Preston vs Leicester

29 April 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Sam Allison

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Jamie Vardy 36’, 52’
  • Kasey McAteer 67’

Match summary

Leicester won comfortably, 3-0 away at Preston. Leicester led 1-0 at half-time.

Jamie Vardy put Leicester ahead in the 36th minute, Vardy made it 0-2 in the 52nd minute, and Kasey McAteer made it 0-3 with a header in the 67th minute.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 3.63 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Preston's 0.32 from 5.

Match stats

Preston Leicester
5 Shots 19
1 Shots on Target 11
1 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.32 xG 3.63
0.32 Non-penalty xG 3.63

Key events

Preston Leicester
Kick-off
36’
Jamie Vardy0-1 (Leicester)
Half-time0-1
52’
Jamie Vardy0-2 (Leicester)
67’
Kasey McAteer0-3 (Leicester)
Full-time0-3

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Andrew Hughes
  • Alan Browne
  • Robbie Brady
  • Duane Holmes

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.32 3.63 36’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 0-1 36’ 52’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 0-2 52’ 67’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), 0-3 67’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.32 3.63 36’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 0-1 Vardy 36’ 52’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 0-2 Vardy 52’ 67’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), 0-3 McAteer 67’
Preston 0.32 xGLeicester 3.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Preston attacking 
52’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.95 xG, goal 28’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 67’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 15’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 65’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 36’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 82’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 90’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 52’ Wout Faes (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 20’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 32’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Harry Winks (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+2’ Layton Stewart (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 22’ Yunus Akgün (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 59’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.95 xG, goal 67’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 28’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 15’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 65’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 36’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 82’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 90’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 52’ Wout Faes (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 20’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 32’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Harry Winks (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+2’ Layton Stewart (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 22’ Yunus Akgün (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Jack Whatmough
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Ledson Taken off
80′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Alan Browne Taken off
86′ – – – – – –
Robbie Brady
90′ – – 1 0.03 – –
Will Keane Taken off
86′ – – – – – – –
Mads Frøkjær Taken off
86′ – – – – – – –
Milutin Osmajić Taken off
68′ – – – – – – –
Emil Riis Jacobsen Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 1 0.13 – – –
Duane Holmes Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – –
Noah Mawene Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
Theo Mawene Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
Layton Stewart Came on as a substitute
4′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
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

Preston win 23% Avg odds 4.24
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.09
Leicester win 54% Avg odds 1.75

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

Form going into the game

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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.