2019–20 Leicester City F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Leicester City's 115th in the English football league system and their 52nd (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football.[1] This was their sixth consecutive season in the Premier League. They also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 26 July 2020.

Leicester City
2019–20 season
ChairmanAiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerBrendan Rodgers
Premier League5th
FA CupQuarter-finals
EFL CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Vardy (23)

All:
Jamie Vardy (23)
Biggest win9–0 v Southampton,
Premier League,
25 October 2019
Biggest defeat0–4 v Liverpool,
Premier League,
26 December 2019

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2019RBJames Justin Luton Town£6,000,000First team[2]
4 July 2019SSAyoze Pérez Newcastle UnitedUndisclosedFirst team[3]
5 July 2019RBVontae Daley-Campbell ArsenalFree transferUnder-23s[4]
CFGeorge Hirst OH LeuvenUndisclosedUnder-23s[4]
RWAli Reghba BohemiansUndisclosedUnder-23s[5]
8 July 2019CMYouri Tielemans MonacoUndisclosedFirst team[6]
29 July 2019RBMitchell Clark Aston VillaFree transferUnder-23s[7]
2 August 2019GKChituru Odunze Vancouver WhitecapsUndisclosedAcademy[8]
8 August 2019CMDennis Praet SampdoriaUndisclosedFirst team[9]
9 August 2019MFCallum Hulme BuryUndisclosedUnder-23s[10]
27 August 2019CBDarragh O'Connor WexfordUndisclosedUnder-23s[11]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Team Ref.
31 January 2020CBRyan Bennett Wolverhampton Wanderers30 June 2020First team[12]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Team Ref.
22 July 2019GKDaniel Iversen Rotherham United30 June 2020Under-23s[13]
2 August 2019CBJosh Knight Peterborough United30 June 2020Under-23s[14]
CFRyan Loft Carlisle United30 June 2020Under-23s[15]
7 August 2019LWLayton Ndukwu Southend United8 January 2020Under-23s[16][17]
16 August 2019CMAndy King Rangers5 January 2020[18]First team[19]
21 August 2019CFIslam Slimani Monaco30 June 2020First team[20]
23 August 2019CMAdrien Silva Monaco30 June 2020First team[21]
2 September 2019CBSam Hughes Salford City23 January 2020Under-23s[22]
3 September 2019RWFousseni Diabaté Amiens30 June 2020First team[23]
RWRachid Ghezzal Fiorentina30 June 2020First team[24]
13 January 2020CMGeorge Thomas ADO Den Haag30 June 2020Under-23s[25]
16 January 2020CMAndy King Huddersfield Town30 June 2020First team[26]
27 January 2020CMKiernan Dewsbury-Hall Blackpool30 June 2020Under-23s[27]
28 January 2020CFAdmiral Muskwe Swindon Town30 June 2020Under-23s[28]
30 January 2020RBMitch Clark Port Vale30 June 2020Under-23s[29]
31 January 2020CBFilip Benković Bristol City30 June 2020First team[30]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2019CFDylan Bollard Free agentReleasedAcademy[31]
GKMax Bramley BarwellReleasedUnder-23s[32][33]
LWKairo Edwards-John Stratford TownReleasedUnder-23s[32][34]
DFGeorge Heaven Stratford TownReleasedAcademy[31][35]
CMLeon James Ratchaburi Mitr PholReleasedAcademy[36] [37]
CFJozsef Keaveny AEK LarnacaReleasedAcademy[31][38]
LWDavide Lorenzo Free agentReleasedUnder-23s[32]
CMHabib Makanjuola Free agentReleasedUnder-23s[32]
FWAlassane Meite FujairahReleasedUnder-23s[39]
CFHarrison Myring Doncaster RoversReleasedAcademy[31][40]
CFShinji Okazaki HuescaReleasedFirst team[41][42]

[43]

