2020–21 Leicester City F.C. season

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Leicester City
2020–21 season
OwnerKing Power International Group
ChairmanAiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerBrendan Rodgers
StadiumKing Power Stadium
Premier League5th
FA CupWinners
EFL CupThird round
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Vardy (15)
All:
Kelechi Iheanacho (19)
Away colours
Third colours

The 2020–21 Leicester City F.C. season was the club's 116th season in existence and the seventh consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Leicester City participated in the season's editions of the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 27 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Kits[]

Home
Home 2021-22
Away
Third
Third alt.
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3
Goalkeeper 2021-22

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2020 AM Thailand Thanawat Suengchitthawon France AS Nancy Free transfer Under-23s [1]
3 September 2020 RB/RWB/LM Belgium Timothy Castagne Italy Atalanta £21,000,000 First team [2]
4 September 2020 CM United States Zach Booth United States Real Salt Lake Undisclosed Under-23s [3]
2 October 2020 CB France Wesley Fofana France Saint-Étienne £30,000,000 First team [4]
3 December 2020 CF England Jacob Wakeling England Alvechurch Undisclosed Under-23s [5]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Team Ref.
20 September 2020 RW Turkey Cengiz Ünder Italy Roma 30 June 2021 First team [6]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Team Ref.
11 August 2020 GK Denmark Daniel Iversen Belgium OH Leuven 6 January 2021 Under-23s [7][8]
16 September 2020 CF England George Hirst England Rotherham United End of season Under-23s [9]
24 September 2020 CF Belgium Josh Eppiah Belgium OH Leuven End of season Under-23s [10]
29 September 2020 CB England Darnell Johnson England Wigan Athletic 4 January 2021 Under-23s [11]
5 October 2020 RW Algeria Rachid Ghezzal Turkey Beşiktaş End of season First team [12]
5 October 2020 CB England Josh Knight England Wycombe Wanderers End of season Under-23s [13][14]
9 October 2020 RB Wales Mitch Clark England Port Vale January 2021 Under-23s [15]
9 October 2020 CB England Sam Hughes England Burton Albion January 2021 Under-23s [16]
16 October 2020 CB Croatia Filip Benković Wales Cardiff City 6 January 2021 First team [17][18]
16 October 2020 DM England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall England Luton Town End of season Under-23s [19]
16 October 2020 CM England Matty James England Barnsley 5 January 2021 First team [20][21]
5 January 2021 CF Zimbabwe Admiral Muskwe England Wycombe Wanderers End of season Under-23s [22]
6 January 2021 CM England Matty James England Coventry City End of season First team [23]
7 January 2021 GK Denmark Daniel Iversen England Preston North End End of season Under-23s [8]
12 January 2021 CB Croatia Filip Benković Belgium OH Leuven End of season First team [24]
25 January 2021 CB England Darnell Johnson England AFC Wimbledon End of season Under-23s [25]
1 February 2021 CM England Callum Wright England Cheltenham Town End of season Under-23s [26]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2020 LB England Calvin Bassey Scotland Rangers Free transfer Under-23s [27]
1 July 2020 RW Brunei Faiq Bolkiah Portugal Maritimo Released Under-23s [28][29]
1 July 2020 GK Wales Rhys Davies England Belper Town Released Under-23s [28][30]
1 July 2020 RB England Ed Elewa-Ikpakwu England Lancaster City Released Under-23s [28]
1 July 2020 GK Sweden Viktor Johansson England Rotherham United Released Under-23s [28][31]
1 July 2020 CB Netherlands Justen Kranthove Czech Republic Slovan Liberec Released Under-23s [28][32]
1 July 2020 CF England Ryan Loft England Scunthorpe United Released Under-23s [28][33]
1 July 2020 AM Republic of Ireland Conor Tee England Brackley Released Under-23s [28][34]
1 July 2020 AM Wales George Thomas England Queens Park Rangers Released First team [28][35]
27 July 2020 CM Wales Andy King Belgium OH Leuven Released First team [28][36]
13 August 2020 AM Poland Bartosz Kapustka Poland Legia Warsaw Undisclosed First team [37]
20 August 2020 RB England Connor Barrett England Burnley Free transfer Academy [38]
26 August 2020 LB England Ben Chilwell England Chelsea £50,000,000 First team [39]
31 August 2020 CM England Liam Loughlan England Salford City Free transfer Academy [40]
25 September 2020 RW Mali Fousseni Diabaté Turkey Trabzonspor Undisclosed First team [41]
3 October 2020 CM Portugal Adrien Silva Italy Sampdoria Undisclosed First team [42]
13 January 2021 CF Algeria Islam Slimani France Lyon Free transfer First team [43]
31 January 2021 LW England Demarai Gray Germany Bayer Leverkusen Undisclosed First team [44]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 August 2020 Friendly Birmingham City 0–2 Leicester City Birmingham
13:00 BST Report
Stadium: Wast Hills Training Ground
29 August 2020 Friendly Leicester City 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Loughborough
12:00 BST Report Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium
5 September 2020 Friendly Leicester City 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Leicester
13:00 BST Amartey Goal 67' Report Williams Goal 81' Stadium: King Power Stadium

