2023–24 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City 2023–24 football season
Leicester City
2023–24 season
OwnerKing Power
ChairmanAiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerEnzo Maresca
StadiumKing Power Stadium
Championship1st (promoted)
FA CupQuarter-finals
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Vardy (16)

All:
Jamie Vardy (18)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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The 2023–24 season is the 119th season in the existence of Leicester City Football Club. This season marks the club's return to the Championship after nine consecutive seasons in the Premier League. The club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Management team

Position Name
Manager Italy Enzo Maresca
Assistant Manager Argentina Willy Caballero
First team coach England Danny Walker
First team goalkeeper coach Italy Michele De Bernardin

Kits

Home
Away
Third
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 February 2024. Appearances include all competitions.[1]
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 30) 2018 2025 England Liverpool 47 0
30 Mads Hermansen Denmark GK (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 23) 2023 2028[2] Denmark Brøndby 29 0
41 Jakub Stolarczyk Poland GK (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 23) 2019 2026 Youth Academy 6 0
Defenders
2 James Justin England LB / RB (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 26) 2019 2026 England Luton Town 110 7
3 Wout Faes Belgium CB (1998-04-03) 3 April 1998 (age 26) 2022 2027 France Reims 65 2
4 Conor Coady England CB (1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 (age 31) 2023 2026[3] England Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 0
5 Callum Doyle (on loan) England CB (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 20) 2023 2024[4] England Manchester City 15 0
15 Harry Souttar Australia CB (1998-10-22) 22 October 1998 (age 25) 2023 2028 England Stoke City 16 0
21 Ricardo Pereira Portugal RB (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 30) 2018 2026 Portugal Porto 156 12
23 Jannik Vestergaard Denmark CB (1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 31) 2021 2024 England Southampton 52 2
45 Ben Nelson England CB (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20) 2021 2027[5] Youth Academy 6 0
Midfielders
8 Harry Winks England CM (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 (age 28) 2023 2026[6] England Tottenham Hotspur 31 2
11 Marc Albrighton England RW / LW / RWB / LWB (1989-11-18) 18 November 1989 (age 34) 2015 2024 England Aston Villa 310 19
17 Hamza Choudhury England DM / RB / LB (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 26) 2015 2027[7] Youth Academy 111 2
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall England CM (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 25) 2017 2027 Youth Academy 113 15
25 Wilfred Ndidi Nigeria DM / CM (1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 (age 27) 2017 2024 Belgium Genk 260 15
26 Dennis Praet Belgium CM / AM (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 29) 2019 2024 Italy Sampdoria 96 4
35 Kasey McAteer England AM / RW (2001-11-22) 22 November 2001 (age 22) 2021 2025 Youth Academy 19 6
37 Will Alves England AM (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 18) 2022 Youth Academy 2 0
39 Tawanda Maswanhise Zimbabwe LW (2002-11-20) 20 November 2002 (age 21) 2021 Youth Academy 1 0
47 Arjan Raikhy England CM (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 21) 2023 Youth Academy 2 0
58 Brandon Cover England DM (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 20) 2021 Youth Academy 1 0
Attackers
9 Jamie Vardy England ST (1987-01-11) 11 January 1987 (age 37) 2012 2024 England Fleetwood Town 448 180
10 Stephy Mavididi England LW (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 25) 2023 2028[8] France Montpellier 31 10
14 Kelechi Iheanacho Nigeria ST (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 27) 2017 2024 England Manchester City 227 61
18 Abdul Fatawu (on loan) Ghana RW / LW / AM (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20) 2023 2024[9] Portugal Sporting CP 25 2
20 Patson Daka Zambia ST (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 25) 2021 2026 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 84 21
28 Tom Cannon Republic of Ireland ST (2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 (age 21) 2023 2028[10] England Everton 10 3
29 Yunus Akgün (on loan) Turkey RW / AM (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 23) 2023 2024[11] Turkey Galatasaray 19 2
40 Wanya Marçal Portugal LW / RW (2002-10-19) 19 October 2002 (age 21) 2022 2026[12] Youth Academy 7 1
Out on loan
16 Victor Kristiansen Denmark LB (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 21) 2023 2028 Denmark Copenhagen 14 0
24 Boubakary Soumaré France DM (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 25) 2021 2026 France Lille 60 0
31 Daniel Iversen Denmark GK (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 27) 2018 2025 Youth Academy 17 0
33 Luke Thomas England LB (2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 (age 22) 2020 2024 Youth Academy 85 2

