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Leicester City vs Blackburn Rovers

FA Cup
Leicester
31-4-11
0-2
Final
Blackburn
14-11-21
King Power Stadium

Match pulse

LEIAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTBLK
75%Possession25%
14Shots9
6On target2
7Corners4
0Saves6
5Fouls7
36'Fatawu IssahakuLEI58'James JustinLEI69'Sammie SzmodicsBLK86'Joe Rankin-CostelloBLK
Team1H2HT
LEI000
BLK022

Who won: Blackburn 2-0

Blackburn Rovers beat Leicester City 2-0 on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at King Power Stadium. Goals for Blackburn: Sammie Szmodics (68', 90'+4').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.9Aynsley PearsG
  2. 28.1Sammie SzmodicsAM
  3. 36.8Harry PickeringCD-L
  4. 46.6Hayden CarterCD-R
  5. 56.5Kyle McFadzeanCD
  6. 66.5Joe Rankin-CostelloCM-L
  7. 76.4Tyrhys DolanCF-L
  8. 86.4Sam GallagherCF-R
  9. 96.3Sondre TronstadCM-R
  10. 106.3Callum BrittainRM
  11. 116.2Stephy MavididiLF
  12. 126.2Benjamin ChriseneLM

Team stats

LEIBLK
5Fouls7
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
2Offsides1
7Corner Kicks4
0Saves6
75.4Possession24.6
14SHOTS9
6ON GOAL2
0.4On Target %0.2
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
612Accurate Passes134
684Passes227
0.9Pass Completion %0.6
7Accurate Crosses1
29Crosses7
0.2Cross %0.1
39Long Balls72
24Accurate Long Balls21
0.6Long Balls %0.3
1Blocked Shots4
7Effective Tackles13
10Tackles19
0.7Tackle %0.7
9Interceptions11
13Effective Clearances35
13Clearances35

Player of the game

Aynsley Pears

BLK · 6 saves, clean sheet

8.9

Deserved to win

11%
LEI · 0.13 xG
81%
Draw
8%
BLK · 0.09 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Leicester City 0, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  3. 90'+6'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Szmodics

    Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Sammie Szmodics.

    J. Buckley

  4. 90'+6'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Rankin-Costello

    Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Joe Rankin-Costello.

    J. Garrett

  5. GOAL90'+4'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    S. Szmodics · ast J. Rankin-Costello

    Goal! Leicester City 0, Blackburn Rovers 2. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello following a fast break.

    LEI 0 - 2 BLK
  6. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Yasin Ayari (Blackburn Rovers).

  8. 90'+1'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Wout Faes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

    W. Faes

  9. 89'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Winks.

    K. Iheanacho

  10. 87'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wout Faes.

    K. McAteer

  11. 86'

    Yellow card

    Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.

    J. Rankin-Costello

  12. 86'

    Free kick won

    Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).

  14. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Dolan

    Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yasin Ayari replaces Tyrhys Dolan.

    Y. Ayari

  15. 82'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kasey McAteer with a cross.

  16. 80'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.

    K. Iheanacho

  17. 80'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Harry Winks (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.

    H. Winks

  18. 79'

    Free kick won

    Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. 79'

    Foul

    Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).

  20. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Vardy

    Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Jamie Vardy.

    K. Iheanacho

  21. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Mavididi

    Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces Stephy Mavididi.

    K. McAteer

  22. 77'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  23. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Justin

    Substitution, Leicester City. Callum Doyle replaces James Justin.

    C. Doyle

  24. 76'

    Delay in match because of an injury Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).

  25. 76'LEI

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tyrhys Dolan.

Leaders

LEIBLK
Total Shots
Wout Faes
2
Sammie Szmodics
5
Saves
James Justin
2
Aynsley Pears
6