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By Shamoon HafezBBC Sport astatine King Power Stadium
Last updated connected 11 minutes ago.From the conception FA Cup
Championship high-fliers Blackburn Rovers caused an FA Cup 5th circular upset with triumph astatine Premier League Leicester City.
Rovers are 5th successful the array and aiming for a instrumentality to the top-flight, wherever they person not played for much than a decade, but were much than a lucifer for 2021 cupful winners Leicester.
Their dynamic display, successful which they should person scored much goals, acceptable them connected their mode to a spot successful the sixth round.
Having been denied by Daniel Iversen's flying save, Tyrhys Dolan curled past Leicester's Danish goalkeeper for the opener.
Ryan Hedges past missed a gilt-edged accidental to treble the visiting side's pb astatine the commencement of the 2nd play erstwhile helium failed to deed the people from 10 yards out.
It didn't beryllium costly arsenic Sammie Szmodics wriggled wide to person Rovers' 2nd successful the 52nd minute, portion the midfielder besides had a extremity ruled retired for offside.
Substitute Kelechi Iheanacho pulled 1 backmost for the Foxes by slotting successful from adjacent range, but a dull and dreary nighttime ended successful disappointment for Brendan Rodgers' men.
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Leicester City
Squad number31Player nameIversen
Squad number21Player nameRicardo Pereira
Squad number18Player nameAmartey
Squad number3Player nameFaes
Squad number33Player nameThomas
Squad number26Player namePraet
Squad number42Player nameSoumaré
Squad number22Player nameDewsbury-Hall
Squad number37Player nameTetê
Squad number9Player nameVardy
Squad number7Player nameBarnes
Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
Squad number16Player nameKristiansen
Squad number20Player nameDaka
Squad number24Player nameMendy
Squad number27Player nameCastagne
Blackburn Rovers
Squad number13Player namePears
Squad number11Player nameRankin-Costello
Squad number17Player nameCarter
Squad number5Player nameHyam
Squad number3Player namePickering
Squad number27Player nameTravis
Squad number6Player nameMorton
Squad number19Player nameHedges
Squad number8Player nameSzmodics
Squad number10Player nameDolan
Squad number9Player nameGallagher
Squad number2Player nameBrittain
Squad number21Player nameBuckley
Squad number29Player nameVale
Squad number33Player namePhillips
Line-ups
Leicester
Formation 4-3-3
- 31Iversen
- 21Ricardo PereiraSubstituted forCastagneat 73'minutes
- 18Amartey
- 3Faes
- 33ThomasBooked astatine 16minsSubstituted forKristiansenat 57'minutes
- 26PraetSubstituted forIheanachoat 58'minutesBooked astatine 83mins
- 42SoumaréSubstituted forMendyat 74'minutesBooked astatine 90mins
- 22Dewsbury-Hall
- 37TetêSubstituted forDakaat 74'minutes
- 9Vardy
- 7Barnes
Substitutes
- 12Smithies
- 14Iheanacho
- 15Souttar
- 16Kristiansen
- 20Daka
- 24Mendy
- 25Ndidi
- 27Castagne
- 40Marçal-Madivadua
Blackburn
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Pears
- 11Rankin-CostelloSubstituted forBrittainat 61'minutes
- 17Carter
- 5Hyam
- 3Pickering
- 27Travis
- 6MortonSubstituted forPhillipsat 84'minutes
- 19HedgesSubstituted forBuckleyat 84'minutes
- 8SzmodicsBooked astatine 83mins
- 10Dolan
- 9GallagherSubstituted forValeat 76'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Brittain
- 7Edun
- 21Buckley
- 29Vale
- 30Garrett
- 33Phillips
- 34Hilton
- 37Harlock
- 38Leonard
Referee:Tim Robinson
Attendance:23,379
Live Text
Match ends, Leicester City 1, Blackburn Rovers 2.
Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Blackburn Rovers 2.
Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley tries a done ball, but Tyrhys Dolan is caught offside.
Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) is shown the yellowish card.
Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) hits the close station with a header from precise adjacent range. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
Attempt missed. Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wout Faes pursuing a corner.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Jack Vale (Blackburn Rovers).
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Dominic Hyam tries a done ball, but Tyrhys Dolan is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a headed pass.
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