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2024–25 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
2024–25 season
OwnerKing Power
ChairmanAiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerSteve Cooper
(until 24 November)[1]
Ben Dawson
(interim, from 24 to 30 November)[2]
Ruud van Nistelrooy
(from 1 December)[3]
StadiumKing Power Stadium
Premier League17th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Vardy (6)

All:
Jamie Vardy (6)
Highest home attendance31,977
(v. Tottenham, 19 August 2024)
Lowest home attendance13,011
(v. Tranmere Rovers, 27 August 2024)
Average home league attendance
31,562
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 120th season in the existence of Leicester City Football Club, their first season back in the Premier League following promotion from the EFL Championship in the previous season, and their 50th season in top flight football. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

This is the first season since 2013–14 to not feature Marc Albrighton, who retired upon the expiration of his contract in the summer.[4]

Season summary

Start of season

August

Leicester City started the season with a home game against Tottenham Hotspur. Pedro Porro scored a header for Tottenham in the 29th minute to make it 1–0 to Tottenham, which was the score at half-time. Tottenham created many chances during the first half but were unable to take them, and were punished by Leicester for not doing so in the second half. The second half had restarted, and Victor Kristiansen put in a cross for Jamie Vardy, however he was unable to connect and the cross overhit to the right wing with Fatawu on the ball. He crossed to an unmarked Vardy in the box and Vardy scored to make it 1–1 in the 57th minute, the final score in the end.[5][6]

The first away game of the season, at Fulham's Craven Cottage was played on 24 August. Leicester lost 2–1 with an equalising goal from Wout Faes in the 38th minute. Emile Smith Rowe opened the scoring for Fulham and Alex Iwobi scored the winner in the 70th minute.[7]

Leicester entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn at home to Tranmere Rovers.[8][9] Leicester won the game 4–0, with goals from Ayew, Mavididi, Ndidi and Winks.[10] Leicester advanced through the third round, where they were drawn away to Walsall's Bescot Stadium.[11]

Position at the end of August
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 West Ham 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
14 Manchester United 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
15 Leicester City 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
16 Crystal Palace 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
17 Ipswich Town 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: [citation needed]

September

Following a week’s break for international matches, Leicester returned to action on 14 September, playing Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in the Premier League. Jamie Vardy put the hosts 1–0 up after 21 minutes. Then, Stephy Mavididi scored 37 seconds after the second half had restarted to make it 2–0 to the Foxes. Then, 86 seconds after Mavididi's goal, Jean-Philippe Mateta scored to make it 2–1. The score remained the same until the 92th minute when Jean-Phillipe Mateta scored a late penalty to make it 2–2, the final score.[12] On 21 September, Leicester were at home in the Premier League to Everton. The visitors scored in the first-half with a goal from Iliman Ndiaye in the 12th minute. Leicester equalised in the 73rd minute through Stephy Mavididi. The game finished 1–1.[13]

On 24 September, Leicester City travelled to the Bescot Stadium to play Walsall in an EFL Cup third round match. The game finished 0–0 with both sides unable to score any goals. In the penalty shoot-out, Danny Ward saved all 3 Walsall penalties to help Leicester advance through to the fourth round 3–0 on penalties. They were then drew to Manchester United away at Old Trafford for the fourth round of the EFL Cup.

The Emirates Stadium hosted Leicester on 28 September as they played Arsenal in the Premier League. Gabriel Martinelli scored for Arsenal after 20 minutes, and then Arsenal doubled their lead through a Leandro Trossard goal to make it 2–0 at half-time. In the second half, James Justin scored in the 47th minute through a header and then scored a superb volley to level it at 2–2 in the 63rd minute. However, in the fourth minute of injury time in the second half, Wilfred Ndidi scored an own-goal via an Arsenal corner to make it 3–2 to Arsenal. 5 minutes later, Kai Havertz sealed the game with a goal to eventually make it 4–2 to Arsenal, the final score.[14]

October

On 5 October, Leicester returned at home in the Premier League for their match against Bournemouth. Facundo Buonanotte opened the scoresheet in the 16th minute for Leicester. Bournemouth had many chances to equalise throughout the game however the match finished 1–0 in Leicester's favour, giving Leicester their first Premier League win of the season, as well as their first home win of the season.[15]

