2018–19 Leicester City F.C. season

The 2018–19 Leicester City season was the club's 114th season in the English football league system and their 51st (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football.[3] This was their fifth consecutive season in the Premier League. They also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Leicester City
2018–19 season
OwnerKing Power
ChairmanVichai Srivaddhanaprabha (until 27 October)
Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerClaude Puel (until 24 February)[1]
Mike Stowell and Adam Sadler (caretaker, 24–26 February)[1]
Brendan Rodgers (from 26 February)[2]
StadiumKing Power Stadium
Premier League9th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Vardy (18)

All:
Jamie Vardy (18)
Highest home attendance32,184 (10 Nov 2018 v Burnley, PL Round 12)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 30,558 (26 Feb 2019 v Brighton & Hove Albion, PL Round 28)
All: 10,671 (28 Aug 2018 v Fleetwood Town, EFL Cup)
Average home league attendance31,851
Biggest win4–0 (28 Aug 2018 v Fleetwood Town, EFL Cup)
Biggest defeat1–4 (23 Feb 2019 v Crystal Palace, PL Round 27)

The season was marred by the death of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium on 27 October, shortly after a 1–1 home draw against West Ham United.

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CB   Jonny Evans West Bromwich Albion £3,500,000 [4]
1 July 2018 CB   Justen Kranthove   AFC '34 Free transfer [5]
1 July 2018 AM   James Maddison Norwich City £25,000,000 [6]
1 July 2018 RB   Ricardo Pereira   Porto £22,500,000 [7]
14 July 2018 CF   Ryan Loft Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [8]
20 July 2018 GK   Danny Ward Liverpool £12,500,000 [9]
23 July 2018 RB   Louis Ramsay Norwich City Free transfer [10]
3 August 2018 GK   Viktor Johansson Aston Villa Free transfer [11]
5 August 2018 RW   Rachid Ghezzal   Monaco Undisclosed [12]
9 August 2018 CB   Filip Benković   Dinamo Zagreb Undisclosed [13]
9 August 2018 CB   Çağlar Söyüncü   SC Freiburg £19,000,000 [14]
26 August 2018 FW   Will Russ Chesterfield Undisclosed [15]
19 December 2018 CF   Davide Lorenzo Free agent Free transfer [16][17][18]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 LB   Josh Debayo Cheltenham Town Released [19][20]
1 July 2018 LW   Tom Fielding Mansfield Town Released [21][22]
1 July 2018 DM   Rubyn Gill Solihull Moors Released [21][23]
1 July 2018 GK   Ben Hamer Huddersfield Town Free transfer [24]
1 July 2018 CB   Robert Huth Retired Released [25][26]
1 July 2018 CM   Sammie McLeod Maldon & Tiptree Released [19][27]
1 July 2018 CM   Dylan Watts   Shamrock Rovers Released [19][28]
1 July 2018 LB   Connor Wood Bradford City Undisclosed [29]
1 July 2018 GK   Cameron Yates Wycombe Wanderers Released [30]
10 July 2018 RW   Riyad Mahrez Manchester City £60,000,000 [31]
3 August 2018 CF   Ahmed Musa   Al-Nassr Undisclosed [32]
8 August 2018 CM   Morgan Brown   Aberdeen Free transfer [33]
9 August 2018 CF   Josh Gordon Walsall Undisclosed [34]
10 August 2018 CF   Leonardo Ulloa   Pachuca Undisclosed [35]
17 October 2018 CB   Cal Templeton Tamworth Free transfer [36]
7 January 2019 DM   Vicente Iborra   Villarreal Undisclosed [37]
18 January 2019 CB   Yohan Benalouane Nottingham Forest Undisclosed [38]
4 February 2019 LW   Liandro Martis Macclesfield Town Free transfer [39]

Loans in

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Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
31 January 2019 CM   Youri Tielemans   Monaco 31 May 2019 [40]

