  3. Spartak Moscow
    33' Spartak Moscow Card · Yellow Card
    Ruslan Litvinov

    Foul

  4. Spartak Moscow
    44' Spartak Moscow Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Larsson · Assist: V. Moses
  5. Leicester
    45' Leicester Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Daka · Assist: K. Iheanacho
  6. Leicester
    48' Leicester Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Daka · Assist: K. Iheanacho
  7. Leicester
    54' Leicester Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Daka · Assist: Y. Tielemans
  8. Leicester
    59' Leicester subst · Substitution 1
    Off: R. Pereira · On: M. Albrighton
  9. Leicester
    65' Leicester subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Y. Tielemans · On: H. Choudhury
  10. Spartak Moscow
    68' Spartak Moscow subst · Substitution 1
    Off: R. Zobnin · On: M. Ignatov
  11. Spartak Moscow
    68' Spartak Moscow subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Z. Bakaev · On: Q. Promes
  12. Leicester
    78' Leicester Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Daka · Assist: J. Maddison
  13. Leicester
    82' Leicester subst · Substitution 3
    Off: L. Thomas · On: R. Bertrand
  14. Leicester
    82' Leicester subst · Substitution 4
    Off: J. Evans · On: J. Vestergaard
  15. Spartak Moscow
    86' Spartak Moscow Goal · Normal Goal
    Aleksandr Sobolev · Assist: V. Moses
  16. Leicester
    88' Leicester Card · Yellow Card
    B. Soumare

    Foul

  17. Spartak Moscow
    90'+5 Spartak Moscow Card · Yellow Card
    Aleksandr Lomovitskiy

    Foul

  18. Spartak Moscow
    90' Spartak Moscow subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Larsson · On: Aleksandr Lomovitskiy

Match Stats

Stat Spartak Moscow Leicester
Fouls 18 12
Pass Accuracy 77% 85%
Offsides 0 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 11 20
Corners 5 6
Total Passes 377 515
Yellow Cards 2 2
Blocked Shots 4 4
Shots on Target 4 6
Shots off Target 3 10
Possession 43% 57%
Accurate Passes 290 438
Shots Inside Box 6 11
Saves 2 1
Shots Outside Box 5 9

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Leicester turned the game around in the 45th minute with a goal from Patson Daka, who then scored again at 48' and 54'
  • ▸ Spartak Moscow's early lead was reversed by the second half as Leicester found their form and dominated the game, securing a crucial victory in the Europa League.