Stockport County 3-4 Leicester City · League One
Stockport County lost to Leicester City 3-4 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Stockport County and Leicester City met in the League One at Edgeley Park in Stockport on Saturday, 12 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Stockport County: J. Diamond 22'; O. Norwood 57'; K. Wootton 61'. Leicester City: L. Cullen 11'; E. R. Jacobsen 30', 48'; J. Lundstram 52'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 51% to 49%. Stockport County had 18 shots with 5 on target, Leicester City 9 with 5 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 8 to Stockport County and 1 to Leicester City. Stockport County conceded 7 fouls, Leicester City 10. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Stockport County, 1 for Leicester City).
Line-ups
Stockport County started in a 3-4-3: Oliver Whatmuff, Kyron Gordon, Eoghan O'Connell, Ethan Pye, Ryan Glover, Lewis Bate, Oliver Norwood, Ben Osborn, Jack Diamond, Kyle Wootton, Harry Wood.
Leicester City started in a 4-1-4-1: Alex McCarthy, Jayden Joseph, Warren O'Hora, Harry Souttar, Luke Thomas, Louis Page, Liam Cullen, Sammy Braybrooke, John Lundstram, William Alves, Emil Riis Jacobsen.
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Minute by minute
- 11'Goal! Stockport County 0-1 Leicester City. L. Cullen (Leicester City) scores, assisted by L. Page.
- 22'Goal! Stockport County 1-1 Leicester City. J. Diamond (Stockport County) scores, assisted by L. Bate.
- 30'Goal! Stockport County 1-2 Leicester City. E. R. Jacobsen (Leicester City) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Stockport County 1-2 Leicester City.
- 48'Goal! Stockport County 1-3 Leicester City. E. R. Jacobsen (Leicester City) scores, assisted by W. Alves.
- 52'Goal! Stockport County 1-4 Leicester City. J. Lundstram (Leicester City) scores, assisted by L. Page.
- 57'Goal! Stockport County 2-4 Leicester City. O. Norwood (Stockport County) scores.
- 61'Goal! Stockport County 3-4 Leicester City. K. Wootton (Stockport County) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Stockport County 3-4 Leicester City.
Full commentary (59 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Stockport County vs Leicester City.
- 4'Attempt missed. K. Gordon (Stockport County), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 8'Attempt blocked. E. R. Jacobsen (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
- 8'Attempt blocked. L. Page (Leicester City), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 11'Offside, Leicester City.
- 11'Goal! Stockport County 0-1 Leicester City. L. Cullen (Leicester City) scores, assisted by L. Page.
- 13'Offside, Stockport County.
- 16'Attempt missed. K. Wootton (Stockport County), header from a set piece. xG 0.14.
- 22'Goal! Stockport County 1-1 Leicester City. J. Diamond (Stockport County) scores, assisted by L. Bate.
- 28'Attempt missed. H. Wood (Stockport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 30'Goal! Stockport County 1-2 Leicester City. E. R. Jacobsen (Leicester City) scores.
- 36'Yellow card for E. Pye (Stockport County) for foul.
- 39'Attempt missed. J. Lundstram (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 40'Corner, Stockport County.
- 41'Corner, Stockport County.
- 41'Attempt saved. R. Glover (Stockport County), header from a corner. xG 0.50.
- 41'Off the woodwork! R. Glover (Stockport County), header from a corner. xG 0.33.
- 41'Attempt missed. K. Gordon (Stockport County), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Stockport County 1-2 Leicester City.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Attempt blocked. L. Page (Leicester City), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 48'Goal! Stockport County 1-3 Leicester City. E. R. Jacobsen (Leicester City) scores, assisted by W. Alves.
- 50'Yellow card for L. Page (Leicester City) for foul.
- 52'Corner, Leicester City.
- 52'Goal! Stockport County 1-4 Leicester City. J. Lundstram (Leicester City) scores, assisted by L. Page.
- 57'Goal! Stockport County 2-4 Leicester City. O. Norwood (Stockport County) scores.
- 61'Goal! Stockport County 3-4 Leicester City. K. Wootton (Stockport County) scores.
- 61'Attempt blocked. O. Norwood (Stockport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 63'Yellow card for K. Gordon (Stockport County) for foul.
- 64'Attempt saved. S. Braybrooke (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 66'Offside, Stockport County.
- 67'Corner, Stockport County.
- 67'Attempt missed. K. Wootton (Stockport County), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 67'Attempt missed. O. Norwood (Stockport County), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 69'Corner, Stockport County.
- 70'Offside, Stockport County.
- 71'Substitution, Stockport County: J. Adigun comes on for L. Bate.
- 71'Substitution, Stockport County: M. Mandron comes on for H. Wood.
- 71'Substitution, Leicester City: B. De Cordova-Reid comes on for S. Braybrooke.
- 72'Corner, Stockport County.
- 72'Attempt missed. K. Gordon (Stockport County), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 74'Corner, Stockport County.
- 75'Attempt blocked. K. Gordon (Stockport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 76'Substitution, Leicester City: T. Watson comes on for E. R. Jacobsen.
- 78'Attempt missed. R. Glover (Stockport County), header. xG 0.14.
- 79'Substitution, Stockport County: M. Jobe comes on for E. O'Connell.
- 79'Substitution, Stockport County: E. Ennis comes on for R. Glover.
- 80'Attempt missed. J. Adigun (Stockport County), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 84'Attempt saved. K. Wootton (Stockport County), header. xG 0.04.
- 84'Corner, Stockport County.
- 85'Corner, Stockport County.
- 86'Substitution, Leicester City: W. Burns comes on for L. Cullen.
- 86'Substitution, Leicester City: I. Kangasniemi comes on for W. Alves.
- 86'Substitution, Leicester City: O. Aluko comes on for W. O'Hora.
- 87'Substitution, Stockport County: B. B. Andrésson comes on for J. Diamond.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt missed. B. B. Andrésson (Stockport County), header. xG 0.07.
- 90'Full-time. Stockport County 3-4 Leicester City.