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2019–20 Leicester City F.C. season

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Leicester City
2019–20 season
OwnerKing Power
ChairmanAiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerBrendan Rodgers
StadiumKing Power Stadium
Premier League5th
FA CupQuarter-finals
EFL CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Vardy (23)
All:
Jamie Vardy (23)
Biggest win9–0 v Southampton,
Premier League,
25 October 2019
Biggest defeat0–4 v Liverpool,
Premier League,
26 December 2019

The 2019–20 season was Leicester City's 115th in the English football league system and their 52nd (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football.[1] This was their sixth consecutive season in the Premier League. They also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 26 July 2020.

Kits

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Home
Home alt.
Home alt. 2
Home 2020-21
Away
Third
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3
Goalkeeper 2020-21

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2019 RB England James Justin England Luton Town £6,000,000 First team [2]
4 July 2019 SS Spain Ayoze Pérez England Newcastle United £30,000,000 First team [3][4]
5 July 2019 RB England Vontae Daley-Campbell England Arsenal Free transfer Under-23s [5]
CF England George Hirst Belgium OH Leuven Undisclosed Under-23s [5]
RW Republic of Ireland Ali Reghba Republic of Ireland Bohemians Undisclosed Under-23s [6]
8 July 2019 CM Belgium Youri Tielemans France Monaco £40,000,000 First team [7][8]
29 July 2019 RB Wales Mitchell Clark England Aston Villa Free transfer Under-23s [9]
2 August 2019 GK United States Chituru Odunze Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Undisclosed Academy [10]
8 August 2019 CM Belgium Dennis Praet Italy Sampdoria £18,000,000 First team [11][12]
9 August 2019 MF England Callum Hulme England Bury Undisclosed Under-23s [13]
27 August 2019 CB Republic of Ireland Darragh O'Connor Republic of Ireland Wexford Undisclosed Under-23s [14]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Team Ref.
31 January 2020 CB England Ryan Bennett England Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 June 2020 First team [15]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Team Ref.
22 July 2019 GK Denmark Daniel Iversen England Rotherham United 30 June 2020 Under-23s [16]
2 August 2019 CB England Josh Knight England Peterborough United 30 June 2020 Under-23s [17]
CF England Ryan Loft England Carlisle United 30 June 2020 Under-23s [18]
7 August 2019 LW England Layton Ndukwu England Southend United 8 January 2020 Under-23s [19][20]
16 August 2019 CM Wales Andy King Scotland Rangers 5 January 2020[21] First team [22]
21 August 2019 CF Algeria Islam Slimani France Monaco 30 June 2020 First team [23]
23 August 2019 CM Portugal Adrien Silva France Monaco 30 June 2020 First team [24]
2 September 2019 CB England Sam Hughes England Salford City 23 January 2020 Under-23s [25]
3 September 2019 RW Mali Fousseni Diabaté France Amiens 30 June 2020 First team [26]
RW Algeria Rachid Ghezzal Italy Fiorentina 30 June 2020 First team [27]
13 January 2020 CM Wales George Thomas Netherlands ADO Den Haag 30 June 2020 Under-23s [28]
16 January 2020 CM Wales Andy King England Huddersfield Town 30 June 2020 First team [29]
27 January 2020 CM England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall England Blackpool 30 June 2020 Under-23s [30]
28 January 2020 CF Zimbabwe Admiral Muskwe England Swindon Town 30 June 2020 Under-23s [31]
30 January 2020 RB Wales Mitch Clark England Port Vale 30 June 2020 Under-23s [32]
31 January 2020 CB Croatia Filip Benković England Bristol City 30 June 2020 First team [33]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2019 CF Wales Dylan Bollard United States Indianapolis Greyhounds Released Academy [34][35]
GK England Max Bramley England Barwell Released Under-23s [36][37]
LW England Kairo Edwards-John England Stratford Town Released Under-23s [36][38]
DF England George Heaven England Stratford Town Released Academy [34][39]
CM Thailand Leon James Thailand Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Released Academy [40] [41]
CF Republic of Ireland Jozsef Keaveny Cyprus AEK Larnaca Released Academy [34][42]
LW Italy Davide Lorenzo Free agent Released Under-23s [36]
CM Nigeria Habib Makanjuola England Scunthorpe United Released Under-23s [36][43]
FW France Alassane Meite United Arab Emirates Fujairah Released Under-23s [44]
CF England Harrison Myring England Doncaster Rovers Released Academy [34][45]
CF Japan Shinji Okazaki Spain Huesca Released First team [46][47]