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 13 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 5th 38 20 6 12 68 50 +18 052.63
FA Cup 9 January 2021 15 May 2021 Third round Winners 6 6 0 0 13 2 +11 100.00
EFL Cup 23 September 2020 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
UEFA Europa League 22 October 2020 25 February 2021 Group stage Round of 32 8 4 2 2 14 7 +7 050.00
Total 53 30 8 15 95 61 +34 056.60

Source: Competitions

Premier League[]

Main article: 2020–21 Premier League

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Liverpool 38 20 9 9 68 42 +26 69 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4 Chelsea 38 19 10 9 58 36 +22 67
5 Leicester City 38 20 6 12 68 50 +18 66 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 West Ham United 38 19 8 11 62 47 +15 65
7 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 8 12 68 45 +23 62 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[b]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head to head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head to head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[45]
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 FA Cup, Leicester City, also qualified for the Europa League based on league position, the second Europa League group stage berth allocated to England was transferred to the sixth-placed team.
  2. ^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 EFL Cup, Manchester City, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the EFL Cup winners was transferred to the highest-placed Premier League team not already qualified for European competition, the seventh-placed team.

Results 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 20 6 12 68 50  +18 66 9 1 9 34 30  +4 11 5 3 34 20  +14

Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAAHHAHHAHAAH
ResultWWWLLWWWLLWWLWDDWWWDLWDWWLDWWLLWWDLWLL
Position21134421444342333333433333333333334355
Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 20 August 2020.[46]

