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2017–18 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
2017–18 season
OwnerKing Power
ChairmanVichai Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerCraig Shakespeare
(Until 17 October)[1]
Claude Puel
(From 25 October)[2]
StadiumKing Power Stadium
Premier League9th
FA CupQuarter-finals
(knocked out by Chelsea)
League CupQuarter-finals
(knocked out by Manchester City)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Vardy (20)
All:
Jamie Vardy (23)

The 2017–18 Leicester City season was the club's 113th season in the English football league system and its 50th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football.[3] This season saw Leicester City participate in the Premier League for the fourth consecutive season as well as the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CB England Sam Hughes England Chester Free [4]
1 July 2017 CB England Harry Maguire England Hull City £17,000,000 [5][6]
6 July 2017 DM Spain Vicente Iborra Spain Sevilla £15,000,000 [7]
19 July 2017 GK Switzerland Eldin Jakupović England Hull City Undisclosed [8]
3 August 2017 CF Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho England Manchester City £25,000,000 [9]
8 August 2017 RW Wales George Thomas England Coventry City Undisclosed [10]
1 January 2018 CM Portugal Adrien Silva Portugal Sporting CP £22,000,000 [11]
9 January 2018 CF Mali Fousseni Diabaté France Gazélec Ajaccio £2,000,000 [12]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2017 CB Poland Marcin Wasilewski Poland Wisła Kraków Released [13][14]
30 June 2017 CM England Michael Cain England Whitehawk Released [13][15]
30 June 2017 CB Austria David Domej Germany 1. FC Nürnberg II Released [13][16]
30 June 2017 LM England Brandon Fox England Tamworth Released [13][17]
30 June 2017 CB France Cédric Kipré Scotland Motherwell Released [13][18]
30 June 2017 DM England Matty Miles England Eynesbury Rovers Released [13][19]
30 June 2017 CF Grenada Kairo Mitchell England Nuneaton Town Released [13][20]
12 July 2017 GK Germany Ron-Robert Zieler Germany VfB Stuttgart Undisclosed [21]
15 August 2017 SS Wales Tom Lawrence England Derby County Undisclosed [22]
31 August 2017 CM England Danny Drinkwater England Chelsea £35,000,000 [23][24][25]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
31 August 2017 CB Austria Aleksandar Dragović Germany Bayer Leverkusen 30 June 2018 [26]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
14 July 2017 AM Poland Bartosz Kapustka Germany SC Freiburg 30 June 2018 [27]
31 July 2017 LB Australia Callum Elder England Wigan Athletic 30 June 2018 [28]
11 August 2017 LW England Harvey Barnes England Barnsley 30 June 2018 [29]
18 August 2017 CB England Elliott Moore Belgium Oud-Heverlee Leuven January 2018 [30]
31 August 2017 DM France Nampalys Mendy France Nice 30 June 2018 [31]
29 January 2018 CF Argentina Leonardo Ulloa England Brighton & Hove Albion 30 June 2018
30 January 2018 CF Nigeria Ahmed Musa Russia CSKA Moscow 30 June 2018
31 January 2018 CM Wales Andy King Wales Swansea City 30 June 2018
31 January 2018 CF Algeria Islam Slimani England Newcastle United 30 June 2018

Players and staff

First team squad

  • This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2016–17 season
  • Asterisks indicates player left mid-season
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
  • Italics indicate loan player
No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011 England Leeds United
12 England Ben Hamer GK 2014 England Charlton Athletic
17 Switzerland Eldin Jakupović GK 2017 England Hull City
Defenders
2 England Danny Simpson RB 2014 England Queens Park Rangers
3 England Ben Chilwell LB / LM 2015 Youth
5 Jamaica Wes Morgan CB 2012 (winter) England Nottingham Forest
6 Germany Robert Huth CB 2015 England Stoke City
15 England Harry Maguire CB 2017 England Hull City
16 Austria Aleksandar Dragović CB 2017 Germany Bayer Leverkusen (loan)
28 Austria Christian Fuchs LB / CB 2015 Germany Schalke 04
29 Tunisia Yohan Benalouane CB 2015 Italy Atalanta
31 Australia Callum Elder LB 2013 Youth
33 England Elliott Moore CB 2016 Youth
Midfielders
7 England Demarai Gray LW / RW / CF 2016 (winter) England Birmingham City
11 England Marc Albrighton RM / LM 2014 England Aston Villa
14 Portugal Adrien Silva CM 2017 Portugal Sporting CP
18 Ghana Daniel Amartey CM / CB / RB / DM 2016 (winter) Denmark Copenhagen
21 Spain Vicente Iborra DM 2017 Spain Sevilla
22 England Matty James CM 2012 England Manchester United
25 Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi DM 2017 (winter) Belgium Genk
26 Algeria Riyad Mahrez LW / RW / AM 2014 (winter) France Le Havre
32 England Harvey Barnes AM / CM / RM / LM 2016 Youth
Forwards
8 Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho CF 2017 England Manchester City
9 England Jamie Vardy CF 2012 England Fleetwood Town
20 Japan Shinji Okazaki CF / AM 2015 Germany Mainz 05
30 Wales George Thomas RW / LW / CF 2017 England Coventry City
33 Mali Fousseni Diabaté RW / LW / CF 2018 France Gazélec Ajaccio

