Stockport County vs Leicester

12 September 2026 · League One · 2026/27 · Referee Thomas Kirk

Full time 3 – 4

Half-time: 1–2

  • Jack Diamond 22’
  • Oliver Norwood 57’
  • Kyle Wootton 61’
  • Liam Cullen 11’
  • Emil Riis Jacobsen 30’, 48’
  • John Lundstram 52’

Match summary

Leicester beat Stockport County 4-3 on the road. Leicester led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Liam Cullen put Leicester ahead in the 11th minute, Jack Diamond equalised in the 22nd minute, and Emil Riis Jacobsen put Leicester back in front in the 30th minute. In the second half, Jacobsen made it 1-3 in the 48th minute, John Lundstram made it 1-4 with a header in the 52nd minute, Oliver Norwood pulled one back to make it 2-4 with a direct free kick in the 57th minute, and Kyle Wootton made it 3-4 in the 61st minute.

Stockport County can feel hard done by, creating 2.24 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Leicester's 1.08 from 9.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%
18 Shots 9
5 Shots on target 5
8 Corners 1
52 Attacks 28
29 Dangerous attacks 6
518 Passes 522
84.0% Pass accuracy 83.3%
11 Tackles 18
7 Fouls 10
2 Yellow cards 1
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Stockport County Leicester
Kick-off
11’
Liam CullenLeft foot shot0-1 (Leicester)
Jack DiamondRight foot shot1-1 (Stockport County)
22’
30’
Emil Riis JacobsenRight foot shot1-2 (Leicester)
Ethan PyeFoul
36’
Corner
40’
Ryan GloverShot on target
41’
Corner
41’
Half-time1-2
Second half underway
48’
Emil Riis JacobsenRight foot shot1-3 (Leicester)
50’
Louis PageFoul
52’
John LundstramHeader1-4 (Leicester)
52’
Corner
Oliver NorwoodFree Kick2-4 (Stockport County)
57’
Kyle WoottonRight foot shot3-4 (Stockport County)
61’
Kyron GordonFoul
63’
64’
Sammy BraybrookeShot on target
Corner
67’
Corner
69’
Jason AdigunLewis Bate
71’
Mikael MandronHarry Wood
71’
71’
Bobby De Cordova-ReidSammy Braybrooke
Corner
72’
Corner
74’
76’
Tom WatsonEmil Riis Jacobsen
Mamadou JobeEoghan O'Connell
79’
Ethan EnnisRyan Glover
79’
Kyle WoottonShot on target
84’
Corner
84’
Corner
85’
86’
Wes BurnsLiam Cullen
86’
Ilari KangasniemiWilliam Alves
86’
Olabade AlukoWarren O'Hora
Benoný Breki AndréssonJack Diamond
87’
Full-time3-4