13 September 2020 1 West Bromwich Albion 0–3 Leicester City West Bromwich
14:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
  • Justin Yellow card 16'
  • Castagne Goal 56'
  • Vardy Goal 74' (pen.), 84' (pen.)
 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Taylor
20 September 2020 2 Leicester City 4–2 Burnley Leicester
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
  • Rodriguez Yellow card 8'
  • Wood Goal 10'
  • Dunne Goal 73'
  • Bardsley Yellow card 90+1'
 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
27 September 2020 3 Manchester City 2–5 Leicester City Manchester
16:30 BST (UTC+1)
  • Mahrez Goal 4'
  • Aké Yellow card 60', Goal 84'
 Report
  • Tielemans Yellow card 22', Goal 88' (pen.)
  • Vardy Goal 37' (pen.), 54', 58' (pen.)
  • Söyüncü Yellow card 47'
  • Amartey Yellow card 51'
  • Maddison Goal 77'
 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
4 October 2020 4 Leicester City 0–3 West Ham United Leicester
12:00 BST (UTC+1)
  • Mendy Yellow card 24'
  • Evans Yellow card 53'
 Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Madley
18 October 2020 5 Leicester City 0–1 Aston Villa Leicester
19:15 BST (UTC+1)
  • Pérez Yellow card 31'
  • Tielemans Yellow card 41'
  • Castagne Yellow card 73'
  • Evans Yellow card 74'
 Report
  • McGinn Yellow card 32'
  • Cash Yellow card 40'
  • Luiz Yellow card 70'
  • Barkley Goal 90+1'
 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
25 October 2020 6 Arsenal 0–1 Leicester City Holloway
19:15 GMT (UTC±0)
  • Bellerín Yellow card 30'
  • Lacazette Yellow card 57'
  • Xhaka Yellow card 90+5'
 Report
  • Fuchs Yellow card 32'
  • Tielemans Yellow card 41'
  • Fofana Yellow card 52'
  • Maddison Yellow card 67'
  • Evans Yellow card 74'
  • Vardy Goal 80'
 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
2 November 2020 7 Leeds United 1–4 Leicester City Leeds
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
  • Dallas Goal 48', Yellow card 50'
 Report
  • Barnes Goal 2'
  • Tielemans Goal 21', 90+1' (pen.)
  • Vardy Goal 76'
  • Thomas Yellow card 84'
 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andre Marriner
8 November 2020 8 Leicester City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)
  • Vardy Goal 15' (pen.)
  • Evans Yellow card 63'
  • Fofana Yellow card 81'
 Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Taylor
22 November 2020 9 Liverpool 3–0 Leicester City Liverpool
19:15 GMT (UTC±0)
  • Evans Goal 21' (o.g.)
  • Jota Goal 41'
  • Firmino Goal 86'
 Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
30 November 2020 10 Leicester City 1–2 Fulham Leicester
17:30 GMT (UTC±0)
  • Barnes Goal 86'
 Report
  • Reed Yellow card 18'
  • Lookman Goal 30'
  • Cavaleiro Goal 38' (pen.)
  • Adarabioyo Yellow card 89'
 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Hooper
6 December 2020 11 Sheffield United 1–2 Leicester City Sheffield
14:15 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
  • Pérez Goal 24'
  • Fuchs Yellow card 63'
  • Vardy Goal 90', Yellow card 90+1'
  • Maddison Yellow card 90+2'
 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
13 December 2020 12 Leicester City 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
19:15 GMT (UTC±0)
  • Fuchs Yellow card 22'
  • Maddison Goal 27', 44'
  • Vardy Goal 41'
  • Evans Yellow card 78'
 Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
16 December 2020 13 Leicester City 0–2 Everton Leicester
18:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
20 December 2020 14 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Leicester City Tottenham
14:15 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
  • Albrighton Yellow card 32'
  • Vardy Goal 45+4' (pen.)
  • Alderweireld Goal 59' (o.g.)
  • Ndidi Yellow card 72'
 Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
26 December 2020 15 Leicester City 2–2 Manchester United Leicester
12:30 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
  • Rashford Goal 23'
  • Fernandes Yellow card 45+1', Goal 79'
 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
28 December 2020 16 Crystal Palace 1–1 Leicester City Selhurst
15:00 GMT (UTC±0)
  • Zaha Goal 58'
 Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
3 January 2021 17 Newcastle United 1–2 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
14:15 GMT (UTC±0)
  • Carroll Goal 82'
 Report
  • Maddison Goal 55'
  • Tielemans Yellow card 60', Goal 72'
  • Justin Yellow card 81'
 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones
16 January 2021 18 Leicester City 2–0 Southampton Leicester
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
  • Fofana Yellow card 15'
  • Maddison Goal 37'
  • Albrighton Yellow card 45'
  • Barnes Goal 90+5'
 Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell
19 January 2021 19 Leicester City 2–0 Chelsea Leicester
20:15 GMT (UTC±0)
  • Ndidi Goal 6'
  • Maddison Goal 41'
  • Fofana Yellow card 85'
 Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
27 January 2021 20 Everton 1–1 Leicester City Liverpool
20:15 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
31 January 2021 21 Leicester City 1–3 Leeds United Leicester
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)
  • Barnes Goal 13'
 Report
  • Dallas Goal 15', Yellow card 62'
  • Ayling Yellow card 38'
  • Bamford Goal 70'
  • Klich Yellow card 74'
  • Harrison Goal 84'
 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
3 February 2021 22 Fulham 0–2 Leicester City Fulham
18:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones
7 February 2021 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Leicester City Wolverhampton
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson
13 February 2021 24 Leicester City 3–1 Liverpool Leicester
12:30 GMT (UTC±0)
  • Evans Yellow card 43'
  • Maddison Goal 78'
  • Vardy Goal 81'
  • Barnes Goal 85'
 Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Taylor
21 February 2021 25 Aston Villa 1–2 Leicester City Aston
14:05 GMT (UTC±0)
  • Traoré Goal 48'
  • Luiz Yellow card 51'
  • Elmohamady Yellow card 59'
 Report
  • Maddison Goal 19'
  • Barnes Goal 23'
  • Ndidi Yellow card 34'
 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
28 February 2021 26 Leicester City 1–3 Arsenal Leicester
12:00 GMT (UTC±0)
  • Tielemans Goal 6', Yellow card 72'
  • Thomas Yellow card 38'
 Report
  • Luiz Goal 39'
  • Lacazette Goal 45+2' (pen.)
  • Pépé Goal 52'
  • Tierney Yellow card 90+3'
 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
3 March 2021 27 Burnley 1–1 Leicester City Burnley
18:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Madley
6 March 2021 28 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Leicester City Falmer
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
  • Lallana Goal 10'
 Report
  • Iheanacho Goal 62'
  • Tielemans Yellow card 76'
  • Amartey Goal 87'
 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
14 March 2021 29 Leicester City 5–0 Sheffield United Leicester
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
  • Bryan Yellow card 74'
  • Lundstram Yellow card 88'
 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Bankes
3 April 2021 30 Leicester City 0–2 Manchester City Leicester
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
  • Ndidi Yellow card 32'
  • Amartey Yellow card 87'
 Report
  • Mendy Goal 58'
  • Ederson Yellow card 73'
  • Gabriel Jesus Goal 74'
  • Fernandinho Yellow card 82'
  • Rodri Yellow card 90'
 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Taylor
11 April 2021 31 West Ham United 3–2 Leicester City Stratford
14:05 BST (UTC+1)
  • Souček Yellow card 10'
  • Lingard Goal 29', 44'
  • Cresswell Yellow card 30'
  • Bowen Goal 48'
  • Masuaku Yellow card 90+2'
 Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
22 April 2021 32 Leicester City 3–0 West Bromwich Albion Leicester
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Madley
26 April 2021 33 Leicester City 2–1 Crystal Palace Leicester
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
30 April 2021 34 Southampton 1–1 Leicester City Southampton
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
  • Evans Goal 68'
 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones
7 May 2021 35 Leicester City 2–4 Newcastle United Leicester
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
11 May 2021 36 Manchester United 1–2 Leicester City Old Trafford
18:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Pawson
18 May 2021 37 Chelsea 2–1 Leicester City Fulham
20:15 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mike Dean
23 May 2021 38 Leicester City 2–4 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
16:00 BST (UTC+1)
  • Vardy Goal 18' (pen.), 52' (pen.)
 Report
  • Kane Goal 41'
  • Bergwijn Yellow card 58'
  • Schmeichel Goal 76' (o.g.)
  • Winks Yellow card 83'
  • Bale Goal 87', 90+6'
 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Anthony Taylor