RBLouis Ramsay Billericay TownReleasedUnder-23s[32][44]
CMLamine Kaba Sherif Accrington StanleyReleasedUnder-23s[32][45]
RBDanny Simpson Huddersfield TownReleasedFirst team[41][46]
1 August 2019CBElliott Moore Oxford UnitedUndisclosedUnder-23s[47]
5 August 2019CBHarry Maguire Manchester United£80,000,000First team[48]
8 August 2019LBCallum Elder Hull CityUndisclosedFirst team[49]
30 August 2019CBAlex Pașcanu CFR Cluj€600,000Under-23s[50]
9 January 2020CBLukáš Hušek AC Sparta PragueUndisclosedUnder-23s[51]
13 January 2020CFRaúl Uche Real ValladolidUndisclosedUnder-23s[52]

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
  • Double asterisk (**) indicates player left on loan 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
35 Eldin Jakupović GK 2017 Hull City
Defenders
2 James Justin RB 2019 Luton Town
3 Ben Chilwell LB / LM 2015 Youth
4 Çağlar Söyüncü CB 2018 Freiburg
5 Wes Morgan CB 2012 (winter) Nottingham Forest
6 Jonny Evans CB 2018 West Bromwich Albion
16 Filip Benković** CB 2018 Dinamo Zagreb
18 Daniel Amartey CB / RB / CM / DM 2016 (winter) Copenhagen
21 Ricardo Pereira RB 2018 Porto
28 Christian Fuchs LB / CB 2015 Schalke 04
29 Ryan Bennett CB 2020 (winter) Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)
Midfielders
7 Demarai Gray LW / RW / CF 2016 (winter) Birmingham City
8 Youri Tielemans CM 2019 Monaco
10 James Maddison AM 2018 Norwich City
11 Marc Albrighton RM / LM 2014 Aston Villa
15 Harvey Barnes AM / CM / RM / LM 2016 Youth
20 Hamza Choudhury CM 2015 Youth
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
26 Dennis Praet AM 2019 Sampdoria
31 Rachid Ghezzal** LW / RW 2018 Monaco
37 Andy King** CM 2006 Youth
Forwards
9 Jamie Vardy ST/CF 2012 Fleetwood Town
13 Islam Slimani** ST 2016 Sporting CP
14 Kelechi Iheanacho ST 2017 Manchester City
17 Ayoze Pérez RW / ST 2019 Newcastle United
27 Fousseni Diabaté** RW / LW / ST 2018 Gazélec Ajaccio

Friendlies

16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) Friendly Scunthorpe United 0–1 Leicester City Scunthorpe
19:30 BST Report Pérez  35' Stadium: Glanford Park
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly Cheltenham Town 1–2 Leicester City Cheltenham
15:00 BST Varney  15' Vardy  68'
Albrighton  75'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly Cambridge United 0–3 Leicester City Cambridge
19:30 BST Report Maguire  59'
Iheanacho  83'
Choudhury  87'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Rotherham United 2–2 Leicester City Rotherham
15:00 BST Morris  38'
Ihiekwe  81'
Report Iheanacho  11', 69' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 3,818
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Stoke City 1–2 Leicester City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Powell  70' Report Albrighton  60'
Tielemans  84'
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
2 August 2019 (2019-08-02) Friendly Leicester City 2–1 Atalanta Leicester
19:45 BST Pérez  62'
Vardy  76'
Report Muriel  89' (pen.) Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 15,933
Referee: Graham Scott (England)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 11 August 2019 26 July 2020 Matchday 1 5th 38 18 8 12 67 41 +26 047.37
FA Cup 4 January 2020 28 June 2020 Third round Quarter-finals 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 075.00
EFL Cup 28 August 2019 28 January 2020 Second round Semi-finals 6 2 3 1 12 7 +5 033.33
Total 48 23 11 14 83 49 +34 047.92

Last updated: 26 July 2020

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Manchester United 38 18 12 8 66 36 +30 66 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4 Chelsea 38 20 6 12 69 54 +15 66
5 Leicester City 38 18 8 12 67 41 +26 62 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 11 11 61 47 +14 59 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 14 9 51 40 +11 59
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[53]
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2019–20 EFL Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League group stage by league position, the spot given to the EFL Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed down to the sixth-placed team.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 18 8 12 67 41  +26 62 11 4 4 35 17  +18 7 4 8 32 24  +8

