Leicester City 3-1 Blackpool: result and report
Championship · Saturday 15 March 2014
Result
Leicester City 3-1 Blackpool
Championship · Saturday 15 March 2014, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Leicester City 3-1 Blackpool: match report
Leicester City defeated Blackpool 3-1 in the Championship on Saturday 15 March 2014. The half-time score was 0-1.
David Goodwillie opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Leicester City's goals came from Riyad Mahrez (60'), Wes Morgan (82') and K. Phillips (87'). Blackpool scored through David Goodwillie (41').
Discipline: Leicester City received 2 yellow cards; Blackpool received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Leicester City were 1st on 77 points from 34 and Blackpool 19th on 38 points from 35. Leicester City went on to finish that season 1st with 102 points, and Blackpool 20th with 46.
Leicester City lined up in a 4-4-2 and Blackpool in a 4-5-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Leicester City wins, 3 draws and 2 for Blackpool.
Going into the match Leicester City's last five read W-W-W-D-D and Blackpool's W-L-L-L-D.
Key events
- 34'Yellow card · Jack Robinson
- 41'Goal · David Goodwillie
- 49'Yellow card · Jamie Vardy
- 51'Yellow card · Matty James
- 60'Goal · Riyad Mahrez
- 81'Yellow card · Chris Basham
- 82'Goal · Wes Morgan
- 87'Goal · K. Phillips
Head-to-head
Team news
Leicester City expected line-up (4-4-2)
Kasper Schmeichel, Liam Moore, Wes Morgan, Paul Konchesky, Ritchie De Laet, Danny Drinkwater, Anthony Knockaert, Lloyd Dyer, David Nugent, Jamie Vardy
Blackpool expected line-up (4-5-1)
Matthew Gilks, Chris Basham, Kirk Broadfoot, Gary MacKenzie, Craig Cathcart, Jack Robinson, Alex Baptiste, Stephen Crainey, Tom Ince, Isaiah Osbourne, Matt Phillips