Leicester vs Sunderland

Premier League ·Matchday 1

Leicester

4-2

Full-time HT 3-0

Sunderland

Vardy 11'
Riyad Mahrez 18'
Riyad Mahrez 25' (pen)
M. Albrighton 66'

J. Defoe 60'
S. Fletcher 71'

Pre-match
First half
Half-time
Second half
Full-time

Saturday 8 August · 17:00 Lee Mason

Events Lineups Stats Standings Head-to-head

The match in brief

Leicester beat Sunderland 4-2. Scorers for Leicester: Vardy 11', Riyad Mahrez 18', Riyad Mahrez 25' (pen), M. Albrighton 66'. Scorers for Sunderland: J. Defoe 60', S. Fletcher 71'. Sunderland had 56% of possession.

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Full-time 4 - 2
90'
J. Schlupp Yellow card · Leicester J. Schlupp of Leicester is booked
85'
S. Coates Yellow card · Sunderland Yellow card for S. Coates (Sunderland)
82'
N'Golo Kanté Out: Vardy · Leicester Substitution for Leicester: N'Golo Kanté comes on for Vardy
77'
Christian Fuchs Out: Riyad Mahrez · Leicester Substitution for Leicester: Christian Fuchs comes on for Riyad Mahrez
75'
Y. Benalouane Out: R. De Laet · Leicester Substitution for Leicester: Y. Benalouane comes on for R. De Laet
73'
Y. Kaboul Yellow card · Sunderland Yellow card for Y. Kaboul (Sunderland)
71'
S. Fletcher 4-2 Goal · Assist: J. Lens · Sunderland Goal for Sunderland! S. Fletcher turns in the pass from J. Lens (4-2)
66'
M. Albrighton 4-1 Goal · Leicester M. Albrighton finds the net for Leicester (4-1)
60'
J. Defoe 3-1 Goal · Assist: A. Johnson · Sunderland Goal! J. Defoe scores for Sunderland, set up by A. Johnson. It is 3-1
54'
A. Matthews Out: Billy Jones · Sunderland Substitution for Sunderland: A. Matthews comes on for Billy Jones
49'
Vardy Yellow card · Leicester Vardy of Leicester is booked
Half-time 3 - 0
42'
Billy Jones Yellow card · Sunderland Yellow card for Billy Jones (Sunderland)
30'
S. Fletcher Out: L. Cattermole · Sunderland Substitution for Sunderland: S. Fletcher comes on for L. Cattermole
25'
Riyad Mahrez 3-0 Penalty goal · Leicester Goal! Riyad Mahrez scores a penalty for Leicester. It is 3-0
18'
Riyad Mahrez 2-0 Goal · Assist: M. Albrighton · Leicester Goal! Riyad Mahrez scores for Leicester, set up by M. Albrighton. It is 2-0
17'
J. Rodwell Yellow card · Sunderland Yellow card for J. Rodwell (Sunderland)
11'
Vardy 1-0 Goal · Assist: M. Albrighton · Leicester M. Albrighton provides, Vardy finishes for Leicester (1-0)
Kick-off

The teams before the match

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LWWDW Last 5 matches WWDDL

2.2Goals scored per match0.8

1.1Goals conceded per match1.4

5Clean sheets4

From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Leicester	38	23	12	3	68	36	68:36	+32	81	DWDWD
2	Arsenal	38	20	11	7	65	36	65:36	+29	71	WDWDW
3	Tottenham	38	19	13	6	69	35	69:35	+34	70	LLDDW
4	Manchester City	38	19	9	10	71	41	71:41	+30	66	DDLWD
5	Manchester United	38	19	9	10	49	35	49:35	+14	66	WLWDW
6	Southampton	38	18	9	11	59	41	59:41	+18	63	WWWWD
7	West Ham	38	16	14	8	65	51	65:51	+14	62	LWLWW
8	Liverpool	38	16	12	10	63	50	63:50	+13	60	DDWLD
9	Stoke City	38	14	9	15	41	55	41:55	-14	51	WLDLL
10	Chelsea	38	12	14	12	59	53	59:53	+6	50	DDLDW
11	Everton	38	11	14	13	59	55	59:55	+4	47	WLLWL
12	Swansea	38	12	11	15	42	52	42:52	-10	47	DWWLL
13	Watford	38	12	9	17	40	50	40:50	-10	45	DLLWL
14	West Brom	38	10	13	15	34	48	34:48	-14	43	DDLDL
15	Crystal Palace	38	11	9	18	39	51	39:51	-12	42	LWLLD
16	Bournemouth	38	11	9	18	45	67	45:67	-22	42	LDLLL
17	Sunderland	38	9	12	17	48	62	48:62	-14	39	DWWDD
18	Newcastle	38	9	10	19	44	65	44:65	-21	37	WDWDD
19	Norwich	38	9	7	22	39	67	39:67	-28	34	LWLLL
20	Aston Villa	38	3	8	27	27	76	27:76	-49	17	LDLLL