Loans out

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Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
1 July 2018 CB   Elliott Moore   OHL 31 May 2019 [41]
24 July 2018 AM   Harvey Barnes West Bromwich Albion 11 January 2019 [42][43]
26 July 2018 GK   Daniel Iversen Oldham Athletic 31 May 2019 [44]
2 August 2018 GK   Max Bramley AFC Telford United 31 May 2019 [45]
3 August 2018 RW   George Thomas Scunthorpe United 31 May 2019 [46]
8 August 2018 RW   Kian Williams Barwell 27 January 2019 [47]
11 August 2018 CF   Islam Slimani   Fenerbahçe 31 May 2019 [48]
31 August 2018 CB   Filip Benković   Celtic 31 May 2019 [49]
31 August 2018 AM   Bartosz Kapustka   Oud-Heverlee Leuven 31 May 2019 [50]
2 January 2019 LB   Callum Elder Ipswich Town 31 May 2019 [51]
10 January 2019 LW   Fousseni Diabaté   Sivasspor 31 May 2019 [52]
31 January 2019 RB   Darnell Johnson   Hibernian 31 May 2019 [53]
31 January 2019 CM   Andy King Derby County 31 May 2019 [54]
31 January 2019 CB   Josh Knight Peterborough United 31 May 2019 [55]
31 January 2019 CM   Adrien Silva   Monaco 31 May 2019 [40]

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
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
  • Italics indicate loaned player
No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from
Goalkeepers
1   Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011   Leeds United
12   Danny Ward GK 2018   Liverpool
17   Eldin Jakupović GK 2017   Hull City
Defenders
2   Danny Simpson RB 2014   Queens Park Rangers
3   Ben Chilwell LB / LM 2015 Youth
4   Çağlar Söyüncü CB 2018   SC Freiburg
5   Wes Morgan CB 2012 (winter)   Nottingham Forest
6   Jonny Evans CB 2018   West Bromwich Albion
14   Ricardo Pereira RB 2018   Porto
15   Harry Maguire CB 2017   Hull City
16   Filip Benković CB 2018   Dinamo Zagreb
28   Christian Fuchs LB / CB 2015   Schalke 04
29   Yohan Benalouane* CB 2015   Atalanta
35   Callum Elder LB 2013 Youth
39   Darnell Johnson CB 2018 Youth
Midfielders
7   Demarai Gray LW / RW / CF 2016 (winter)   Birmingham City
10   James Maddison AM 2018   Norwich City
11   Marc Albrighton RM / LM 2014   Aston Villa
18   Daniel Amartey CM / CB / RB / DM 2016 (winter)   Copenhagen
19   Harvey Barnes AM / CM / RM / LM 2016 Youth
21   Vicente Iborra* CM 2017   Sevilla
21   Youri Tielemans CM 2019 (winter)   Monaco (loan)
22   Matty James CM 2012   Manchester United
23   Adrien Silva CM 2017   Sporting CP
24   Nampalys Mendy CM 2016   Nice
25   Wilfred Ndidi DM 2017 (winter)   Genk
31   Rachid Ghezzal LW / RW 2018   Monaco
33   Bartosz Kapustka LW / RW 2016   Cracovia
37   Andy King CM 2006 Youth
38   Hamza Choudhury CM 2015 Youth
Forwards
8   Kelechi Iheanacho ST 2017   Manchester City
9   Jamie Vardy ST/CF 2012   Fleetwood Town
20   Shinji Okazaki CF / AM 2015   Mainz 05
27   Fousseni Diabaté RW / LW / ST 2018   Gazélec Ajaccio
  Islam Slimani ST 2016   Sporting CP
  George Thomas RW / LW / ST 2017   Coventry City

Kits

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Pre-season

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Pre-season friendlies

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Leicester City announced that they will play pre-season friendlies against Notts County, Valencia and Lille, with a further two matches against Akhisarspor and Udinese Calcio as part of a tour to Austria.

