2017–18 Leicester City F.C. season
| 2017–18 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha | |||
| Manager | Craig Shakespeare (Until 17 October)[1] Claude Puel (From 25 October)[2] | |||
| Premier League | 9th | |||
| FA Cup | Quarter-finals (knocked out by Chelsea) | |||
| League Cup | Quarter-finals (knocked out by Manchester City) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jamie Vardy (20) All: Jamie Vardy (23) | |||
| ||||
The 2017–18 Leicester City season was the club's 113th season in the English football league system and its 50th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football.[3] This season saw Leicester City participate in the Premier League for the fourth consecutive season as well as the FA Cup and EFL Cup.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Transfers[]
Transfers in[]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | CB |  |
Sam Hughes | Chester |
Free | [4] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | |
Harry Maguire | Hull City |
£17,000,000 | [5][6] |
| 6 July 2017 | DM |  |
Vicente Iborra | Sevilla |
£15,000,000 | [7] |
| 19 July 2017 | GK |  |
Eldin Jakupović | Hull City |
Undisclosed | [8] |
| 3 August 2017 | CF |  |
Kelechi Iheanacho | Manchester City |
£25,000,000 | [9] |
| 8 August 2017 | RW |  |
George Thomas | Coventry City |
Undisclosed | [10] |
| 1 January 2018 | CM |  |
Adrien Silva | Sporting CP |
£22,000,000 | [11] |
| 9 January 2018 | CF |  |
Fousseni Diabaté |  Gazélec Ajaccio |
£2,000,000 | [12] |
Transfers out[]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2017 | CB | 
|
Marcin Wasilewski | Wisła Kraków
|
Released | [13][14] |
| 30 June 2017 | CM |
|
Michael Cain | Whitehawk
|
Released | [13][15] |
| 30 June 2017 | CB | 
|
David Domej |  1. FC Nürnberg II
|
Released | [13][16] |
| 30 June 2017 | LM |
|
Brandon Fox | Tamworth
|
Released | [13][17] |
| 30 June 2017 | CB |
|
Cédric Kipré |  Motherwell
|
Released | [13][18] |
| 30 June 2017 | DM |
|
Matty Miles | Eynesbury Rovers
|
Released | [13][19] |
| 30 June 2017 | CF | 
|
Kairo Mitchell | Nuneaton Town
|
Released | [13][20] |
| 12 July 2017 | GK | |
Ron-Robert Zieler | VfB Stuttgart |
Undisclosed | [21] |
| 15 August 2017 | SS | |
Tom Lawrence | Derby County |
Undisclosed | [22] |
| 31 August 2017 | CM | |
Danny Drinkwater | Chelsea |
£35,000,000 | [23][24][25] |
Loans in[]
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2017 | CB | |
Aleksandar Dragović | Bayer Leverkusen |
30 June 2018 | [26] |
Loans out[]
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2017 | AM | |
Bartosz Kapustka | SC Freiburg |
30 June 2018 | [27] |
| 31 July 2017 | LB |  |
Callum Elder | Wigan Athletic |
30 June 2018 | [28] |
| 11 August 2017 | LW | |
Harvey Barnes | Barnsley |
30 June 2018 | [29] |
| 18 August 2017 | CB | |
Elliott Moore |  Oud-Heverlee Leuven |
January 2018 | [30] |
| 31 August 2017 | DM | |
Nampalys Mendy | Nice |
30 June 2018 | [31] |
| 29 January 2018 | CF |  |
Leonardo Ulloa | Brighton & Hove Albion |
30 June 2018 | |
| 30 January 2018 | CF | |
Ahmed Musa |  CSKA Moscow |
30 June 2018 | |
| 31 January 2018 | CM | |
Andy King | Swansea City |
30 June 2018 | |
| 31 January 2018 | CF |  |
Islam Slimani | Newcastle United |
30 June 2018 |
Players and staff[]
First team squad[]
- This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2016–17 season
- Asterisks indicates player left mid-season
- Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
- Italics indicate loan player
| No. | Nationality | Name | Position | Joined | Signed from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| 1 | 
|
Kasper Schmeichel | GK | 2011 | Leeds United
|
| 12 |
|
Ben Hamer | GK | 2014 | Charlton Athletic
|
| 17 |
|
Eldin Jakupović | GK | 2017 | Hull City
|
| Defenders | |||||
| 2 |
|
Danny Simpson | RB | 2014 | Queens Park Rangers
|
| 3 |
|
Ben Chilwell | LB / LM | 2015 | Youth |
| 5 | 
|
Wes Morgan | CB | 2012 (winter) | Nottingham Forest
|
| 6 |
|
Robert Huth | CB | 2015 | Stoke City
|
| 15 |
|
Harry Maguire | CB | 2017 | Hull City
|
| 16 |
|
Aleksandar Dragović | CB | 2017 | Bayer Leverkusen (loan)
|
| 28 |
|
Christian Fuchs | LB / CB | 2015 | Schalke 04
|
| 29 | 
|
Yohan Benalouane | CB | 2015 |  Atalanta
|
| 31 |
|
Callum Elder | LB | 2013 | Youth |
| 33 |
|
Elliott Moore | CB | 2016 | Youth |