Pre-season

Premier League Asia Trophy

19 July 2017 Semi-final Leicester City 1–1
(7–6 p)		 West Bromwich Albion So Kon Po, Hong Kong
18:00 HKT Mahrez 24' Report Rodriguez 10' Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Paul Tierney (England)
Penalties
Ulloa soccer ball with check mark
Vardy soccer ball with check mark
Fuchs soccer ball with check mark
Drinkwater soccer ball with check mark
Iborra soccer ball with check mark
King soccer ball with check mark
Albrighton soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Chadli
soccer ball with check mark Robson-Kanu
soccer ball with check mark Evans
soccer ball with check mark Dawson
soccer ball with check mark McClean
soccer ball with check mark Leko
soccer ball with red X Field
22 July 2017 Final Liverpool 2–1 Leicester City So Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:30 HKT Salah 20'
Coutinho 44'		 Report Slimani 12'
Mahrez Yellow card 43'
Ndidi Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 39,498
Referee: Bobby Madley (England)

Pre-season friendlies

Leicester City announced five pre-season friendlies against Burton Albion,[32] Luton Town,[33] Wolverhampton Wanderers, Milton Keynes Dons[34] and Borussia Mönchengladbach.[35]

26 July 2017 Luton Town 0–1 Leicester City Luton
19:45 BST Report Mahrez 83' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 4,237
Referee: Darren Deadman
28 July 2017 Milton Keynes Dons 0–0 Leicester City Milton Keynes
19:45 BST Report Stadium: StadiumMK
Attendance: 7,561
Referee: Darren Deadman
29 July 2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Leicester City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Cavaleiro 59' Report Maguire Yellow card 66' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,953
Referee: Stephen Martin
1 August 2017 Burton Albion 2–1 Leicester City Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Akpan 17'
Akins 29'		 Report Maguire 66' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Referee: Simon Hooper
4 August 2017 Leicester City 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Leicester
19:45 BST Vardy 67', 74' Report Hazard 46' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 12,385
Referee: Andre Marriner

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 11 August 2017 13 May 2018 Matchday 1 9th 38 12 11 15 56 60 −4 031.58
FA Cup 6 January 2018 18 March 2018 Third round Quarter-finals 5 3 1 1 9 3 +6 060.00
EFL Cup 22 August 2017 19 December 2017 Second round Quarter-finals 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 075.00
Total 47 18 13 16 75 66 +9 038.30

Last updated: 13 May 2018
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2017–18 Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Burnley 38 14 12 12 36 39 −3 54 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
8 Everton 38 13 10 15 44 58 −14 49
9 Leicester City 38 12 11 15 56 60 −4 47
10 Newcastle United 38 12 8 18 39 47 −8 44
11 Crystal Palace 38 11 11 16 45 55 −10 44
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[36]
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2017–18 FA Cup (Chelsea) and the winners of the 2017–18 EFL Cup (Manchester City) both qualified for European competition based on their league positions, the berths awarded to the 5th-placed team (Europa League group stage) and the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) were passed down the league.

Result summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 12 11 15 56 60  −4 47 7 6 6 25 22  +3 5 5 9 31 38  −7

Last updated: 13 May 2018.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHA
ResultLWLLDLDDWWDLDWWWWLDLLWDWLDLDDWWLLDLLWL
Position13915171516171814111212129988888888788888888889999
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 14 June 2017, the 2017–18 season fixtures were announced.[37][38] Leicester City played in the first Premier League fixture that opened the season on Friday.

