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 2018–19 Premier League. They also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

Leicester City
2018–19 season
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]
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 covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

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

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018CBJonny EvansWest Bromwich Albion£3,500,000[4]
1 July 2018CBJusten Kranthove AFC '34Free transfer[5]
1 July 2018AMJames MaddisonNorwich City£25,000,000[6]
1 July 2018RBRicardo Pereira Porto£22,500,000[7]
14 July 2018CFRyan LoftTottenham HotspurFree transfer[8]
20 July 2018GKDanny WardLiverpool£12,500,000[9]
23 July 2018RBLouis RamsayNorwich CityFree transfer[10]
3 August 2018GKViktor JohanssonAston VillaFree transfer[11]
5 August 2018RWRachid Ghezzal MonacoUndisclosed[12]
9 August 2018CBFilip Benković Dinamo ZagrebUndisclosed[13]
9 August 2018CBÇağlar Söyüncü SC Freiburg£19,000,000[14]
26 August 2018FWWill RussChesterfieldUndisclosed[15]
19 December 2018CFDavide LorenzoFree agentFree transfer[16]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018LBJosh DebayoCheltenham TownReleased[17][18]
1 July 2018LWTom FieldingMansfield TownReleased[19][20]
1 July 2018DMRubyn GillSolihull MoorsReleased[19][21]
1 July 2018GKBen HamerHuddersfield TownFree transfer[22]
1 July 2018CBRobert HuthRetiredReleased[23][24]
1 July 2018CMSammie McLeodMaldon & TiptreeReleased[17][25]
1 July 2018CMDylan Watts Shamrock RoversReleased[17][26]
1 July 2018LBConnor WoodBradford CityUndisclosed[27]
1 July 2018GKCameron YatesWycombe WanderersReleased[28]
10 July 2018RWRiyad MahrezManchester City£60,000,000[29]
3 August 2018CFAhmed Musa Al-NassrUndisclosed[30]
8 August 2018CMMorgan Brown AberdeenFree transfer[31]
9 August 2018CFJosh GordonWalsallUndisclosed[32]
10 August 2018CFLeonardo Ulloa PachucaUndisclosed[33]
17 October 2018CBCal TempletonTamworthFree transfer[34]
7 January 2019DMVicente Iborra VillarrealUndisclosed[35]
18 January 2019CBYohan BenalouaneNottingham ForestUndisclosed[36]
4 February 2019LWLiandro MartisMacclesfield TownFree transfer[37]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
31 January 2019CMYouri Tielemans Monaco31 May 2019[38]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
1 July 2018CBElliott Moore OHL31 May 2019[39]
24 July 2018AMHarvey BarnesWest Bromwich Albion11 January 2019[40][41]
26 July 2018GKDaniel IversenOldham Athletic31 May 2019[42]
2 August 2018GKMax BramleyAFC Telford United31 May 2019[43]
3 August 2018RWGeorge ThomasScunthorpe United31 May 2019[44]
8 August 2018RWKian WilliamsBarwell27 January 2019[45]
11 August 2018CFIslam Slimani Fenerbahçe31 May 2019[46]
31 August 2018CBFilip Benković Celtic31 May 2019[47]
31 August 2018AMBartosz Kapustka Oud-Heverlee Leuven31 May 2019[48]
2 January 2019LBCallum ElderIpswich Town31 May 2019[49]
10 January 2019LWFousseni Diabaté Sivasspor31 May 2019[50]
31 January 2019RBDarnell Johnson Hibernian31 May 2019[51]
31 January 2019CMAndy KingDerby County31 May 2019[52]
31 January 2019CBJosh KnightPeterborough United31 May 2019[53]
31 January 2019CMAdrien Silva Monaco31 May 2019[38]

First team squad

  • 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

Pre-season

Pre-season friendlies

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 Brameld
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

Premier League

League table

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[lower-alpha 1]
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

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

On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[54][55]

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
15:00 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

The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[56]

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

The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[57] The third round draw was made on 30 August by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.[58] The fourth round draw was made live on Quest by Rachel Yankey and Rachel Riley on 29 September.[59]

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.[60]
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

Appearances

As of 12 May 2019

  • Asterisk (*) indicates player left club mid-season
  • Hashtag (#) indicates player finished the season out on loan
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Kasper Schmeichel 3803800000
2 DF Danny Simpson 903+301020
3 DF Ben Chilwell 3603600000
4 DF Çağlar Söyüncü 804+200020
5 DF Wes Morgan 25321+131020
6 DF Jonny Evans 28121+311030
7 MF Demarai Gray 39424+1040+102+20
8 FW Kelechi Iheanacho 3529+211103+11
9 FW Jamie Vardy 361830+418001+10
10 MF James Maddison 38735+170+100+10
11 MF Marc Albrighton 32318+92102+21
12 GK Danny Ward 50001040
14 DF Ricardo Pereira 372352001+10
15 DF Harry Maguire 3233130010
16 DF Filip Benković# 1000000+10
17 GK Eldin Jakupovic 00000000
18 MF Daniel Amartey 1007+200010
19 MF Harvey Barnes 16111+510000
20 FW Shinji Okazaki 2501+200102+10
21 MF Vicente Iborra* 1113+500031
21 MF Youri Tielemans 1331330000
22 MF Matty James 10001000
23 MF Adrien Silva 501+100030
24 MF Nampalys Mendy 32023+80000+10
25 MF Wilfred Ndidi 40237+120020
27 FW Fousseni Diabaté# 3010001+10
28 DF Christian Fuchs 812+101041
29 DF Yohan Benalouane* 00000000
31 MF Rachid Ghezzal 2338+1111131
33 MF Bartosz Kapustka# 00000000
34 DF Josh Knight# 00000000
35 DF Callum Elder# 00000000
37 MF Andy King# 10000+1000
38 MF Hamza Choudhury 1207+20101+10
39 DF Darnell Johnson# 00000000
59 MF Thakgalo Leshabela 00000000
FW Islam Slimani# 00000000

Top scorers

As of 28 April 2019

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
9
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

Club awards

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:[61]

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 Seasonvs. Manchester City, 26 December 2018
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Outstanding Community AwardGeoff and Gill Smart

Divisional awards

Date Nation Winner Award
April 2019 Jamie Vardy Premier League Player of the Month[62]

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