| Midfielders | |||||
| 7 |
|
Demarai Gray | LW / RW / CF | 2016 (winter) | Birmingham City
|
| 11 |
|
Marc Albrighton | RM / LM | 2014 | Aston Villa
|
| 14 |
|
Adrien Silva | CM | 2017 | Sporting CP
|
| 18 | 
|
Daniel Amartey | CM / CB / RB / DM | 2016 (winter) | Copenhagen
|
| 21 |
|
Vicente Iborra | DM | 2017 | Sevilla
|
| 22 |
|
Matty James | CM | 2012 | Manchester United
|
| 25 |
|
Wilfred Ndidi | DM | 2017 (winter) | Genk
|
| 26 |
|
Riyad Mahrez | LW / RW / AM | 2014 (winter) | Le Havre
|
| 32 |
|
Harvey Barnes | AM / CM / RM / LM | 2016 | Youth |
| Forwards | |||||
| 8 |
|
Kelechi Iheanacho | CF | 2017 | Manchester City
|
| 9 |
|
Jamie Vardy | CF | 2012 | Fleetwood Town
|
| 20 | 
|
Shinji Okazaki | CF / AM | 2015 | Mainz 05
|
| 30 |
|
George Thomas | RW / LW / CF | 2017 | Coventry City
|
| 33 |
|
Fousseni Diabaté | RW / LW / CF | 2018 | Gazélec Ajaccio
|
Pre-season[]
Premier League Asia Trophy[]
| 19 July 2017 Semi-final | Leicester City | 1–1 (7–6 p) | West Bromwich Albion | So Kon Po, Hong Kong |
| 18:00 HKT | Mahrez  24' |
Report | Rodriguez 10' |
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Paul Tierney (England) |
| Penalties | ||||
Ulloa  Vardy Fuchs Drinkwater Iborra King Albrighton |
Chadli Robson-Kanu Evans Dawson McClean Leko Field |
|||
| 22 July 2017 Final | Liverpool | 2–1 | Leicester City | So Kon Po, Hong Kong |
| 20:30 HKT | Salah 20' Coutinho 44' |
Report | Slimani 12' Mahrez  43'Ndidi 73' |
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 39,498 Referee: Bobby Madley (England) |
Pre-season friendlies[]
Leicester City announced five pre-season friendlies against Burton Albion,[32] Luton Town,[33] Wolverhampton Wanderers, Milton Keynes Dons[34] and Borussia Mönchengladbach.[35]
| 26 July 2017 | Luton Town | 0–1 | Leicester City | Luton |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Mahrez 83' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 4,237 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 28 July 2017 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–0 | Leicester City | Milton Keynes |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: StadiumMK Attendance: 7,561 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 29 July 2017 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Leicester City | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Cavaleiro 59' |
Report | Maguire 66' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,953 Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 1 August 2017 | Burton Albion | 2–1 | Leicester City | Burton upon Trent |
| 19:45 BST | Akpan 17' Akins 29' |
Report | Maguire 66' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 4 August 2017 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Leicester |
| 19:45 BST | Vardy 67', 74' |
Report | Hazard 46' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 12,385 Referee: Andre Marriner |
Competitions[]
Overview[]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 11 August 2017 | 13 May 2018 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 31.58 |
| FA Cup | 6 January 2018 | 18 March 2018 | Third Round | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 60.00 |
| EFL Cup | 22 August 2017 | 19 December 2017 | Second Round | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 75.00 |
| Total | 47 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 75 | 66 | +9 | 38.30 | ||||
Last updated: 13 May 2018
Source: Soccerway
Premier League[]
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Burnley | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 8 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 49 | |
| 9 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 47 | |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 44 | |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 44 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[36]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[36]
Notes:
- ^ Since the winners of the 2017–18 FA Cup (Chelsea) and the winners of the 2017–18 EFL Cup (Manchester City) both qualified for European competition based on their league positions, the berths awarded to the 5th-placed team (Europa League group stage) and the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) were passed down the league.