11 August 2017 1 Arsenal 4–3 Leicester City Holloway, London
19:45 BST Lacazette 2'
Welbeck 45+2'
Ramsey 83'
Giroud 85'		 Report Okazaki 5'
Vardy 29', 56'
Morgan Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,387
Referee: Mike Dean
19 August 2017 2 Leicester City 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
15:00 BST Okazaki 1'
Morgan Yellow card 50'
Maguire 54'		 Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,902
Referee: Lee Probert
26 August 2017 3 Manchester United 2–0 Leicester City Old Trafford
17:30 BST Lukaku soccer ball with red X 53'
Mkhitaryan Yellow card 54'
Rashford 70'
Fellaini 82'		 Report James Yellow card 89'
Schmeichel Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,021
Referee: Michael Oliver
9 September 2017 4 Leicester City 1–2 Chelsea Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy 62' (pen.)
Ndidi Yellow card 84'		 Report Morata 41'
Kanté 50'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,923
Referee: Lee Mason
16 September 2017 5 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Leicester City Huddersfield
15:00 BST Schindler Yellow card 40'
Depoitre 46'		 Report Vardy 50' (pen.)
Okazaki Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 24,129
Referee: Jon Moss
23 September 2017 6 Leicester City 2–3 Liverpool Leicester
17:30 BST Albrighton Yellow card 17'
Ndidi Yellow card 22'
Okazaki 45+3'
Vardy 69', Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Salah 15'
Coutinho 23'
Matip Yellow card 45+2'
Lovren Yellow card 56'
Henderson 68'
Mignolet Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,004
Referee: Anthony Taylor
30 September 2017 7 Bournemouth 0–0 Leicester City Bournemouth
15:00 BST Pugh Yellow card 20' Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 10,444
Referee: Graham Scott
16 October 2017 8 Leicester City 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Leicester
20:00 BST Iheanacho Yellow card 62'
Albrighton Yellow card 68'
Mahrez 80'		 Report Hegazi Yellow card 8'
Myhill Yellow card 47'
Chadli 63'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,203
Referee: Mike Dean
21 October 2017 9 Swansea City 1–2 Leicester City Swansea
15:00 BST Mawson 56' Report Fernández 24' (o.g.)
Okazaki 49'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,521
Referee: Michael Oliver
29 October 2017 10 Leicester City 2–0 Everton Leicester
16:00 GMT Vardy 18'
Gray 29'		 Report Davies Yellow card 20'
Gueye Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,891
Referee: Andre Marriner
4 November 2017 11 Stoke City 2–2 Leicester City Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 GMT Shaqiri 39'
Crouch 73'		 Report Iborra 33'
Mahrez 60'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 29,602
Referee: Bobby Madley
18 November 2017 12 Leicester City 0–2 Manchester City Leicester
15:00 GMT Maguire Yellow card 83' Report Kompany Yellow card 3'
Jesus 45'
De Bruyne 49'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,908
Referee: Graham Scott
24 November 2017 13 West Ham United 1–1 Leicester City Stratford, London
20:00 GMT Kouyaté 45'
Ayew Yellow card 79'		 Report Albrighton 8'
Gray Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 56,897
Referee: Martin Atkinson
28 November 2017 14 Leicester City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
19:45 GMT Vardy 13'
Mahrez 45+1'
Schmeichel Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Vertonghen Yellow card 20'
Kane 79'
Lamela Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,950
Referee: Anthony Taylor
2 December 2017 15 Leicester City 1–0 Burnley Leicester
15:00 GMT Gray 6' Report Bardsley Yellow card 56'
Mee Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,714
Referee: Paul Tierney
9 December 2017 16 Newcastle United 2–3 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 GMT Joselu 4'
Gayle 73'
Hayden Yellow card 75'
Lejeune Yellow card 81'		 Report Gray Yellow card 12', 60'
Mahrez 20'
Pérez 86' (o.g.)		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,117
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
13 December 2017 17 Southampton 1–4 Leicester City Southampton
19:45 GMT Austin Yellow card 52'
Yoshida 61'		 Report Mahrez 11'
Okazaki 31', 69'
King 38'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,714
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
16 December 2017 18 Leicester City 0–3 Crystal Palace Leicester
12:30 GMT Ndidi Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 61'
Maguire Yellow card 56'
Simpson Yellow card 86'		 Report Benteke 19', Yellow card 50'
Zaha 40'
Schlupp Yellow card 68'
Sako 90+4'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,081
Referee: Martin Atkinson
23 December 2017 19 Leicester City 2–2 Manchester United Leicester
19:45 GMT Vardy 27'
Albrighton Yellow card 54'
Amartey Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 73'
Mahrez Yellow card 81'
Maguire 90+4'		 Report Lindelöf Yellow card 34'
Mata 40', 60'
Matić Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,202
Referee: Jonathan Moss
26 December 2017 20 Watford 2–1 Leicester City Watford
15:00 GMT Watson Yellow card 8'
Kabasele Yellow card 13'
Wagué 45'
Schmeichel 65' (o.g.)