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RB England Louis Ramsay England Billericay Town Released Under-23s [36][49]
CM Guinea Lamine Kaba Sherif England Accrington Stanley Released Under-23s [36][50]
RB England Danny Simpson England Huddersfield Town Released First team [46][51]
1 August 2019 CB England Elliott Moore England Oxford United Undisclosed Under-23s [52]
5 August 2019 CB England Harry Maguire England Manchester United £80,000,000 First team [53]
8 August 2019 LB Australia Callum Elder England Hull City Undisclosed First team [54]
30 August 2019 CB Romania Alex Pașcanu Romania CFR Cluj €600,000 Under-23s [55]
9 January 2020 CB Czech Republic Lukáš Hušek Czech Republic AC Sparta Prague Undisclosed Under-23s [56]
13 January 2020 CF Spain Raúl Uche Spain Real Valladolid Undisclosed Under-23s [57]

First team squad

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  • This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the season
  • Asterisks (*) indicates player left mid-season
  • Double asterisk (**) indicates player left on loan mid season
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
  • Italics indicate loaned player
No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011 England Leeds United
12 Wales Danny Ward GK 2018 England Liverpool
35 Switzerland Eldin Jakupović GK 2017 England Hull City
Defenders
2 England James Justin RB 2019 England Luton Town
3 England Ben Chilwell LB / LM 2015 Youth
4 Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü CB 2018 Germany Freiburg
5 Jamaica Wes Morgan CB 2012 (winter) England Nottingham Forest
6 Northern Ireland Jonny Evans CB 2018 England West Bromwich Albion
16 Croatia Filip Benković** CB 2018 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
18 Ghana Daniel Amartey CB / RB / CM / DM 2016 (winter) Denmark Copenhagen
21 Portugal Ricardo Pereira RB 2018 Portugal Porto
28 Austria Christian Fuchs LB / CB 2015 Germany Schalke 04
29 England Ryan Bennett CB 2020 (winter) England Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)
Midfielders
7 England Demarai Gray LW / RW / CF 2016 (winter) England Birmingham City
8 Belgium Youri Tielemans CM 2019 France Monaco
10 England James Maddison AM 2018 England Norwich City
11 England Marc Albrighton RM / LM 2014 England Aston Villa
15 England Harvey Barnes AM / CM / RM / LM 2016 Youth
20 England Hamza Choudhury CM 2015 Youth
22 England Matty James CM 2012 England Manchester United
23 Portugal Adrien Silva** CM 2017 Portugal Sporting CP
24 France Nampalys Mendy CM 2016 France Nice
25 Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi DM 2017 (winter) Belgium Genk
26 Belgium Dennis Praet AM 2019 Italy Sampdoria
31 Algeria Rachid Ghezzal** LW / RW 2018 France Monaco
37 Wales Andy King** CM 2006 Youth
Forwards
9 England Jamie Vardy ST/CF 2012 England Fleetwood Town
13 Algeria Islam Slimani** ST 2016 Portugal Sporting CP
14 Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho ST 2017 England Manchester City
17 Spain Ayoze Pérez RW / ST 2019 England Newcastle United
27 Mali Fousseni Diabaté** RW / LW / ST 2018 France Gazélec Ajaccio

