Match Report
| Leicester City | Leicester City |  |  | Norwich City | Norwich City | ||||||||||||||||
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | manager | Simon Gorton | Simon Gorton | |||||||||||||||||
| Roger Wilson | R. Wilson |  | 75 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | Phil Carrick | P. Carrick | |||||||||
| Andy Howey | A. Howey | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Tim Kasper | T. Kasper | |||||||||
| James Fenton | J. Fenton | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 |  | Dragan Suker | D. Suker | |||||||||
| Liam Beresford | L. Beresford | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 |  | Sebastian Hitzlsperger | S. Hitzlsperger | |||||||||
| Morris Cole | M. Cole | | 73 | D | | 5 | | D | 67 |  | Francisco Herrero | F. Herrero | |||||||||
| Paulo Sousa | P. Sousa |  | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 |  | Michael Jensen | M. Jensen | |||||||||
| Jacob Thomson | J. Thomson | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 |  | Quavas Mapp | Q. Mapp | |||||||||
| Jaime Varela | J. Varela | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 67 |  | Ferry de Jong | F. de Jong | |||||||||
| Mario Ribeiro | M. Ribeiro | | 49 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Ruben Fonseca | R. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Leonardo Arias | L. Arias | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Malte Behrens | M. Behrens | |||||||||
| Peter Dublin | P. Dublin | | 78 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 | | Marcus Ferdinand | M. Ferdinand | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Norwich City. A crowd of 19,548 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Leicester City and Norwich City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Leicester City and Norwich City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Norwich City kicking off!
2.25
0-0Norwich City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
3.40
0-0Quavas Mapp makes a probing pass to Malte Behrens. Malte Behrens knocks in a cross ball towards Marcus Ferdinand. Marcus Ferdinand connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Roger Wilson!
6.01
0-0Michael Jensen catches Jaime Varela on the ankles. The referee calls over Michael Jensen and shows him a yellow card! Jaime Varela runs off the knock.
8.33
0-0Sebastian Hitzlsperger makes a beautiful solo run. Sebastian Hitzlsperger flicks the ball to his team mate, Malte Behrens. Malte Behrens knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Roger Wilson who gathers it comfortably.
9.09
0-0Quavas Mapp flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcus Ferdinand. Marcus Ferdinand goes all the way! Marcus Ferdinand makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.08
Quavas Mapp deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca shoots from long range but it is miles over!
20.58
0-0Ferry de Jong comes in with a late challenge on Paulo Sousa. Ferry de Jong is given a warning by the referee! Paulo Sousa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.11
Ferry de Jong makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
28.41
Quavas Mapp chips the ball to his team mate, Marcus Ferdinand. Marcus Ferdinand shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.56
0-0Ferry de Jong makes a simple pass to Marcus Ferdinand. Marcus Ferdinand kicks a strong pass forward to Malte Behrens but the referee indicates it's offside!
32.09
Paulo Sousa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Dublin. Peter Dublin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dragan Suker.
33.40
Dragan Suker sees a break and surges forward. Dragan Suker threads the ball through to Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca knocks in a cross ball towards Marcus Ferdinand. Marcus Ferdinand is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
36.24
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
40.09
0-1Quavas Mapp controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca lofts in a cross ball towards Malte Behrens. Malte Behrens heads the ball goalwards. Malte Behrens scores for Norwich City!!
44.04
Dragan Suker passes the ball forward to Quavas Mapp. Quavas Mapp makes a simple pass to Marcus Ferdinand. Marcus Ferdinand knocks in a cross ball towards Malte Behrens. Malte Behrens is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Roger Wilson is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Leicester City kick off!
48.15
James Fenton kicks a strong pass forward to Jaime Varela. Jaime Varela kicks a strong pass forward to Peter Dublin. Peter Dublin lofts in a cross ball towards Leonardo Arias. Leonardo Arias directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
59.42
Sebastian Hitzlsperger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michael Jensen. Michael Jensen flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca goes all the way! Ruben Fonseca makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Roger Wilson easily smothers it!
60.50
Paulo Sousa threads the ball through to Mario Ribeiro. Mario Ribeiro shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
61.28
Quavas Mapp sees space and advances. Quavas Mapp plays a perfect one-two with Marcus Ferdinand and rushes in on goal... Quavas Mapp tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.56
James Fenton knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Thomson. Jacob Thomson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mario Ribeiro. Mario Ribeiro lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Dublin. Peter Dublin powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
69.47
Quavas Mapp clumsily knocks into Jacob Thomson. The referee calls over Quavas Mapp and shows him a yellow card! Jacob Thomson runs off the knock.
72.42
Quavas Mapp makes a simple pass to Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.56
Quavas Mapp flicks the ball to his team mate, Malte Behrens. Malte Behrens knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by James Fenton.
81.31
Michael Jensen knocks the ball forward to Marcus Ferdinand. Marcus Ferdinand sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Roger Wilson is on top of it.
84.03
Quavas Mapp hacks Jacob Thomson from behind! Quavas Mapp is given a warning by the referee! Jacob Thomson runs off the knock.
85.51
Francisco Herrero kicks a strong pass forward to Quavas Mapp. Quavas Mapp makes a simple pass to Marcus Ferdinand. Marcus Ferdinand goes all the way! Marcus Ferdinand cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
89.38
James Fenton makes a simple pass to Paulo Sousa. Paulo Sousa makes a simple pass to Peter Dublin. Peter Dublin lofts in a cross ball towards Leonardo Arias. Leonardo Arias heads the ball goalwards. Phil Carrick easily smothers it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Peter Dublin 64 | Malte Behrens 40, 44 |