Result summary[]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 38 | −7 |
Last updated: 13 May 2018.
Source: Premier League
Results by matchday[]
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[]
On 14 June 2017, the 2017–18 season fixtures were announced.[37][38] Leicester City played in the first Premier League fixture that opened the season on Friday.
| 11 August 2017 1 | Arsenal | 4–3 | Leicester City | Holloway, London |
| 19:45 BST | Lacazette 2' Welbeck 45+2'Ramsey 83'Giroud 85' |
Report | Okazaki 5' Vardy 29', 56'Morgan 90+4' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,387 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 19 August 2017 2 | Leicester City | 2–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Okazaki 1' Morgan 50'Maguire 54' |
Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,902 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 26 August 2017 3 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Leicester City | Old Trafford |
| 17:30 BST | Lukaku 53' Mkhitaryan 54'Rashford 70'Fellaini 82' |
Report | James 89' Schmeichel 90+5' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,021 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 9 September 2017 4 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Chelsea | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Vardy 62' (pen.) Ndidi 84' |
Report | Morata 41' Kanté 50' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,923 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 16 September 2017 5 | Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Leicester City | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Schindler 40' Depoitre 46' |
Report | Vardy 50' (pen.) Okazaki 80' |
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 24,129 Referee: Jon Moss |
| 23 September 2017 6 | Leicester City | 2–3 | Liverpool | Leicester |
| 17:30 BST | Albrighton 17' Ndidi 22'Okazaki 45+3'Vardy 69', 90+2' |
Report | Salah 15' Coutinho 23'Matip 45+2'Lovren 56'Henderson 68'Mignolet 72' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,004 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 30 September 2017 7 | Bournemouth | 0–0 | Leicester City | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 BST | Pugh 20' |
Report | Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,444 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 16 October 2017 8 | Leicester City | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Leicester |
| 20:00 BST | Iheanacho 62' Albrighton 68'Mahrez 80' |
Report | Hegazi 8' Myhill 47'Chadli 63' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,203 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 21 October 2017 9 | Swansea City | 1–2 | Leicester City | Swansea |
| 15:00 BST | Mawson 56' |
Report | Fernández 24' (o.g.) Okazaki 49' |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,521 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 29 October 2017 10 | Leicester City | 2–0 | Everton | Leicester |
| 16:00 GMT | Vardy 18' Gray 29' |
Report | Davies 20' Gueye 65' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,891 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 4 November 2017 11 | Stoke City | 2–2 | Leicester City | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 12:30 GMT | Shaqiri 39' Crouch 73' |
Report | Iborra 33' Mahrez 60' |
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 29,602 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 18 November 2017 12 | Leicester City | 0–2 | Manchester City | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Maguire 83' |
Report | Kompany 3' Jesus 45'De Bruyne 49' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,908 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 24 November 2017 13 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Leicester City | Stratford, London |
| 20:00 GMT | Kouyaté 45' Ayew 79' |
Report | Albrighton 8' Gray 79' |
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,897 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 28 November 2017 14 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester |
| 19:45 GMT | Vardy 13' Mahrez 45+1'Schmeichel 90+5' |
Report | Vertonghen 20' Kane 79'Lamela 89' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,950 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 2 December 2017 15 | Leicester City | 1–0 | Burnley | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Gray 6' |
Report | Bardsley 56' Mee 90+1' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,714 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 9 December 2017 16 | Newcastle United | 2–3 | Leicester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 17:30 GMT | Joselu 4' Gayle 73'Hayden 75'Lejeune 81' |