Friendlies

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16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) Friendly Scunthorpe United 0–1 Leicester City Scunthorpe
19:30 BST Report Pérez 35' Stadium: Glanford Park
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly Cheltenham Town 1–2 Leicester City Cheltenham
15:00 BST Varney 15' Vardy 68'
Albrighton 75'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly Cambridge United 0–3 Leicester City Cambridge
19:30 BST Report Maguire 59'
Iheanacho 83'
Choudhury 87'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Rotherham United 2–2 Leicester City Rotherham
15:00 BST Morris 38'
Ihiekwe 81'		 Report Iheanacho 11', 69' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 3,818
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Stoke City 1–2 Leicester City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Powell 70' Report Albrighton 60'
Tielemans 84'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
2 August 2019 (2019-08-02) Friendly Leicester City 2–1 Atalanta Leicester
19:45 BST Pérez 62'
Vardy 76'		 Report Muriel 89' (pen.) Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 15,933
Referee: Graham Scott (England)

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 11 August 2019 26 July 2020 Matchday 1 5th 38 18 8 12 67 41 +26 047.37
FA Cup 4 January 2020 28 June 2020 Third round Quarter-finals 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 075.00
EFL Cup 28 August 2019 28 January 2020 Second round Semi-finals 6 2 3 1 12 7 +5 033.33
Total 48 23 11 14 83 49 +34 047.92

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

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Main article: 2019–20 Premier League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Manchester United 38 18 12 8 66 36 +30 66 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4 Chelsea 38 20 6 12 69 54 +15 66
5 Leicester City 38 18 8 12 67 41 +26 62 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 11 11 61 47 +14 59 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 14 9 51 40 +11 59
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[58]
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2019–20 EFL Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League group stage by league position, the spot given to the EFL Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed down to the sixth-placed team.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 18 8 12 67 41  +26 62 11 4 4 35 17  +18 7 4 8 32 24  +8

Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultDDWWLWWLWWWWWWWWDLLWWLLWDDLLWDDLWDLWLL
Position1212435334333222222222233333333333344455
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The Premier League fixtures were announced on 13 June 2019.[59]