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Player From Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2023 CM England Harry Winks England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed First team [6]
1 July 2023 CB England Conor Coady England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed First team [3]
18 July 2023 GK Denmark Mads Hermansen Denmark Brøndby Undisclosed First team [2]
31 July 2023 LW England Stephy Mavididi France Montpellier Undisclosed First team [8]
17 August 2023 CM England Arjan Raikhy England Aston Villa Free transfer Academy [13]
1 September 2023 ST Republic of Ireland Tom Cannon England Everton Undisclosed First team [10]

Out

Date Position Nationality Player To Fee Team Ref.
28 June 2023 AM England James Maddison England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed First team [14]
30 June 2023 RB / CB Ghana Daniel Amartey Turkey Beşiktaş End of contract First team [15][16]
30 June 2023 LB England Ryan Bertrand End of contract First team [15]
30 June 2023 GK England Kelechi Chibueze England Sunderland Released Academy [17][18]
30 June 2023 CF Belgium Josh Eppiah Released Academy [17]
30 June 2023 CB Northern Ireland Jonny Evans England Manchester United End of contract First team [19]
30 June 2023 MF South Africa Khanya Leshabela South Africa Cape Town City Released Academy [17][20]
30 June 2023 DM Senegal Nampalys Mendy France Lens End of contract First team [15][21]
30 June 2023 CB England Ronny Nelson England Colchester United Released Academy [17][22]
30 June 2023 FW England Terell Pennant England Coalville Town Released Academy [17][23]
30 June 2023 SS / RW / AM Spain Ayoze Pérez Spain Real Betis End of contract First team [15][24]
30 June 2023 CB Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü Spain Atlético Madrid End of contract First team [15][25]
30 June 2023 CB Guyana Bayli Spencer-Adams Released Academy [17]
30 June 2023 MF Thailand Thanawat Suengchitthawon Thailand Muangthong United Released Academy [17][26]
30 June 2023 CM Belgium Youri Tielemans England Aston Villa End of contract First team [15][27]
6 July 2023 CB England Freddie Cook Wales Cardiff City Released Academy [17][28]
13 July 2023 CF England George Hirst England Ipswich Town Undisclosed Academy [29]
23 July 2023 LW England Harvey Barnes England Newcastle United Undisclosed First team [30]
2 August 2023 GK United States Chituru Odunze United States Crown Legacy Undisclosed Academy [31]
29 August 2023 RB / LB Belgium Timothy Castagne England Fulham Undisclosed First team [32]
4 January 2024 AM England Ethan Fitzhugh England Banbury United Undisclosed Academy [33]
22 January 2024 GK England Alex Smithies Retired First team [34]

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Player From Date until Team Ref.
14 July 2023 CB England Callum Doyle England Manchester City End of season First team [4]
15 August 2023 CM / AM Italy Cesare Casadei England Chelsea 19 January 2024[a] First team [35][36]
26 August 2023 RW / AM Turkey Yunus Akgün Turkey Galatasaray End of season First team [11]
31 August 2023 AM / RW Ghana Abdul Fatawu Portugal Sporting CP End of season First team [9]
  1. ^ On 19 January, Casadei was recalled by Chelsea from his season-long loan.

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Player To Date until Team Ref.
1 July 2023 CF Ghana Nathan Opoku Belgium OH Leuven End of season Academy [37]
25 August 2023 CB / RB England Lewis Brunt England Mansfield Town End of season Academy [38]
30 August 2023 LB Denmark Victor Kristiansen Italy Bologna End of season First team [39]
31 August 2023 LB England Luke Thomas England Sheffield United 12 January 2024[a] First team [40][41]
1 September 2023 CM United States Zach Booth Netherlands Volendam End of season Academy [42]
1 September 2023 DM France Boubakary Soumaré Spain Sevilla End of season First team [43]
2 November 2023 CM England Jack Lewis England Basford United 1 January 2024 Academy [44]
25 November 2023 CB Netherlands Paul Appiah England Maidstone United 25 January 2024[b] Academy [45][46]
5 January 2024 GK Denmark Daniel Iversen England Stoke City End of season First team [47]
26 January 2024 LB England Luke Thomas England Middlesbrough End of season First team [48]
  1. ^ On 12 January, Thomas returned back early from his season-long loan at Sheffield United.
  2. ^ On 3 January, Appiah's loan at Maidstone was extended by a further three weeks.

