Leicester 3-0 Preston — EFL Championship, 4 Oct 2023
Leicester beat Preston 3-0 in the EFL Championship on 4 October 2023 at King Power Stadium, Leicester, Leicestershire. K. Dewsbury-Hall and K. Ịheanachọ scored for Leicester. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
· kickoff·King Power Stadium · Leicester, Leicestershire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 1-060'
- 62'J. Vardyout: K. Ịheanachọ
- 62'Stephy Mavididiout: Yunus Akgün
- 66'Milutin Osmajićout: W. Keane
- 2-076'assist: W. Ndidi
- 77'R. Bradyout: K. Best
- 78'Alistair McCannout: Noah Mawene
- 78'out: B. Woodburn
- 79'out: Hamza Choudhury
- 82'Ben WoodburnFoul
- 84'
- 86'Foul
- 87'
- 88'out: M. Albrighton
- 3-090'
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
9.5
Top rated
Leicester
- 9.5Kiernan Dewsbury-HallM
- 8.0Wout FaesD
- 7.6Ricardo PereiraD
- 7.5James JustinD
- 7.3Kelechi IheanachoF
- 7.3Wilfred NdidiM
- 7.2Mads HermansenG
- 7.2Conor CoadyD
- 7.2Harry WinksM
- 7.0Stephy MavididiF
- 6.9Yunus AkgünF
- 6.9Abdul Fatawu IssahakuF
- 6.7Jamie VardyF
- 6.7Hamza ChoudhuryM
- 6.3Cesare CasadeiM
Preston
- 7.0Duane HolmesF
- 6.9Alistair McCannM
- 6.7Benjamin WhitemanM
- 6.6Robbie BradyM
- 6.5Liam MillarM
- 6.5Milutin OsmajićF
- 6.5Layton StewartF
- 6.3Brad PottsD
- 6.3Liam LindsayD
- 6.3Jack WhatmoughD
- 6.3Noah MaweneM
- 6.2Will KeaneF
- 6.2Kian BestD
- 6.2Ben WoodburnM
- 6.0Greg CunninghamD
- 6.0Freddie WoodmanG
Line-ups
Substitutes
LeicesterE. Maresca
Substitutes
- 29Yunus Akgün62'F6.9
- 20Patson DakaF
- 14K. Ịheanachọ76'62'F7.3
- 11M. Albrighton88'M
- 17Hamza Choudhury79'M6.7
- 15Harry SouttarD
- 41Jakub StolarczykG
- 7Cesare Casadei87'M6.3
- 40Wanya MarçalM
PrestonR. Lowe
Substitutes
- 20B. Woodburn78'M6.2
- 10Mads Frøkjær-JensenM
- 21D. CornellG
- 18Ryan LedsonM
- 7W. Keane66'F6.2
- 5Patrick BauerD
- 17Layton Stewart86'84'F6.5
- 35Noah Mawene78'M6.3
- 33K. Best77'D6.2
Team statistics
Leicester
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | 90 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | 9.5 |
| Wout Faes | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 8.0 |
| Ricardo Pereira | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.6 |
| James Justin | 79 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | 28 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Wilfred Ndidi | 87 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Mads Hermansen | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Conor Coady | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Harry Winks | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Stephy Mavididi | 62 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Yunus Akgün | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | 88 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Jamie Vardy | 62 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Hamza Choudhury | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Cesare Casadei | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Holmes | 78 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Alistair McCann | 78 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Benjamin Whiteman | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Robbie Brady | 77 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Liam Millar | 84 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Milutin Osmajić | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Layton Stewart | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Brad Potts | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Liam Lindsay | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jack Whatmough | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Noah Mawene | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Will Keane | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Kian Best | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ben Woodburn | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Greg Cunningham | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.0 |
| Freddie Woodman | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Final table, EFL Championship 2023/24
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester | 46 | +48 | 97 |
| 2 | Ipswich | 46 | +35 | 96 |
| 3 | Leeds | 46 | +38 | 90 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +9 | 69 |
| 9 | Coventry | 46 | +11 | 64 |
| 10 | Preston | 46 | -11 | 63 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 46 | +2 | 62 |
| 12 | Cardiff | 46 | -17 | 62 |
Before and after
Leicester
- Previous: Blackburn 1-4 Leicester, 1 Oct 2023 · EFL Championship
- Next: Leicester 2-0 Stoke City, 7 Oct 2023 · EFL Championship
Preston
- Previous: Preston 0-4 West Brom, 30 Sep 2023 · EFL Championship
- Next: Ipswich 4-2 Preston, 7 Oct 2023 · EFL Championship
Data updated