11 August 2019 (2019-08-11) 1 Leicester City 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
14:00 BST Report Jonny Yellow card 31'
Neves Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,015
Referee: Andre Marriner
18 August 2019 (2019-08-18) 2 Chelsea 1–1 Leicester City Fulham
16:30 BST Mount 7'
Jorginho Yellow card 37'		 Report Ndidi 67' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,629
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Live on Sky Sports
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 3 Sheffield United 1–2 Leicester City Sheffield
15:00 BST Lundstram Yellow card 57'
McBurnie 62'		 Report Vardy 38'
Barnes 70'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 30,079
Referee: Andrew Madley
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 4 Leicester City 3–1 Bournemouth Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy 12', 73'
Albrighton Yellow card 40'
Tielemans 41'		 Report Wilson 15', Yellow card 69'
Billing Yellow card 21'
Lerma Yellow card 32'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,613
Referee: Peter Bankes
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 5 Manchester United 1–0 Leicester City Manchester
15:00 BST Rashford 8' (pen.)
James Yellow card 84'		 Report Maddison Yellow card 75'
Chilwell Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,689
Referee: Martin Atkinson
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 6 Leicester City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
12:30 BST Pereira 69'
Gray Yellow card 83'
Maddison 85'		 Report Sissoko Yellow card 19'
Kane 29'
Wanyama Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,129
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) 7 Leicester City 5–0 Newcastle United Leicester
16:30 BST Pereira 16'
Vardy Yellow card 24', 54', 64'
Dummett 57' (o.g.)
Ndidi 90+1'		 Report Hayden Red card 43'
Schär Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,168
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 8 Liverpool 2–1 Leicester City Liverpool
15:00 BST Fabinho Yellow card 39'
Mané 40'
Milner 90+5' (pen.)		 Report Ndidi Yellow card 30'
Söyüncü Yellow card 53'
Evans Yellow card 69'
Maddison 80'
Choudhury Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,322
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 9 Leicester City 2–1 Burnley Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy 45'
Tielemans 74'		 Report Hendrick Yellow card 2'
Wood 26', Yellow card 62'
Lowton Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,105
Referee: Jonathan Moss
25 October 2019 (2019-10-25) 10 Southampton 0–9 Leicester City Southampton
20:00 BST Bertrand Red card 12' Report Chilwell 10'
Tielemans 17'
Pérez 19', 39', 57'
Vardy 45', 58', 90+3' (pen.)
Maddison 85'		 Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,762
Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: Live on Sky Sports
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03) 11 Crystal Palace 0–2 Leicester City Selhurst
14:00 GMT Schlupp Yellow card 54'
Tomkins Yellow card 63'		 Report Evans Yellow card 48'
Söyüncü 57', Yellow card 81'
Vardy 88'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,480
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on Sky Sports
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 12 Leicester City 2–0 Arsenal Leicester
17:30 GMT Evans Yellow card 55'
Vardy 68'
Maddison 75'		 Report Bellerín Yellow card 88' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,209
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 13 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Leicester City Falmer
15:00 GMT Webster Yellow card 16'
Stephens Yellow card 48'		 Report Pérez 64'
Vardy 82' (pen.)		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,640
Referee: Mike Dean
1 December 2019 (2019-12-01) 14 Leicester City 2–1 Everton Leicester
16:30 GMT Vardy 68'
Iheanacho 90+4'		 Report Richarlison 23'
Sigurðsson Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,144
Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Live on Sky Sports
4 December 2019 (2019-12-04) 15 Leicester City 2–0 Watford Leicester
19:30 GMT Vardy Yellow card 38', 55' (pen.)
Söyüncü Yellow card 41'
Ndidi Yellow card 63'
Maddison 90+6'		 Report Deulofeu Yellow card 46'
Masina Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,763
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Amazon Prime
8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) 16 Aston Villa 1–4 Leicester City Birmingham
14:00 GMT Mings Yellow card 13'
Nakamba Yellow card 36'
Grealish 45+2', Yellow card 90+1'
Wesley Yellow card 45+3'
Targett Yellow card 50'
McGinn Yellow card 60'		 Report Vardy 20', 75'
Iheanacho Yellow card 38', 41'
Pereira Yellow card 45+1'
Evans 49'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,908
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 17 Leicester City 1–1 Norwich City Leicester
15:00 GMT Krul 38' (o.g.) Report Pukki 26'
Cantwell Yellow card 33'
Trybull Yellow card 52'
Buendía Yellow card 60'
Tettey Yellow card 78'
Krul Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,101
Referee: Andrew Madley
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 18 Manchester City 3–1 Leicester City Manchester
17:30 GMT Mahrez 30'
Gündoğan 43' (pen.), Yellow card 71'
De Bruyne Yellow card 59'
Gabriel Jesus 69'		 Report Vardy 22'
Söyüncü Yellow card 35'
Ndidi Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 54,415
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on Sky Sports
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 19 Leicester City 0–4 Liverpool Leicester
20:00 GMT Maddison Yellow card 73' Report Firmino 31', 74'
Gomez Yellow card 62'
Milner 71' (pen.)
Alexander-Arnold 78'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,211