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultDDWWLWWLWWWWWWWWDLLWWLLWDDLLWDDLWDLWLL
Position1212435334333222222222233333333333344455
Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Premier League fixtures were announced on 13 June 2019.[54]

11 August 2019 (2019-08-11) 1 Leicester City 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
14:00 BST Report Jonny  31'
Neves  60'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,015
Referee: Andre Marriner
18 August 2019 (2019-08-18) 2 Chelsea 1–1 Leicester City Fulham
16:30 BST Mount  7'
Jorginho  37'
Report Ndidi  67' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,629
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Live on Sky Sports
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 3 Sheffield United 1–2 Leicester City Sheffield
15:00 BST Lundstram  57'
McBurnie  62'
Report Vardy  38'
Barnes  70'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 30,079
Referee: Andrew Madley
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 4 Leicester City 3–1 Bournemouth Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy  12', 73'
Albrighton  40'
Tielemans  41'
Report Wilson  15',  69'
Billing  21'
Lerma  32'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,613
Referee: Peter Bankes
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 5 Manchester United 1–0 Leicester City Manchester
15:00 BST Rashford  8' (pen.)
James  84'
Report Maddison  75'
Chilwell  90+5'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,689
Referee: Martin Atkinson
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 6 Leicester City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
12:30 BST Pereira  69'
Gray  83'
Maddison  85'
Report Sissoko  19'
Kane  29'
Wanyama  71'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,129
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) 7 Leicester City 5–0 Newcastle United Leicester
16:30 BST Pereira  16'
Vardy  24',  54', 64'
Dummett  57' (o.g.)
Ndidi  90+1'
Report Hayden  43'
Schär  88'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,168
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 8 Liverpool 2–1 Leicester City Liverpool
15:00 BST Fabinho  39'
Mané  40'
Milner  90+5' (pen.)
Report Ndidi  30'
Söyüncü  53'
Evans  69'
Maddison  80'
Choudhury  90'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,322
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 9 Leicester City 2–1 Burnley Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy  45'
Tielemans  74'
Report Hendrick  2'
Wood  26',  62'
Lowton  90+4'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,105
Referee: Jonathan Moss
25 October 2019 (2019-10-25) 10 Southampton 0–9 Leicester City Southampton
20:00 BST Bertrand  12' Report Chilwell  10'
Tielemans  17'
Pérez  19', 39', 57'
Vardy  45', 58', 90+3' (pen.)
Maddison  85'
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,762
Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: Live on Sky Sports
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03) 11 Crystal Palace 0–2 Leicester City Selhurst
14:00 GMT Schlupp  54'
Tomkins  63'
Report Evans  48'
Söyüncü  57',  81'
Vardy  88'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,480
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on Sky Sports
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 12 Leicester City 2–0 Arsenal Leicester
17:30 GMT Evans  55'
Vardy  68'
Maddison  75'
Report Bellerín  88' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,209
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 13 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Leicester City Falmer
15:00 GMT Webster  16'
Stephens  48'
Report Pérez  64'
Vardy  82' (pen.)
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,640
Referee: Mike Dean
1 December 2019 (2019-12-01) 14 Leicester City 2–1 Everton Leicester
16:30 GMT Vardy  68'
Iheanacho  90+4'
Report Richarlison  23'
Sigurðsson  45+2'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,144
Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Live on Sky Sports
4 December 2019 (2019-12-04) 15 Leicester City 2–0 Watford Leicester
19:30 GMT Vardy  38',  55' (pen.)
Söyüncü  41'
Ndidi  63'
Maddison  90+6'
Report Deulofeu  46'
Masina  90+1'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,763
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Amazon Prime
8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) 16 Aston Villa 1–4 Leicester City Birmingham
14:00 GMT Mings  13'
Nakamba  36'
Grealish  45+2',  90+1'
Wesley  45+3'
Targett  50'
McGinn  60'
Report Vardy  20', 75'
Iheanacho  38',  41'
Pereira  45+1'
Evans  49'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,908
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 17 Leicester City 1–1 Norwich City Leicester
15:00 GMT Krul  38' (o.g.) Report Pukki  26'
Cantwell  33'
Trybull  52'
Buendía  60'
Tettey  78'
Krul  90+3'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,101
Referee: Andrew Madley
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 18 Manchester City 3–1 Leicester City Manchester
17:30 GMT Mahrez  30'
Gündoğan  43' (pen.),  71'
De Bruyne  59'
Jesus  69'
Report Vardy  22'
Söyüncü  35'
Ndidi  51'
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 54,415
Referee: Mike Dean
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 19 Leicester City 0–4 Liverpool Leicester
