Burnley vs Leicester

16 March 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Dwight McNeil 38’
  • James Maddison 33’
  • Wes Morgan 90’

Match summary

Leicester beat Burnley 2-1 on the road, with a late winner. It was 1-1 at half-time.

James Maddison put Leicester ahead with a direct free kick in the 33rd minute, Dwight McNeil equalised in the 38th minute, set up by Charlie Taylor, and Wes Morgan won it with a header in the 90th minute.

Burnley can feel hard done by, creating 1.18 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Leicester's 0.61 from 9. Leicester had a player sent off.

Match stats

Burnley Leicester
13 Shots 9
2 Shots on Target 4
9 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1.17 xG 0.61
1.17 Non-penalty xG 0.61
13 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Burnley Leicester
Kick-off
33’
James Maddison0-1 (Leicester)
Dwight McNeil
Assist: Charlie Taylor1-1 (Burnley)
38’
Half-time1-1
90’
Wes Morgan1-2 (Leicester)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Burnley
  • Phil Bardsley
Leicester
  • Harry Maguire
  • James Maddison

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.18 0.61 33’ James Maddison (Leicester), 0-1 33’ 38’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), 1-1 38’ 90’ Wes Morgan (Leicester), 1-2 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.18 0.61 33’ James Maddison (Leicester), 0-1 Maddison 33’ 38’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), 1-1 McNeil 38’ 90’ Wes Morgan (Leicester), 1-2 Morgan 90’
Burnley 1.18 xGLeicester 0.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Burnley attacking 
90+3’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 46’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 90+3’ Peter Crouch (Burnley), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 52’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90’ Wes Morgan (Leicester), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 37’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 80’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 3’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 52’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 33’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, goal 5’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Tom Heaton (Burnley), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 38’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 53’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Chris Wood (Burnley), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 46’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 90+3’ Peter Crouch (Burnley), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 52’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90’ Wes Morgan (Leicester), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 37’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 80’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 3’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 52’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 33’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, goal 5’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Tom Heaton (Burnley), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 38’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 53’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Chris Wood (Burnley), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Tom Heaton GK901 0.060.000
Phil Bardsley DEF900 0.000.000
Ben Mee DEF900 0.000.000
James Tarkowski DEF900 0.000.000
Charlie Taylor DEF9010 0.000.051
Johann Berg Gudmundsson MID812 0.090.031
Ashley Westwood MID901 0.050.061
Jack Cork MID901 0.080.112
Dwight McNeil MID9014 0.180.000
Ashley Barnes FWD901 0.090.552
Chris Wood FWD721 0.030.091
Peter Crouch Sub181 0.120.000
Robbie Brady Sub90 0.000.000
Matej Vydra Sub11 0.470.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 31% Bet365 odds 3.10
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.40
Leicester win 40% Bet365 odds 2.45

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Burnley WWLLL
Leicester LLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leicester 0-0 Burnley, 10 Nov 18 Next meeting: Leicester 2-1 Burnley, 19 Oct 19  All Burnley vs Leicester meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.