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Amazon Prime
28 December 2019 (2019-12-28) 20 West Ham United 1–2 Leicester City Stratford
17:30 GMT Fabiański Yellow card 10'
Fornals 45'
Masuaku Yellow card 49'
Diop Yellow card 56'
Rice Yellow card 77'		 Report Iheanacho 40'
Gray 56'
Choudhury Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 59,519
Referee: David Coote
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 21 Newcastle United 0–3 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Fernández Yellow card 31' Report Pérez 36'
Maddison 39'
Tielemans Yellow card 59'
Choudhury 87'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,178
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on BT Sport
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 22 Leicester City 1–2 Southampton Leicester
15:00 GMT Praet 14' Report Armstrong Yellow card 16', 19'
Højbjerg Yellow card 72'
Ings 81', Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,115
Referee: Lee Mason
19 January 2020 (2020-01-19) 23 Burnley 2–1 Leicester City Burnley
14:00 GMT Wood 55'
Mee Yellow card 67'
Westwood 79'		 Report Barnes 33' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 19,788
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports
22 January 2020 (2020-01-22) 24 Leicester City 4–1 West Ham United Leicester
19:30 GMT Barnes 24'
Pereira 45+5'
Schmeichel Yellow card 50'
Pérez 81' (pen.), 88'		 Report Noble 50' (pen.)
Ogbonna Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,968
Referee: David Coote
Note: Live on BT Sport
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 25 Leicester City 2–2 Chelsea Leicester
12:30 GMT Barnes 54'
Maddison Yellow card 61'
Chilwell 64'
Evans Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Rüdiger 46', 71'
Jorginho Yellow card 56'
Kovačić Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,186
Referee: Lee Mason
Note: Live on BT Sport
14 February 2020 (2020-02-14) 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Leicester City Wolverhampton
20:00 GMT Neves Yellow card 45+1'
Dendoncker Yellow card 55'		 Report Maddison Yellow card 36'
Choudhury Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card 76'
Chilwell Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,682
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on BT Sport
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 27 Leicester City 0–1 Manchester City Leicester
17:30 GMT Report Gabriel Jesus 80' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,068
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on Sky Sports
28 February 2020 (2020-02-28) 28 Norwich City 1–0 Leicester City Norwich
20:00 GMT Hanley Yellow card 53'
Lewis 70'		 Report Praet Yellow card 62'
Schmeichel Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 27,010
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
9 March 2020 (2020-03-09) 29 Leicester City 4–0 Aston Villa Leicester
20:00 GMT Barnes 40', 85'
Vardy 63' (pen.), 79'
Praet Yellow card 71'
Evans Yellow card 76'		 Report Hourihane Yellow card 43' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,125
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports
20 June 2020 (2020-06-20) 30 Watford 1–1 Leicester City Watford
12:30 BST Dawson 90+3' Report Tielemans Yellow card 40'
Chilwell 90'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[60] It was rescheduled to 20 June.[61]
23 June 2020 (2020-06-23) 31 Leicester City 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
18:00 BST Justin Yellow card 12'
Ndidi Yellow card 34'		 Report Stephens Yellow card 36'
Duffy Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[62] It was rescheduled to 23 June.[61]
1 July 2020 (2020-07-01) 32 Everton 2–1 Leicester City Liverpool
18:00 BST Richarlison 10'
Sigurðsson 16' (pen.)
Pickford Yellow card 74'		 Report Iheanacho 51'
Ndidi Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Coote
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[62] It was rescheduled to 1 July.[61]
4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 33 Leicester City 3–0 Crystal Palace Leicester
15:00 BST Chilwell Yellow card 45+3'
Iheanacho 49'
Albrighton Yellow card 50'
Vardy 77', 90+4'		 Report McArthur Yellow card 57' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[62] It was rescheduled to 4 July.[63]
7 July 2020 (2020-07-07) 34 Arsenal 1–1 Leicester City Holloway
20:15 BST Aubameyang 21'
Nketiah Red card 75'
Mustafi Yellow card 88'		 Report Vardy 84' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[64] It was rescheduled to 7 July.[63]
12 July 2020 (2020-07-12) 35 Bournemouth 4–1 Leicester City Bournemouth
19:00 BST Gosling Yellow card 32'
Stanislas 65' (pen.), Yellow card 86'
Solanke 67', 87'
Evans 83' (o.g.)		 Report Vardy 23'
Ndidi Yellow card 65'
Söyüncü Red card 67'		 Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[64] It was rescheduled to 12 July.[63]
16 July 2020 (2020-07-16) 36 Leicester City 2–0 Sheffield United Leicester
18:00 BST Pérez 29'
Evans Yellow card 75'
Gray 79'		 Report Egan Yellow card 80'
Fleck Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[64] It was rescheduled to 16 July.[65]
19 July 2020 (2020-07-19) 37 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Leicester City Tottenham
16:00 BST Justin 6' (o.g.)
Kane 37', 40'
Lucas Yellow card 57'
Sánchez Yellow card 86'		 Report Evans Yellow card 73' Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[64] It was rescheduled to 19 July.[65]
26 July 2020 (2020-07-26) 38 Leicester City 0–2 Manchester United Leicester
16:00 BST Evans Yellow card 68' Red card 90+4' Report Maguire Yellow card 9'
Lindelöf Yellow card 63'
Fernandes 71' (pen.)
Matić Yellow card 83'
Pogba Yellow card 90'
Williams Yellow card 90+2'
Lingard 90+8'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[64] It was rescheduled to 26 July.[65]