20 July 2018 Friendly Notts County 1–4 Leicester City Nottingham
15:00 BST Alessandra   20' Report Morgan   26'
Choudhury   28'
Gray   53'
Slimani   76'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,277
Referee: Thomas Bramell
25 July 2018 Friendly Leicester City 0–0 Akhisarspor Villach, Austria
17:00 BST Stadium: Stadion Villach Lind
28 July 2018 Friendly Leicester City 1–2 Udinese Klagenfurt, Austria
16:00 BST Iheanacho   89' Report Lasagna   9'
Machís   23'
Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
1 August 2018 Friendly Leicester City 1–1 Valencia Leicester
19:45 BST Iheanacho   11' Report Parejo   18' Stadium: King Power Stadium
4 August 2018 Friendly Lille 1–2 Leicester City Lille, France
18:00 CEST Mothiba   4' Report Iheanacho   35', 59' Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 22,328

Competitions

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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 10 August 2018 12 May 2019 Matchday 1 9th 38 15 7 16 51 48 +3 039.47
FA Cup 6 January 2019 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
EFL Cup 28 August 2018 18 December 2018 Second round Quarter-finals 4 1 3 0 5 1 +4 025.00
Total 43 16 10 17 57 51 +6 037.21

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 16 9 13 47 46 +1 57 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
8 Everton 38 15 9 14 54 46 +8 54
9 Leicester City 38 15 7 16 51 48 +3 52
10 West Ham United 38 15 7 16 52 55 −3 52
11 Watford 38 14 8 16 52 59 −7 50
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-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 15 7 16 51 48  +3 52 8 3 8 24 20  +4 7 4 8 27 28  −1

Last updated: 12 May 2019.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWWLLWWLLDWDDWDLLWWLWLLDLLLWLWWWWLDWLD
Position1387899810111210101089912978789111112121111101087810899
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[56][57]

