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2019–20 Leicester City F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Leicester City's 115th in the English football league system and their 52nd (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football.[1] This was their sixth consecutive season in the Premier League. They also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 26 July 2020.

Leicester City
2019–20 season
OwnerKing Power
ChairmanAiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerBrendan Rodgers
StadiumKing Power Stadium
Premier League5th
FA CupQuarter-finals
EFL CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Vardy (23)
All:
Jamie Vardy (23)
Biggest win9–0 v Southampton,
Premier League,
25 October 2019
Biggest defeat0–4 v Liverpool,
Premier League,
26 December 2019

Kits

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Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2019 RB England  James Justin England  Luton Town £6,000,000 First team [2]
4 July 2019 SS Spain  Ayoze Pérez England  Newcastle United £30,000,000 First team [3][4]
5 July 2019 RB England  Vontae Daley-Campbell England  Arsenal Free transfer Under-23s [5]
CF England  George Hirst Belgium  OH Leuven Undisclosed Under-23s [5]
RW Republic of Ireland  Ali Reghba Republic of Ireland  Bohemians Undisclosed Under-23s [6]
8 July 2019 CM Belgium  Youri Tielemans France  Monaco £40,000,000 First team [7][8]
29 July 2019 RB Wales  Mitchell Clark England  Aston Villa Free transfer Under-23s [9]
2 August 2019 GK United States  Chituru Odunze Canada  Vancouver Whitecaps Undisclosed Academy [10]
8 August 2019 CM Belgium  Dennis Praet Italy  Sampdoria £18,000,000 First team [11][12]
9 August 2019 MF England  Callum Hulme England  Bury Undisclosed Under-23s [13]
27 August 2019 CB Republic of Ireland  Darragh O'Connor Republic of Ireland  Wexford Undisclosed Under-23s [14]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Team Ref.
31 January 2020 CB England  Ryan Bennett England  Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 June 2020 First team [15]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Team Ref.
22 July 2019 GK Denmark  Daniel Iversen England  Rotherham United 30 June 2020 Under-23s [16]
2 August 2019 CB England  Josh Knight England  Peterborough United 30 June 2020 Under-23s [17]
CF England  Ryan Loft England  Carlisle United 30 June 2020 Under-23s [18]
7 August 2019 LW England  Layton Ndukwu England  Southend United 8 January 2020 Under-23s [19][20]
16 August 2019 CM Wales  Andy King Scotland  Rangers 5 January 2020[21] First team [22]
21 August 2019 CF Algeria  Islam Slimani France  Monaco 30 June 2020 First team [23]
23 August 2019 CM Portugal  Adrien Silva France  Monaco 30 June 2020 First team [24]
2 September 2019 CB England  Sam Hughes England  Salford City 23 January 2020 Under-23s [25]
3 September 2019 RW Mali  Fousseni Diabaté France  Amiens 30 June 2020 First team [26]
RW Algeria  Rachid Ghezzal Italy  Fiorentina 30 June 2020 First team [27]
13 January 2020 CM Wales  George Thomas Netherlands  ADO Den Haag 30 June 2020 Under-23s [28]
16 January 2020 CM Wales  Andy King England  Huddersfield Town 30 June 2020 First team [29]
27 January 2020 CM England  Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall England  Blackpool 30 June 2020 Under-23s [30]
28 January 2020 CF Zimbabwe  Admiral Muskwe England  Swindon Town 30 June 2020 Under-23s [31]
30 January 2020 RB Wales  Mitch Clark England  Port Vale 30 June 2020 Under-23s [32]
31 January 2020 CB Croatia  Filip Benković England  Bristol City 30 June 2020 First team [33]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2019 CF Wales  Dylan Bollard United States  Indianapolis Greyhounds Released Academy [34][35]
GK England  Max Bramley England  Barwell Released Under-23s [36][37]
LW England  Kairo Edwards-John England  Stratford Town Released Under-23s [36][38]
DF England  George Heaven England  Stratford Town Released Academy [34][39]
CM Thailand  Leon James Thailand  Ratchaburi Mitr Phol Released Academy [40] [41]
CF Republic of Ireland  Jozsef Keaveny Cyprus  AEK Larnaca Released Academy [34][42]
LW Italy  Davide Lorenzo   Free agent Released Under-23s [36]
CM Nigeria  Habib Makanjuola England  Scunthorpe United Released Under-23s [36][43]
FW France  Alassane Meite United Arab Emirates  Fujairah Released Under-23s [44]
CF England  Harrison Myring England  Doncaster Rovers Released Academy [34][45]
CF Japan  Shinji Okazaki Spain  Huesca Released First team [46][47]