On 19 October, Leicester travelled to St Mary's Stadium for a Premier League game against Southampton. Cameron Archer scored for Southampton in the 8th minute and Joe Aribo scored to make it 2–0 to Southampton after just 28 minutes, which was the score at half time. In the second-half, Leicester scored three goals in a 3–2 comeback win through a 64th minute goal from Facundo Buonanotte, a Jamie Vardy penalty goal in which Ryan Fraser was sent off and Jordan Ayew in the 8th minute of added stoppage time. This obtained Leicester their 2nd win of the Premier League season and their first away win in the Premier League season.[16]

Returning to the King Power Stadium on 25 October, Leicester played Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. After Nottingham Forest opened the scoring through a Ryan Yates strike through a corner, Jamie Vardy equalised in the 23rd minute to make it 1–1, the score at half-time. However, in the second half, former Leicester player Chris Wood scored a brace against his old team, scoring in the 47th minute and the 60th minute to complete his brace. No further goals were scored, and Nottingham Forest came out 3–1 winners against fierce rivals Leicester.

Leicester then travelled to Manchester United's Old Trafford for an EFL Cup Round 4 game. Leicester lost the game 5–2, with a first-half brace from Casemiro, a goal from Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes giving United 4 goals. However, Leicester scored twice with a strike from El Khannouss hitting both posts and going in and a header from a corner by Conor Coady making the score 4–2 at half-time. Bruno Fernandes struck again for his brace in the 59th minute and the game ended 5–2 to United in the end.[17]

November

On 2 November, Leicester travelled to Portman Road to play Ipswich Town in the Premier League. Ipswich took the lead in the 53rd minute from a superb volley by Leif Davis. In the 77th minute, Kalvin Phillips was sent-off for Ipswich having received two yellow cards, leaving them down to 10 men. Leicester equalised in the 4th minute of stoppage time in the second half through a Jordan Ayew goal, making it 1–1. The game finished 1–1 and Leicester remained in 15th place.[18] Leicester then travelled to Old Trafford on 10 November for a Premier League game against Manchester United. It finished 3–0, with a Bruno Fernandes strike in the 17th minute making it 1–0 to United. A deflected Bruno Fernandes shot then hit Victor Kristansen, who scored an own goal this way, making it 2–0 to United. In the second half, substitute Alejandro Garnacho scored in the 82nd minute to secure a 3–0 win for United.[19] Leicester City’s next game was a Premier League fixture against Chelsea on 23 November. They took the lead in the 15th minute when Nicolas Jackson capitalised on a defensive error from Wout Faes and scored, making it 1–0 Chelsea. This remained the score at half time. In the second half, they added a second in the 75th minute when Enzo Fernández scored another goal for Chelsea to make it 2–0 to Chelsea. Leicester were then awarded a penalty 5 minutes into stoppage time in the second half, which was converted by Jordan Ayew to make it 2–1. Nevertheless, the game finished 2–1 in Chelsea's favour as Leicester dropped down to 16th place in the league.[20]

Leicester then sacked manager Steve Cooper following the loss to Chelsea. The club was 1 point above the relegation zone, having already suffered their sixth loss of the season and only 2 wins from 12 games. His assistant manager Alan Tate also left the club on the same day, and so did Steve Rands, the club's First Team Coach.[21]

The Foxes were the visitors to the Gtech Community Stadium on 30 November for a Premier League game against Brentford, with Ben Dawson taking charge as interim manager before Ruud van Nistelrooy officially took charge of first-team duties.. They took the lead in the 21th minute when Buonanotte scored a tap-in from long range. Brentford equalised quickly in the 25th minute through Yoanne Wissa. Then shortly after, Kevin Schade completed his brace in 23 minutes, scoring in the 29th minute and the 8th minute of first half stoppage time, leaving Brentford 3–1 up in the first half. 14 minutes after the second half began, Schade completed his first professional hat-trick by scoring in the 59th minute. No further goals were scored, and Brentford ran out 4–1 winners in the end. Leicester remained 16th in the table, 1 point above the relegation zone.[22]