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.24 1.08 11’ Liam Cullen (Leicester), 0-1 11’ 22’ Jack Diamond (Stockport County), 1-1 22’ 30’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Leicester), 1-2 30’ 48’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Leicester), 1-3 48’ 52’ John Lundstram (Leicester), 1-4 52’ 57’ Oliver Norwood (Stockport County), 2-4 57’ 61’ Kyle Wootton (Stockport County), 3-4 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.24 1.08 11’ Liam Cullen (Leicester), 0-1 Cullen 11’ 22’ Jack Diamond (Stockport County), 1-1 Diamond 22’ 30’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Leicester), 1-2 Jacobsen 30’ 48’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Leicester), 1-3 Jacobsen 48’ 52’ John Lundstram (Leicester), 1-4 Lundstram 52’ 57’ Oliver Norwood (Stockport County), 2-4 Norwood 57’ 61’ Kyle Wootton (Stockport County), 3-4 Wootton 61’
Stockport County 2.24 xGLeicester 1.08 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Stockport County attacking 
41’ Ryan Glover (Stockport County), from a corner, 0.50 xG, saved 30’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Leicester), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 61’ Kyle Wootton (Stockport County), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 41’ Ryan Glover (Stockport County), from a corner, 0.33 xG, hit the woodwork 8’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Leicester), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 52’ John Lundstram (Leicester), from a corner, 0.15 xG, goal 16’ Kyle Wootton (Stockport County), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 78’ Ryan Glover (Stockport County), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 80’ Jason Adigun (Stockport County), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 28’ Harry Wood (Stockport County), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 11’ Liam Cullen (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 47’ Louis Page (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 22’ Jack Diamond (Stockport County), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+1’ Benoný Breki Andrésson (Stockport County), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 8’ Louis Page (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ Kyron Gordon (Stockport County), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ Kyron Gordon (Stockport County), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ Kyle Wootton (Stockport County), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Kyron Gordon (Stockport County), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Oliver Norwood (Stockport County), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 84’ Kyle Wootton (Stockport County), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ John Lundstram (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 64’ Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 61’ Oliver Norwood (Stockport County), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Kyron Gordon (Stockport County), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Oliver Norwood (Stockport County), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 41’ Ryan Glover (Stockport County), from a corner, 0.50 xG, saved 30’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Leicester), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 61’ Kyle Wootton (Stockport County), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 41’ Ryan Glover (Stockport County), from a corner, 0.33 xG, hit the woodwork 8’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Leicester), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 52’ John Lundstram (Leicester), from a corner, 0.15 xG, goal 16’ Kyle Wootton (Stockport County), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 78’ Ryan Glover (Stockport County), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 80’ Jason Adigun (Stockport County), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 28’ Harry Wood (Stockport County), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 11’ Liam Cullen (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 47’ Louis Page (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 22’ Jack Diamond (Stockport County), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+1’ Benoný Breki Andrésson (Stockport County), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 8’ Louis Page (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ Kyron Gordon (Stockport County), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ Kyron Gordon (Stockport County), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ Kyle Wootton (Stockport County), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Kyle Wootton (Stockport County), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 4’ Kyron Gordon (Stockport County), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Oliver Norwood (Stockport County), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 39’ John Lundstram (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 61’ Oliver Norwood (Stockport County), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Kyron Gordon (Stockport County), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Oliver Norwood (Stockport County), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Stockport County 3-4-3 Starting XI
Whatmuff
Gordon
O'Connell 79’
Pye
Osborn
Norwood
Bate 71’
Glover 79’
Diamond 87’
Wootton
Wood 71’
Leicester 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
McCarthy
O'Hora 86’
Souttar
Thomas
Joseph
Page
Braybrooke 71’
Lundstram
Cullen 86’
Alves 86’
Jacobsen 2 76’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Oliver Whatmuff
90′ 1 4 60 2 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Kyron Gordon
90′ 3 1 – 7 4 55 1 – –
Eoghan O'Connell Taken off
79′ – – 2 3 3 58 1 – – –
Ethan Pye
90′ 3 – – 8 4 76 1 – –
Mamadou Jobe Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – 25 1 – – –
Midfielders6 players
Ryan Glover Taken off
79′ – – 25 1 0.14 – 1 1 – – –
Lewis Bate Taken off
71′ – 1 42 1 0.03 – – 1 – 1 –
Oliver Norwood
90′ 1 – 60 4 0.39 – 2 1 – – –
Ben Osborn
90′ – – 41 3 0.44 3 – 4 1 – –
Jason Adigun Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 5 – 0.01 1 – 1 – – –
Ethan Ennis Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 4 1 0.05 – – – – – –
Forwards5 players
Jack Diamond Taken off
87′ 1 – 1 1 0.08 0.04 – 7 5 14 –
Kyle Wootton
90′ 1 – 4 2 0.64 0.04 – 5 1 24 –
Harry Wood Taken off
71′ – – 1 – 0.12 0.02 1 4 1 23 –
Mikael Mandron Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – – – – – –
Benoný Breki Andrésson Came on as a substitute
3′ – – 1 – 0.07 0.00 – – – 1 –
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

Stockport County win 54% Avg odds 1.72
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.00
Leicester win 23% Avg odds 4.15

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

Form going into the game

Stockport County WLWLW
Leicester DLDWL

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Previous and next meeting

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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.