Premier League: Leicester City tops Burnley 2-0 on Tuesday
BURNLEY. Leicester City overcomes Burnley with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Maddison (82') and a goal from J. Vardy (90').
BURNLEY. Leicester City prevails over Burnley with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Maddison (82′) and a goal from J. Vardy (90′). Leicester City took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Turf Moor stadium in Burnley on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Chris Kavanagh with the assistance of Lee Betts and Constantine Hatzidakis. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 4.8 degrees Celsius or 40.55 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
Leicester City was in firm control of the ball 56% while Burnley was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Burnley was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Leicester City was able to find the solution to win this match.
Burnley shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Leicester City shot 22 times, 6 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
Burnley received 1 yellow card (W. Weghorst). On the opposite side, Leicester City received 1 yellow card (K. Dewsbury-Hall).
After playing this match, Burnley will stay with 21 points to stay in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Leicester City will have 27 points to stay in the 13th place.
Match Events
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40'40'
N. Collins
B. Mee
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46'46'
A. Lookman
R. Pereira
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58'58'
W. Weghorst
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71'71'
J. Rodriguez
M. Cornet
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72'72'
J. Vardy
P. Daka
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73'73'
J. Maddison
Y. Tielemans
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82'82'
J. Maddison
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88'88'
A. Barnes
A. Westwood
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90'90'
J. Vardy
H. Barnes
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90'90'
K. Dewsbury-Hall
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Burnley will host Chelsea on the 5th of March with a 10-1 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (4 draws).
Leicester City will host Leeds United on the 5th of March with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Leicester City (6 draws).
Burnley: Formation and Lineups
Burnley started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Sean Dyche chose to play with the following team: Nick Pope , Connor Roberts , James Tarkowski , Ben Mee , Charlie Taylor , Aaron Lennon , Ashley Westwood , Josh Brownhill , Dwight McNeil , Wout Weghorst and Maxwel Cornet .
Substitutes
Burnley made 3 changes: B. Mee for N. Collins (40′), M. Cornet for J. Rodriguez (71′) and A. Westwood for A. Barnes (88′).
Top player: Connor Roberts
The player who no doubt impressed Burnley the most was Connor Roberts.
His rating is with 34 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Leicester City: Formation and Lineups
Leicester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Brendan Rodgers played with: Kasper Schmeichel , Ricardo Pereira , Daniel Amartey , Çağlar Söyüncü , Luke Thomas , Youri Tielemans , Wilfred Ndidi , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Marc Albrighton , Patson Daka and Harvey Barnes .
Substitutes
Leicester City made 3 changes: R. Pereira for A. Lookman (46′), P. Daka for J. Vardy (72′) and Y. Tielemans for J. Maddison (73′).
Top player: Jamie Vardy
Probably the most impressive player in Leicester City was Jamie Vardy.
His rating is with 1 goal, 3 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 72′.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