December

On 1 December, Ruud van Nistelrooy was officially appointed as First Team Manager, in place of the recently sacked Steve Cooper. Jelle ten Rouwellar also joined the club on the same day as assistant manager, in place of Alan Tate and Ben Dawson was appointed new First Team Coach in place of Steve Rands.[23]

Ruud van Nistelrooy got his first win with Leicester in his debut match, 31 against West Ham United at the King Power Stadium on 3 December, through a goal in just 98 seconds from Vardy, a 61st minute strike from El Khannouss to mark his debut Premier League goal and Daka in the 90th minute to grab his first Premier League goal of the season, and the score was 3–0 after the normal 90 minutes of regulation time. Niclas Füllkrug then scored a consolation goal to make it 3–1 in the 3rd minute of added stoppage time. The game ended in a 3–1 win to the Foxes. [24] In Ruud's second game in charge at home, on 8 December, he managed to rescue a late point at the King Power against Brighton in a 2–2 draw, after being 2–0 down in the 85th minute, through late goals from Jamie Vardy in the 86th minute and Bobby De-Cordova Reid in the first minute of added time with a Jamie Vardy assist.[25] Then, on 14 December, Leicester dropped down to 17th place in the league after recording their worst loss of the season, a 4–0 away loss to Newcastle United.[26]

Management team

The management team from the start of the season until 24 November 2024.

Position Name
First Team Manager Wales Steve Cooper
Assistant Manager England Alan Tate
First Team Set Piece Coach England Andrew Hughes
Goalkeeping Coach England Danny Alcock
First Team Coach & Analyst England Steve Rands

The management team from 29 November 2024.

Position Name
First Team Manager Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy
Assistant Manager Netherlands Jelle ten Rouwelaar
First Team Coach England Ben Dawson
First Team Set Piece Coach England Andrew Hughes
Goalkeeping Coach England Danny Alcock

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 30 August 2024. Appearances include all competitions.[27]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Danny Ward Wales GK (1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 31) 2018 2025 England Liverpool 47 0
30 Mads Hermansen Denmark GK (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 24) 2023 2028 Denmark Brøndby 44 0
31 Daniel Iversen Denmark GK (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 27) 2018 2025 Youth Academy 17 0
41 Jakub Stolarczyk Poland GK (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 24) 2019 2026 Youth Academy 9 0
Defenders
2 James Justin England LB / RB (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 26) 2019 2026 England Luton Town 128 7
3 Wout Faes Belgium CB (1998-04-03) 3 April 1998 (age 26) 2022 2027 France Reims 82 3
4 Conor Coady England CB (1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 (age 31) 2023 2026 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 0
5 Caleb Okoli Italy CB (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23) 2024 2029[28] Italy Atalanta 0 0
16 Victor Kristiansen Denmark LB (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 22) 2023 2028 Denmark Copenhagen 14 0
21 Ricardo Pereira Portugal RB (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31) 2018 2026 Portugal Porto 169 13
23 Jannik Vestergaard Denmark CB (1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 32) 2021 2027[29] England Southampton 67 2
33 Luke Thomas England LB (2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 (age 23) 2020 2026[30] Youth Academy 85 2
Midfielders
6 Wilfred Ndidi Nigeria DM / CM (1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 (age 28) 2017 2027[31] Belgium Genk 273 17
8 Harry Winks England CM (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 (age 28) 2023 2026 England Tottenham Hotspur 48 2
11 Bilal El Khannouss Morocco AM (2004-05-10) 10 May 2004 (age 20) 2024 2028[32] Belgium Genk 0 0
17 Hamza Choudhury Bangladesh DM / RB / LB (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27) 2015 2027 Youth Academy 125 2
22 Oliver Skipp England DM (2000-09-16) 16 September 2000 (age 24) 2024 2029[33] England Tottenham Hotspur 1 0
24 Boubakary Soumaré France DM (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 25) 2021 2026 France Lille 60 0
34 Michael Golding England CM (2006-03-23) 23 March 2006 (age 18) 2024 2028[34] England Chelsea 0 0
35 Kasey McAteer Republic of Ireland AM / RW (2001-11-22) 22 November 2001 (age 23) 2021 2028[35] Youth Academy 30 7
37 Will Alves England AM (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 19) 2022 2028[36] Youth Academy 2 0
40 Facundo Buonanotte Argentina AM (2004-12-23) 23 December 2004 (age 19) 2024 2025[37] England Brighton & Hove Albion (on loan) 2 0
Attackers
7 Abdul Fatawu Ghana RW / LW / AM (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20) 2023 2029[38] Portugal Sporting CP 43 7
9 Jamie Vardy England ST (1987-01-11) 11 January 1987 (age 37) 2012 2025[39] England Fleetwood Town 464 190
10 Stephy Mavididi England LW (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 26) 2023 2028 France Montpellier 48 13
14 Bobby Decordova-Reid Jamaica LW / RW (1993-02-02) 2 February 1993 (age 31) 2024 2027[40] England Fulham 2 0
18 Jordan Ayew Ghana ST (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991 (age 33) 2024 2026[41] England Crystal Palace 1 0
20 Patson Daka Zambia ST (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 26) 2021 2026 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 96 22
27 Odsonne Édouard France ST (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 26) 2024 2025[42] England Crystal Palace (on loan) 0 0
Out on loan
15 Harry Souttar Australia CB (1998-10-22) 22 October 1998 (age 26) 2023 2028 England Stoke City 16 0
26 Ben Nelson England CB (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20) 2021 2027 Youth Academy 8 1
27 Wanya Marçal Portugal LW / RW (2002-10-19) 19 October 2002 (age 22) 2022 2026 Youth Academy 9 1
28 Tom Cannon Republic of Ireland ST (2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 (age 21) 2023 2028 England Everton 16 3
44 Sammy Braybrooke England CM (2004-03-12) 12 March 2004 (age 20) 2022 2026 Youth Academy 1 0
48 Chris Popov Wales ST (2004-10-26) 26 October 2004 (age 20) 2021 2025 Youth Academy 1 0

