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2021–22 Leicester City F.C. season

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The 2021–22 season was the 117th season in the existence of Leicester City F.C. and their 54th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. This was their seventh consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, they also competed in this season's editions of the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the FA Community Shield, the UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Leicester City
2021–22 season
OwnerKing Power
ChairmanAiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerBrendan Rodgers
StadiumKing Power Stadium
Premier League8th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupQuarter-finals
FA Community ShieldWinners
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Vardy (15)
All:
James Maddison (18)

This was Leicester's first season since 2011–12, and first full season since 2010–11, to not feature former club captain Wes Morgan, who retired at the end of the previous campaign.

Kits

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Management team

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Position Name
Manager   Brendan Rodgers
Assistant manager   Chris Davies
First team coaches   Kolo Toure
  Adam Sadler
First team coach & Goalkeeper coach   Mike Stowell

Players

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Squad information

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Players and squad numbers last updated on 22 May 2022. Appearances include all competitions.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Kasper Schmeichel   GK (1986-11-05) 5 November 1986 (age 38) 2011 2023   Leeds United 479 0
12 Danny Ward   GK (1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 31) 2018 2025   Liverpool 19 0
35 Eldin Jakupovic   GK (1984-10-02) 2 October 1984 (age 40) 2017 2022   Hull City 4 0
Defenders
2 James Justin   LB / LWB / RB / RWB / CB (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 26) 2019 2026[2]   Luton Town 68 4
3 Wesley Fofana   CB (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 23) 2020 2027   Saint-Étienne 50 1
4 Çağlar Söyüncü   CB (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 28) 2018 2023   SC Freiburg 123 3
5 Ryan Bertrand   LB (1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 35) 2021 2023   Southampton 11 0
6 Jonny Evans   CB (1988-01-03) 3 January 1988 (age 36) 2018 2023   West Bromwich Albion 138 7
18 Daniel Amartey   RB / CB (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 29) 2016 2022   Copenhagen 121 3
21 Ricardo Pereira   RB / RWB (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31) 2018 2026[3]   Porto 113 8
23 Jannik Vestergaard   CB (1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 32) 2021 2024   Southampton 20 0
27 Timothy Castagne   RB / LB / RWB / LWB / CB (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 28) 2020 2025   Atalanta 70 3
33 Luke Thomas   LWB / LB (2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 (age 23) 2020 2024 Youth Academy 61 2
38 Vontae Daley-Campbell   RB / RWB (2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 (age 23) 2019 2022   Arsenal 3 0
45 Ben Nelson   CB (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20) 2021 2022 Youth Academy 0 0
62 Lewis Brunt   CB (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 24) 2021 Aston Villa 2 0
Midfielders
7 Harvey Barnes   LW (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997 (age 26) 2016 2025[4] Youth Academy 147 32
8 Youri Tielemans   CM (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 27) 2019 2023   Monaco 158 24
10 James Maddison   AM (1996-11-23) 23 November 1996 (age 27) 2018 2024   Norwich City 171 45
11 Marc Albrighton   RW / LW / RWB / LWB (1989-11-18) 18 November 1989 (age 34) 2015 2024   Aston Villa 284 18
20 Hamza Choudhury   DM (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27) 2015 2023 Youth Academy 84 2
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall   CM (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 26) 2017 2024 Youth Academy 46 3
24 Nampalys Mendy   DM (1992-06-23) 23 June 1992 (age 32) 2016 2023   Nice 94 0
25 Wilfred Ndidi   DM (1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 (age 27) 2017 2024   Genk 207 11
26 Dennis Praet   CM (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 30) 2019 2023   Sampdoria 60 3
37 Ademola Lookman   LW / RW (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 27) 2021 2022 (loan)   RB Leipzig 42 7
42 Boubakary Soumaré   DM (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 25) 2021 2026   Lille 30 0
48 Thanawat Suengchitthawon   AM (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24) 2020 2023   Nancy 0 0
49 Kasey McAteer   AM (2001-11-22) 22 November 2001 (age 22) 2020 Youth Academy 2 0
54 Wanya Marcal-Madivadua   AM (2002-10-19) 19 October 2002 (age 22) 2019 Youth Academy 1 0
77 Will Alves   AM (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 19) 2018 Youth Academy 1 0
Attackers
9 Jamie Vardy   ST (1987-01-11) 11 January 1987 (age 37) 2012 2023   Fleetwood Town 385 164
14 Kelechi Iheanacho   ST (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 28) 2017 2024   Manchester City 171 47
17 Ayoze Pérez   SS / RW / AM (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 31) 2019 2023   Newcastle United 101 14
29 Patson Daka   ST (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 26) 2021 2026   Red Bull Salzburg 38 11