Report | Gray 12', 60' Mahrez 20'Pérez 86' (o.g.) |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,117 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 13 December 2017 17 | Southampton | 1–4 | Leicester City | Southampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Austin 52' Yoshida 61' |
Report | Mahrez 11' Okazaki 31', 69'King 38' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 27,714 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 16 December 2017 18 | Leicester City | 0–3 | Crystal Palace | Leicester |
| 12:30 GMT | Ndidi 52'  61'Maguire 56'Simpson 86' |
Report | Benteke 19', 50' Zaha 40'Schlupp 68'Sako 90+4' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,081 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 23 December 2017 19 | Leicester City | 2–2 | Manchester United | Leicester |
| 19:45 GMT | Vardy 27' Albrighton 54'Amartey 69' 73'Mahrez 81'Maguire 90+4' |
Report | Lindelöf 34' Mata 40', 60'Matić 47' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,202 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 26 December 2017 20 | Watford | 2–1 | Leicester City | Watford |
| 15:00 GMT | Watson 8' Kabasele 13'Wagué 45'Schmeichel 65' (o.g.)Zeegelaar 88' |
Report | Maguire 4' Dragović 30'Mahrez 37'King 81' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,308 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 30 December 2017 21 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Leicester City | Liverpool |
| 15:00 GMT | Milner 8' Salah 52', 76'Can 53'Robertson 90+1' |
Report | Vardy 3' Maguire 53'Ndidi 62' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,226 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 1 January 2018 22 | Leicester City | 3–0 | Huddersfield Town | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Morgan 24' Mahrez 53'Slimani 60'Albrighton 90+2' |
Report | Malone 84' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,748 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 13 January 2018 23 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Leicester City | Fulham |
| 15:00 GMT | Kanté 56' Morata 87' |
Report | James 18' Okazaki 61'Chilwell 63' 68' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,552 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 20 January 2018 24 | Leicester City | 2–0 | Watford | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Vardy 39' (pen.) Mahrez 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,891 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 31 January 2018 25 | Everton | 2–1 | Leicester City | Liverpool |
| 19:45 GMT | Walcott 25', 39' |
Report | Vardy 71' (pen.) Albrighton 90'Ndidi 90+1' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,390 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 3 February 2018 26 | Leicester City | 1–1 | Swansea City | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Diabaté 3' Vardy 17' |
Report | Fernández 53' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,179 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 10 February 2018 27 | Manchester City | 5–1 | Leicester City | Manchester |
| 17:30 GMT | Sterling 3' Agüero 48', 53', 77', 90'Gündoğan 73'Laporte 83' |
Report | Vardy 24', 83' Ndidi 71'Maguire 89' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,416 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 24 February 2018 28 | Leicester City | 1–1 | Stoke City | Leicester |
| 12:30 GMT | Albrighton 18' Butland 70' (o.g.) |
Report | Allen 9' Diouf 23'Shaqiri 43'Adam 83' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,769 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 3 March 2018 29 | Leicester City | 1–1 | Bournemouth | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Silva 50' Schmeichel 90+4'Mahrez 90+7' |
Report | King 35' (pen.) Gosling 64' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,384 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 10 March 2018 30 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–4 | Leicester City | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Rondón 8' Livermore 80' |
Report | Vardy 21', 41' Simpson 53'Mahrez 62'Ndidi 73'Iheanacho 76'Iborra 90+3' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,558 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 31 March 2018 31 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | Leicester City | Falmer |
| 15:00 BST | Kayal 66' Bong 79' |
Report | Morgan 12' Ndidi 24' 87'Chilwell 63'Simpson 64'Maguire 68'Iborra 83'Vardy 90+6' |
Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,629 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 7 April 2018 32 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Newcastle United | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Maguire 21' Vardy 83' |
Report | Shelvey 18' Lascelles 21'Gayle 52'Ritchie 55'Pérez 75' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,066 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 14 April 2018 33 | Burnley | 2–1 | Leicester City | Burnley |