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Player From Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2024 RW Ghana Abdul Fatawu Portugal Sporting CP £14,400,000 First team [38]
6 July 2024 RW Jamaica Bobby Decordova-Reid England Fulham Free First team [40]
7 July 2024 CM England Michael Golding England Chelsea £5,000,000 First team [34][43]
9 July 2024 CB Italy Caleb Okoli Italy Atalanta £13,000,000 First team [28][44]
19 August 2024 DM England Oliver Skipp England Tottenham Hotspur £20,000,000 First team [33][45]
23 August 2024 FW Ghana Jordan Ayew England Crystal Palace £5,000,000 First team [41][46]
29 August 2024 AM Morocco Bilal El Khannouss Belgium Genk £20,000,000 First team [32][47]

Out

Date Position Nationality Player To Fee Team Ref.
30 June 2024 RM England Marc Albrighton Retired First team [48][49]
30 June 2024 CB Netherlands Paul Appiah England Chelmsford City Released Academy [50][51]
30 June 2024 GK Republic of Ireland Arlo Doherty Released Academy [50]
30 June 2024 LB Republic of Ireland Shane Flynn Republic of Ireland Waterford Released Academy [50][52]
30 June 2024 RB Wales Iestyn Hughes Released Academy [50]
30 June 2024 ST Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho Spain Sevilla End of contract First team [48][53]
30 June 2024 CM England Jack Lewis United States Louisville Cardinals Released Academy [50][54]
30 June 2024 LW Zimbabwe Tawanda Maswanhise Scotland Motherwell Released Academy [50][55]
30 June 2024 CM Belgium Dennis Praet Belgium Royal Antwerp End of contract First team [48][56]
2 July 2024 CB England Lewis Brunt Wales Wrexham Undisclosed Academy [57]
2 July 2024 CM England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall England Chelsea £30,000,000 First team [58][59]
28 August 2024 RW United States Zach Booth Netherlands Excelsior Undisclosed Academy [60]

Loaned in

Date Position Nationality Player From Date until Team Ref.
10 August 2024 AM Argentina Facundo Buonanotte England Brighton & Hove Albion End of season First team [37]
31 August 2024 ST France Odsonne Édouard England Crystal Palace End of season First team [42]