Transfers

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In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
30 June 2021 CF   Patson Daka   Red Bull Salzburg £23,000,000 First Team [5][6]
1 July 2021 RB   Iestyn Hughes   Manchester United Free transfer Under-23s [7]
2 July 2021 DM   Boubakary Soumaré   Lille £17,000,000 First Team [8][9]
6 July 2021 GK   Brad Young   Hartlepool United Undisclosed Under-23s [10]
15 July 2021 LB   Ryan Bertrand   Southampton Free transfer First Team [11]
30 July 2021 CM   Ben Grist   Grimsby Town Undisclosed Under-18s [12]
1 August 2021 CM   Lewis Brunt   Aston Villa Free transfer Under-23s [13]
13 August 2021 CB   Jannik Vestergaard   Southampton £15,000,000 First Team [14][15]
31 January 2022 FW   Amani Richards   Arsenal Undisclosed Under-23s [16]

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
21 May 2021 CB   Wes Morgan Retired First team [17]
30 June 2021 MF   Azeem Abdulai   Swansea City Released Academy [18][19]
MF   Dempsey Arlott-John   Mickleover Under-23s [18][20]
GK   Oliver Bosworth Unattached Academy [18]
CB   Darragh O'Connor   Motherwell Under-23s [18][21]
LB   Christian Fuchs   Charlotte FC First Team [22][23]
RW   Johnson Gyamfi   Peterborough United Academy [18][24]
CM   Matty James   Bristol City First Team [25][26]
DF   Darnell Johnson   Fleetwood Town Under-23s [18][27]
MF   Adam Leathers   Wycombe Wanderers Under-23s [18][28]
LW   Layton Ndukwu   Kukësi Under-23s [18][29]
DF   Daniel Obi   Dagenham & Redbridge Academy [18][30]
DF   Johnly Yfeko   Rangers Academy [18][31]
2 July 2021 CB   Josh Knight   Peterborough United Undisclosed Under-23s [32]
5 July 2021 MF   Viktor Gromek   Burnley Free transfer Academy [33]
DF   Nathan James   Burnley Free transfer Academy [33]
15 July 2021 FW   Admiral Muskwe   Luton Town Undisclosed Under-23s [34]
12 August 2021 FW   Rachid Ghezzal   Beşiktaş Undisclosed First team [35]
26 August 2021 RB   Mitch Clark   Accrington Stanley Free transfer Under-23s [36]
27 August 2021 MF   Kamal Sowah   Club Brugge Undisclosed Under-23s [37]
1 September 2021 CM   Sidnei Tavares   FC Porto Free transfer Under-23s [38]
12 January 2022 CB   Filip Benković   Udinese Mutual consent First team [39][40]
31 January 2022 CB   Sam Hughes   Burton Albion Undisclosed Under-23s [41]
31 January 2022 CF   Ali Reghba   Belouizdad Undisclosed Under-23s [42]

Loan in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
31 August 2021 FW   Ademola Lookman   RB Leipzig End of season [43]

Loan out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Date until Team Ref.
3 August 2021 MF   Tyrese Shade   Walsall End of season Under-23s [44]
3 August 2021 CF   George Hirst   Portsmouth End of season Under-23s [45]
4 August 2021 GK   Daniel Iversen   Preston North End End of season Under-23s [46]
5 August 2021 CM   Callum Wright   Cheltenham Town End of season Under-23s [47]
19 August 2021 MF   Khanya Leshabela   Shrewsbury Town End of season Under-23s [48]
31 August 2021 CB   Sam Hughes   Burton Albion January 2022 Under-23s [49]
31 August 2021 MF   Dennis Praet   Torino End of season First team [50]
26 November 2021 GK   Arlo Doherty   Mickleover Under-23s [51]
12 January 2022 CF   Jacob Wakeling   Barrow End of season Under-23s [52]
28 January 2022 CF   Josh Eppiah   Northampton Town End of season Under-23s [53]
28 January 2022 AM   Kasey McAteer   Forest Green Rovers End of season Under-23s [54]
31 January 2022 RB   Vontae Daley-Campbell   Dundee End of season Under-23s [55]
31 January 2022 GK   Jakub Stolarczyk   Dunfermline Athletic End of season Under-23s [56]

Pre-season friendlies

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The Foxes announced they would have friendly matches against Burton Albion,[57] Wycombe Wanderers,[57] Queens Park Rangers[58] and Villarreal[59] as part of the club's pre-season preparations.

