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Leicester City

1-0

Final

08/08/2026 · 7:00 AM

Northampton Town

Caleb Okoli 15'

Win chance

60%Leicester City

LEI 60%Draw 25%NTH 15%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Player of the match

Caleb Okoli

Leicester City · DF

9.1

Min90'Goals1Passes97%

Best performers

Match ends, Leicester City 1, Northampton Town 0.

90'+9'

Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Northampton Town 0.

90'+8'

YellowTom Watson (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90'+8'

Foul by Tom Watson (Leicester City).

90'+8'

Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+7'

Offside, Northampton Town. James Maxwell is caught offside.

90'+5'

Corner to Leicester City. Conceded by James Maxwell.

90'+4'

Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+4'

Foul by Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town).

90'+3'

Olabade Aluko (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

90'+3'

Foul by Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town).

90'+3'

YellowHarvey Saunders (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card.

90'+3'

Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+3'

Foul by Harvey Saunders (Northampton Town).

90'+2'

Tom Watson (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+2'

Foul by Matty Warhurst (Northampton Town).

90'+1'

Corner to Northampton Town. Conceded by Harry Souttar.

90'+1'

ChanceAttempt missed. Olabade Aluko (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.

90'

Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.

90'

Attempt blocked. Tom Watson (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wes Burns.

87'

SubSubstitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Liam Cullen.

86'

SubSubstitution, Leicester City. Olabade Aluko replaces Jayden Joseph.

84'

Corner to Northampton Town. Conceded by Luke Thomas.

83'

SubSubstitution, Northampton Town. Lee Evans replaces Jack Perkins.

82'

YellowWes Burns (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

82'

Foul by Wes Burns (Leicester City).

82'

James Maxwell (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

81'

Liam Cullen (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

81'

Foul by Elliott Moore (Northampton Town).

80'

Louis Page (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

80'

Foul by Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town).

79'

SubSubstitution, Leicester City. Louis Page replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.

77'

Corner to Leicester City. Conceded by Jon Guthrie.

77'

Corner to Leicester City. Conceded by Elliott Moore.

75'

Offside, Leicester City. Liam Cullen is caught offside.

74'

ChanceAttempt saved. Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Matty Warhurst.

74'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

72'

Delay in match for a drinks break.

70'

SubSubstitution, Northampton Town. Max Dyche replaces Connor Lemonheigh-Evans.

70'

SubSubstitution, Northampton Town. Sam Hoskins replaces Kamarai Swyer.

70'

Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

70'

Foul by Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town).

66'

Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).

66'

Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

64'

SubSubstitution, Northampton Town. Matty Warhurst replaces Elliott List.

63'

SubSubstitution, Northampton Town. Joe Wormleighton replaces Janoi Donacien because of an injury.

63'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

61'

Delay in match because of an injury Janoi Donacien (Northampton Town).

61'

SubSubstitution, Leicester City. Wes Burns replaces Will Alves.

61'

SubSubstitution, Leicester City. Tom Watson replaces Stephy Mavididi.

59'

ChanceAttempt saved. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Zach Jeacock (Northampton Town). Assisted by Liam Cullen with a through ball.

56'

Corner to Leicester City. Conceded by Janoi Donacien.

55'

Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).

55'

Zach Jeacock (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

55'

ChanceAttempt saved. Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Zach Jeacock (Northampton Town). Assisted by Jayden Joseph.

50'

ChanceAttempt missed. Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sammy Braybrooke.

49'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

48'

Delay in match because of an injury Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (Northampton Town).

46'

Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

46'

Foul by Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town).

Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Northampton Town 0.

45'+4'

First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Northampton Town 0.

45'+2'

Corner to Northampton Town. Conceded by Harry Souttar.

45'+1'

Corner to Northampton Town. Conceded by Luke Thomas.

45'

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

45'

ChanceAttempt missed. Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oliver Skipp with a cross.

42'

YellowSammy Braybrooke (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

42'

Foul by Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester City).

42'

Elliott List (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

40'

Offside, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi is caught offside.

40'

Attempt blocked. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a headed pass.

40'

Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

40'

Foul by Janoi Donacien (Northampton Town).

37'

YellowBobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

37'

Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).

37'

Jack Perkins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

36'

ChanceAttempt missed. Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maxwell with a cross following a corner.

35'

Corner to Northampton Town. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.

35'

Attempt blocked. Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliott List.

33'

Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

33'

Foul by Jack Perkins (Northampton Town).

32'

Foul by Jayden Joseph (Leicester City).

32'

Elliott List (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

29'

Foul by Will Alves (Leicester City).

29'

Jack Perkins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

26'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

24'

Delay in match for a drinks break.

24'

Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).

24'

Jack Perkins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

23'

Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

23'

Foul by Janoi Donacien (Northampton Town).

15'

GoalGoal! Leicester City 1, Northampton Town 0. Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Thomas with a cross following a corner.

14'

Corner to Leicester City. Conceded by James Maxwell.

13'

Will Alves (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

13'

Foul by Elliott List (Northampton Town).

11'

Foul by Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester City).

11'

Jack Perkins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).

Jack Perkins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Corner to Leicester City. Conceded by Zach Jeacock.

Corner to Leicester City. Conceded by James Maxwell.