20:00 GMT Maddison  73' Report Firmino  31', 74'
Gomez  62'
Milner  71' (pen.)
Alexander-Arnold  78'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,211
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Amazon Prime
28 December 2019 (2019-12-28) 20 West Ham United 1–2 Leicester City Stratford
17:30 GMT Fabiański  10'
Fornals  45'
Masuaku  49'
Diop  56'
Rice  77'
Report Iheanacho  40'
Gray  56'
Choudhury  90'
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 59,519
Referee: David Coote
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 21 Newcastle United 0–3 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Fernández  31' Report Pérez  36'
Maddison  39'
Tielemans  59'
Choudhury  87'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,178
Referee: Martin Atkinson
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 22 Leicester City 1–2 Southampton Leicester
15:00 GMT Praet  14' Report Armstrong  16',  19'
Højbjerg  72'
Ings  81',  81'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,115
Referee: Lee Mason
19 January 2020 (2020-01-19) 23 Burnley 2–1 Leicester City Burnley
14:00 GMT Wood  55'
Mee  67'
Westwood  79'
Report Barnes  33' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 19,788
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports
22 January 2020 (2020-01-22) 24 Leicester City 4–1 West Ham United Leicester
19:30 GMT Barnes  24'
Pereira  45+5'
Schmeichel  50'
Pérez  81' (pen.), 88'
Report Noble  50' (pen.)
Ogbonna  79'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,968
Referee: David Coote
Note: Live on BT Sport
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 25 Leicester City 2–2 Chelsea Leicester
12:30 GMT Barnes  54'
Maddison  61'
Chilwell  64'
Evans  90+3'
Report Rüdiger  46', 71'
Jorginho  56'
Kovačić  76'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,186
Referee: Lee Mason
Note: Live on BT Sport
14 February 2020 (2020-02-14) 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Leicester City Wolverhampton
20:00 GMT Neves  45+1'
Dendoncker  55'
Report Maddison  36'
Choudhury  51'  76'
Chilwell  88'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,682
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on Sky Sports
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 27 Leicester City 0–1 Manchester City Leicester
17:30 GMT Report Jesus  80' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,068
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on Sky Sports
28 February 2020 (2020-02-28) 28 Norwich City 1–0 Leicester City Norwich
20:00 GMT Hanley  53'
Lewis  70'
Report Praet  62'
Schmeichel  87'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 27,010
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
9 March 2020 (2020-03-09) 29 Leicester City 4–0 Aston Villa Leicester
20:00 GMT Barnes  40', 85'
Vardy  63' (pen.), 79'
Praet  71'
Evans  76'
Report Hourihane  43' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,125
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports
20 June 2020 (2020-06-20) 30 Watford 1–1 Leicester City Watford
12:30 BST Dawson  90+3' Report Tielemans  40'
Chilwell  90'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[55] It was rescheduled to 20 June.[56]
23 June 2020 (2020-06-23) 31 Leicester City 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
18:00 BST Justin  12'
Ndidi  34'
Report Stephens  36'
Duffy  80'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[57] It was rescheduled to 23 June.[56]
1 July 2020 (2020-07-01) 32 Everton 2–1 Leicester City Liverpool
18:00 BST Richarlison  10'
Sigurðsson  16' (pen.)
Pickford  74'
Report Iheanacho  51'
Ndidi  54'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Coote
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[57] It was rescheduled to 1 July.[56]
4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 33 Leicester City 3–0 Crystal Palace Leicester
15:00 BST Chilwell  45+3'
Iheanacho  49'
Albrighton  50'
Vardy  77', 90+4'
Report McArthur  57' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[57] It was rescheduled to 4 July.[58]
7 July 2020 (2020-07-07) 34 Arsenal 1–1 Leicester City Holloway
20:15 BST Aubameyang  21'
Nketiah  75'
Mustafi  88'
Report Vardy  84' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[59] It was rescheduled to 7 July.[58]
12 July 2020 (2020-07-12) 35 Bournemouth 4–1 Leicester City Bournemouth
19:00 BST Gosling  32'
Stanislas  65' (pen.),  86'
Solanke  67', 87'
Evans  83' (o.g.)
Report Vardy  23'
Ndidi  65'
Söyüncü  67'
Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[59] It was rescheduled to 12 July.[58]
16 July 2020 (2020-07-16) 36 Leicester City 2–0 Sheffield United Leicester
18:00 BST Pérez  29'
Evans  75'
Gray  79'
Report Egan  80'
Fleck  90+2'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[59] It was rescheduled to 16 July.[60]
19 July 2020 (2020-07-19) 37 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Leicester City Tottenham
16:00 BST Justin  6' (o.g.)
Kane  37', 40'
Moura  57'
Sánchez  86'
Report Evans  73' Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[59] It was rescheduled to 19 July.[60]
26 July 2020 (2020-07-26) 38 Leicester City 0–2 Manchester United Leicester
16:00 BST Evans  68'  90+4' Report Maguire  9'
Lindelöf  63'
Fernandes  71' (pen.)
Matić  83'
Pogba  90'
Williams  90+2'
Lingard  90+8'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[59] It was rescheduled to 26 July.[60]

FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[61] The fourth round draw was made by Alex Scott and David O'Leary on Monday, 6 January.[62] The draw for the fifth round was made on 27 January 2020, live on The One Show.[63]

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Third round Leicester City 2–0 Wigan Athletic Leicester
17:31 GMT Pearce  19' (o.g.)
Barnes  40'
Report Morsy  90+3' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,330
Referee: Simon Hooper
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) Fourth round Brentford 0–1 Leicester City Brentford
12:45 GMT Report Iheanacho  4' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,221
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on BBC One
4 March 2020 (2020-03-04) Fifth round Leicester City 1–0 Birmingham City Leicester
19:45 GMT Söyüncü  56'
Pereira  82'
Report Jutkiewicz  80' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 27,181
Referee: Jonathan Moss
28 June 2020 (2020-06-28) Quarter-finals Leicester City 0–1 Chelsea Leicester
16:00 BST Söyüncü  23' Report Barkley  63' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[57] and rescheduled to 28 June.[64]

EFL Cup

The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first round matches.[65] The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports.[66] The draw for the fourth round was made on 25 September 2019.[67] The quarter-final draw was conducted on 31 October, live on BBC Radio 2.[68]

28 August 2019 (2019-08-28) Second round Newcastle United 1–1
(2–4 p)
Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST Ritchie  37'
Muto  53'
Fernández  79'
Report Söyüncü  19'
Maddison  34'
Choudhury  44'
Morgan  45+4'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 22,727
Referee: Tim Robinson
Penalties
Muto
Shelvey
Schär
Hayden
Fuchs
Maddison
Tielemans
Barnes
Vardy
24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) Third round Luton Town 0–4 Leicester City Luton
19:45 BST Report Gray  34'
Justin  44'
Tielemans  79'
Iheanacho  86'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,260
Referee: Matt Donohue
29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Fourth round Burton Albion 1–3 Leicester City Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT Boyce  52' Report Iheanacho  7'
Tielemans  20'
Maddison  89'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 6,186
Referee: Darren England
18 December 2019 (2019-12-18) Quarter-final Everton 2–2
(2–4 p)
Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 GMT Davies  70'
Baines  90+1'
Report Maddison  26'
Evans  29'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,027
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Penalties
Tosun
Baines
Holgate
Calvert-Lewin
Maddison
Chilwell
Pereira
Gray
Vardy
8 January 2020 (2020-01-08) Semi-final First leg Leicester City 1–1 Aston Villa Leicester
20:00 GMT Vardy  38'
Iheanacho  74'
Report Guilbert  28'
El Ghazi  36'
Konsa  74'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,280
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) Semi-final Second leg Aston Villa 2–1
(3–2 agg.)
Leicester City Birmingham
19:45 GMT Targett  12'
Konsa  57'
Douglas Luiz  60'
Trézéguet  90+3'
Report Iheanacho  72'
Söyüncü  76'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,300
Referee: Mike Dean