Zeegelaar Yellow card 88'		 Report Maguire Yellow card 4'
Dragović Yellow card 30'
Mahrez 37'
King Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,308
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
30 December 2017 21 Liverpool 2–1 Leicester City Liverpool
15:00 GMT Milner Yellow card 8'
Salah 52', 76'
Can Yellow card 53'
Robertson Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Vardy 3'
Maguire Yellow card 53'
Ndidi Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,226
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
1 January 2018 22 Leicester City 3–0 Huddersfield Town Leicester
15:00 GMT Morgan Yellow card 24'
Mahrez 53'
Slimani 60'
Albrighton 90+2'		 Report Malone Yellow card 84' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,748
Referee: Graham Scott
13 January 2018 23 Chelsea 0–0 Leicester City Fulham
15:00 GMT Kanté Yellow card 56'
Morata Yellow card 87'		 Report James Yellow card 18'
Okazaki Yellow card 61'
Chilwell Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 68'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,552
Referee: Mike Jones
20 January 2018 24 Leicester City 2–0 Watford Leicester
15:00 GMT Vardy 39' (pen.)
Mahrez 90+1'		 Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,891
Referee: Lee Probert
31 January 2018 25 Everton 2–1 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 GMT Walcott 25', 39' Report Vardy 71' (pen.)
Albrighton Yellow card 90'
Ndidi Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,390
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
3 February 2018 26 Leicester City 1–1 Swansea City Leicester
15:00 GMT Diabaté Yellow card 3'
Vardy 17'		 Report Fernández 53' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,179
Referee: Anthony Taylor
10 February 2018 27 Manchester City 5–1 Leicester City Manchester
17:30 GMT Sterling 3'
Agüero 48', 53', 77', 90'
Gündoğan Yellow card 73'
Laporte Yellow card 83'		 Report Vardy 24', Yellow card 83'
Ndidi Yellow card 71'
Maguire Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 54,416
Referee: Mike Jones
24 February 2018 28 Leicester City 1–1 Stoke City Leicester
12:30 GMT Albrighton Yellow card 18'
Butland 70' (o.g.)		 Report Allen Yellow card 9'
Diouf Yellow card 23'
Shaqiri 43'
Adam Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,769
Referee: Michael Oliver
3 March 2018 29 Leicester City 1–1 Bournemouth Leicester
15:00 GMT Silva Yellow card 50'
Schmeichel Yellow card 90+4'
Mahrez 90+7'		 Report King 35' (pen.)
Gosling Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,384
Referee: Lee Probert
10 March 2018 30 West Bromwich Albion 1–4 Leicester City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Rondón 8'
Livermore Yellow card 80'		 Report Vardy 21', Yellow card 41'
Simpson Yellow card 53'
Mahrez 62'
Ndidi Yellow card 73'
Iheanacho 76'
Iborra 90+3'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,558
Referee: Bobby Madley
31 March 2018 31 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Leicester City Falmer
15:00 BST Kayal Yellow card 66'
Bong Yellow card 79'		 Report Morgan Yellow card 12'
Ndidi Yellow card 24' Yellow-red card 87'
Chilwell Yellow card 63'
Simpson Yellow card 64'
Maguire Yellow card 68'
Iborra 83'
Vardy 90+6'		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,629
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
7 April 2018 32 Leicester City 1–2 Newcastle United Leicester
15:00 BST Maguire Yellow card 21'
Vardy 83'		 Report Shelvey 18'
Lascelles Yellow card 21'
Gayle Yellow card 52'
Ritchie Yellow card 55'
Pérez 75'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,066
Referee: Stuart Attwell
14 April 2018 33 Burnley 2–1 Leicester City Burnley
15:00 BST Wood 6'
Long 9'
Lennon Yellow card 65'
Barnes Yellow card 81'		 Report Vardy 72'
Iheanacho Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,727
Referee: Martin Atkinson
19 April 2018 34 Leicester City 0–0 Southampton Leicester
19:45 BST Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,160
Referee: Roger East
28 April 2018 35 Crystal Palace 5–0 Leicester City Selhurst
15:00 BST Zaha 17'
McArthur 38'
Cabaye Yellow card 53'
Loftus-Cheek 81'
Van Aanholt 84'
Benteke 90' (pen.)		 Report Albrighton Red card 56'
Silva Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,750
Referee: Mike Dean
5 May 2018 36 Leicester City 0–2 West Ham United Leicester
15:00 BST Dragović Yellow card 64' Report João Mário 34'
Arnautović Yellow card 41'
Cresswell Yellow card 49'
Noble 64'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,013
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
9 May 2018 37 Leicester City 3–1 Arsenal Leicester
19:45 BST Iheanacho 14'
Vardy 76' (pen.)
Simpson Yellow card 78'
Mahrez Yellow card 85', 90'		 Report Mavropanos Red card 15'
Aubameyang 53'
Holding Yellow card 75'
Xhaka Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,095
Referee: Graham Scott
13 May 2018 38 Tottenham Hotspur 5–4 Leicester City Wembley
15:00 BST Kane 7', 76'
Lamela 49', 60'
Fuchs 53' (o.g.)
Wanyama Yellow card 55'		 Report Vardy 4', 73'
Mahrez 16'
Iheanacho 47'
Choudhury Yellow card 83'
Silva Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 77,841
Referee: Craig Pawson