24 July 2021 Friendly Burton Albion 0–0
(3–1 p)		 Leicester City Burton-upon-Trent
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Penalties
Note: Match decided the winner of the 2021 Bass Charity Vase competition.[60]
28 July 2021 Friendly Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Leicester City High Wycombe
19:45 BST
  • Horgan   80'
 Report Stadium: Adams Park
31 July 2021 Friendly Queens Park Rangers 3–3 Leicester City Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
4 August 2021 Friendly Leicester City 3–2 Villarreal Leicester
19:45 BST Söyüncü   40'
Barnes   42'
Pérez   51'		 Report Niño   76'
Millán   83'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Referee: Matt Donohue

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 14 August 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 8th 38 14 10 14 62 59 +3 036.84
FA Cup 8 January 2022 6 February 2022 Third round Fourth round 2 1 0 1 5 5 +0 050.00
EFL Cup 22 September 2021 22 December 2021 Third round Quarter-finals 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 033.33
FA Community Shield 7 August 2021 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
UEFA Europa League 16 September 2021 9 December 2021 Group stage Group stage 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 033.33
UEFA Europa Conference League 17 February 2022 5 May 2022 Knockout round play-offs Semi-finals 8 4 2 2 13 7 +6 050.00
Total 58 23 16 19 100 87 +13 039.66

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

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Main article: 2021–22 Premier League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Manchester United 38 16 10 12 57 57 0 58 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
7 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 60 51 +9 56 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
8 Leicester City 38 14 10 14 62 59 +3 52
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 12 15 11 42 44 −2 51
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 6 17 38 43 −5 51
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[62]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2021–22 FA Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Cup, Liverpool, 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 Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.[61]

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 14 10 14 62 59  +3 52 10 4 5 34 23  +11 4 6 9 28 36  −8

Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAAH
ResultWLWLLDDWWLDLWDLWLWLDLDLWWLWDWLDDLLWWDW
Position9129912131311911121210101181091010121111121212101099910111410998
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2021.[63]

14 August 2021 1 Leicester City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,983
Referee: Craig Pawson
23 August 2021 2 West Ham United 4–1 Leicester City Stratford
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 59,901
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports
28 August 2021 3 Norwich City 1–2 Leicester City Norwich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,765
Referee: Robert Jones
11 September 2021 4 Leicester City 0–1 Manchester City Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,087
Referee: Paul Tierney
19 September 2021 5 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Leicester City Falmer
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,078
Referee: Stuart Attwell
25 September 2021 6 Leicester City 2–2 Burnley Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,650
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
3 October 2021 7 Crystal Palace 2–2 Leicester City Selhurst
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports
16 October 2021 8 Leicester City 4–2 Manchester United Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,219
Referee: Craig Pawson
24 October 2021 9 Brentford 1–2 Leicester City Brentford
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 16,814
Referee: Simon Hooper
30 October 2021 10 Leicester City 0–2 Arsenal Leicester
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,209
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on BT Sport
7 November 2021 11 Leeds United 1–1 Leicester City Leeds
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,478
Referee: Darren England
20 November 2021 12 Leicester City 0–3 Chelsea Leicester
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,192
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport
28 November 2021 13 Leicester City 4–2 Watford Leicester
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,020
Referee: Andrew Madley
1 December 2021 14 Southampton 2–2 Leicester City Southampton
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 26,951
Referee: Robert Jones
5 December 2021 15 Aston Villa 2–1 Leicester City Aston
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,572
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports
12 December 2021 16 Leicester City 4–0 Newcastle United Leicester
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,959
Referee: Peter Bankes
26 December 2021 17 Manchester City 6–3 Leicester City Manchester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 53,226
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
28 December 2021 18 Leicester City 1–0 Liverpool Leicester
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,230
Referee: Michael Oliver
19 January 2022 19 Leicester City 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,986
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: Live on BT Sport. The match was originally scheduled for 16 December 2021, but was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Leicester City's squad.[64]
23 January 2022 20 Leicester City 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,231
Referee: Martin Atkinson
10 February 2022 21 Liverpool 2–0 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,050
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on BT Sport
13 February 2022 22 Leicester City 2–2 West Ham United Leicester
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,061
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports
20 February 2022 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Leicester City Wolverhampton
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,497
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
1 March 2022 24 Burnley 0–2 Leicester City Burnley
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 17,825
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
5 March 2022 25 Leicester City 1–0 Leeds United Leicester
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,236
Referee: David Coote
Note: Live on BT Sport
13 March 2022 26 Arsenal 2–0 Leicester City Holloway
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,111
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports
20 March 2022 27 Leicester City 2–1 Brentford Leicester
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,830
Referee: Darren England
2 April 2022 28 Manchester United 1–1 Leicester City Manchester
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,444
Referee: Andre Marriner
10 April 2022 29 Leicester City 2–1 Crystal Palace Leicester
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,896
Referee: Robert Jones
17 April 2022 30 Newcastle United 2–1 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
14:15 BST
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,104
Referee: Jarred Gillett
20 April 2022 31 Everton 1–1 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,153
Referee: David Coote
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 19 December 2021 but was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Leicester's squad.[65]
23 April 2022 32 Leicester City 0–0 Aston Villa Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,185
Referee: Andrew Madley
1 May 2022 33 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Leicester City Tottenham
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 59,482
Referee: Jonathan Moss
8 May 2022 34 Leicester City 1–2 Everton Leicester
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,001
Referee: Craig Pawson
11 May 2022 35 Leicester City 3–0 Norwich City Leicester
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,892
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 1 January 2022 but was postponed due to COVID-19 infections and injuries in Norwich's squad.[66]
15 May 2022 36 Watford 1–5 Leicester City Watford
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,257
Referee: Jarred Gillett
19 May 2022 37 Chelsea 1–1 Leicester City Fulham
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 31,478
Referee: Stuart Attwell
22 May 2022 38 Leicester City 4–1 Southampton Leicester
16:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,003
Referee: Jonathan Moss

