Match Report


Leicester CityLeicester City     Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic
Matty StringerMatty Stringer Jacek Lorenc Jacek Lorenc
Bruno VarelaB. Varela73
G
1
G
59Harvey PattersonH. Patterson
Norman LuzhnyN. Luzhny74
D
2
D
68Tieme MoelikerT. Moeliker
Craig HapgoodC. Hapgood68
D
3captain
D
62Damien EdworthyD. Edworthy
Kevin OverathK. Overath62
D
4
D
70Wayne PeckhamW. Peckham
Dale BarryD. Barry85
M
5
M
58Anton DiakiteA. Diakite
Alex SommeilA. Sommeil73
M
captain6
M
66Eoin WainwrightE. Wainwright
Jean-Sebastien SarrJ. Sarr71
M
7
M
70Simon GardnerS. Gardner
Daniel MarcelinoD. Marcelino68
M
8
M
68Lomano CollymoreL. Collymore
Melchior WesterveldM. Westerveld76
A
9
A
83Dale ShiltonD. Shilton
Stephen McGroryS. McGrory72
A
10
A
65Gavin WiseG. Wise
Steven RowettS. Rowett71
A
11
A
69Syd ThomsonS. Thomson
 
Rio NichollsR. Nicholls58
M
12
D
61Bill LawrenceB. Lawrence
Bill MidgleyB. Midgley53
M
13
M
62Francis GreenF. Green
Simon OswaldS. Oswald50
G
14
A
71Richard RobsonR. Robson
Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Oldham Athletic. A crowd of 12,429 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Leicester City and Oldham Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Sylvain Davis.


0.00
Oldham Athletic start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.37
Anton Diakite flicks a high pass forward. Syd Thomson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Syd Thomson shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
4.54
Eoin Wainwright decides to run forward with the ball. Eoin Wainwright knocks in a cross ball towards Anton Diakite. Anton Diakite powers a header at goal. Bruno Varela easily picks it out of the air!
8.19
Craig Hapgood flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Marcelino who takes it down. Daniel Marcelino flicks a high pass forward. Steven Rowett holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steven Rowett sees Stephen McGrory just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Stephen McGrory makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
10.57
Eoin Wainwright flicks the ball to his team mate, Lomano Collymore. Lomano Collymore rushes past Kevin Overath! Some silky footwork from Lomano Collymore provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
16.02
Tieme Moeliker pushes up the pitch. Tieme Moeliker makes a simple pass to Dale Shilton. Dale Shilton shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
18.27
Jean-Sebastien Sarr threads a neat ball through to Stephen McGrory. Stephen McGrory lofts in a cross ball towards Melchior Westerveld. Melchior Westerveld connects with a diving header. Harvey Patterson didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
24.06
Melchior Westerveld comes in with a late challenge on Wayne Peckham. Melchior Westerveld is shown the yellow card! Wayne Peckham hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.56
Wayne Peckham flicks a high pass forward. Anton Diakite collects the pass. Seeing a gap ahead, Anton Diakite plays the ball forward to Eoin Wainwright. Eoin Wainwright advances inside the box! Eoin Wainwright makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Bruno Varela is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
32.06
Dale Barry comes in with a late challenge on Wayne Peckham. The referee calls over Dale Barry and shows him a yellow card! Wayne Peckham runs off the knock.
39.05
Simon Gardner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eoin Wainwright. Eoin Wainwright lofts in a cross ball towards Syd Thomson. Syd Thomson flicks the ball with his head. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Oldham Athletic are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
42.37
Jean-Sebastien Sarr flicks a high pass forward. Steven Rowett comfortably collects the pass. Steven Rowett lofts in a cross ball towards Melchior Westerveld. Melchior Westerveld fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Harvey Patterson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
Anton Diakite makes a probing pass to Dale Shilton. Dale Shilton makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Syd Thomson. Syd Thomson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Bruno Varela is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Leicester City appear unchanged since the first half. Oldham Athletic have changed their lineup with Bill Lawrence replacing Tieme Moeliker. The Leicester City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Leicester City kick off!
51.01
Stephen McGrory passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Melchior Westerveld. Melchior Westerveld flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Sebastien Sarr. Jean-Sebastien Sarr comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
54.44
Jean-Sebastien Sarr flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen McGrory. Stephen McGrory shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.02
Oldham Athletic have made a substitution with Francis Green replacing Lomano Collymore .
61.04
Wayne Peckham flicks a high pass forward. Anton Diakite collects the pass. Anton Diakite sees Gavin Wise in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gavin Wise knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bruno Varela who gathers it comfortably.
65.35
Craig Hapgood barges into Dale Shilton. The referee calls over Craig Hapgood and warns him to calm down! Dale Shilton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.06
Simon Gardner flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Wise. Gavin Wise sees Eoin Wainwright just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Eoin Wainwright makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Bruno Varela manages to gather it easily.
69.45
Stephen McGrory makes a simple pass to Steven Rowett. Steven Rowett shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Harvey Patterson!
73.37
Dale Barry hacks Wayne Peckham from behind! The referee brings Dale Barry to one side and gives him a warning! Wayne Peckham stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.25
Leicester City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
77.25
Jean-Sebastien Sarr passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Melchior Westerveld. Melchior Westerveld shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
90.00
Francis Green controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Wise. Gavin Wise plays a one-two with Simon Gardner and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Gavin Wise provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies just off target!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Leicester City

Oldham Athletic
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.5%
56.5%
Play Area
30.6%
45.9%
23.5%

Scorers
Melchior Westerveld 42
Jean-Sebastien Sarr 51
Eoin Wainwright 27
Syd Thomson 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eoin Wainwright of Oldham Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Bruno Varela (GK)
7
2.Norman Luzhny (DEF)
6
3.Craig Hapgood (DEF)
6
4.Kevin Overath (DEF)
6
5.Dale Barry (MID)yellow card
5
6.Alex Sommeil (MID)
6
7.Jean-Sebastien Sarr (MID)goal scored
8
8.Daniel Marcelino (MID)
6
9.Melchior Westerveld (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
10.Stephen McGrory (ATT)
6
11.Steven Rowett (ATT)
7
 
12.Rio Nicholls (MID)
0
13.Bill Midgley (MID)
0
14.Simon Oswald (GK)
0

1.Harvey Patterson (GK)
6
2.Tieme Moeliker (DEF)
7
3.Damien Edworthy (DEF)
6
4.Wayne Peckham (DEF)
6
5.Anton Diakite (MID)
8
6.Eoin Wainwright (MID)goal scored
9
7.Simon Gardner (MID)
6
8.Lomano Collymore (MID)
6
9.Dale Shilton (ATT)
6
10.Gavin Wise (ATT)
7
11.Syd Thomson (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Bill Lawrence (DEF)
6
13.Francis Green (MID)
6
14.Richard Robson (ATT)
0