Leicester City 4-2 Sunderland: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 8 August 2015

Result

Leicester City 4-2 Sunderland

Premier League · Saturday 8 August 2015, 14:00 UTC · half-time 3-0

Leicester City · Sunderland · Premier League predictions

Leicester City 4-2 Sunderland: match report

Leicester City defeated Sunderland 4-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 8 August 2015. The half-time score was 3-0.

Jamie Vardy opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Leicester City's goals came from Jamie Vardy (11'), Riyad Mahrez (18'), Riyad Mahrez (25', penalty) and Marc Albrighton (66'). Sunderland scored through Jermain Defoe (60') and Steven Fletcher (71').

Discipline: Leicester City received 2 yellow cards; Sunderland received 4 yellow cards.

Leicester City went on to finish that season 1st with 76 points, and Sunderland 17th with 37.

Leicester City lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Sunderland in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Leicester City wins, 3 draws and 1 for Sunderland.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Goal · Jamie VardyLeicester City · 1-0
  • 17'Yellow card · J. RodwellSunderland
  • 18'Goal · Riyad MahrezLeicester City · 2-0
  • 25'Penalty goal · Riyad MahrezLeicester City · 3-0
  • 42'Yellow card · Billy JonesSunderland
  • 49'Yellow card · Jamie VardyLeicester City
  • 60'Goal · Jermain DefoeSunderland · 3-1
  • 66'Goal · Marc AlbrightonLeicester City · 4-1
  • 71'Goal · Steven FletcherSunderland · 4-2
  • 73'Yellow card · Younès KaboulSunderland
  • 85'Yellow card · Sebastián CoatesSunderland
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Jeffrey SchluppLeicester City

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Leicester City 2, draws 3, Sunderland 1.

Team news

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

Kasper Schmeichel, Wes Morgan, Robert Huth, Marcin Wasilewski, Esteban Cambiasso, Andy King, Jeffrey Schlupp, Marc Albrighton, Jamie Vardy, Leonardo Ulloa, Riyad Mahrez

Sunderland expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Costel Pantilimon, Patrick van Aanholt, John O'Shea, Billy Jones, Sebastián Coates, Jermain Defoe, Connor Wickham, Sebastian Larsson, Lee Cattermole, Jordi Gómez, Danny Graham