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RB England  Louis Ramsay England  Billericay Town Released Under-23s [36][49]
CM Guinea  Lamine Kaba Sherif England  Accrington Stanley Released Under-23s [36][50]
RB England  Danny Simpson England  Huddersfield Town Released First team [46][51]
1 August 2019 CB England  Elliott Moore England  Oxford United Undisclosed Under-23s [52]
5 August 2019 CB England  Harry Maguire England  Manchester United £80,000,000 First team [53]
8 August 2019 LB Australia  Callum Elder England  Hull City Undisclosed First team [54]
30 August 2019 CB Romania  Alex Pașcanu Romania  CFR Cluj €600,000 Under-23s [55]
9 January 2020 CB Czech Republic  Lukáš Hušek Czech Republic  AC Sparta Prague Undisclosed Under-23s [56]
13 January 2020 CF Spain  Raúl Uche Spain  Real Valladolid Undisclosed Under-23s [57]

First team squad

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  • This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the season
  • Asterisks (*) indicates player left mid-season
  • Double asterisk (**) indicates player left on loan mid season
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
  • Italics indicate loaned player
No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Denmark  Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011 England  Leeds United
12 Wales  Danny Ward GK 2018 England  Liverpool
35 Switzerland  Eldin Jakupović GK 2017 England  Hull City
Defenders
2 England  James Justin RB 2019 England  Luton Town
3 England  Ben Chilwell LB / LM 2015 Youth
4 Turkey  Çağlar Söyüncü CB 2018 Germany  Freiburg
5 Jamaica  Wes Morgan CB 2012 (winter) England  Nottingham Forest
6 Northern Ireland  Jonny Evans CB 2018 England  West Bromwich Albion
16 Croatia  Filip Benković** CB 2018 Croatia  Dinamo Zagreb
18 Ghana  Daniel Amartey CB / RB / CM / DM 2016 (winter) Denmark  Copenhagen
21 Portugal  Ricardo Pereira RB 2018 Portugal  Porto
28 Austria  Christian Fuchs LB / CB 2015 Germany  Schalke 04
29 England  Ryan Bennett CB 2020 (winter) England  Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)
Midfielders
7 England  Demarai Gray LW / RW / CF 2016 (winter) England  Birmingham City
8 Belgium  Youri Tielemans CM 2019 France  Monaco
10 England  James Maddison AM 2018 England  Norwich City
11 England  Marc Albrighton RM / LM 2014 England  Aston Villa
15 England  Harvey Barnes AM / CM / RM / LM 2016 Youth
20 England  Hamza Choudhury CM 2015 Youth
22 England  Matty James CM 2012 England  Manchester United
23 Portugal  Adrien Silva** CM 2017 Portugal  Sporting CP
24 France  Nampalys Mendy CM 2016 France  Nice
25 Nigeria  Wilfred Ndidi DM 2017 (winter) Belgium  Genk
26 Belgium  Dennis Praet AM 2019 Italy  Sampdoria
31 Algeria  Rachid Ghezzal** LW / RW 2018 France  Monaco
37 Wales  Andy King** CM 2006 Youth
Forwards
9 England  Jamie Vardy ST/CF 2012 England  Fleetwood Town
13 Algeria  Islam Slimani** ST 2016 Portugal  Sporting CP
14 Nigeria  Kelechi Iheanacho ST 2017 England  Manchester City
17 Spain  Ayoze Pérez RW / ST 2019 England  Newcastle United
27 Mali  Fousseni Diabaté** RW / LW / ST 2018 France  Gazélec Ajaccio

