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Leicester City vs West Bromwich Albion
5 Jan 2026, 20:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Stephen MartinChampionship 2025/2026 · 24 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Leicester CityMin
West Bromwich Albion- ⚽
Jordan Ayew 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Jordan James
Right foot shot
18′ - 34′⚽
Karlan Laughton Ahearne-Grant 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Alex James Mowatt
Right foot shot
- ⇄
Stephy Mavididi
Substitution
Off: Jeremy Monga
70′ - ⇄
Louis Page
Substitution
Off: Bobby De Cordova-Reid
70′ - 72′⇄
Joshua Erowoli Orisunmihare Oluwaseun Maja
Substitution
Off: Aune Selland Heggebø
Hamza Choudhury
Yellowcard
Foul
77′- 79′⇄
Ousmane Diakité
Substitution
Off: Alex James Mowatt
- 79′⇄
Samuel Iling-Junior
Substitution
Off: Isaac Jude Price
- ⇄
Patson Daka
Substitution
Off: Jordan Ayew
80′ - ⚽
Issahaku Fatawu 2-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Stephy Mavididi
Left foot shot
90+4′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7.99 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7.58 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 7.31 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.17 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 6.61 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 7.50 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.70 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7.12 | |
| 70 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.59 | |
| 70 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.24 | |
| 80 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.13 | |
| 20 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.69 | |
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| 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.45 | |
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| 20 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.66 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Leicester City
Latest: Derby County · 2–1
Match stats
29 Dec 2025, 19:45 · Home vs Derby County · 2025/2026
West Bromwich Albion
Latest: Swansea City · 0–1
Match stats
1 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Swansea City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Leicester City’s ground: 7 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Leicester City’s home games with West Bromwich Albion’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Leicester City
Yellow cards
Tackles
West Bromwich Albion
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Leicester City
West Bromwich Albion
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Leicester City
West Bromwich Albion
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Leicester City
West Bromwich Albion
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.