| 15:00 BST | Wood 6' Long 9'Lennon 65'Barnes 81' |
Report | Vardy 72' Iheanacho 87' |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 21,727 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 19 April 2018 34 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Southampton | Leicester |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,160 Referee: Roger East |
| 28 April 2018 35 | Crystal Palace | 5–0 | Leicester City | Selhurst |
| 15:00 BST | Zaha 17' McArthur 38'Cabaye 53'Loftus-Cheek 81'Van Aanholt 84'Benteke 90' (pen.) |
Report | Albrighton  56'Silva 77' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,750 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 5 May 2018 36 | Leicester City | 0–2 | West Ham United | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Dragović 64' |
Report | João Mário 34' Arnautović 41'Cresswell 49'Noble 64' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,013 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 9 May 2018 37 | Leicester City | 3–1 | Arsenal | Leicester |
| 19:45 BST | Iheanacho 14' Vardy 76' (pen.)Simpson 78'Mahrez 85', 90' |
Report | Mavropanos 15' Aubameyang 53'Holding 75'Xhaka 77' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,095 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 13 May 2018 38 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–4 | Leicester City | Wembley |
| 15:00 BST | Kane 7', 76' Lamela 49', 60'Fuchs 53' (o.g.)Wanyama 55' |
Report | Vardy 4', 73' Mahrez 16'Iheanacho 47'Choudhury 83'Silva 90' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 77,841 Referee: Craig Pawson |
FA Cup[]
In the FA Cup, Leicester City entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Fleetwood Town.[39]
| 6 January 2018 Third round | Fleetwood Town | 0–0 | Leicester City | Fleetwood |
| 12:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 5,001 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 16 January 2018 Third round replay | Leicester City | 2–0 | Fleetwood Town | Leicester |
| 19:45 GMT | Iheanacho 17', 43', 77' Benalouane 35' |
Report | Glendon 45' Dempsey 71' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 17,237 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 27 January 2018 Fourth round | Peterborough United | 1–5 | Leicester City | Peterborough |
| 12:30 GMT | Hughes 58' |
Report | Diabaté 9', 87' Iheanacho 12', 29'Iborra 14'Ndidi 90+2' |
Stadium: London Road Attendance: 13,193 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 16 February 2018 Fifth round | Leicester City | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Leicester |
| 19:45 GMT | Vardy 66' |
Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 28,336 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 18 March 2018 Quarter-finals | Leicester City | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Chelsea | Leicester |
| 16:30 GMT | Maguire 25' Vardy 76' |
Report | Morata 42' Bakayoko 45+1'Moses 89'Pedro 105' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,792 Referee: Craig Pawson |
EFL Cup[]
Leicester City entered in the second round of the competition with an away trip to Sheffield United.[40] A home tie against Liverpool was confirmed for the third round.[41] Another home tie was drawn for the fourth round with Leeds United the visitors.[42] A third consecutive home tie in the competition was announced for the quarter-finals, against Manchester City.[43]
| 22 August 2017 Second round | Sheffield United | 1–4 | Leicester City | Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Lafferty 4' Lundstram 52'Lavery 84' |
Report | Musa 20', 90+4' Slimani 24', 63', 67'Gray 52' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 11,280 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 19 September 2017 Third round | Leicester City | 2–0 | Liverpool | Leicester |
| 19:45 BST | Okazaki 65' Slimani 78'Iborra 90' |
Report | Grujić 57' Klavan 75' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,609 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 24 October 2017 Fourth round | Leicester City | 3–1 | Leeds United | Leicester |
| 19:45 BST | Iheanacho 30' Slimani 70'Mahrez 88' |
Report | Hernández 26' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,516 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 19 December 2017 Quarter-finals | Leicester City | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Manchester City | Leicester |
| 19:45 GMT | Iheanacho 23' Vardy 90+7' (pen.)Maguire 105' |
Report | B. Silva 26' Gündoğan 61'Danilo 90+6'Walker 96' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,562 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| Penalties | ||||
| Fuchs Maguire Iborra Vardy Mahrez |
Gündoğan Touré Nmecha Jesus |
|||
Squad statistics[]