Friendlies

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16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) Friendly Scunthorpe United 0–1 Leicester City Scunthorpe
19:30 BST Report Pérez   35' Stadium: Glanford Park
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly Cheltenham Town 1–2 Leicester City Cheltenham
15:00 BST Varney   15' Vardy   68'
Albrighton   75'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly Cambridge United 0–3 Leicester City Cambridge
19:30 BST Report Maguire   59'
Iheanacho   83'
Choudhury   87'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Rotherham United 2–2 Leicester City Rotherham
15:00 BST Morris   38'
Ihiekwe   81'		 Report Iheanacho   11', 69' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 3,818
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Stoke City 1–2 Leicester City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Powell   70' Report Albrighton   60'
Tielemans   84'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
2 August 2019 (2019-08-02) Friendly Leicester City 2–1 Atalanta Leicester
19:45 BST Pérez   62'
Vardy   76'		 Report Muriel   89' (pen.) Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 15,933
Referee: Graham Scott (England)

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 11 August 2019 26 July 2020 Matchday 1 5th 38 18 8 12 67 41 +26 047.37
FA Cup 4 January 2020 28 June 2020 Third round Quarter-finals 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 075.00
EFL Cup 28 August 2019 28 January 2020 Second round Semi-finals 6 2 3 1 12 7 +5 033.33
Total 48 23 11 14 83 49 +34 047.92

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

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Main article: 2019–20 Premier League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Manchester United 38 18 12 8 66 36 +30 66 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4 Chelsea 38 20 6 12 69 54 +15 66
5 Leicester City 38 18 8 12 67 41 +26 62 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 11 11 61 47 +14 59 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 14 9 51 40 +11 59
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head to head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head to head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[58]
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  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2019–20 EFL Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League group stage by league position, the spot given to the EFL Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed down to the sixth-placed team.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 18 8 12 67 41  +26 62 11 4 4 35 17  +18 7 4 8 32 24  +8

Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultDDWWLWWLWWWWWWWWDLLWWLLWDDLLWDDLWDLWLL
Position1212435334333222222222233333333333344455
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The Premier League fixtures were announced on 13 June 2019.[59]