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[47] The fourth and fifth round draws were made consecutively on 11 January.[48]

9 January 2021 (2021-01-09) Third round Stoke City 0–4 Leicester City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT
Report
  • Fofana Yellow card 28'
  • Justin Goal 34'
  • Albrighton Goal 59'
  • Pérez Goal 79'
  • Barnes Goal 81'
 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
24 January 2021 (2021-01-24) Fourth round Brentford 1–3 Leicester City Brentford
14:30 GMT
Report
  • Ünder Goal 46'
  • Tielemans Goal 51' (pen.)
  • Maddison Goal 71'
 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Oliver
10 February 2021 (2021-02-10) Fifth round Leicester City 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
19:30 GMT
Report
  • Bissouma Yellow card 90+1'
 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean
21 March 2021 (2021-03-21) Quarter-finals Leicester City 3–1 Manchester United Leicester
17:00 GMT
  • Iheanacho Goal 24', 78'
  • Tielemans Goal 52'
  • Albrighton Yellow card 69'
  • Evans Yellow card 76'
 Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andre Marriner
18 April 2021 (2021-04-18) Semi-finals Leicester City 1–0 Southampton Wembley
18:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
15 May 2021 (2021-05-15) Final Chelsea 0–1 Leicester City Wembley
17:15 BST
  • Werner Yellow card 40'
 Report
  • Fofana Yellow card 35'
  • Tielemans Goal 63'
 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Michael Oliver