Appearances[]
As of 13 May 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK |
|
Kasper Schmeichel | 35 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF |
|
Danny Simpson | 31 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |
|
Ben Chilwell | 32 | 0 | 20+4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF |
|
Wes Morgan | 35 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF |
|
Robert Huth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF |
|
Demarai Gray | 44 | 4 | 17+18 | 3 | 4+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | ||
| 8 | FW |
|
Kelechi Iheanacho | 28 | 8 | 7+14 | 3 | 4+1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 9 | FW |
|
Jamie Vardy | 42 | 23 | 37 | 20 | 2+1 | 2 | 0+2 | 1 | ||
| 11 | MF |
|
Marc Albrighton | 42 | 2 | 30+4 | 2 | 1+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 12 | GK |
|
Ben Hamer | 9 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF |
|
Adrien Silva | 16 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF |
|
Harry Maguire | 44 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF |
|
Aleksandar Dragović | 16 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 17 | GK |
|
Eldin Jakupovic | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF |
|
Daniel Amartey | 14 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW |
|
Shinji Okazaki | 32 | 7 | 17+10 | 6 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | ||
| 21 | MF |
|
Vicente Iborra | 26 | 3 | 17+2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF |
|
Matty James | 15 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF |
|
Wilfred Ndidi | 38 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF |
|
Riyad Mahrez | 41 | 13 | 34+2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | ||
| 28 | DF |
|
Christian Fuchs | 29 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 29 | DF |
|
Yohan Benalouane | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 30 | FW |
|
George Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | MF |
|
Harvey Barnes | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | MF |
|
Fousseni Diabaté | 16 | 2 | 5+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF |
|
Josh Knight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 37 | MF |
|
Layton Ndukwu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | MF |
|
Hamza Choudhury | 9 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 45 | DF |
|
Sam Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players who left during the season | |||||||||||||
| 10 | MF |
|
Andy King (on loan at Swansea City) | 15 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 13 | FW |
|
Ahmed Musa (on loan at CSKA Moscow) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 19 | FW |
|
Islam Slimani (on loan at Newcastle United) | 17 | 5 | 2+10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 23 | FW |
|
Leonardo Ulloa (on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion) | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF |
|
Nampalys Mendy (on loan at Nice) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
Top scorers[]
| Rnk | No | Pos | Nat | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW |
|
Jamie Vardy | 20 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| 2 | 26 | MF |
|
Riyad Mahrez | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | 8 | FW |
|
Kelechi Iheanacho | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | 20 | FW |
|
Shinji Okazaki | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | FW |
|
Islam Slimani | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | MF |
|
Demarai Gray | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 21 | MF |
|
Vicente Iborra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 15 | DF |
|
Harry Maguire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF |
|
Marc Albrighton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 33 | MF |
|
Fousseni Diabaté | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | ||||||||
| 10 | MF |
|
Andy King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | MF |
|
Wilfred Ndidi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | FW |
|
Ahmed Musa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 9 | 10 | 75 | ||||
Awards[]
Club awards[]
Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and supporters, was held on 1 May 2018. The following awards were made:[44]
| Player of the Year Award | Harry Maguire
|
| Young Player of the Year Award | Wilfred Ndidi
|
| Players' Player of the Year Award | Harry Maguire
|
| Academy Player of the Year Award | Connor Tee
|
| Development Squad Player of the Season | Hamza Choudhury
|
| Goal of the Season Award | Jamie Vardy vs. West Brom, 10 March 2018
|
| Performance of the Season | vs. Southampton, 13 December 2017 |
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