10 August 2018 (2018-08-10) 1 Manchester United 2–1 Leicester City Old Trafford
20:00 BST Pogba   3' (pen.)
Fred   54'
A. Pereira   69'
Shaw   83'
Report Amartey   51'
Vardy   90+2'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,439
Referee: Andre Marriner
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 2 Leicester City 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
15:00 BST Doherty   29' (o.g.)
Maddison   45'
Vardy   66'
Evans   78'
Maguire   90+6'
Report Gibbs-White   74' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,043
Referee: Mike Dean
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 3 Southampton 1–2 Leicester City Southampton
15:00 BST Højbjerg   26'   77'
Bertrand   52',   64'
Report Gray   56'
Maguire   90+2',   90+3'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,925
Referee: Jonathan Moss
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 4 Leicester City 1–2 Liverpool Leicester
12:30 BST Ghezzal   61',   63'
Mendy   88'
Ndidi   90+5'
Report Mané   10'
Firmino   45'
Van Dijk   55'
Milner   90+3'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,149
Referee: Paul Tierney
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 5 Bournemouth 4–2 Leicester City Bournemouth
15:00 BST Fraser   19', 37'
Lerma   29'
King   41' (pen.)
Wilson   71'
Gosling   79'
Smith   81'
Report Maguire   12'
Morgan   45+2'   69'
Schmeichel   70'
Maddison   88' (pen.)
Albrighton   89'
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 10,543
Referee: Craig Pawson
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 6 Leicester City 3–1 Huddersfield Town Leicester
15:00 BST Ndidi   18'
Iheanacho   19'
Ghezzal   43'
Maddison   66'
Vardy   75'
Report Jørgensen   5'
Kongolo   47'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,676
Referee: David Coote
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 7 Newcastle United 0–2 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Report Vardy   30' (pen.)
Maguire   73'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,523
Referee: Simon Hooper
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 8 Leicester City 1–2 Everton Leicester
15:00 BST Amartey   31'
Pereira   40'
Morgan   43'   63'
Chilwell   90+4'
Report Richarlison   7'
Davies   45'
Sigurðsson   77'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,007
Referee: Andre Marriner
22 October 2018 (2018-10-22) 9 Arsenal 3–1 Leicester City Holloway
20:00 BST Holding   17'
Xhaka   35'
Özil   45'
Aubameyang   63', 66'
Report Bellerín   31' (o.g.)
Albrighton   64'
Pereira   65'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,886
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 10 Leicester City 1–1 West Ham United Leicester
17:30 BST Söyüncü   47'
Ndidi   89'
Report Balbuena   30'
Noble   38'
Zabaleta   85'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,848
Referee: Michael Oliver
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 11 Cardiff City 0–1 Leicester City Cardiff
15:00 GMT Arter   45'
Hoilett   81'
Report Pereira   33'
Gray   55',   55'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 30,877
Referee: Lee Probert
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 12 Leicester City 0–0 Burnley Leicester
15:00 GMT Morgan   50'
Iheanacho   76'
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,184
Referee: Mike Dean
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 13 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Leicester City Falmer
15:00 GMT Murray   15'
Duffy   60'
Bruno   66'
Izquierdo   72'
Report Maddison   26'   28'
Ndidi   39'
Vardy   79' (pen.)
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,553
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 14 Leicester City 2–0 Watford Leicester
15:00 GMT Vardy   12' (pen.)
Maddison   23',   90+4'
Albrighton   62'
Report Success   85'
Capoue   90'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,353
Referee: Graham Scott
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05) 15 Fulham 1–1 Leicester City Fulham
19:45 GMT Kamara   42' Report Maddison   74' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 22,881
Referee: David Coote
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 16 Leicester City 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
19:45 GMT Mendy   16'
Albrighton   64'
Gray   81'
Report Dier   9'
Son   45+1'
Alli   58'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,957
Referee: Craig Pawson
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 17 Crystal Palace 1–0 Leicester City Selhurst
15:00 GMT Milivojević   39'
McArthur   45+1'
Guaita   90'
Report Pereira   61' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,738
Referee: Michael Oliver
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 18 Chelsea 0–1 Leicester City Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Ndidi   31'
Vardy   51'
Mendy   81'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,558
Referee: Lee Probert
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 19 Leicester City 2–1 Manchester City Leicester
15:00 GMT Albrighton   19'
Maguire   58'
Pereira   81'
Vardy   87'
Report B. Silva   14'
Stones   77'
Delph   89'
Agüero   90'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,090
Referee: Mike Dean
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 20 Leicester City 0–1 Cardiff City Leicester
15:00 GMT Report Etheridge   53'
Camarasa   90+2'
Morrison   90+4'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,047
Referee: Simon Hooper
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 21 Everton 0–1 Leicester City Liverpool
12:30 GMT Gomes   52'
Digne   80'
Tosun   81'
Report Vardy   58'
Evans   75'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,052
Referee: Martin Atkinson
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 22 Leicester City 1–2 Southampton Leicester
15:00 GMT Maddison   20'
Chilwell   35'
Ndidi   58'
Report Ward-Prowse   11' (pen.)
Valery   34'   45'
Long   45+2'
Stephens   54'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,491
Referee: Michael Oliver
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–3 Leicester City Wolverhampton
12:30 GMT Jota   4', 64', 90+3',   45+2'
Bennett   12',   44'
Jonny   86'
Report Mendy   2'
Pereira   45+1'
Gray   47'
Coady   51' (o.g.)
Ndidi   58'
Morgan   87'
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 31,278
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
30 January 2019 (2019-01-30) 24 Liverpool 1–1 Leicester City Liverpool
20:00 GMT Mané   3'
Matip   16'
Report Maguire   41',   45+2'
Pereira   50'
Chilwell   90+4'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,092
Referee: Martin Atkinson
3 February 2019 (2019-02-03) 25 Leicester City 0–1 Manchester United Leicester
14:05 GMT Vardy   32'
Mendy   45'
Ghezzal   82'
Ndidi   90+3'
Report Rashford   9'
Lingard   20'
Matić   42'
Shaw   80'
Martial   90+3'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,148
Referee: Mike Dean
10 February 2019 (2019-02-10) 26 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Leicester City Wembley
13:30 GMT Son   16',   90+1'
Rose   20'
Vertonghen   28'
Sánchez   33'
Eriksen   63'
Report Vardy   76'
Tielemans   85'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 44,154
Referee: Michael Oliver
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 27 Leicester City 1–4 Crystal Palace Leicester
17:30 GMT Ndidi   36'
Evans   64'
Schmeichel   81'
Report Batshuayi   40'
McArthur   51'
Zaha   70', 90+3'
Milivojević   81' (pen.)
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,778
Referee: Anthony Taylor
26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) 28 Leicester City 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
19:45 GMT Gray   10'
Vardy   64',   84'
Report Montoya   23'
Pröpper   66'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,558
Referee: Lee Probert
3 March 2019 (2019-03-03) 29 Watford 2–1 Leicester City Watford
12:00 GMT Deeney   5',   62'
Mariappa   13'
Capoue   60'
Doucouré   61'
Gray   90+2',   90+3'
Report Vardy   75'
Pereira   84'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,062
Referee: Jonathan Moss
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 30 Leicester City 3–1 Fulham Leicester
15:00 GMT Tielemans   21'
Vardy   78', 86'
Report Ayité   51'
Babel   55'
Bryan   60'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,017
Referee: David Coote
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 31 Burnley 1–2 Leicester City Burnley
15:00 GMT Bardsley   36'
McNeil   38'
Report Maguire   4'
Maddison   33',   34'
Morgan   90'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 20,719
Referee: Michael Oliver
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 32 Leicester City 2–0 Bournemouth Leicester
15:00 GMT Morgan   11'
Vardy   82'
Report Gosling   71'
Brooks   81'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,530
Referee: Lee Mason
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 33 Huddersfield Town 1–4 Leicester City Huddersfield
15:00 BST Hogg   17'
Stanković   40'
Mooy   52' (pen.)
Kongolo   84'
Report Tielemans   24'
Vardy   48', 84' (pen.)
Maddison   79'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 24,126
Referee: David Coote
12 April 2019 (2019-04-12) 34 Leicester City 0–1 Newcastle United Leicester
20:00 BST Tielemans   41'
Schmeichel   68'
Report Pérez   32'
Ki   63'
Schär   74'
Manquillo   78'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,108
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 35 West Ham United 2–2 Leicester City Stratford
15:00 BST Antonio   37'
Snodgrass   49'
Rice   70'
Pérez   82'
Report Vardy   67'
Barnes   90+2'
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 59,960
Referee: Lee Probert
28 April 2019 (2019-04-28) 36 Leicester City 3–0 Arsenal Leicester
12:00 BST Ndidi   13'
Tielemans   59'
Pereira   65'
Chilwell   70'
Vardy   86', 90+4'
Report Maitland-Niles   8'   36'
Papastathopoulos   64'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,037
Referee: Michael Oliver
6 May 2019 (2019-05-06) 37 Manchester City 1–0 Leicester City Manchester
20:00 BST D. Silva   22'
Kompany   44',   70'
Jesus   89'
Report Maguire   35'
Iheanacho   90'
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 54,506
Referee: Mike Dean
12 May 2019 (2019-05-12) 38 Leicester City 0–0 Chelsea Leicester
15:00 BST Report Jorginho   30' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,140
Referee: Anthony Taylor