11 August 2019 (2019-08-11) 1 Leicester City 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
14:00 BST Report Jonny Yellow card  31'
Neves Yellow card  60'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,015
Referee: Andre Marriner
18 August 2019 (2019-08-18) 2 Chelsea 1–1 Leicester City Fulham
16:30 BST Mount   7'
Jorginho Yellow card  37'		 Report Ndidi   67' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,629
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Live on Sky Sports
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 3 Sheffield United 1–2 Leicester City Sheffield
15:00 BST Lundstram Yellow card  57'
McBurnie   62'		 Report Vardy   38'
Barnes   70'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 30,079
Referee: Andrew Madley
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 4 Leicester City 3–1 Bournemouth Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy   12', 73'
Albrighton Yellow card  40'
Tielemans   41'		 Report Wilson   15', Yellow card  69'
Billing Yellow card  21'
Lerma Yellow card  32'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,613
Referee: Peter Bankes
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 5 Manchester United 1–0 Leicester City Manchester
15:00 BST Rashford   8' (pen.)
James Yellow card  84'		 Report Maddison Yellow card  75'
Chilwell Yellow card  90+5'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,689
Referee: Martin Atkinson
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 6 Leicester City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
12:30 BST Pereira   69'
Gray Yellow card  83'
Maddison   85'		 Report Sissoko Yellow card  19'
Kane   29'
Wanyama Yellow card  71'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,129
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) 7 Leicester City 5–0 Newcastle United Leicester
16:30 BST Pereira   16'
Vardy Yellow card  24',   54', 64'
Dummett   57' (o.g.)
Ndidi   90+1'		 Report Hayden Red card  43'
Schär Yellow card  88'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,168
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 8 Liverpool 2–1 Leicester City Liverpool
15:00 BST Fabinho Yellow card  39'
Mané   40'
Milner   90+5' (pen.)		 Report Ndidi Yellow card  30'
Söyüncü Yellow card  53'
Evans Yellow card  69'
Maddison   80'
Choudhury Yellow card  90'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,322
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 9 Leicester City 2–1 Burnley Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy   45'
Tielemans   74'		 Report Hendrick Yellow card  2'
Wood   26', Yellow card  62'
Lowton Yellow card  90+4'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,105
Referee: Jonathan Moss
25 October 2019 (2019-10-25) 10 Southampton 0–9 Leicester City Southampton
20:00 BST Bertrand Red card  12' Report Chilwell   10'
Tielemans   17'
Pérez   19', 39', 57'
Vardy   45', 58', 90+3' (pen.)
Maddison   85'		 Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,762
Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: Live on Sky Sports
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03) 11 Crystal Palace 0–2 Leicester City Selhurst
14:00 GMT Schlupp Yellow card  54'
Tomkins Yellow card  63'		 Report Evans Yellow card  48'
Söyüncü   57', Yellow card  81'
Vardy   88'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,480
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on Sky Sports
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 12 Leicester City 2–0 Arsenal Leicester
17:30 GMT Evans Yellow card  55'
Vardy   68'
Maddison   75'		 Report Bellerín Yellow card  88' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,209
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 13 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Leicester City Falmer
15:00 GMT Webster Yellow card  16'
Stephens Yellow card  48'		 Report Pérez   64'
Vardy   82' (pen.)		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,640
Referee: Mike Dean
1 December 2019 (2019-12-01) 14 Leicester City 2–1 Everton Leicester
16:30 GMT Vardy   68'
Iheanacho   90+4'		 Report Richarlison   23'
Sigurðsson Yellow card  45+2'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,144
Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Live on Sky Sports
4 December 2019 (2019-12-04) 15 Leicester City 2–0 Watford Leicester
19:30 GMT Vardy Yellow card  38',   55' (pen.)
Söyüncü Yellow card  41'
Ndidi Yellow card  63'
Maddison   90+6'		 Report Deulofeu Yellow card  46'
Masina Yellow card  90+1'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,763
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Amazon Prime
8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) 16 Aston Villa 1–4 Leicester City Birmingham
14:00 GMT Mings Yellow card  13'
Nakamba Yellow card  36'
Grealish   45+2', Yellow card  90+1'
Wesley Yellow card  45+3'
Targett Yellow card  50'
McGinn Yellow card  60'		 Report Vardy   20', 75'
Iheanacho Yellow card  38',   41'
Pereira Yellow card  45+1'
Evans   49'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,908
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 17 Leicester City 1–1 Norwich City Leicester
15:00 GMT Krul   38' (o.g.) Report Pukki   26'
Cantwell Yellow card  33'
Trybull Yellow card  52'
Buendía Yellow card  60'
Tettey Yellow card  78'
Krul Yellow card  90+3'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,101
Referee: Andrew Madley
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 18 Manchester City 3–1 Leicester City Manchester
17:30 GMT Mahrez   30'
Gündoğan   43' (pen.), Yellow card  71'
De Bruyne Yellow card  59'
Gabriel Jesus   69'		 Report Vardy   22'
Söyüncü Yellow card  35'
Ndidi Yellow card  51'		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 54,415
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on Sky Sports
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 19 Leicester City 0–4 Liverpool Leicester
20:00 GMT Maddison Yellow card  73' Report Firmino   31', 74'
Gomez Yellow card  62'
Milner   71' (pen.)
Alexander-Arnold   78'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,211