FA Cup

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Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[66] The fourth round draw was made by Alex Scott and David O'Leary on Monday, 6 January.[67] The draw for the fifth round was made on 27 January 2020, live on The One Show.[68]

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Third round Leicester City 2–0 Wigan Athletic Leicester
17:31 GMT Pearce 19' (o.g.)
Barnes 40'		 Report Morsy Yellow card 90+3' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,330
Referee: Simon Hooper
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) Fourth round Brentford 0–1 Leicester City Brentford
12:45 GMT Report Iheanacho 4' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,221
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on BBC One
4 March 2020 (2020-03-04) Fifth round Leicester City 1–0 Birmingham City Leicester
19:45 GMT Söyüncü Yellow card 56'
Pereira 82'		 Report Jutkiewicz Yellow card 80' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 27,181
Referee: Jonathan Moss
28 June 2020 (2020-06-28) Quarter-finals Leicester City 0–1 Chelsea Leicester
16:00 BST Söyüncü Yellow card 23' Report Barkley 63' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[62] and rescheduled to 28 June.[69]

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.[70] The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports.[71] The draw for the fourth round was made on 25 September 2019.[72] The quarter-final draw was conducted on 31 October, live on BBC Radio 2.[73]

28 August 2019 (2019-08-28) Second round Newcastle United 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST Ritchie Yellow card 37'
Muto 53'
Fernández Yellow card 79'		 Report Söyüncü Yellow card 19'
Maddison 34'
Choudhury Yellow card 44'
Morgan Yellow card 45+4'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 22,727
Referee: Tim Robinson
Penalties
Muto soccer ball with check mark
Shelvey soccer ball with red X
Schär soccer ball with check mark
Hayden soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Fuchs
soccer ball with check mark Maddison
soccer ball with check mark Tielemans
soccer ball with red X Barnes
soccer ball with check mark Vardy
24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) Third round Luton Town 0–4 Leicester City Luton
19:45 BST Report Gray 34'
Justin 44'
Tielemans 79'
Iheanacho 86'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,260
Referee: Matt Donohue
29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Fourth round Burton Albion 1–3 Leicester City Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT Boyce 52' Report Iheanacho 7'
Tielemans 20'
Maddison 89'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 6,186
Referee: Darren England
18 December 2019 (2019-12-18) Quarter-final Everton 2–2
(2–4 p)		 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 GMT Davies 70'
Baines 90+1'		 Report Maddison 26'
Evans 29'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,027
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Penalties
Tosun soccer ball with red X
Baines soccer ball with red X
Holgate soccer ball with check mark
Calvert-Lewin soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Maddison
soccer ball with check mark Chilwell
soccer ball with check mark Pereira
soccer ball with check mark Gray
soccer ball with check mark Vardy
8 January 2020 (2020-01-08) Semi-final First leg Leicester City 1–1 Aston Villa Leicester
20:00 GMT Vardy Yellow card 38'
Iheanacho 74'		 Report Guilbert 28'
El Ghazi Yellow card 36'
Konsa Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,280
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) Semi-final Second leg Aston Villa 2–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Leicester City Birmingham
19:45 GMT Targett 12'
Konsa Yellow card 57'
Douglas Luiz Yellow card 60'
Trézéguet 90+3'		 Report Iheanacho 72'
Söyüncü Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,300
Referee: Mike Dean