FA Cup

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The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[58]

6 January 2019 (2019-01-06) Third round Newport County 2–1 Leicester City Newport
16:30 GMT Matt   10'
Amond   85' (pen.)
Report Okazaki   45+1'
Ghezzal   82'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,705
Referee: Chris Kavanagh

EFL Cup

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The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[59] The third round draw was made on 30 August by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.[60] The fourth round draw was made live on Quest by Rachel Yankey and Rachel Riley on 29 September.[61]

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round Leicester City 4–0 Fleetwood Town Leicester
19:45 BST Fuchs   8'
Iborra   39',   53'
Iheanacho   46'
Ghezzal   71'
Report McAleny   29'
Wallace   89'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 10,671
Referee: Lee Mason
25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Third round Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0
(1–3 p)
Leicester City Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Jota   67' Report Evans   43'
Morgan   77'
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 21,562
Referee: Paul Tierney
Penalties
Saïss  
Jota  
Ashley-Seal  
Traoré  
  Fuchs
  Ghezzal
  Choudhury
  Iborra
  Iheanacho
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) Fourth round Leicester City 0–0
(6–5 p)
Southampton Leicester
19:45 GMT Simpson   9'
Evans   90+5'
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 22,150
Referee: Roger East
Penalties
Fuchs  
Albrighton  
Söyüncü  
Gray  
Vardy  
Mendy  
  Davis
  Højbjerg
  Redmond
  Vestergaard
  Cédric
  Gabbiadini
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 30 October 2018, was postponed due to the death of Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.[62]
18 December 2018 (2018-12-18) Quarter-finals Leicester City 1–1
(1–3 p)
Manchester City Leicester
19:45 GMT Albrighton   73' Report De Bruyne   14'
Foden   50'
Gündoğan   85'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 24,644
Referee: Lee Mason
Penalties
Maguire  
Fuchs  
Maddison  
Söyüncü  
  Gündoğan
  Sterling
  Jesus
  Zinchenko

