Leicester vs Burnley 2021-22 English Premier League
2 - 2
Leicester's Vardy scores at both ends in 2-2 draw with Burnley
Burnley were denied their first Premier League win of the season at Leicester City as Jamie Vardy scored an own goal before scoring for the Foxes.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Own Goal by Jamie Vardy, Leicester City. Leicester City 0, Burnley 1.
- 37': Goal! Leicester City 1, Burnley 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
- 40': Goal! Leicester City 1, Burnley 2. Maxwel Cornet (Burnley) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matej Vydra.
- 45'+2': Maxwel Cornet (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Substitution, Burnley. Jóhann Gudmundsson replaces Maxwel Cornet because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne replaces Ricardo Pereira.
- 60': Ashley Westwood (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
- 68': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Matej Vydra because of an injury.
- 77': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Ademola Lookman.
- 85': Goal! Leicester City 2, Burnley 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho with a through ball.
- 87': Substitution, Burnley. Aaron Lennon replaces Dwight McNeil.
- 90': James Tarkowski (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Burnley 2.
Game Information
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,650
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +36 | Liverpool | 26 | 61 | 1 |
| +29 | Arsenal | 25 | 53 | 2 |
| +12 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 47 | 6 |
| +17 | Manchester City | 25 | 44 | 7 |
Statistics
 BUR |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 32.9 | Possession | 67.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 193 | Accurate Passes | 482 |
| 286 | Passes | 576 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 78 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 13 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 28 | Clearances | 13 |
Leicester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 23 | Jannik Vestergaard  |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
| 5 | Ryan Bertrand |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 7 | Harvey Barnes |
| 37 | Ademola Lookman |
Burnley (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Mee |
| 5 | James Tarkowski |
| 3 | Charlie Taylor |
| 2 | Matthew Lowton |
| 8 | Josh Brownhill |
| 18 | Ashley Westwood |
| 20 | Maxwel Cornet |
| 11 | Dwight McNeil |
| 9 | Chris Wood |
| 27 | Matej Vydra |
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