Pre-season and friendlies

Leicester City announced that they would embark on a South East Asia tour as part of their pre-season preparations. The club played domestic friendlies against Peterborough United and Northampton Town, as well as a friendly against its sister club, OH Leuven, behind closed doors.[49] Leicester were due to play against Tottenham Hotspur on 23 July 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand, before the match was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. Leicester played against Liverpool in the Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy in Singapore on 30 July 2023.[50][51][52][53]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Leicester City v Peterborough United
11 July 2023 Friendly Leicester City 1–2 Peterborough United Leicester
12:00 BST
  • Pereira 39'
Report
Stadium: Leicester City Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Northampton Town v Leicester City
15 July 2023 Friendly Northampton Town 0–1 Leicester City Northampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,765
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Leicester City v OH Leuven
19 July 2023 Friendly Leicester City 4–2 OH Leuven Leicester
11:00 BST
Report Stadium: Leicester City Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Note: Match was played in three periods of 45 minutes each.
Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur
23 July 2023 Friendly Leicester City Cancelled Tottenham Hotspur Bangkok, Thailand
17:00 ICT (UTC+7)
Note: Match was cancelled due to poor weather conditions.
Port v Leicester City
26 July 2023 Friendly Port 0–1 Leicester City Bangkok, Thailand
ICT (UTC+7) Report
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Liverpool v Leicester City
30 July 2023 Singapore Trophy Liverpool 4–0 Leicester City Kallang, Singapore
17:00 SST (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Singapore National Stadium
Attendance: 28,597
Referee: Farhad Bin Mohamed (Singapore)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 6 August 2023 4 May 2024 Matchday 1 44 30 4 10 86 39 +47 068.18
FA Cup 6 January 2024 17 March 2024 Third round Quarter-finals 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3 075.00
EFL Cup 9 August 2023 27 September 2023 First round Third round 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 066.67
Total 51 35 4 12 100 48 +52 068.63

Last updated: 23 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leicester City (P) 44 30 4 10 86 39 +47 94 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Leeds United (X) 45 27 9 9 80 41 +39 90
3 Ipswich Town (X) 44 26 12 6 88 56 +32 90 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4 Southampton (Q) 45 25 9 11 85 62 +23 84
5 Norwich City (Y) 45 21 10 14 79 63 +16 73
6 West Bromwich Albion (Y) 45 20 12 13 67 47 +20 72
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: EFL official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[54]
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least a play-off place, but may yet be promoted automatically; (Y) May yet qualify for the play-offs, but cannot be promoted automatically.

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
44 30 4 10 86 39  +47 94 17 1 4 47 16  +31 13 3 6 39 23  +16

