Leicester City 2-0 Leeds United: Foxes claim valuable win against fellow strugglers to climb off the bottom

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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.

More to follow.

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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