Leicester City vs Leeds United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Leicester City moved off the bottom of the Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Leeds United on Thursday, the visitors’ seventh game without a win.
Leicester’s second success of the season was secured inside 35 minutes as Robin Koch’s own goal and Harvey Barnes’s sweeping finish put the home side in command at the King Power Stadium.
Leeds ran out of steam in the second half, with home goalkeeper Danny Ward keeping their only shot on target in the match out when he blocked Liam Cooper’s close-range effort.
Leicester saw out the win with ease to move above Nottingham Forest into 19th on eight points, one point behind Leeds in 16th as Jesse Marsch’s side moved closer to the relegation zone.
Leicester City vs Leeds United
Bamford starts for Leeds today, after appearing as a half-time substitute against Arsenal, and also wears the captain's armband; Rodrigo is therefore consigned to the bench. Llorente, Firpo and Summerville also come into the visitors' XI, with the latter being handed his first Premier League start.
Leicester City vs Leeds United
Leicester are without chief creator James Maddison, who is suspended after receiving his fifth yellow card of the season last weekend; Praet replaces him in the hosts' lineup today. Vardy is also recalled, with Daka dropped to the bench. Wilfred Ndidi, Ricardo Pereira, Ryan Bertrand, Caglar Soyuncu and Jonny Evans are all still sidelined by injury.
Leicester City vs Leeds United
SUBS: Kristoffer Klaesson, Jack Harrison, Sam Greenwood, Liam Cooper, Luke Ayling, Mateusz Klich, Joe Gelhardt, Rodrigo Moreno, Wilfried Gnonto.
Leicester City vs Leeds United
LEEDS UNITED (4-2-3-1): Illan Meslier; Rasmus Kristensen, Diego Llorente, Robin Koch, Junior Firpo; Marc Roca, Tyler Adams; Crysencio Summerville, Brenden Aaronson, Luis Sinisterra; Patrick Bamford.
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