Last updated: 23 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

Matches

The Championship fixtures were released on 22 June 2023.[55]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Leicester City v Coventry City
6 August 2023 1 Leicester City 2–1 Coventry City Leicester
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,763
Referee: Darren Bond
Huddersfield Town v Leicester City
12 August 2023 2 Huddersfield Town 0–1 Leicester City Huddersfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 19,541
Referee: David Webb
Leicester City v Cardiff City
19 August 2023 3 Leicester City 2–1 Cardiff City Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,595
Referee: Graham Scott
Rotherham United v Leicester City
26 August 2023 4 Rotherham United 1–2 Leicester City Rotherham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,418
Referee: Simon Hooper
Leicester City v Hull City
2 September 2023 5 Leicester City 0–1 Hull City Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,318
Referee: John Busby
Southampton v Leicester City
15 September 2023 6 Southampton 1–4 Leicester City Southampton
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,877
Referee: Bobby Madley
Norwich City v Leicester City
20 September 2023 7 Norwich City 0–2 Leicester City Norwich
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,277
Referee: Graham Scott
Leicester City v Bristol City
23 September 2023 8 Leicester City 1–0 Bristol City Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
  • Williams Yellow card 51'
  • Knight Yellow card 53'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,679
Referee: James Bell
Blackburn Rovers v Leicester City
1 October 2023 9 Blackburn Rovers 1–4 Leicester City Blackburn
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,937
Referee: James Linington
Leicester City v Preston North End
4 October 2023 10 Leicester City 3–0 Preston North End Leicester
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,380
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Leicester City v Stoke City
7 October 2023 11 Leicester City 2–0 Stoke City Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,589
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Swansea City v Leicester City
21 October 2023 12 Swansea City 1–3 Leicester City Swansea
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 18,509
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Leicester City v Sunderland
24 October 2023 13 Leicester City 1–0 Sunderland Leicester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,951
Referee: Keith Stroud
Queens Park Rangers v Leicester City
28 October 2023 14 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Leicester City White City
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,385
Referee: Leigh Doughty
Leicester City v Leeds United
3 November 2023 15 Leicester City 0–1 Leeds United Leicester
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,011
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Middlesbrough v Leicester City
11 November 2023 16 Middlesbrough 1–0 Leicester City Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,042
Referee: Oliver Langford
Leicester City v Watford
25 November 2023 17 Leicester City 2–0 Watford Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,577
Referee: Sam Allison
Sheffield Wednesday v Leicester City
29 November 2023 18 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Leicester City Sheffield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 26,036
Referee: Samuel Barrott
West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City
2 December 2023 19 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Leicester City West Bromwich
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,382
Referee: Tim Robinson
Leicester City v Plymouth Argyle
9 December 2023 20 Leicester City 4–0 Plymouth Argyle Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,265
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
Leicester City v Millwall
13 December 2023 21 Leicester City 3–2 Millwall Leicester
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 28,960
Referee: Keith Stroud
Birmingham City v Leicester City
18 December 2023 22 Birmingham City 2–3 Leicester City Birmingham
20:00 GMT
  • James 14', 74'
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 20,334
Referee: David Webb
Leicester City v Rotherham United
23 December 2023 23 Leicester City 3–0 Rotherham United Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,175
Referee: Darren Bond
Ipswich Town v Leicester City
26 December 2023 24 Ipswich Town 1–1 Leicester City Ipswich
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,410
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Cardiff City v Leicester City
29 December 2023 25 Cardiff City 0–2 Leicester City Cardiff
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 24,656
Referee: John Busby
Leicester City v Huddersfield Town
1 January 2024 26 Leicester City 4–1 Huddersfield Town Leicester
15:00 GMT
  • Cannon 40', 61'
  • Pereira 47'
  • Mavididi 77'
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,407
Referee: Sam Allison
Coventry City v Leicester City
13 January 2024 27 Coventry City 3–1 Leicester City Coventry
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 29,914
Referee: Darren England
Leicester City v Ipswich Town
22 January 2024 28 Leicester City 1–1 Ipswich Town Leicester
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,794
Referee: Joshua Smith
Leicester City v Swansea City
30 January 2024 29 Leicester City 3–1 Swansea City Leicester
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 28,025
Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 27 January, but was postponed due to both club's progression in the FA Cup.[56]
Stoke City v Leicester City
3 February 2024 30 Stoke City 0–5 Leicester City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 22,657
Referee: Lewis Smith
Watford v Leicester City
10 February 2024 31 Watford 1–2 Leicester City Watford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,597
Referee: Oliver Langford
Leicester City v Sheffield Wednesday
13 February 2024 32 Leicester City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Leicester
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,550
Referee: Tom Nield
Leicester City v Middlesbrough
17 February 2024 33 Leicester City 1–2 Middlesbrough Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,487
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Leeds United v Leicester City
23 February 2024 34 Leeds United 3–1 Leicester City Leeds
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,954
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 24 February, but was moved to a day earlier for live Sky Sports coverage.[57]
Leicester City v Queens Park Rangers
2 March 2024 35 Leicester City 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,439
Referee: Andy Davies
Sunderland v Leicester City
5 March 2024 36 Sunderland 0–1 Leicester City Sunderland
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,293
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
Hull City v Leicester City
9 March 2024 37 Hull City 2–2 Leicester City Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 24,605
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Bristol City v Leicester City
29 March 2024 39 Bristol City 1–0 Leicester City Bristol
12:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 25,857
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[58]
Leicester City v Norwich City
1 April 2024 40 Leicester City 3–1 Norwich City Leicester
12:30 BST Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,825
Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[58]
Leicester City v Birmingham City
6 April 2024 41 Leicester City 2–1 Birmingham City Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,825
Referee: David Webb
Millwall v Leicester City
9 April 2024 42 Millwall 1–0 Leicester City Bermondsey
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,889
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
Note: Fixture was selected for live Sky Sports broadcast.[59]
Plymouth Argyle v Leicester City
12 April 2024 43 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Leicester City Plymouth
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,861
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 13 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[60]
Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion
20 April 2024 44 Leicester City 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Leicester
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,874
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[61]
Leicester City v Southampton
23 April 2024 38 Leicester City 5–0 Southampton Leicester
20:00 BST
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,872
Referee: Bobby Madley
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 16 March, but was postponed due to Leicester's progression in the FA Cup.[60]
Preston North End v Leicester City
29 April 2024 45 Preston North End v Leicester City Preston
20:00 BST Stadium: Deepdale
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 27 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[62]
Leicester City v Blackburn Rovers
4 May 2024 46 Leicester City v Blackburn Rovers Leicester
12:30 BST Stadium: King Power Stadium

