Leicester City FC vs Rotherham United FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Leicester City FC vs Rotherham United FC — Championship at King Power Stadium.
- Leicester City FC 46 games · 46 pts (2025/26)
- Rotherham United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Darren Bond
- Assistant 1 Marc Perry
- Assistant 2 Steven Meredith (England)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Dec Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W 18 Dec Birmingham City FC A 3–2 W 13 Dec Millwall FC H 3–2 W 09 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC H 4–0 W 02 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–1 W 29 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Dec Leicester City FC A 0–3 L 16 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–3 L 12 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–2 L 09 Dec Swansea City AFC H 1–2 L 02 Dec Birmingham City FC A 0–0 D 28 Nov Hull City AFC A 1–4 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history13% Clean Sheets
Leicester City FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Leicester City FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Leicester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 15' Rotherham United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sean Morrison suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Viktor Johansson made 357 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' Jannik Vestergaard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rotherham United FC that had 357 games and scored 364 goals.
- 40' Rotherham United FC is showing some good football. However, Rotherham United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Abdul Issahaku.
- 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 55' The whistle greets Abdul Issahaku as he departs to be replaced by Yunus Akgun.
- 60' What a strike from Patson Daka! The score is 1-0.
- 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Viktor Johansson.
- 65' What a strike from Patson Daka! The score is 2-0.
- 69' It is a substitution in Rotherham United FC team. Jordan Hugill is replaced by Georgie Kelly on 69 minute.
- 72' GOAL! Cesare Casadei scores on 72. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira
- 77' Mads Hermansen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 78' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. James Justin departs to be replaced by Harry Souttar.
- 79' Sam Clucas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jamie Lindsay on 79 minute.
- 84' It’s high time Leam Richardson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 89' It looks surprising Leicester City FC does not make any changes. Wout Faes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- With this win, Leicester City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Leicester City FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI-
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Wilfred Ndidi ↓ Cesare Casadei 69'
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James Justin ↓ Harry Souttar 78'
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Abdul Issahaku ↓ Yunus Akgun 55'
Bench- 14
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Hamza Choudhury ↑ 78'
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Harry Souttar ↑ 78'
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Dennis Praet ↑ 69'
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Yunus Akgun ↑ 55'
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Cesare Casadei ↑ 69'
Coach Enzo MarescaRotherham United FC
5-3-2Starting XI- 29
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Jordan Hugill ↓ Georgie Kelly 69'
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Jamie Lindsay ↓ Sam Clucas 79'
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Bench-
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Sam Clucas ↑ 79'
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Tom Eaves ↑ 69'
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Georgie Kelly ↑ 69'
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Coach Leam Richardson -
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Head to Head
Leicester City FC Form
2023-12-23 Leicester City FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-12-18 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Leicester City FC W 2023-12-13 Leicester City FC 3–2 Millwall FC W 2023-12-09 Leicester City FC 4–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2023-12-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Leicester City FC W 2023-11-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leicester City FC DRotherham United FC Form
2023-12-23 Leicester City FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC L 2023-12-16 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–2 Rotherham United FC L 2023-12-12 Rotherham United FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-12-09 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L 2023-12-02 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2023-11-28 Hull City AFC 4–1 Rotherham United FC L