Leicester City 2-0 Plymouth Argyle · League One
Leicester City beat Plymouth Argyle 2-0 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Leicester City and Plymouth Argyle met in the League One at King Power Stadium in Leicester on Tuesday, 1 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Leicester City: H. Howell 45'; W. Alves 45'. Plymouth Argyle did not score.
How the match went
Leicester City saw more of the ball, 66% of it. Leicester City had 18 shots with 5 on target, Plymouth Argyle 13 with 4 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 5 to Leicester City and 9 to Plymouth Argyle. Leicester City conceded 5 fouls, Plymouth Argyle 16. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (3 for Leicester City, 1 for Plymouth Argyle).
Line-ups
Leicester City started in a 4-1-4-1: Jakub Stolarczyk, Jayden Joseph, Harry Souttar, Luke Thomas, Christian McFarlane, Louis Page, Harry Howell, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Sammy Braybrooke, William Alves, Admir Bristrić.
Plymouth Argyle started in a 4-4-2: Murphy Cooper, Wes Harding, Alex Mitchell, Julio Pleguezuelo, Alex Hartridge, Xavier Amaechi, Tyreeq Bakinson, Harvey White, Ronan Curtis, Will Evans, Bradley Ibrahim.
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Minute by minute
- 45+3'Goal! Leicester City 1-0 Plymouth Argyle. W. Alves (Leicester City) scores, assisted by L. Page.
- 45+5'Goal! Leicester City 2-0 Plymouth Argyle. H. Howell (Leicester City) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Leicester City 2-0 Plymouth Argyle.
- 90'Full-time. Leicester City 2-0 Plymouth Argyle.
Full commentary (72 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Leicester City vs Plymouth Argyle.
- 6'Substitution, Leicester City: A. McCarthy comes on for J. Stolarczyk.
- 7'Corner, Plymouth Argyle.
- 11'Attempt blocked. A. Bristrić (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 13'Attempt saved. L. Page (Leicester City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 14'Attempt blocked. H. Howell (Leicester City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 15'Attempt missed. B. De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.30.
- 17'Offside, Plymouth Argyle.
- 20'Offside, Plymouth Argyle.
- 22'Attempt missed. B. De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 24'Offside, Plymouth Argyle.
- 26'Attempt missed. A. Bristrić (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
- 29'Corner, Leicester City.
- 29'Attempt blocked. H. Howell (Leicester City), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 29'Corner, Leicester City.
- 30'Corner, Leicester City.
- 33'Offside, Plymouth Argyle.
- 34'Attempt blocked. R. Curtis (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 36'Attempt blocked. W. Alves (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 37'Corner, Leicester City.
- 37'Attempt missed. H. Souttar (Leicester City), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 38'Yellow card for X. Amaechi (Plymouth Argyle) for foul.
- 41'Attempt missed. B. Ibrahim (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 43'Yellow card for J. Joseph (Leicester City) for foul.
- 45'5 minutes of added time.
- 45+3'Goal! Leicester City 1-0 Plymouth Argyle. W. Alves (Leicester City) scores, assisted by L. Page.
- 45+5'Goal! Leicester City 2-0 Plymouth Argyle. H. Howell (Leicester City) scores.
- 45+5'Attempt saved. S. Braybrooke (Leicester City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 45'Half-time. Leicester City 2-0 Plymouth Argyle.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: M. Sorinola comes on for R. Curtis.
- 46'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: O. Irow comes on for X. Amaechi.
- 47'Corner, Plymouth Argyle.
- 47'Attempt blocked. W. Evans (Plymouth Argyle), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 52'Offside, Plymouth Argyle.
- 52'Substitution, Leicester City: W. Burns comes on for H. Howell.
- 52'Substitution, Leicester City: L. Cullen comes on for A. Bristrić.
- 53'Attempt missed. J. Joseph (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 58'Corner, Leicester City.
- 61'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: A. Pepple comes on for J. Pleguezuelo.
- 63'Corner, Plymouth Argyle.
- 63'Attempt saved. A. Pepple (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 63'Corner, Plymouth Argyle.
- 64'Attempt missed. A. Hartridge (Plymouth Argyle), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 64'Attempt saved. A. Hartridge (Plymouth Argyle), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 66'Attempt blocked. O. Irow (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 68'Attempt missed. C. McFarlane (Leicester City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 70'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: C. Watts comes on for B. Ibrahim.
- 72'Attempt missed. O. Irow (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 72'Attempt blocked. M. Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 75'Attempt missed. B. De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 76'Attempt saved. C. McFarlane (Leicester City), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 77'Attempt missed. W. Burns (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 79'Corner, Plymouth Argyle.
- 80'Corner, Plymouth Argyle.
- 81'Substitution, Leicester City: T. Watson comes on for W. Alves.
- 81'Substitution, Leicester City: O. Aluko comes on for J. Joseph.
- 82'Attempt missed. T. Watson (Leicester City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 87'Yellow card for H. Souttar (Leicester City) for foul.
- 88'Offside, Plymouth Argyle.
- 89'Offside, Leicester City.
- 90'Offside, Plymouth Argyle.
- 90'Off the woodwork! M. Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90'Yellow card for S. Braybrooke (Leicester City) for foul.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Corner, Plymouth Argyle.
- 90+1'Attempt missed. O. Irow (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 90+1'Attempt saved. C. Watts (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.65.
- 90+1'Corner, Plymouth Argyle.
- 90+3'Corner, Plymouth Argyle.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. W. Evans (Plymouth Argyle), header from a corner. xG 0.13.
- 90'Full-time. Leicester City 2-0 Plymouth Argyle.