Match Report
Leicester City, 18th on 25 points, faced a 46-point deficit to Manchester City (3rd, 71). Leicester City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Per game in the league, Manchester City were scoring 1.89 and conceding 1.16, Leicester City 0.87 and 2.11, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Leicester City — seven in succession. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Manchester City against 0/15 for Leicester City.
The head-to-head ledger counts 28 games: 17 Manchester City wins, 6 for Leicester City, 5 draws, at 3.07 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 36% of the meetings went to the host.
Etihad Stadium in Manchester, capacity 53,400, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Manchester City led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Manchester City: Jack Grealish (2'), Omar Marmoush (29')