Loaned out

Date Position Nationality Player To Date until Team Ref.
26 July 2024 RW England Silko Thomas England Wigan Athletic End of Season Academy [61]
6 August 2024 CB Australia Harry Souttar England Sheffield United End of Season First team [62]
28 August 2024 DM England Sammy Braybrooke Scotland Dundee End of Season First team [63]
29 August 2024 RW England Amani Richards England Exeter City End of Season Academy [64]
30 August 2024 ST Republic of Ireland Tom Cannon England Stoke City End of Season First team [65]
30 August 2024 DM Jamaica Brandon Cover England Port Vale End of Season Academy [66]
30 August 2024 RW Portugal Wanya Marçal Netherlands De Graafschap End of Season First team [67]
30 August 2024 CB England Ben Nelson England Oxford United End of Season First team [68]
30 August 2024 AM Wales Chris Popov England Barrow End of Season Academy [69]
30 August 2024 GK England Brad Young England Hartlepool United End of Season Academy [70]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 22 June, Leicester City announced their first pre-season friendly, versus Shrewsbury Town.[71] Two weeks later, a third fixture was confirmed, against FC Augsburg.[72] On 15 July, a fourth friendly was added, against Palermo in Chesterfield.[73]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

20 July 2024 Friendly Villarreal 1–2 Leicester City Évian-les-Bains, France
16:00 CEST
(15:00 BST)
Report
Stadium: Camille Fournier Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Note: Match was played in two periods of sixty minutes each.
23 July 2024 Friendly Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Leicester City Shrewsbury
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: New Meadow
26 July 2024 Friendly Leicester City 0–1 Palermo Chesterfield
19:00 BST
Report Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
Referee: Nicholas Hopton (England)
3 August 2024 Friendly FC Augsburg 1–0 Leicester City Kempten, Germany
15:30 CEST
(14:30 BST)
Report Stadium: Illerstadion
Attendance: 4,000
10 August 2024 Friendly Lens 3–0 Leicester City Lens, France
16:00 CEST
(15:00 BST)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 33,537

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 19 August 2024 25 May 2025 Matchday 1 16 3 5 8 21 34 −13 018.75
FA Cup 11 January 2025 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup 27 August 2024 30 October 2024 Second round Fourth round 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 033.33
Total 19 4 6 9 27 39 −12 021.05

Last updated: 14 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Crystal Palace 17 3 7 7 18 26 −8 16
16 Everton 15 3 6 6 14 21 −7 15
17 Leicester City 16 3 5 8 21 34 −13 14
18 Ipswich Town 17 2 6 9 16 32 −16 12 Relegation to EFL Championship
19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 2 3 11 24 40 −16 9
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2024. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[74]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
16 3 5 8 21 34  −13 14 2 3 3 11 12  −1 1 2 5 10 22  −12

Last updated: 14 December 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Score overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Aggregate score Double
Arsenal 2–4 No
Aston Villa 1–2 No
Bournemouth 1–0
Brentford 1–4 No
Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 No
Chelsea 1–2 No
Crystal Palace 2–2 No
Everton 1–1 No
Fulham 1–2 No
Ipswich Town 1–1 No
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United 0–3 No
Newcastle United 0–4 No
Nottingham Forest 1–3 No
Southampton 3–2
Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 No
West Ham United 3–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDLLDDLWWLDLLLWDL
Position10151515151715141515151616161617
Points11123369910101010131414
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2024. Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.[75]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