ChanceAttempt saved. Harvey Saunders (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City).

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
1Jakub Stolarczyk	90'	0	0	2	0	3	0	43/46 93%	8.4

Defensas

Jugador	Min	G	A	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
5Caleb Okoli	90'	1	0	3	0	1	3	1	147/151 97%	9.1
33Luke Thomas	90'	0	1	2	1	1	5	0	83/88 94%	8.7
15Harry SouttarC	90'	0	0	6	0	3	2	1	159/169 94%	8.2
2Jayden Joseph	86'	0	0	1	1	3	3	0	95/101 94%	7.9
32Olabade AlukoS	4'	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	10/11 91%	6.5

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
22Oliver Skipp	90'	1	0	3	2	1	67/71 94%	7.1
11Liam Cullen	87'	1	0	1	1	0	23/27 85%	6.8
10Stephy Mavididi	61'	1	1	5	1	0	26/28 93%	6.7
37Will Alves	61'	0	0	3	4	1	23/25 92%	6.6
36Sammy Braybrooke	90'	1	2	3	3	0	42/48 88%	6.4
17Hamza ChoudhuryS	3'	0	0	1	0	1	3/3 100%	6.1
25Louis PageS	11'	0	0	1	1	0	7/8 88%	6.1

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Duel	Pass	Score
14Bobby De Cordova-Reid	79'	1	1	0	2	13/16 81%	5.2
7Wes BurnsS	29'	0	0	1	0	10/12 83%	5.9
23Tom WatsonS	29'	1	0	0	3	8/11 73%	5.8

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
1Zach Jeacock	90'	0	0	2	1	1	0	11/28 39%	5.9

Defensas

Jugador	Min	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
3James Maxwell	90'	3	3	5	6	2	13/19 68%	7.1
44Janoi Donacien	63'	0	5	4	6	0	6/10 60%	6.8
6Elliott Moore	90'	6	0	2	1	1	14/17 82%	6.3
5Jon GuthrieC	90'	2	0	0	1	1	21/27 78%	6.1
16Joe WormleightonS	27'	0	2	1	3	0	8/9 89%	6.3
35Max DycheS	20'	0	0	0	0	0	7/8 88%	6.2

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
11Kamarai Swyer	70'	0	2	4	0	1	4/7 57%	7.0
21Jack Perkins	83'	0	0	6	6	1	23/23 100%	6.9
10Elliott List	64'	1	1	4	5	1	6/9 67%	6.7
14Tyrese Fornah	90'	0	0	2	10	0	20/22 91%	6.3
8Lee EvansS	7'	0	0	0	1	0	11/11 100%	6.1

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
24Connor Lemonheigh-Evans	70'	1	0	0	0	5	7/12 58%	6.3
32Harvey Saunders	90'	1	1	0	0	3	7/12 58%	5.4
9Matty WarhurstS	26'	0	0	1	1	3	5/8 63%	6.4
7Sam HoskinsS	20'	0	0	0	0	1	6/7 86%	6.1

Abreviaturas

Min Minutes playedG GoalsA AssistsSv SavesGA Goals concededCl High claimsPun Punched clearPass Passes completed / attemptedScore Our rating (1-10)Clr ClearancesTkl Tackles wonInt InterceptionsDuel Duels wonAer Aerial duels wonKP Key passesDrb Dribbles completedRec RecoveriesSh ShotsSoT Shots on target

LEINTH

1 Stolarczyk 15 Souttar 33 Thomas 5 Okoli

Leicester City

Russell MartinHead coach

Jakub Stolarczyk1 · POR

Harry Souttar15 · DEF

Luke Thomas33 · DEF

Caleb Okoli5 · DEF

Jayden Joseph2 · DEF86'

Stephy Mavididi10 · MED61'

Oliver Skipp22 · MED

Liam Cullen11 · MED87'

Sammy Braybrooke36 · MED

Will Alves37 · MED61'

Bobby De Cordova-Reid14 · DEL79'

Substitutes

Tom Watson23 · SUB61'

Wes Burns7 · SUB61'

Louis Page25 · SUB79'

Olabade Aluko32 · SUB86'

Hamza Choudhury17 · SUB87'

Woyo Coulibaly26 · SUB

Riley Carr60 · SUB

Stevie Bausor61 · SUB

Tommy Neale50 · SUB

Northampton Town

Chris HoggHead coach

Zach Jeacock1 · POR

Jon Guthrie5 · DEF

Janoi Donacien44 · DEF63'

Elliott Moore6 · DEF

James Maxwell3 · DEF

Elliott List10 · MED64'

Tyrese Fornah14 · MED

Kamarai Swyer11 · MED70'

Jack Perkins21 · MED83'

Connor Lemonheigh-Evans24 · DEL70'

Harvey Saunders32 · DEL

Substitutes

Joe Wormleighton16 · SUB63'

Matty Warhurst9 · SUB64'

Sam Hoskins7 · SUB70'

Max Dyche35 · SUB70'

Lee Evans8 · SUB83'

Bobby Ashton42 · SUB

Mataeo Moon-Arnaez43 · SUB

Ross Fitzsimons34 · SUB

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