Leicester City 1-2 Burton Albion · League One
Leicester City lost to Burton Albion 1-2 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Leicester City and Burton Albion met in the League One at King Power Stadium in Leicester on Saturday, 22 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Leicester City: W. Burns 42'. Burton Albion: M. Dennis 5'; K. Chauke 25'.
How the match went
Leicester City saw more of the ball, 74% of it. Leicester City had 13 shots with 3 on target, Burton Albion 13 with 6 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 5 to Leicester City and 3 to Burton Albion. Leicester City conceded 13 fouls, Burton Albion 19. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (1 for Leicester City, 4 for Burton Albion) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Leicester City started in a 4-1-4-1: Alex McCarthy, Olabade Aluko, Caleb Okoli, Harry Souttar, Luke Thomas, Oliver Skipp, Wes Burns, Sammy Braybrooke, Liam Cullen, William Alves, Admir Bristrić.
Burton Albion started in a 3-4-2-1: Corey Addai, Toby Sibbick, Finn Delap, Curtis Tilt, Kyran Lofthouse, George Evans, Sulyman Krubally, Jack Armer, Kgagelo Chauke, Charlie Webster, Matthew Dennis.
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