19 August 2024 1 Leicester City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,977
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports
24 August 2024 2 Fulham 2–1 Leicester City Fulham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,401
Referee: Darren Bond
31 August 2024 3 Leicester City 1–2 Aston Villa Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,725
Referee: David Coote
14 September 2024 4 Crystal Palace 2–2 Leicester City Selhurst
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,124
Referee: Tony Harrington
21 September 2024 5 Leicester City 1–1 Everton Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,765
Referee: Darren England
28 September 2024 6 Arsenal 4–2 Leicester City Holloway
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,323
Referee: Samuel Barrott
5 October 2024 7 Leicester City 1–0 Bournemouth Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,706
Referee: Darren Bond
19 October 2024 8 Southampton 2–3 Leicester City Southampton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,145
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports
25 October 2024 9 Leicester City 1–3 Nottingham Forest Leicester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,879
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 26 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[76]
2 November 2024 10 Ipswich Town 1–1 Leicester City Ipswich
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,874
Referee: Tim Robinson
10 November 2024 11 Manchester United 3–0 Leicester City Trafford
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,829
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 9 November, but was moved due to Manchester United's participation in the UEFA Europa League.[77]
23 November 2024 12 Leicester City 1–2 Chelsea Leicester
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,880
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcast.[77]
30 November 2024 13 Brentford 4–1 Leicester City Brentford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 17,084
Referee: Michael Oliver
3 December 2024 14 Leicester City 3–1 West Ham United Leicester
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,947
Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Amazon Prime Video broadcasting.[78]
8 December 2024 15 Leicester City 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,647
Referee: Stuart Atwell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 7 December, but was pushed back a day.[78]
14 December 2024 16 Newcastle United 4–0 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,235
Referee: Thomas Bramall
22 December 2024 17 Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
14:00 GMT Stadium: King Power Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 21 December, but was moved following advice from local authorities due to a clash with Leicester Tigers also having a home fixture.[79]
26 December 2024 18 Liverpool v Leicester City Liverpool
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-of, but was moved for live Amazon Prime Video broadcasting.[78]
29 December 2024 19 Leicester City v Manchester City Leicester
14:30 GMT Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[78]
4 January 2025 20 Aston Villa v Leicester City Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
15 January 2025 21 Leicester City v Crystal Palace Leicester
19:30 GMT Stadium: King Power Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 January, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[78]
18 January 2025 22 Leicester City v Fulham Leicester
15:00 GMT Stadium: King Power Stadium
26 January 2025 23 Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City Tottenham
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 25 January, but was moved due to Tottenham's UEFA Europa League involvement on the Thursday prior.[78]
1 February 2025 24 Everton v Leicester City Liverpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Goodison Park
15 February 2025 25 Leicester City v Arsenal King Power Stadium
12:30 GMT Report
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[80]
21 February 2025 26 Leicester City v Brentford Leicester
20:00 GMT Stadium: King Power Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 22 February, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[80]
25 February 2025 27 West Ham United v Leicester City Stratford
19:45 GMT Stadium: London Stadium
8 March 2025 28 Chelsea v Leicester City Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
15 March 2025 29 Leicester City v Manchester United Leicester
15:00 BST Stadium: King Power Stadium
2 April 2025 30 Manchester City v Leicester City Manchester
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
5 April 2025 31 Leicester City v Newcastle United Leicester
15:00 BST Stadium: King Power Stadium
12 April 2025 32 Brighton & Hove Albion v Leicester City Falmer
15:00 BST Stadium: Falmer Stadium
19 April 2025 33 Leicester City v Liverpool Leicester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
26 April 2025 34 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Stadium: Molineux Stadium
3 May 2025 35 Leicester City v Southampton Leicester
15:00 BST Stadium: King Power Stadium
10 May 2025 36 Nottingham Forest v Leicester City West Bridgford
15:00 BST Stadium: City Ground
18 May 2025 37 Leicester City v Ipswich Town Leicester
15:00 BST Stadium: King Power Stadium
25 May 2025 38 Bournemouth v Leicester City Bournemouth
16:00 BST Stadium: Vitality Stadium

FA Cup

Leicester City entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home to Queens Park Rangers.[81]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

11 January 2025 Third round Leicester City v Queens Park Rangers Leicester
15:00 GMT Stadium: King Power Stadium

EFL Cup

Leicester entered the EFL Cup in the second round and won at home against Tranmere Rovers.[82][83] They were then drawn away to Walsall in the third round,[84][85] before being knocked out of the competition away to Manchester United in the fourth round.[86]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

27 August 2024 Second round Leicester City 4–0 Tranmere Rovers Leicester
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 13,011
Referee: Lewis Smith
24 September 2024 Third round Walsall 0–0
(0–3 p)
Leicester City Walsall
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 8,010
Referee: Tom Nield
Penalties
30 October 2024 Fourth round Manchester United 5–2 Leicester City Trafford
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,470
Referee: Andrew Madley

