Leicester vs Preston

4 October 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Thomas Bramall

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 60’, 90’
  • Kelechi Iheanacho 76’

Match summary

Leicester won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Preston. It was goalless at half-time.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall put Leicester ahead in the 60th minute, Kelechi Iheanacho made it 2-0 in the 76th minute, and Dewsbury-Hall made it 3-0 in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 1.57 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Preston's 0.43 from 6.

Match stats

Leicester Preston
9 Shots 6
4 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.57 xG 0.43
1.57 Non-penalty xG 0.43

Key events

Leicester Preston
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall1-0 (Leicester)
60’
Kelechi Iheanacho2-0 (Leicester)
76’
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall3-0 (Leicester)
90’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Ben Woodburn
  • Layton Stewart

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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 0.43 60’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), 1-0 60’ 76’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 2-0 76’ 90’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), 3-0 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 0.43 60’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), 1-0 Dewsbury-Hall 60’ 76’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 2-0 Iheanacho 76’ 90’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), 3-0 Dewsbury-Hall 90’
Leicester 1.57 xGPreston 0.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Leicester attacking 
76’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 90’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 43’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 90’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 60’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 19’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 12’ Jack Whatmough (Preston), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Wout Faes (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Jack Whatmough (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 10’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 90’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 43’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 90’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 60’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 19’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 12’ Jack Whatmough (Preston), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Wout Faes (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Jack Whatmough (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 10’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Mads Hermansen
90′ – – – – – – –
Ricardo Pereira
90′ – – – – – – –
Wout Faes
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Conor Coady
90′ – – – – – – –
James Justin Taken off
79′ – – – – – – –
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
90′ 2 – 4 0.67 – – –
Harry Winks
90′ – – – – – – –
Wilfred Ndidi Taken off
87′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku Taken off
88′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Jamie Vardy Taken off
62′ – – – – – – –
Stephy Mavididi Taken off
62′ – – – – – – –
Yunus Akgün Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Kelechi Iheanacho Came on as a substitute
28′ 1 – 2 0.84 – – –
Hamza Choudhury Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
Cesare Casadei Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
Marc Albrighton Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 64% Avg odds 1.49
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.31
Preston win 14% Avg odds 6.96

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Leicester LWWWW
Preston WWWDL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Preston 0-3 Leicester, 29 Apr 24  All Leicester vs Preston meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.