FA Cup

Leicester City entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn away to Millwall.[63][64] They were then drawn at home against Birmingham City in the fourth round,[65][66] away to Bournemouth in the fifth round,[67] and away to Chelsea in the quarter-finals.[68]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Millwall v Leicester City
6 January 2024 Third round Millwall 2–3 Leicester City Bermondsey
12:30 GMT
Report
  • Casadei 16'
  • Pereira 39'
  • Cannon 61', Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 10,092
Referee: Oliver Langford
Leicester City v Birmingham City
27 January 2024 Fourth round Leicester City 3–0 Birmingham City Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 28,396
Referee: Craig Pawson
Bournemouth v Leicester City
27 February 2024 Fifth round Bournemouth 0–1 (a.e.t.) Leicester City Bournemouth
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 10,872
Referee: Paul Tierney
Chelsea v Leicester City
17 March 2024 Quarter-finals Chelsea 4–2 Leicester City Fulham
12:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,589
Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Cup

In August, Leicester progressed through the first and second rounds of the cup, winning away to both Burton Albion and Tranmere Rovers.[69][70] Leicester were knocked out of the competition away to eventual winner Liverpool in the third round.[71]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Burton Albion v Leicester City
9 August 2023 First round Burton Albion 0–2 Leicester City Burton upon Trent
20:00 BST Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,631
Referee: Gavin Ward
Tranmere Rovers v Leicester City
29 August 2023 Second round Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Leicester City Birkenhead
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,610
Referee: Ben Toner
Liverpool v Leicester City
27 September 2023 Third round Liverpool 3–1 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 49,732
Referee: Tim Robinson

Squad statistics

Appearances

Last updated: 23 April 2024

  • Italics indicate a loaned in player
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Wales Danny Ward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF England James Justin 43 2 26+11 2 0+3 0 3 0
3 DF Belgium Wout Faes 43 2 40 2 1 0 2 0
4 DF England Conor Coady 17 0 8+4 0 3+1 0 1 0
5 DF England Callum Doyle 21 0 13+2 0 4 0 2 0
8 MF England Harry Winks 46 2 43 2 1 0 2 0
9 FW England Jamie Vardy 35 18 16+17 16 1 1 1 1
10 FW England Stephy Mavididi 46 13 41+3 12 1 1 1 0
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 17 0 0+11 0 3 0 3 0
14 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 25 6 10+12 5 0+1 0 2 1
15 DF Australia Harry Souttar 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF England Hamza Choudhury 39 0 14+18 0 4 0 3 0
18 MF Ghana Abdul Fatawu 41 7 31+7 6 2 1 0+1 0
20 FW Zambia Patson Daka 22 7 15+5 7 1 0 0+1 0
21 DF Portugal Ricardo Pereira 43 4 35+2 3 1+2 1 1+2 0
22 MF England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 48 12 41+2 12 1+1 0 1+2 0
23 DF Denmark Jannik Vestergaard 40 2 38 2 2 0 0 0
25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 34 6 24+6 4 1 0 1+2 2
26 MF Belgium Dennis Praet 20 1 6+11 0 2 1 1 0
28 FW Republic of Ireland Tom Cannon 15 3 3+9 2 2+1 1 0 0
29 FW Turkey Yunus Akgün 27 2 8+13 1 3+1 1 1+1 0
30 GK Denmark Mads Hermansen 43 0 43 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF England Kasey McAteer 24 6 12+9 5 0+1 0 1+1 1
37 MF England Will Alves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF Zimbabwe Tawanda Maswanhise 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
40 FW Portugal Wanya Marçal 8 1 2+1 1 3 0 1+1 0
41 GK Poland Jakub Stolarczyk 8 0 1 0 4 0 3 0
45 DF England Ben Nelson 9 1 2+3 1 2+1 0 0+1 0
47 MF England Arjan Raikhy 3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 0 0
58 MF Jamaica Brandon Cover 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Out on loan:
16 DF Denmark Victor Kristiansen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF France Boubakary Soumaré 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Denmark Daniel Iversen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF England Luke Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Left club during season:
7 MF Italy Cesare Casadei 25 3 8+14 2 1 1 2 0
12 GK England Alex Smithies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Belgium Timothy Castagne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Last updated: 23 April 2024