Statistics

Appearances

As of match played 14 December 2024

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Wales WAL Danny Ward 4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 3 0
2 DF England ENG James Justin 16 2 15+0 2 0+0 0 1 0
3 DF Belgium BEL Wout Faes 16 1 13+2 1 0+0 0 1 0
4 DF England ENG Conor Coady 8 1 4+1 0 0+0 0 2+1 1
5 DF Italy ITA Caleb Okoli 13 0 9+1 0 0+0 0 3 0
6 MF Nigeria NGA Wilfred Ndidi 16 1 15+0 0 0+0 0 1 1
7 FW Ghana GHA Abdul Fatawu 13 0 6+5 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
8 MF England ENG Harry Winks 12 1 10+1 0 0+0 0 1 1
9 FW England ENG Jamie Vardy 15 6 15+0 6 0+0 0 0 0
10 FW England ENG Stephy Mavididi 17 3 8+7 2 0+0 0 1+1 1
11 MF Morocco MAR Bilal El Khannouss 13 2 6+5 1 0+0 0 1+1 1
14 FW Jamaica JAM Bobby Decordova-Reid 13 1 2+9 1 0+0 0 2 0
16 DF Denmark DEN Victor Kristiansen 14 0 14+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
17 MF Bangladesh BAN Hamza Choudhury 4 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
18 FW Ghana GHA Jordan Ayew 17 4 7+7 3 0+0 0 2+1 1
20 FW Zambia ZAM Patson Daka 5 1 0+5 1 0+0 0 0 0
21 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Pereira 4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2 0
22 MF England ENG Oliver Skipp 13 0 6+4 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
23 DF Denmark DEN Jannik Vestergaard 9 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
24 MF France FRA Boubakary Soumaré 11 0 5+4 0 0+0 0 2 0
29 FW France FRA Odsonne Édouard 6 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
30 GK Denmark DEN Mads Hermansen 16 0 16+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
33 DF England ENG Luke Thomas 4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3 0
35 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kasey McAteer 12 0 4+5 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
37 MF England ENG Will Alves 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
40 MF Argentina ARG Facundo Buonanotte 14 4 9+3 4 0+0 0 1+1 0
48 MF Wales WAL Chris Popov 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Goalscorers

As of match played 14 December 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 9 FW England Jamie Vardy 6 0 0 6
2= 40 MF Argentina Facundo Buonanotte 4 0 0 4
18 FW Ghana Jordan Ayew 3 0 1 4
4 10 FW England Stephy Mavididi 2 0 1 3
5= 2 DF England James Justin 2 0 0 2
11 MF Morocco Bilal El Khannouss 1 0 1 2
7= 3 DF Belgium Wout Faes 1 0 0 1
14 FW Jamaica Bobby De Cordova-Reid 1 0 0 1
20 FW Zambia Patson Daka 1 0 0 1
4 DF England Conor Coady 0 0 1 1
6 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 0 0 1 1
8 MF England Harry Winks 0 0 1 1
Total 21 0 6 27

Assists

As of match played 14 December 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 6 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 4 0 0 4
2= 9 FW England Jamie Vardy 3 0 0 3
8 MF England Harry Winks 2 0 1 3
4= 7 FW Ghana Abdul Fatawu 2 0 0 2
40 MF Argentina Facundo Buonanotte 2 0 0 2
6= 2 DF England James Justin 1 0 0 1
11 MF Morocco Bilal El Khannouss 1 0 0 1
16 DF Denmark Victor Kristiansen 1 0 0 1
35 MF England Kasey McAteer 1 0 0 1
17 MF Bangladesh Hamza Choudhury 0 0 1 1
18 FW Ghana Jordan Ayew 0 0 1 1
Total 18 0 3 21

Clean sheets

As of match played 14 December 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 1 GK Wales Danny Ward 0 0 2 2
2 30 GK Denmark Mads Hermansen 1 0 0 1
Total 1 0 2 3

Disciplinary record

As of match played 14 December 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
2 DF England James Justin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 DF Belgium Wout Faes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
4 DF England Conor Coady 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF Italy Caleb Okoli 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
6 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
8 MF England Harry Winks 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
9 FW England Jamie Vardy 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 FW England Stephy Mavididi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 DF Denmark Victor Kristiansen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 FW Ghana Jordan Ayew 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
21 DF Portugal Ricardo Pereira 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 MF England Oliver Skipp 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
23 DF Denmark Jannik Vestergaard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
24 MF France Boubakary Soumaré 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
40 MF Argentina Facundo Buonanotte 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
Total 41 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 44 0 0

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