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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  • Asterisk (*) indicates player left club mid-season
  • Hashtag (#) indicates player finished the season out on loan
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Kasper Schmeichel 38 0 38 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Danny Simpson 9 0 3+3 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF   Ben Chilwell 36 0 36 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   Çağlar Söyüncü 8 0 4+2 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF   Wes Morgan 25 3 21+1 3 1 0 2 0
6 DF   Jonny Evans 28 1 21+3 1 1 0 3 0
7 MF   Demarai Gray 39 4 24+10 4 0+1 0 2+2 0
8 FW   Kelechi Iheanacho 35 2 9+21 1 1 0 3+1 1
9 FW   Jamie Vardy 36 18 30+4 18 0 0 1+1 0
10 MF   James Maddison 38 7 35+1 7 0+1 0 0+1 0
11 MF   Marc Albrighton 32 3 18+9 2 1 0 2+2 1
12 GK   Danny Ward 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
14 DF   Ricardo Pereira 37 2 35 2 0 0 1+1 0
15 DF   Harry Maguire 32 3 31 3 0 0 1 0
16 DF   Filip Benković# 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 GK   Eldin Jakupovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   Daniel Amartey 10 0 7+2 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF   Harvey Barnes 16 1 11+5 1 0 0 0 0
20 FW   Shinji Okazaki 25 0 1+20 0 1 0 2+1 0
21 MF   Vicente Iborra* 11 1 3+5 0 0 0 3 1
21 MF   Youri Tielemans 13 3 13 3 0 0 0 0
22 MF   Matty James 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF   Adrien Silva 5 0 1+1 0 0 0 3 0
24 MF   Nampalys Mendy 32 0 23+8 0 0 0 0+1 0
25 MF   Wilfred Ndidi 40 2 37+1 2 0 0 2 0
27 FW   Fousseni Diabaté# 3 0 1 0 0 0 1+1 0
28 DF   Christian Fuchs 8 1 2+1 0 1 0 4 1
29 DF   Yohan Benalouane* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF   Rachid Ghezzal 23 3 8+11 1 1 1 3 1
33 MF   Bartosz Kapustka# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF   Josh Knight# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF   Callum Elder# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF   Andy King# 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
38 MF   Hamza Choudhury 12 0 7+2 0 1 0 1+1 0
39 DF   Darnell Johnson# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 MF   Thakgalo Leshabela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   Islam Slimani# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

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Rnk No Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 9 FW   Jamie Vardy 18 0 0 18
2 10 MF   James Maddison 7 0 0 7
3 7 MF   Demarai Gray 4 0 0 4
4 15 DF   Harry Maguire 3 0 0 3
5 DF   Wes Morgan 3 0 0 3
21 MF   Youri Tielemans 3 0 0 3
11 MF   Marc Albrighton 2 0 1 3
31 MF   Rachid Ghezzal 1 1 1 3
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14 DF   Ricardo Pereira 2 0 0 2
25 MF   Wilfred Ndidi 2 0 0 2
8 FW   Kelechi Iheanacho 1 0 1 2
12 6 DF   Jonny Evans 1 0 0 1
19 MF   Harvey Barnes 1 0 0 1
28 DF   Christian Fuchs 0 0 1 1
21 MF   Vicente Iborra 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 3 0 0 3
Total 51 1 5 57

Awards

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Club awards

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Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and supporters, was held on 7 May 2019. The following awards were made:[63]

Player of the Year Award   Ricardo Pereira
Young Player of the Year Award   James Maddison
Players' Player of the Year Award   Ricardo Pereira
Academy Player of the Year Award   Oliver Bosworth
Development Squad Player of the Season   Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Goal of the Season Award   Christian Fuchs vs. Fleetwood Town, 28 August 2018
Performance of the Season vs. Manchester City, 26 December 2018
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Outstanding Community Award Geoff and Gill Smart

Divisional awards

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Date Nation Winner Award
April 2019   Jamie Vardy Premier League Player of the Month[64]

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