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Leicester City vs Sunderland

Championship
Leicester
1-0-0
4-2
Final
Sunderland
0-0-1
King Power Stadium

Match pulse

LEIAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'SUN
44%Possession56%
20Shots11
8On target5
6Corners3
3Saves4
13Fouls17
17'Jack RodwellSUN42'Billy JonesSUN49'Jamie VardyLEI73'Younes KaboulSUN85'Sebastián CoatesSUN90'+1'Jeff SchluppLEI
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SUN022

Who won: Leicester 4-2

Leicester City beat Sunderland 4-2 on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at King Power Stadium. Goals for Leicester: Jamie Vardy (11'), Riyad Mahrez (18', 25' pen) and Marc Albrighton (66'). Goals for Sunderland: Jermain Defoe (60') and Steven Fletcher (71').

Recap · Aug 8
Riyad Mahrez stars as Leicester stun Sunderland in dream start for Ranieri

Mahrez's double and Jamie Vardy's opener earned the Foxes an easy 4-2 win over the wretched Black Cats.

What it means

  • Leicester has won 3 straight.

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Lineups

Sunderland17th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-1-4-1)
  1. 1Costel PantilimonG
  2. 2Younes KaboulCD-L
  3. 3Sebastián CoatesCD-R
  4. 4Lee CattermoleDM
  5. 5Patrick van AanholtLB
  6. 6Billy JonesRB
  7. 7Jack RodwellCM-L
  8. 8Sebastian LarssonCM-R
  9. 9Jeremain LensLM
  10. 10Adam JohnsonRM
  11. 11Jermain DefoeF
Leicester
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 2Wes MorganCD-L
  3. 3Robert HuthCD-R
  4. 4Jeff SchluppLB
  5. 5Ritchie de LaetRB
  6. 6Danny DrinkwaterCM-L
  7. 7Andy KingCM-R
  8. 8Riyad MahrezLM
  9. 9Marc AlbrightonRM
  10. 10Jamie VardyCF-L
  11. 11Shinji OkazakiCF-R

Head to head

SUN leads series 2-0-3
Last meeting: Sunderland 2, Leicester 1 (Apr 23)

Last 5

SUN
  • W@ H961-0
  • L@ DON0-2
  • W@ TOR2-1
  • L@ Sacremento R0-1
  • L@ CHE1-3
LEI
  • W@ BIR3-2
  • W@ ROT2-1
  • W@ BRT2-1
  • T@ MNF1-1
  • W@ LCN3-1

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Game info

Venue
King Power Stadium, Leicester, England · Attendance 32,242

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesSUN leads series 2-0-3

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