Match Report
| Leicester City | Leicester City |  |  | Darlington | Darlington | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Emile Lofthouse | E. Lofthouse |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 43 | | Anthony Craddock | A. Craddock | |||||||||
| Paul Ince | P. Ince | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 50 | | Gareth Royce | G. Royce | |||||||||
| Luke Newby | L. Newby | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 49 | | Alfred Milligan | A. Milligan | |||||||||
| Stanley Ripley | S. Ripley | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Henry Sherwood | H. Sherwood | |||||||||
| Andy Rankin | A. Rankin | | 64 | M | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Ashley Flintlock | A. Flintlock | |||||||||
| Richard Cooke | R. Cooke | | 54 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Ledley Swift | L. Swift | |||||||||
| Nicky Moncur | N. Moncur | | 43 | M | | 7 | | M | 46 | | Carl Kanu | C. Kanu | |||||||||
| John Mckay | J. Mckay | | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Andy Serrant | A. Serrant | |||||||||
| Greg Shilton | G. Shilton | | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Leon Oliver | L. Oliver | |||||||||
| Nigel Stockdale | N. Stockdale | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Thierry Jack | T. Jack | |||||||||
| Jason Wetherall | J. Wetherall | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Carl Collymore | C. Collymore | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Darlington. A crowd of 4,349 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Leicester City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Darlington appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Leicester City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Darlington appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Darlington start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.48
0-0Henry Sherwood makes a probing pass to Ledley Swift. Ledley Swift advances with the ball. Ledley Swift threads the ball through to Thierry Jack but he's offside!
8.15
0-0Ashley Flintlock makes a beautiful solo run. Ashley Flintlock kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Oliver. Leon Oliver knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luke Newby.
12.54
0-0Carl Kanu flicks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Jack. Thierry Jack flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Oliver. Leon Oliver cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Emile Lofthouse!
14.20
Henry Sherwood threads the ball through to Andy Serrant. Andy Serrant makes a simple pass to Carl Collymore. Carl Collymore goes all the way! Carl Collymore rockets a shot on goal. Emile Lofthouse easily smothers it.
20.24
0-0Carl Collymore catches Luke Newby on the ankles. The referee calls over Carl Collymore and shows him a yellow card! Luke Newby stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.36
1-0Luke Newby knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicky Moncur. Nicky Moncur knocks the ball forward to Greg Shilton. Greg Shilton knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Anthony Craddock had no chance!! Goal for Leicester City!
30.19
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
32.03
John Mckay flicks the ball to his team mate, Greg Shilton. Greg Shilton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Anthony Craddock!
34.16
1-0Carl Collymore hacks Luke Newby from behind! Carl Collymore is given a warning by the referee! Luke Newby runs off the knock.
38.15
Carl Kanu sees a break and surges forward. Carl Kanu plays a perfect one-two with Thierry Jack and rushes in on goal... Carl Kanu makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Emile Lofthouse easily smothers it.
40.17
1-0Nicky Moncur makes a probing pass to Greg Shilton. Greg Shilton finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
42.54
Ashley Flintlock knocks the ball to his team mate, Ledley Swift. Ledley Swift chips the ball to his team mate, Thierry Jack. Thierry Jack plays a perfect one-two with Carl Collymore and rushes in on goal... Thierry Jack rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Leicester City kick off the second half!
47.16
Nicky Moncur chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall knocks in a cross ball towards Greg Shilton. Greg Shilton flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
48.28
Carl Kanu clumsily knocks into Nicky Moncur. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nicky Moncur stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.28
Darlington are easily keeping Leicester City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
49.00
John Mckay flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
51.54
Ledley Swift makes a simple pass to Thierry Jack. Thierry Jack knocks in a cross ball towards Carl Collymore. Carl Collymore is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Carl Collymore!
57.16
Henry Sherwood makes a simple pass to Ledley Swift. Ledley Swift chips the ball to his team mate, Leon Oliver. Leon Oliver deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Collymore. Carl Collymore cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
60.27
Paul Ince knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Cooke. Richard Cooke makes a probing pass to Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
61.05
Paul Ince controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Cooke. Richard Cooke flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.18
1-2Carl Collymore catches Paul Ince on the ankles. Carl Collymore is given another warning by the referee! Paul Ince carries on, but is struggling a bit.
73.41
Nicky Moncur barges into Carl Kanu. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Carl Kanu grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
75.17
Carl Kanu kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Oliver. Leon Oliver plays a perfect one-two with Carl Collymore and rushes in on goal... Leon Oliver rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.23
Andy Serrant controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carl Collymore. Carl Collymore threads the ball through to Leon Oliver but he's offside!
78.07
Carl Kanu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thierry Jack. Thierry Jack plays a perfect one-two with Carl Collymore and rushes in on goal... Thierry Jack takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Thierry Jack!
83.26
Darlington are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
84.48
Luke Newby kicks a strong pass forward to John Mckay. John Mckay flicks the ball to his team mate, Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.20
Paul Ince comes in with a late challenge on Carl Collymore. The referee calls over Paul Ince and warns him to calm down! Carl Collymore grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.2%
53.8%
Play Area
31.2%
42.5%
26.2%
Scorers
| Nigel Stockdale 24 | Thierry Jack 43, 78 Carl Collymore 52 |