Leicester City 1-2 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Saturday 17 February 2024

Result

Leicester City 1-2 Middlesbrough

Championship · Saturday 17 February 2024, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

Leicester City · Middlesbrough · Championship predictions

Leicester City 1-2 Middlesbrough: match report

Leicester City lost to Middlesbrough 1-2 in the Championship on Saturday 17 February 2024. The half-time score was 0-2.

Finn Azaz opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Leicester City's goal came from Jamie Vardy (85'). Middlesbrough scored through Finn Azaz (24') and Sam Silvera (37').

Discipline: Leicester City received 1 yellow card; Middlesbrough received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Leicester City were 1st on 78 points from 32 and Middlesbrough 13th on 41 points from 31. Leicester City went on to finish that season 1st with 97 points, and Middlesbrough 8th with 69.

Leicester City lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Middlesbrough in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Tom Cannon of Leicester City (7.8), ahead of Lukas Engel (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Leicester City wins, 5 draws and 1 for Middlesbrough.

Going into the match Leicester City's last five read W-W-W-W-D and Middlesbrough's L-L-D-D-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Yellow card · Matthew ClarkeMiddlesbrough
  • 24'Goal · Finn AzazMiddlesbrough · 0-1
  • 37'Goal · Sam SilveraMiddlesbrough · 0-2
  • 59'Yellow card · Tom GloverMiddlesbrough
  • 60'Yellow card · Wout FaesLeicester City
  • 73'Yellow card · Riley McGreeMiddlesbrough
  • 81'Yellow card · Luke AylingMiddlesbrough
  • 85'Goal · Jamie VardyLeicester City · 1-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Leicester City 4, draws 5, Middlesbrough 1.

Team news

Leicester City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Mads Hermansen, Ricardo Pereira, Wout Felix Lina Faes, Jannik Vestergaard, James Justin, Harry Winks, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, Dennis Praet, Stephy Alvaro Mavididi, Patson Daka

Middlesbrough line-up (4-2-3-1)

Tom Glover, Luke Ayling, Paddy McNair, Rav van den Berg, Matt Clarke, Lukas Engel, Riley McGree, Finn Azaz, Dan Barlaser, Lewis O'Brien, Sam Silvera