FA Cup

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Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Leicester City entered the competition at the third round stage and on 6 December 2021 were drawn at home to Watford.[67]

8 January 2022 Third round Leicester City 4–1 Watford Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,710
Referee: Mike Dean
6 February 2022 Fourth round Nottingham Forest 4–1 Leicester City West Bridgford
16:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,762
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BBC One

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Leicester City entered the competition in the third round due to participation in UEFA competitions and were drawn away to Millwall[68][69] and then at home to Brighton & Hove Albion in the fourth round.[70]

22 September 2021 Third round Millwall 0–2 Leicester City Bermondsey
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,985
Referee: Andrew Madley
27 October 2021 Fourth round Leicester City 2–2
(4–2 p)		 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 21,163
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Penalties
22 December 2021 Quarter-finals Liverpool 3–3
(5–4 p)		 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,020
Referee: Andrew Madley
Penalties

FA Community Shield

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Main article: 2021 FA Community Shield
7 August 2021 Community Shield Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City Wembley
17:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 45,602
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on ITV

UEFA Europa League

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage

Leicester City were drawn against Italian side Napoli, Russian side Spartak Moscow and Polish side Legia Warsaw in the group stages.[71]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SPM NAP LEI LEG
1   Spartak Moscow 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10[a] Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 3–4 0–1
2   Napoli 6 3 1 2 15 10 +5 10[a] Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–3 — 3–2 3–0
3   Leicester City 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8 Transfer to Europa Conference League 1–1 2–2 — 3–1
4   Legia Warsaw 6 2 0 4 4 11 −7 6 0–1 1–4 1–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head–to–head points: Spartak Moscow 6, Napoli 0.
16 September 2021 1 Leicester City   2–2   Napoli Leicester, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 29,579
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Note: Live on BT Sport
30 September 2021 2 Legia Warsaw   1–0   Leicester City Warsaw, Poland
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Attendance: 27,087
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Note: Live on BT Sport
20 October 2021 3 Spartak Moscow   3–4   Leicester City Moscow, Russia
17:30 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Attendance: 11,366
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Note: Live on BT Sport
4 November 2021 4 Leicester City   1–1   Spartak Moscow Leicester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,222
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
Note: Live on BT Sport
25 November 2021 5 Leicester City   3–1   Legia Warsaw Leicester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,658
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Note: Live on BT Sport
9 December 2021 6 Napoli   3–2   Leicester City Naples, Italy
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 14,646
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Note: Live on BT Sport

UEFA Europa Conference League

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

Knockout phase

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Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase
Knockout round play-offs
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The knockout round play-offs draw was held on 13 December 2021.

17 February 2022 First leg Leicester City   4–1   Randers Leicester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,242
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
24 February 2022 Second leg Randers   1–3
(2–7 agg.)		   Leicester City Randers, Denmark
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Randers Stadium
Attendance: 8,948
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Round of 16
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The round of 16 draw was held on 25 February 2022.

10 March 2022 First leg Leicester City   2–0   Rennes Leicester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,848
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
17 March 2022 Second leg Rennes   2–1
(2–3 agg.)		   Leicester City Rennes, France
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Quarter-finals
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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022.

