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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.

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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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Minute by minute

  1. 5'Goal! Leicester City 0-1 Burton Albion. M. Dennis (Burton Albion) scores, assisted by K. Lofthouse.
  2. 25'Goal! Leicester City 0-2 Burton Albion. K. Chauke (Burton Albion) scores.
  3. 29'Red card! O. Skipp (Leicester City) is sent off for foul.
  4. 42'Goal! Leicester City 1-2 Burton Albion. W. Burns (Leicester City) scores.
  5. 45'Half-time. Leicester City 1-2 Burton Albion.
  6. 90'Full-time. Leicester City 1-2 Burton Albion.
Full commentary (55 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Leicester City vs Burton Albion.
  2. 5'Attempt blocked. T. Sibbick (Burton Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  3. 5'Goal! Leicester City 0-1 Burton Albion. M. Dennis (Burton Albion) scores, assisted by K. Lofthouse.
  4. 12'Attempt blocked. O. Aluko (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  5. 15'Corner, Leicester City.
  6. 15'Attempt saved. H. Souttar (Leicester City), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  7. 16'Attempt blocked. W. Alves (Leicester City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  8. 17'Yellow card for C. Tilt (Burton Albion) for foul.
  9. 18'Attempt blocked. L. Cullen (Leicester City), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  10. 23'Attempt blocked. M. Dennis (Burton Albion), header. xG 0.06.
  11. 23'Corner, Burton Albion.
  12. 25'Goal! Leicester City 0-2 Burton Albion. K. Chauke (Burton Albion) scores.
  13. 25'Attempt blocked. M. Dennis (Burton Albion), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
  14. 29'Red card! O. Skipp (Leicester City) is sent off for foul.
  15. 31'Attempt missed. J. Armer (Burton Albion), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  16. 34'Substitution, Leicester City: H. Choudhury comes on for L. Cullen.
  17. 36'Corner, Leicester City.
  18. 40'Attempt missed. C. Webster (Burton Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  19. 41'Corner, Burton Albion.
  20. 41'Attempt saved. C. Webster (Burton Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  21. 42'Goal! Leicester City 1-2 Burton Albion. W. Burns (Leicester City) scores.
  22. 42'Attempt saved. C. Webster (Burton Albion), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  23. 45'Attempt missed. W. Alves (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  24. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  25. 45'Half-time. Leicester City 1-2 Burton Albion.
  26. 46'The second half is under way.
  27. 52'Attempt missed. C. Webster (Burton Albion), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.11.
  28. 54'Substitution, Leicester City: H. Howell comes on for W. Burns.
  29. 55'Substitution, Leicester City: T. Watson comes on for W. Alves.
  30. 55'Substitution, Leicester City: B. De Cordova-Reid comes on for A. Bristrić.
  31. 55'Attempt missed. S. Braybrooke (Leicester City), header. xG 0.04.
  32. 56'Corner, Leicester City.
  33. 62'Attempt missed. C. Webster (Burton Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  34. 63'Yellow card for S. Krubally (Burton Albion) for foul.
  35. 64'Substitution, Burton Albion: W. Collar comes on for S. Krubally.
  36. 64'Attempt saved. H. Howell (Leicester City), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.09.
  37. 65'Attempt missed. H. Souttar (Leicester City), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
  38. 67'Corner, Leicester City.
  39. 70'Substitution, Burton Albion: E. Adeile comes on for M. Dennis.
  40. 74'Yellow card for K. Lofthouse (Burton Albion) for foul.
  41. 75'Attempt missed. B. De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.
  42. 76'Attempt missed. T. Watson (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  43. 77'Substitution, Leicester City: L. Page comes on for L. Thomas.
  44. 78'Attempt saved. C. Webster (Burton Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  45. 80'Attempt blocked. L. Page (Leicester City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  46. 81'Yellow card for G. Bowyer (Burton Albion) for argument.
  47. 81'Attempt blocked. T. Watson (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  48. 83'Yellow card for B. De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) for argument.
  49. 85'Offside, Burton Albion.
  50. 86'Offside, Burton Albion.
  51. 90'Corner, Leicester City.
  52. 90'3 minutes of added time.
  53. 90+2'Corner, Burton Albion.
  54. 90+2'Attempt saved. W. Collar (Burton Albion), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
  55. 90'Full-time. Leicester City 1-2 Burton Albion.
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