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Amazon Prime
28 December 2019 (2019-12-28) 20 West Ham United 1–2 Leicester City Stratford
17:30 GMT Fabiański Yellow card  10'
Fornals   45'
Masuaku Yellow card  49'
Diop Yellow card  56'
Rice Yellow card  77'		 Report Iheanacho   40'
Gray   56'
Choudhury Yellow card  90'		 Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 59,519
Referee: David Coote
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 21 Newcastle United 0–3 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Fernández Yellow card  31' Report Pérez   36'
Maddison   39'
Tielemans Yellow card  59'
Choudhury   87'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,178
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: Live on BT Sport
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 22 Leicester City 1–2 Southampton Leicester
15:00 GMT Praet   14' Report Armstrong Yellow card  16',   19'
Højbjerg Yellow card  72'
Ings   81', Yellow card  81'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,115
Referee: Lee Mason
19 January 2020 (2020-01-19) 23 Burnley 2–1 Leicester City Burnley
14:00 GMT Wood   55'
Mee Yellow card  67'
Westwood   79'		 Report Barnes   33' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 19,788
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports
22 January 2020 (2020-01-22) 24 Leicester City 4–1 West Ham United Leicester
19:30 GMT Barnes   24'
Pereira   45+5'
Schmeichel Yellow card  50'
Pérez   81' (pen.), 88'		 Report Noble   50' (pen.)
Ogbonna Yellow card  79'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,968
Referee: David Coote
Note: Live on BT Sport
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 25 Leicester City 2–2 Chelsea Leicester
12:30 GMT Barnes   54'
Maddison Yellow card  61'
Chilwell   64'
Evans Yellow card  90+3'		 Report Rüdiger   46', 71'
Jorginho Yellow card  56'
Kovačić Yellow card  76'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,186
Referee: Lee Mason
Note: Live on BT Sport
14 February 2020 (2020-02-14) 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Leicester City Wolverhampton
20:00 GMT Neves Yellow card  45+1'
Dendoncker Yellow card  55'		 Report Maddison Yellow card  36'
Choudhury Yellow card  51' Yellow-red card  76'
Chilwell Yellow card  88'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,682
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on BT Sport
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 27 Leicester City 0–1 Manchester City Leicester
17:30 GMT Report Gabriel Jesus   80' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,068
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on Sky Sports
28 February 2020 (2020-02-28) 28 Norwich City 1–0 Leicester City Norwich
20:00 GMT Hanley Yellow card  53'
Lewis   70'		 Report Praet Yellow card  62'
Schmeichel Yellow card  87'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 27,010
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
9 March 2020 (2020-03-09) 29 Leicester City 4–0 Aston Villa Leicester
20:00 GMT Barnes   40', 85'
Vardy   63' (pen.), 79'
Praet Yellow card  71'
Evans Yellow card  76'		 Report Hourihane Yellow card  43' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,125
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports
20 June 2020 (2020-06-20) 30 Watford 1–1 Leicester City Watford
12:30 BST Dawson   90+3' Report Tielemans Yellow card  40'
Chilwell   90'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[60] It was rescheduled to 20 June.[61]
23 June 2020 (2020-06-23) 31 Leicester City 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
18:00 BST Justin Yellow card  12'
Ndidi Yellow card  34'		 Report Stephens Yellow card  36'
Duffy Yellow card  80'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[62] It was rescheduled to 23 June.[61]
1 July 2020 (2020-07-01) 32 Everton 2–1 Leicester City Liverpool
18:00 BST Richarlison   10'
Sigurðsson   16' (pen.)
Pickford Yellow card  74'		 Report Iheanacho   51'
Ndidi Yellow card  54'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Coote
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[62] It was rescheduled to 1 July.[61]
4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 33 Leicester City 3–0 Crystal Palace Leicester
15:00 BST Chilwell Yellow card  45+3'
Iheanacho   49'
Albrighton Yellow card  50'
Vardy   77', 90+4'		 Report McArthur Yellow card  57' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[62] It was rescheduled to 4 July.[63]
7 July 2020 (2020-07-07) 34 Arsenal 1–1 Leicester City Holloway
20:15 BST Aubameyang   21'
Nketiah Red card  75'
Mustafi Yellow card  88'		 Report Vardy   84' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[64] It was rescheduled to 7 July.[63]
12 July 2020 (2020-07-12) 35 Bournemouth 4–1 Leicester City Bournemouth
19:00 BST Gosling Yellow card  32'
Stanislas   65' (pen.), Yellow card  86'
Solanke   67', 87'
Evans   83' (o.g.)		 Report Vardy   23'
Ndidi Yellow card  65'
Söyüncü Red card  67'		 Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[64] It was rescheduled to 12 July.[63]
16 July 2020 (2020-07-16) 36 Leicester City 2–0 Sheffield United Leicester
18:00 BST Pérez   29'
Evans Yellow card  75'
Gray   79'		 Report Egan Yellow card  80'
Fleck Yellow card  90+2'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[64] It was rescheduled to 16 July.[65]
19 July 2020 (2020-07-19) 37 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Leicester City Tottenham
16:00 BST Justin   6' (o.g.)
Kane   37', 40'
Lucas Yellow card  57'
Sánchez Yellow card  86'		 Report Evans Yellow card  73' Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[64] It was rescheduled to 19 July.[65]
26 July 2020 (2020-07-26) 38 Leicester City 0–2 Manchester United Leicester
16:00 BST Evans Yellow card  68' Red card  90+4' Report Maguire Yellow card  9'
Lindelöf Yellow card  63'
Fernandes   71' (pen.)
Matić Yellow card  83'
Pogba Yellow card  90'
Williams Yellow card  90+2'
Lingard   90+8'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[64] It was rescheduled to 26 July.[65]

