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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 2 (setup 1, season 25)
Walsall
v.
Leicester City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
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Luke SIMPSON1Boy WATERMAN
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
13
Overall form:
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Robert HUTH27NÉLSON Augusto Tomar Marcos
José Ángel Valdés Díaz, COTE73Greg HALFORD
Konstantin ZYRYANOV848Tiemoué BAKAYOKO
MAICON Pereira Roque5Gabriel Sebastian TAMAS
Kévin THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE6Uros SPAJIC
XABIER PRIETO Argarate77Patrick EBERT
Alain TRAORÉ787Joel Chukwuma OBI
Billel OMRANI9Yaya SANOGO
Gabriel TORJE10SERGI DARDER Moll
Diego Martín FORLÁN Corazo117Jürgen LOCADIA
ManagerMr Twan
Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón12Danny BUIJS
Jorge PULIDO Mayoral13Nabil BENTALEB
Rasmus ELM14Mario PASALIC
Roberto Maximiliano PEREYRA157Ivan SAPONJIC
Thomas MEUNIER16Darnell FISHER

Walsall 1 Leicester City 4
(Half-time: 0-3, Attendance: 27,296, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Graham SCOTT 5)
49 Xabier PrietoScorers1 Sanogo, 4 Sanogo, 15 Sergi Darder, 56 Obi
47 Maicon <=> PulidoSubstitutions53 Sergi Darder <=> Saponjic, 73 Locadia <=> Pasalic
Sendings off
Bookings31 Sanogo
4Corners9
3Fouls14
3Offsides5
5Shots on4
7Shots off6
12Total shots10
3Shots saved0
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Tiemoué BAKAYOKO
1GOAL!! The Walsall 'keeper got into difficulty with a backpass from MAICON and SANOGO managed to poke the ball into the net. (1-0 Leicester City)
4GOAL!! A neat one-two left SANOGO clear and he made no mistake by cleverly flicking the ball beyond the oncoming SIMPSON. (2-0 Leicester City)
9SANOGO beat TRAORÉ and hit the ball to NÉLSON who fired his shot wide.
13LOCADIA was put clear by HALFORD and he beat SIMPSON but thrust his shot inches wide.
15GOAL!! An exceptional ball from SPAJIC left EBERT in the clear, he made the 'keeper commit himself before squaring the ball to SERGI DARDER to score. (3-0 Leicester City)
21A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming Leicester City 'keeper.
27A corner found LOCADIA who forced the ball inches wide.
31A high tackle on ZYRYANOV by SANOGO results in a booking.
34The Leicester City 'keeper was able to block a powerful shot.
36ZYRYANOV beat two Leicester City players and blasted a great chance just beyond the near post.
38A weak shot from TRAORÉ bounced agonisingly wide.
40The bemused SIMPSON stared in disbelief as a backpass from THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE dropped just over.
41A penalty box scramble resulted in FORLÁN knocking a low shot over.
42A delightful save prevented TORJE from scoring an exceptional goal.
45+2An inswinging corner was touched into the arms of WATERMAN by FORLÁN.
 
49GOAL!! After a neat build-up XABIER PRIETO drove a low shot past the Leicester City 'keeper. (3-1 Leicester City)
53A accurate pass fell to LOCADIA and his left foot shot went narrowly wide.
56GOAL!! A tackle from OMRANI gave Leicester City a free-kick just outside the area which OBI fired past SIMPSON. (4-1 Leicester City)
63HUTH waltzed away from EBERT and stabbed a weak shot into the crowd.
66HUTH stroked a simple chance past the lefthand post.
69TRAORÉ headed over the bar.
70ZYRYANOV played the ball to COTE who forced it just beyond the far post.
84EBERT made space on the right and knocked the ball to NÉLSON who touched the ball over.