Leicester vs Bristol City
Ref: T. NieldKing Power Stadium, Leicester, Leicestershire · 34,310 cap
Match recap
Leicester beat Bristol City 2–0 in their Championship fixture. Nelson and Fatawu scored for Leicester. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.26 for Leicester versus 1.06 for Bristol City. Leicester sit 23rd in the Championship table while Bristol City are 12th.
First Half
⚽
Nelson
Assist: James
⚽
Fatawu
Assist: De Cordova-Reid
Choudhury
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Bird
60'
⇄
Twine
60'
⇄
McCrorie
61'
Neto Borges
Yellow Card
Nelson
Yellow Card
⇄
Ayew
⇄
James
⇄
Choudhury
⇄
De Cordova-Reid
81'
⇄
Riis
90+1'
Armstrong
Yellow Card
⇄
Fatawu
90+4'
Sam Morsy
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
LeicesterBristol City
6Won
Statistical edge
6–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.26VS1.06
Attack4 · 2 won
17
Shots
9
5
Shots on target
1
12
Shots in the box
3
5
Shots outside box
6
8
Shots off goal
1
5
Corners
9
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
42%
Possession
58%
400
Total passes
559
321
Accurate passes
472
80%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline2 · 0 won
11
Fouls
13
2
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
7
-1
Goals prevented
-1
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Bristol City
3-4-1-2Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. StolarczykG
- 4B. NelsonD
- 5C. OkoliD
- 6J. JamesM
- 7A. FatawuM
- 9J. AyewF
- 10S. MavididiM
- 14B. De Cordova-ReidM
- 17H. ChoudhuryD
- 22O. SkippM
- 33L. ThomasD
Substitutes
- 8H. WinksM
- 12D. RichardsF
- 13Fran VieitesG
- 18J. AriboM
- 20P. DakaF
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 24J. LascellesD
- 28J. MongaM
- 29D. MukasaM
Bristol City
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 2R. McCrorieM
- 6M. BirdM
- 10S. TwineF
- 12J. KnightM
- 14T. HorvatF
- 18E. RiisF
- 19G. TannerD
- 21Neto BorgesD
- 23R. VítekG
- 38N. EileD
- 40Sam MorsyM
Substitutes
- 3C. PringD
- 11D. BurgzorgF
- 13J. LumleyG
- 17M. SykesM
- 20S. BellF
- 24Sebastian NaylorD
- 30S. ArmstrongF
- 44George EarthyM
- 46M. ThelwellD
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Nelson | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jakub Stolarczyk | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Skipp | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Hamza Choudhury(C) | D | 69 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 89 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4/9 |
| Luke Thomas | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jordan James | M | 68 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Caleb Okoli | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | M | 78 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Stephy Mavididi | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jordan Ayew | F | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dujuan Richards | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Vieites | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamaal Lascelles | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Monga | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Aribo | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Winks | M | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Pereira | D | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Divine Mukasa | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Patson Daka | F | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
Bristol City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Tanner | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sam Morsy | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Eile | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Knight(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Radek Vitek | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Twine | F | 60 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Ross McCrorie | M | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Tomi Horvat | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Emil Riis Jacobsen | F | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Neto Borges | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Bird | M | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Seb Naylor | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Bell | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Earthy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Lumley | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marley Thelwell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Pring | D | 30 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Sykes | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Delano Burgzorg | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sinclair Armstrong | F | 30 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |