Leicester 1-0 Northampton — EFL Cup, 8 Aug 2026
Leicester beat Northampton 1-0 in the EFL Cup Round of 128 on 8 August 2026 at King Power Stadium, Leicester. C. Okoli scored for Leicester. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
· kickoff·King Power Stadium · Leicester·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-015'assist: Luke Thomas
- 37'Bobby De Cordova-ReidFoul
- 42'
- Half-time1-0
- 61'
- 61'
- 63'out: Joseph Wormleighton
- 64'Elliott Listout: M. Warhurst
- 70'
- 70'out: Max Dyche
- 79'Bobby De Cordova-Reidout: Louis Page
- 82'Foul
- 83'J. Perkinsout: L. Evans
- 86'
- 87'
- 90+3'Harvey SaundersArgument
- 90+8'Foul
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Leicester
- 8.6Caleb OkoliD
- 7.6Harry SouttarD
- 7.3Jayden JosephD
- 7.2Luke ThomasD
- 7.0Jakub StolarczykG
- 7.0Olabade AlukoD
- 6.9Oliver SkippM
- 6.7Louis PageM
- 6.7Stephy MavididiM
- 6.7Thomas WatsonF
- 6.6William AlvesM
- 6.6Liam CullenM
- 6.5Wes BurnsF
- 6.3Samuel BraybrookeM
- 6.3Hamza ChoudhuryM
- 6.0Bobby De Cordova-ReidF
Northampton
- 6.9Matty WarhurstF
- 6.9Lee EvansM
- 6.9Jack PerkinsM
- 6.9Max DycheD
- 6.9Janoi DonacienD
- 6.7Samuel HoskinsF
- 6.7Connor Lemonheigh-EvansF
- 6.7James MaxwellD
- 6.6Kamarai Simon-SwyerM
- 6.6Elliott ListM
- 6.5Harvey SaundersF
- 6.3Elliott MooreD
- 6.3Tyrese FornahM
- 6.3Joseph WormleightonD
- 6.3Zachary JeacockG
- 6.2Jonathan GuthrieD
Line-ups
Northampton4-4-2
Leicester4-1-4-1
GlobalScoreX
10List6.6
32Saunders6.5
3Maxwell6.7
21Perkins6.9
14Cordova-Reid6.0
Substitutes
LeicesterRussell Martin
Substitutes
- 17Hamza Choudhury87'M6.3
- 7W. Burns61'F6.5
- 26Woyo CoulibalyD
- 23Thomas Watson90+8'61'F6.7
- 50Tommy NealeM
- 61S. BausorG
- 32Olabade Aluko86'D7.0
- 25Louis Page79'M6.7
- 60R. CarrF
NorthamptonColin Calderwood
Substitutes
- 7Samuel Hoskins70'F6.7
- 34Ross FitzsimonsG
- 8L. Evans83'M6.9
- 35Max Dyche70'D6.9
- 16Joseph Wormleighton63'D6.3
- 9M. Warhurst64'F6.9
- 43M. Moon-ArnaezM
Team statistics
77%Possession23%
8Total shots4
3Shots on target2
3Shots off target1
2Blocked shots1
7Corners5
2Offsides1
11Fouls12
4Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves2
808Total passes230
750Accurate passes170
93%Pass accuracy74%
Leicester
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Okoli | 99 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 8.6 |
| Harry Souttar | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Jayden Joseph | 86 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Luke Thomas | 99 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Jakub Stolarczyk | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Olabade Aluko | 13 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Oliver Skipp | 99 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Louis Page | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Stephy Mavididi | 61 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Thomas Watson | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| William Alves | 61 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Liam Cullen | 87 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Wes Burns | 38 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Samuel Braybrooke | 99 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Hamza Choudhury | 12 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Bobby De Cordova-Reid | 79 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Northampton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matty Warhurst | 35 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Lee Evans | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jack Perkins | 83 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Max Dyche | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Janoi Donacien | 63 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 6.9 |
| Samuel Hoskins | 29 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Connor Lemonheigh-Evans | 70 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| James Maxwell | 99 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Kamarai Simon-Swyer | 70 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Elliott List | 64 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Harvey Saunders | 99 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Elliott Moore | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Tyrese Fornah | 99 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Joseph Wormleighton | 36 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Zachary Jeacock | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jonathan Guthrie | 99 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Before and after
Leicester
- Previous: Blackburn 0-1 Leicester, 2 May 2026 · EFL Championship
- Next: Notts County 1-1 Leicester, 15 Aug 2026 · League One
Northampton
- Previous: Northampton 2-3 Plymouth, 2 May 2026 · League One
- Next: Northampton 0-0 Swindon Town, 15 Aug 2026 · League Two
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