Leicester 2–0 Plymouth
Leicester
2–0HT 2–0
Plymouth
Leicester played Plymouth in the League One on 1 September 2026 at King Power Stadium. The match finished 2–0.
Goals and cards
- 38'Xavier Amaechi — Yellow card
- 43'Jayden Joseph — Yellow card
- 45'W. Alves (assist by L. Page)
- 45'H. Howell
- 87'Harry Souttar — Yellow card
- 90'Sammy Braybrooke — Yellow card
Line-ups
Leicester 4-1-4-1
- J. Stolarczyk
- J. Joseph
- H. Souttar
- L. Thomas
- C. McFarlane
- L. Page
- H. Howell
- B. De Cordova-Reid
- S. Braybrooke
- W. Alves
- A. Bristric
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. McCarthy
- I. Kangasniemi
- O. Aluko
- W. Burns
- R. Carr
- L. Cullen
- T. Watson
- COACHES: Russell Martin
Plymouth 4-4-2
- M. Cooper
- W. Harding
- A. Mitchell
- J. Pleguezuelo
- A. Hartridge
- X. Amaechi
- T. Bakinson
- H. White
- R. Curtis
- W. Evans
- B. Ibrahim
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Storer
- J. Edwards
- M. Ross
- M. Sorinola
- C. Watts
- O. Irow
- A. Pepple
- COACHES: Tom Cleverley
Match statistics
| Leicester | Plymouth | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 10 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 18 | Total shots | 13 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 12 | Shots inside box | 9 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 5 | Fouls | 16 |
| 5 | Corners | 9 |
| 1 | Offsides | 7 |
| 66% | Possession | 34% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 663 | Total passes | 323 |
| 570 | Accurate passes | 229 |
| 86% | Pass accuracy | 71% |
| 1.49 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.15 |
| -0.97 | goals_prevented | -0.97 |