Leicester City claimed a invaluable Premier League triumph implicit chap strugglers Leeds arsenic they moved disconnected the bottommost of the table.
The effect saw Brendan Rodgers' squad bask lone their 2nd occurrence of the campaign, portion Leeds, who enactment 16th, are present without a triumph successful their past 7 top-flight matches.
Robin Koch's ain extremity acceptable the hosts connected their mode earlier either broadside had managed a shot, with the Leeds defender sliding Dennis Praet's transverse past his ain goalkeeper Illan Meslier.
While Leeds had opportunities to level, successful peculiar erstwhile Luis Sinisterra struck the woodwork, they repeatedly near themselves unfastened astatine the back.
And an unmarked Harvey Barnes punished them, doubling the Foxes pb from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's cross.
While the effect should easiness the unit connected Leicester brag Rodgers, his Leeds counterpart Jesse Marsch's presumption is apt to travel nether greater scrutiny, with their past triumph connected 21 August.
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Line-ups
Leicester
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Ward
- 27Castagne
- 18Amartey
- 3Faes
- 2Justin
- 42SoumaréBooked astatine 52minsSubstituted forMendyat 64'minutes
- 26PraetSubstituted forPérezat 70'minutes
- 8TielemansBooked astatine 78mins
- 22Dewsbury-Hall
- 7BarnesSubstituted forIheanachoat 85'minutes
- 9VardySubstituted forDakaat 64'minutes
Substitutes
- 14Iheanacho
- 17Pérez
- 20Daka
- 23Vestergaard
- 24Mendy
- 31Iversen
- 33Thomas
- 44Braybrooke
- 60Wormleighton
Leeds
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Meslier
- 25Kristensen
- 5KochBooked astatine 43minsSubstituted forCooperat 45'minutes
- 14Llorente
- 3FirpoSubstituted forKlichat 82'minutes
- 12Adams
- 8RocaSubstituted forRodrigoat 45'minutes
- 10Summerville
- 7Aaronson
- 23SinisterraSubstituted forGelhardtat 75'minutes
- 9BamfordSubstituted forHarrisonat 65'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Ayling
- 6Cooper
- 11Harrison
- 13Klaesson
- 19Rodrigo
- 29Gnonto
- 30Gelhardt
- 42Greenwood
- 43Klich
Referee:Peter Bankes
Attendance:30,814
Live Text
Match ends, Leicester City 2, Leeds United 0.
Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Leeds United 0.
Attempt saved. Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the apical near corner. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
Foul by Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United).
Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by James Justin.
Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Harvey Barnes.
Attempt missed. Liam Cooper (Leeds United) header from the centre of the container is precocious and wide to the near pursuing a corner.
Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
Attempt blocked. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked.
Jack Harrison (Leeds United) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
Substitution, Leeds United. Mateusz Klich replaces Junior Firpo.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Diego Llorente.
Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
James Justin (Leicester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Nampalys Mendy.
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