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 26 July 2020

  • Asterisk (*) indicates player left club during season
  • Double asterisk (**) indicates player left on loan mid season
  • Italics indicate a loaned player
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Kasper Schmeichel 4403802040
2 DF James Justin 18111+203021
3 DF Ben Chilwell 3332733030
4 DF Çağlar Söyüncü 4213413+103+10
5 DF Wes Morgan 1704+702040
6 DF Jonny Evans 452371205+11
7 MF Demarai Gray 2833+1822+102+21
8 MF Youri Tielemans 44532+531+1052
9 FW Jamie Vardy 402334+123103+10
10 MF James Maddison 39930+261+104+13
11 MF Marc Albrighton 2809+1103+103+10
12 GK Danny Ward 40002020
13 FW Islam Slimani** 00000000
14 FW Kelechi Iheanacho 261012+85212+24
15 MF Harvey Barnes 42724+1262+112+10
16 DF Filip Benković** 10001000
17 FW Ayoze Pérez 40826+782050
18 DF Daniel Amartey 00000000
20 MF Hamza Choudhury 29110+1012+202+30
21 DF Ricardo Pereira 3342831140
22 MF Matty James 100+100000
23 MF Adrien Silva** 00000000
24 MF Nampalys Mendy 804+301000
25 MF Wilfred Ndidi 39229+322+103+10
26 MF Dennis Praet 36112+151404+10
27 MF Fousseni Diabaté** 00000000
28 DF Christian Fuchs 1708+301+1040
29 DF Ryan Bennett 503+200000
31 MF Rachid Ghezzal** 00000000
35 GK Eldin Jakupović 00000000
37 MF Andy King** 00000000
39 DF Darnell Johnson 00000000
45 FW George Hirst 200+200000
49 MF Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall** 10000+1000
56 DF Luke Thomas 30300000

Goalscorers

As of 16 July 2020

Rnk No Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 9 FW Jamie Vardy 23 0 0 23
2 14 FW Kelechi Iheanacho 5 1 4 10
3 10 MF James Maddison 6 0 3 9
4 17 FW Ayoze Pérez 8 0 0 8
5 15 MF Harvey Barnes 6 1 0 7
6 8 MF Youri Tielemans 3 0 2 5
7 21 DF Ricardo Pereira 3 1 0 4
8 3 DF Ben Chilwell 3 0 0 3
7 MF Demarai Gray 2 0 1 3
10 25 MF Wilfred Ndidi 2 0 0 2
6 DF Jonny Evans 1 0 1 2
12 4 DF Çağlar Söyüncü 1 0 0 1
20 MF Hamza Choudhury 1 0 0 1
26 MF Dennis Praet 1 0 0 1
2 DF James Justin 0 0 1 1
Own goals 2 1 0 3
Total 67 4 12 83

Awards

Club awards

The following players received awards at Leicester's annual award ceremony.[69]

Player of the Year Award Jamie Vardy
Young Player of the Year Award Harvey Barnes
Players' Player of the Year Award Jamie Vardy
Academy Player of the year Award Oliver Bosworth
Development Squad Player of the Season Luke Thomas
Goal of the Season Award Harvey Barnes vs. Sheffield United F.C., 31 August 2019

Divisional awards

Date Nation Winner Award
August 2019 Harvey Barnes Premier League Goal of the Month
October 2019 Jamie Vardy Premier League Player of the Month

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