7 April 2022 First leg Leicester City   0–0   PSV Eindhoven Leicester, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,327
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
14 April 2022 Second leg PSV Eindhoven   1–2
(1–2 agg.)		   Leicester City Eindhoven, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
Semi-finals
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The draw for the semi-finals was held on 18 March 2022, after the quarter-final draw.

28 April 2022 First leg Leicester City   1–1   Roma Leicester, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,659
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
5 May 2022 Second leg Roma   1–0
(2–1 agg.)		   Leicester City Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 63,940
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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  • Italics indicate a loaned player
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Community Shield Europe
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Kasper Schmeichel 53 0 37 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14 0
2 DF   James Justin 19 0 11+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3+2 0
3 DF   Wesley Fofana 12 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
4 DF   Çağlar Söyüncü 41 1 28 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 7+1 0
5 DF   Ryan Bertrand 11 0 4 0 0 0 1+1 0 1 0 3+1 0
6 DF   Jonny Evans 27 2 16+2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 1
7 MF   Harvey Barnes 48 11 24+8 6 2 1 1 1 1 0 10+2 3
8 MF   Youri Tielemans 50 7 29+3 6 2 1 2 0 1 0 12+1 0
9 FW   Jamie Vardy 33 17 20+5 15 0 0 1 2 1 0 3+3 0
10 MF   James Maddison 53 18 28+7 12 2 1 1+1 1 1 0 8+5 4
11 MF   Marc Albrighton 31 3 11+6 1 1 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 7+3 1
12 GK   Danny Ward 5 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   Kelechi Iheanacho 43 8 13+13 4 1 1 1+2 1 0+1 1 7+5 1
17 FW   Ayoze Pérez 25 3 6+8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3+6 1
18 DF   Daniel Amartey 38 1 23+5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6+1 1
20 MF   Hamza Choudhury 12 0 4+2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0+4 0
21 DF   Ricardo Pereira 24 2 13+1 1 0+1 0 1+1 0 1 0 5+1 1
22 MF   Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 44 3 23+5 1 0+1 0 3 0 0+1 0 9+2 2
23 DF   Jannik Vestergaard 20 0 6+4 0 1 0 1+2 0 0 0 4+2 0
24 MF   Nampalys Mendy 15 0 12+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   Wilfred Ndidi 30 2 17+1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 7+1 2
27 DF   Timothy Castagne 35 1 21+5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8+1 0
29 FW   Patson Daka 38 11 13+10 5 0+1 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 7+3 6
33 DF   Luke Thomas 33 0 21+1 0 1 0 3 0 0+1 0 6 0
35 GK   Eldin Jakupović 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW   Ademola Lookman 42 8 16+10 6 2 0 2 2 0 0 5+7 0
42 MF   Boubakary Soumaré 29 0 11+7 0 0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 5+3 0
45 DF   Ben Nelson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 MF   Thanawat Suengchitthawon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 GK   Chituru Odunze 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 MF   Oliver Ewing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
54 MF   Wanya Marçal-Madivadua 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 MF   Lewis Brunt 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
74 MF   Sammy Braybrooke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 MF   Will Alves 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Out on loan:
26 MF   Dennis Praet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF   Vontae Daley-Campbell 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
41 GK   Jakub Stolarczyk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 MF   Kasey McAteer 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No longer at the club:
32 MF   Kamal Sowah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF   Filip Benković 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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Rnk No Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Community Shield Europa League Europa Conference League Total
1 10 MF   James Maddison 12 1 1 0 1 3 18
2 9 FW   Jamie Vardy 15 0 2 0 0 0 17
3 7 MF   Harvey Barnes 6 1 1 0 1 2 11
29 FW   Patson Daka 5 0 0 0 5 1 11
5 37 MF   Ademola Lookman 6 0 2 0 0 0 8
14 FW   Kelechi Iheanacho 4 1 1 1 0 1 8
7 8 MF   Youri Tielemans 6 1 0 0 0 0 7
8 17 FW   Ayoze Pérez 2 0 0 0 1 0 3
11 MF   Marc Albrighton 1 1 0 0 0 1 3
22 MF   Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 1 0 0 0 1 1 3
11 6 DF   Jonny Evans 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
21 DF   Ricardo Pereira 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
25 MF   Wilfred Ndidi 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
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4 DF   Çağlar Söyüncü 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
27 DF   Timothy Castagne 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 DF   Daniel Amartey 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
3 DF   Wesley Fofana 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Total 62 5 7 1 12 13 100

See also

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References

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