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 9 FW England Jamie Vardy 16 1 1 18
2 10 FW England Stephy Mavididi 12 1 0 13
3 22 MF England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 12 0 0 12
4 20 FW Zambia Patson Daka 7 0 0 7
18 FW Ghana Abdul Fatawu 6 1 0 7
6 14 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 5 0 1 6
35 MF England Kasey McAteer 5 0 1 6
25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 4 0 2 6
9 21 DF Portugal Ricardo Pereira 3 1 0 4
10 7 MF Italy Cesare Casadei 2 1 0 3
28 FW Republic of Ireland Tom Cannon 2 1 0 3
12 2 DF England James Justin 2 0 0 2
3 DF Belgium Wout Faes 2 0 0 2
8 MF England Harry Winks 2 0 0 2
23 DF Denmark Jannik Vestergaard 2 0 0 2
29 FW Turkey Yunus Akgün 1 1 0 2
17 40 FW Portugal Wanya Marçal 1 0 0 1
45 DF England Ben Nelson 1 0 0 1
26 MF Belgium Dennis Praet 0 1 0 1
Own goals 1 1 0 2
Total 86 9 5 100

Assists

Last updated: 23 April 2024

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 22 MF England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 14 1 0 15
2 18 FW Ghana Abdul Fatawu 12 0 0 12
3 10 FW England Stephy Mavididi 6 0 0 6
25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 5 0 1 6
5 20 FW Zambia Patson Daka 5 0 0 5
7 2 DF England James Justin 3 0 0 3
21 DF Portugal Ricardo Pereira 3 0 0 3
29 FW Turkey Yunus Akgün 2 0 1 3
14 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 1 1 1 3
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 0 2 1 3
11 9 FW England Jamie Vardy 2 0 0 2
5 DF England Callum Doyle 1 1 0 2
28 FW Republic of Ireland Tom Cannon 1 1 0 2
7 MF Italy Cesare Casadei 0 1 1 2
15 17 MF England Hamza Choudhury 1 0 0 1
26 MF Belgium Dennis Praet 1 0 0 1
Total 56 7 5 68

Clean sheets

Last updated: 23 April 2024

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 30 GK Denmark Mads Hermansen 13 0 0 13
2 41 GK Poland Jakub Stolarczyk 1 2 2 5
Total 14 2 2 18

Disciplinary record

Last updated: 23 April 2024

No. Pos. Nat. Player Championship 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 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
3 DF Belgium Wout Faes 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
4 DF England Conor Coady 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 DF England Callum Doyle 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
7 MF Italy Cesare Casadei 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF England Harry Winks 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
9 FW England Jamie Vardy 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 FW England Stephy Mavididi 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
14 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 MF England Hamza Choudhury 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
18 FW Ghana Abdul Fatawu 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
20 FW Zambia Patson Daka 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 DF Portugal Ricardo Pereira 8 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0
22 MF England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
23 DF Denmark Jannik Vestergaard 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
28 FW Republic of Ireland Tom Cannon 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
29 FW Turkey Yunus Akgün 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
30 GK Denmark Mads Hermansen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
35 MF England Kasey McAteer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
45 DF England Ben Nelson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
47 MF England Arjan Raikhy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 84 0 1 8 0 1 3 0 0 95 0 2

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