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Leicester City entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Fleetwood Town.[39]

6 January 2018 Third round Fleetwood Town 0–0 Leicester City Fleetwood
12:45 GMT Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 5,001
Referee: Simon Hooper
16 January 2018 Third round replay Leicester City 2–0 Fleetwood Town Leicester
19:45 GMT Iheanacho Yellow card 17', 43', 77'
Benalouane Yellow card 35'		 Report Glendon Yellow card 45'
Dempsey Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 17,237
Referee: Jonathan Moss
27 January 2018 Fourth round Peterborough United 1–5 Leicester City Peterborough
12:30 GMT Hughes 58' Report Diabaté 9', 87'
Iheanacho 12', 29'
Iborra Yellow card 14'
Ndidi 90+2'		 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 13,193
Referee: Michael Oliver
16 February 2018 Fifth round Leicester City 1–0 Sheffield United Leicester
19:45 GMT Vardy 66' Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 28,336
Referee: Lee Mason
18 March 2018 Quarter-finals Leicester City 1–2 (a.e.t.) Chelsea Leicester
16:30 GMT Maguire Yellow card 25'
Vardy 76'		 Report Morata 42'
Bakayoko Yellow card 45+1'
Moses Yellow card 89'
Pedro 105'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,792
Referee: Craig Pawson

EFL Cup

Leicester City entered in the second round of the competition with an away trip to Sheffield United.[40] A home tie against Liverpool was confirmed for the third round.[41] Another home tie was drawn for the fourth round with Leeds United the visitors.[42] A third consecutive home tie in the competition was announced for the quarter-finals, against Manchester City.[43]

22 August 2017 Second round Sheffield United 1–4 Leicester City Sheffield
19:45 BST Lafferty Yellow card 4'
Lundstram Yellow card 52'
Lavery 84'		 Report Musa Yellow card 20', 90+4'
Slimani Yellow card 24', 63', 67'
Gray 52'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 11,280
Referee: Tony Harrington
19 September 2017 Third round Leicester City 2–0 Liverpool Leicester
19:45 BST Okazaki 65'
Slimani 78'
Iborra Yellow card 90'		 Report Grujić Yellow card 57'
Klavan Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,609
Referee: Stuart Attwell
24 October 2017 Fourth round Leicester City 3–1 Leeds United Leicester
19:45 BST Iheanacho 30'
Slimani 70'
Mahrez 88'		 Report Hernández 26' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,516
Referee: Lee Probert
19 December 2017 Quarter-finals Leicester City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Manchester City Leicester
19:45 GMT Iheanacho Yellow card 23'
Vardy 90+7' (pen.)
Maguire Yellow card 105'		 Report B. Silva 26'
Gündoğan Yellow card 61'
Danilo Yellow card 90+6'
Walker Yellow card 96'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,562
Referee: Bobby Madley
Penalties
Fuchs soccer ball with check mark
Maguire soccer ball with check mark
Iborra soccer ball with check mark
Vardy soccer ball with red X
Mahrez soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Gündoğan
soccer ball with check mark Touré
soccer ball with check mark Nmecha
soccer ball with check mark Jesus