FA Cup

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Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[66] The fourth round draw was made by Alex Scott and David O'Leary on Monday, 6 January.[67] The draw for the fifth round was made on 27 January 2020, live on The One Show.[68]

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Third round Leicester City 2–0 Wigan Athletic Leicester
17:31 GMT Pearce   19' (o.g.)
Barnes   40'		 Report Morsy Yellow card  90+3' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,330
Referee: Simon Hooper
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) Fourth round Brentford 0–1 Leicester City Brentford
12:45 GMT Report Iheanacho   4' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,221
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on BBC One
4 March 2020 (2020-03-04) Fifth round Leicester City 1–0 Birmingham City Leicester
19:45 GMT Söyüncü Yellow card  56'
Pereira   82'		 Report Jutkiewicz Yellow card  80' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 27,181
Referee: Jonathan Moss
28 June 2020 (2020-06-28) Quarter-finals Leicester City 0–1 Chelsea Leicester
16:00 BST Söyüncü Yellow card  23' Report Barkley   63' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[62] and rescheduled to 28 June.[69]

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.[70] The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports.[71] The draw for the fourth round was made on 25 September 2019.[72] The quarter-final draw was conducted on 31 October, live on BBC Radio 2.[73]

28 August 2019 (2019-08-28) Second round Newcastle United 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST Ritchie Yellow card  37'
Muto   53'
Fernández Yellow card  79'		 Report Söyüncü Yellow card  19'
Maddison   34'
Choudhury Yellow card  44'
Morgan Yellow card  45+4'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 22,727
Referee: Tim Robinson
Penalties
Muto soccer ball with check mark 
Shelvey soccer ball with red X 
Schär soccer ball with check mark 
Hayden soccer ball with red X 		 soccer ball with check mark  Fuchs
soccer ball with check mark  Maddison
soccer ball with check mark  Tielemans
soccer ball with red X  Barnes
soccer ball with check mark  Vardy
24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) Third round Luton Town 0–4 Leicester City Luton
19:45 BST Report Gray   34'
Justin   44'
Tielemans   79'
Iheanacho   86'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,260
Referee: Matt Donohue
29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Fourth round Burton Albion 1–3 Leicester City Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT Boyce   52' Report Iheanacho   7'
Tielemans   20'
Maddison   89'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 6,186
Referee: Darren England
18 December 2019 (2019-12-18) Quarter-final Everton 2–2
(2–4 p)		 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 GMT Davies   70'
Baines   90+1'		 Report Maddison   26'
Evans   29'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,027
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Penalties
Tosun soccer ball with red X 
Baines soccer ball with red X 
Holgate soccer ball with check mark 
Calvert-Lewin soccer ball with check mark 		 soccer ball with red X  Maddison
soccer ball with check mark  Chilwell
soccer ball with check mark  Pereira
soccer ball with check mark  Gray
soccer ball with check mark  Vardy
8 January 2020 (2020-01-08) Semi-final First leg Leicester City 1–1 Aston Villa Leicester
20:00 GMT Vardy Yellow card  38'
Iheanacho   74'		 Report Guilbert   28'
El Ghazi Yellow card  36'
Konsa Yellow card  74'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,280
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) Semi-final Second leg Aston Villa 2–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Leicester City Birmingham
19:45 GMT Targett   12'
Konsa Yellow card  57'
Douglas Luiz Yellow card  60'
Trézéguet   90+3'		 Report Iheanacho   72'
Söyüncü Yellow card  76'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,300
Referee: Mike Dean