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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  • Asterisk (*) indicates player left club during season
  • Double asterisk (**) indicates player left on loan mid season
  • Italics indicate a loaned player
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel 44 0 38 0 2 0 4 0
2 DF England James Justin 18 1 11+2 0 3 0 2 1
3 DF England Ben Chilwell 33 3 27 3 3 0 3 0
4 DF Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü 42 1 34 1 3+1 0 3+1 0
5 DF Jamaica Wes Morgan 17 0 4+7 0 2 0 4 0
6 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans 45 2 37 1 2 0 5+1 1
7 MF England Demarai Gray 28 3 3+18 2 2+1 0 2+2 1
8 MF Belgium Youri Tielemans 44 5 32+5 3 1+1 0 5 2
9 FW England Jamie Vardy 40 23 34+1 23 1 0 3+1 0
10 MF England James Maddison 39 9 30+2 6 1+1 0 4+1 3
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 28 0 9+11 0 3+1 0 3+1 0
12 GK Wales Danny Ward 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
13 FW Algeria Islam Slimani** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 26 10 12+8 5 2 1 2+2 4
15 MF England Harvey Barnes 42 7 24+12 6 2+1 1 2+1 0
16 DF Croatia Filip Benković** 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
17 FW Spain Ayoze Pérez 40 8 26+7 8 2 0 5 0
18 DF Ghana Daniel Amartey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF England Hamza Choudhury 29 1 10+10 1 2+2 0 2+3 0
21 DF Portugal Ricardo Pereira 33 4 28 3 1 1 4 0
22 MF England Matty James 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Portugal Adrien Silva** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF France Nampalys Mendy 8 0 4+3 0 1 0 0 0
25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 39 2 29+3 2 2+1 0 3+1 0
26 MF Belgium Dennis Praet 36 1 12+15 1 4 0 4+1 0
27 MF Mali Fousseni Diabaté** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Austria Christian Fuchs 17 0 8+3 0 1+1 0 4 0
29 DF England Ryan Bennett 5 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Algeria Rachid Ghezzal** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK Switzerland Eldin Jakupović 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Wales Andy King** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF England Darnell Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 FW England George Hirst 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
49 MF England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall** 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
56 DF England Luke Thomas 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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Rnk No Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 9 FW England Jamie Vardy 23 0 0 23
2 14 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 5 1 4 10
3 10 MF England James Maddison 6 0 3 9
4 17 FW Spain Ayoze Pérez 8 0 0 8
5 15 MF England Harvey Barnes 6 1 0 7
6 8 MF Belgium Youri Tielemans 3 0 2 5
7 21 DF Portugal Ricardo Pereira 3 1 0 4
8 3 DF England Ben Chilwell 3 0 0 3
7 MF England Demarai Gray 2 0 1 3
10 25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 2 0 0 2
6 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans 1 0 1 2
12 4 DF Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü 1 0 0 1
20 MF England Hamza Choudhury 1 0 0 1
26 MF Belgium Dennis Praet 1 0 0 1
2 DF England James Justin 0 0 1 1
Own goals 2 1 0 3
Total 67 4 12 83

Awards

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Club awards

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The following players received awards at Leicester's annual award ceremony.[74]

Player of the Year Award England Jamie Vardy
Young Player of the Year Award England Harvey Barnes
Players' Player of the Year Award England Jamie Vardy
Academy Player of the year Award England Oliver Bosworth
Development Squad Player of the Season England Luke Thomas
Goal of the Season Award England Harvey Barnes vs. Sheffield United F.C., 31 August 2019

Divisional awards

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Date Nation Winner Award
August 2019 England Harvey Barnes Premier League Goal of the Month
October 2019 England Jamie Vardy Premier League Player of the Month

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