Squad statistics

Appearances

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel 35 0 33 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF England Danny Simpson 31 0 27+1 0 3 0 0 0
3 DF England Ben Chilwell 32 0 20+4 0 3+1 0 4 0
5 DF Jamaica Wes Morgan 35 0 32 0 2 0 1 0
6 DF Germany Robert Huth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF England Demarai Gray 44 4 17+18 3 4+1 0 3+1 1
8 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 28 8 7+14 3 4+1 4 2 1
9 FW England Jamie Vardy 42 23 37 20 2+1 2 0+2 1
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 42 2 30+4 2 1+4 0 3 0
12 GK England Ben Hamer 9 0 3+1 0 1 0 4 0
14 MF Portugal Adrien Silva 16 0 9+3 0 3+1 0 0 0
15 DF England Harry Maguire 44 2 38 2 3 0 3 0
16 DF Austria Aleksandar Dragović 16 0 7+4 0 2 0 3 0
17 GK Switzerland Eldin Jakupovic 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
18 MF Ghana Daniel Amartey 14 0 6+2 0 2 0 4 0
20 FW Japan Shinji Okazaki 32 7 17+10 6 0+3 0 1+1 1
21 MF Spain Vicente Iborra 26 3 17+2 3 4 0 3 0
22 MF England Matty James 15 0 11+2 0 1+1 0 0 0
25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 38 1 33 0 2+1 1 2 0
26 MF Algeria Riyad Mahrez 41 13 34+2 12 3 0 0+2 1
28 DF Austria Christian Fuchs 29 0 21+4 0 2 0 2 0
29 DF Tunisia Yohan Benalouane 6 0 1 0 3 0 0+2 0
30 FW Wales George Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF England Harvey Barnes 5 0 0+3 0 2 0 0 0
33 MF Mali Fousseni Diabaté 16 2 5+9 0 1+1 2 0 0
34 DF England Josh Knight 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
37 MF England Layton Ndukwu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF England Hamza Choudhury 9 0 4+4 0 0 0 0+1 0
45 DF England Sam Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left during the season
10 MF Wales Andy King (on loan at Swansea City) 15 1 5+6 1 1 0 3 0
13 FW Nigeria Ahmed Musa (on loan at CSKA Moscow) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
19 FW Algeria Islam Slimani (on loan at Newcastle United) 17 5 2+10 1 2 0 3 4
23 FW Argentina Leonardo Ulloa (on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion) 6 0 0+4 0 0 0 2 0
24 MF France Nampalys Mendy (on loan at Nice) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Top scorers

Rnk No Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 9 FW England Jamie Vardy 20 2 1 23
2 26 MF Algeria Riyad Mahrez 12 0 1 13
3 8 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 3 4 1 8
4 20 FW Japan Shinji Okazaki 6 0 1 7
5 19 FW Algeria Islam Slimani 1 0 4 5
6 7 MF England Demarai Gray 3 0 1 4
7 21 MF Spain Vicente Iborra 3 0 0 3
8 15 DF England Harry Maguire 2 0 0 2
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 2 0 0 2
33 MF Mali Fousseni Diabaté 0 2 0 2
11
10 MF Wales Andy King 1 0 0 1
25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 0 1 0 1
13 FW Nigeria Ahmed Musa 0 0 1 1
Own goals 3 0 0 3
Total 56 9 10 75

Awards

Club awards

Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and supporters, was held on 1 May 2018. The following awards were made:[44]

Player of the Year Award England Harry Maguire
Young Player of the Year Award Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi
Players' Player of the Year Award England Harry Maguire
Academy Player of the Year Award England Connor Tee
Development Squad Player of the Season England Hamza Choudhury
Goal of the Season Award England Jamie Vardy vs. West Brom, 10 March 2018
Performance of the Season vs. Southampton, 13 December 2017

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