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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  • Asterisk (*) indicates player left club during season
  • Double asterisk (**) indicates player left on loan mid season
  • Italics indicate a loaned player
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Denmark  Kasper Schmeichel 44 0 38 0 2 0 4 0
2 DF England  James Justin 18 1 11+2 0 3 0 2 1
3 DF England  Ben Chilwell 33 3 27 3 3 0 3 0
4 DF Turkey  Çağlar Söyüncü 42 1 34 1 3+1 0 3+1 0
5 DF Jamaica  Wes Morgan 17 0 4+7 0 2 0 4 0
6 DF Northern Ireland  Jonny Evans 45 2 37 1 2 0 5+1 1
7 MF England  Demarai Gray 28 3 3+18 2 2+1 0 2+2 1
8 MF Belgium  Youri Tielemans 44 5 32+5 3 1+1 0 5 2
9 FW England  Jamie Vardy 40 23 34+1 23 1 0 3+1 0
10 MF England  James Maddison 39 9 30+2 6 1+1 0 4+1 3
11 MF England  Marc Albrighton 28 0 9+11 0 3+1 0 3+1 0
12 GK Wales  Danny Ward 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
13 FW Algeria  Islam Slimani** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Nigeria  Kelechi Iheanacho 26 10 12+8 5 2 1 2+2 4
15 MF England  Harvey Barnes 42 7 24+12 6 2+1 1 2+1 0
16 DF Croatia  Filip Benković** 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
17 FW Spain  Ayoze Pérez 40 8 26+7 8 2 0 5 0
18 DF Ghana  Daniel Amartey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF England  Hamza Choudhury 29 1 10+10 1 2+2 0 2+3 0
21 DF Portugal  Ricardo Pereira 33 4 28 3 1 1 4 0
22 MF England  Matty James 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Portugal  Adrien Silva** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF France  Nampalys Mendy 8 0 4+3 0 1 0 0 0
25 MF Nigeria  Wilfred Ndidi 39 2 29+3 2 2+1 0 3+1 0
26 MF Belgium  Dennis Praet 36 1 12+15 1 4 0 4+1 0
27 MF Mali  Fousseni Diabaté** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Austria  Christian Fuchs 17 0 8+3 0 1+1 0 4 0
29 DF England  Ryan Bennett 5 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Algeria  Rachid Ghezzal** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK Switzerland  Eldin Jakupović 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Wales  Andy King** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF England  Darnell Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 FW England  George Hirst 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
49 MF England  Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall** 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
56 DF England  Luke Thomas 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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Rnk No Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 9 FW England  Jamie Vardy 23 0 0 23
2 14 FW Nigeria  Kelechi Iheanacho 5 1 4 10
3 10 MF England  James Maddison 6 0 3 9
4 17 FW Spain  Ayoze Pérez 8 0 0 8
5 15 MF England  Harvey Barnes 6 1 0 7
6 8 MF Belgium  Youri Tielemans 3 0 2 5
7 21 DF Portugal  Ricardo Pereira 3 1 0 4
8 3 DF England  Ben Chilwell 3 0 0 3
7 MF England  Demarai Gray 2 0 1 3
10 25 MF Nigeria  Wilfred Ndidi 2 0 0 2
6 DF Northern Ireland  Jonny Evans 1 0 1 2
12 4 DF Turkey  Çağlar Söyüncü 1 0 0 1
20 MF England  Hamza Choudhury 1 0 0 1
26 MF Belgium  Dennis Praet 1 0 0 1
2 DF England  James Justin 0 0 1 1
Own goals 2 1 0 3
Total 67 4 12 83

Awards

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Club awards

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The following players received awards at Leicester's annual award ceremony.[74]

Player of the Year Award England  Jamie Vardy
Young Player of the Year Award England  Harvey Barnes
Players' Player of the Year Award England  Jamie Vardy
Academy Player of the year Award England  Oliver Bosworth
Development Squad Player of the Season England  Luke Thomas
Goal of the Season Award England  Harvey Barnes vs. Sheffield United F.C., 31 August 2019

Divisional awards

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Date Nation Winner Award
August 2019 England  Harvey Barnes Premier League Goal of the Month
October 2019 England  Jamie Vardy Premier League Player of the Month

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