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on 6 September, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[49]

23 September 2020 Third round Leicester City 0–2 Arsenal Leicester
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Bankes

UEFA Europa League[]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Group stage[]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group G

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[50]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEI BRA ZOR AEK
1 England Leicester City 6 4 1 1 14 5 +9 13[a] Advance to knockout phase — 4–0 3–0 2–0
2 Portugal Braga 6 4 1 1 14 10 +4 13[a] 3–3 — 2–0 3–0
3 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk 6 2 0 4 6 11 −5 6 1–0 1–2 — 1–4
4 Greece AEK Athens 6 1 0 5 7 15 −8 3 1–2 2–4 0–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Head-to-head points: Leicester City 4, Braga 1.
22 October 2020 1 Leicester City England 3–0 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk Leicester, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
  • Tielemans Yellow card 12'
  • Maddison Goal 29'
  • Barnes Goal 45'
  • Iheanacho Goal 67'
 Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
29 October 2020 2 AEK Athens Greece 1–2 England Leicester City Athens, Greece
19:55 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
5 November 2020 3 Leicester City England 4–0 Portugal Braga Leicester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
  • Iheanacho Goal 21', 48', Yellow card 69'
  • Albrighton Yellow card 43'
  • Praet Goal 67'
  • Maddison Goal 78'
 Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
26 November 2020 4 Braga Portugal 3–3 England Leicester City Braga, Portugal
17:55 WET (UTC±0)
Report
  • Barnes Goal 9'
  • Albrighton Yellow card 52'
  • Evans Yellow card 53'
  • Thomas Goal 79'
  • Vardy Goal 90+5'
 Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
3 December 2020 5 Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 1–0 England Leicester City Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
19:55 EET (UTC+2)
Report
  • Pereira Yellow card 42'
  • Iheanacho Yellow card 45+1'
  • Mendy Yellow card 58'
  • Fofana Yellow card 87'
 Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
10 December 2020 6 Leicester City England 2–0 Greece AEK Athens Leicester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)

Knockout phase[]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 32[]

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.[51]

18 February 2021 First leg Slavia Prague Czech Republic 0–0 England Leicester City Prague, Czech Republic
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
25 February 2021 Second leg Leicester City England 0–2
(0–2 agg.)		 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Leicester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Squad statistics[]

Appearances[]

As of 23 May 2021

  • Italics indicate a loaned player
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel 48 0 38 0 4 0 0 0 6 0
2 DF England James Justin 31 3 23 2 2 1 0 0 5+1 0
3 DF France Wesley Fofana 38 0 27+1 0 4 0 0 0 4+2 0
4 DF Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü 32 1 19+4 1 5+1 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF Jamaica Wes Morgan 10 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 1 0 2+3 0
6 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans 37 2 28 2 4 0 0 0 5 0
8 MF Belgium Youri Tielemans 51 9 37+1 6 6 3 0 0 6+1 0
9 FW England Jamie Vardy 42 17 31+3 15 4 0 0 0 3+1 2
10 MF England James Maddison 42 11 24+7 8 1+3 1 1 0 4+2 2
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 42 2 17+14 1 2+3 1 1 0 5 0
12 GK Wales Danny Ward 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
14 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 39 19 16+9 12 3+3 4 1 0 5+2 3
15 MF England Harvey Barnes 35 13 22+3 9 2 1 0 0 5+3 3
17 FW Spain Ayoze Pérez 36 3 15+10 2 6 1 0+1 0 0+4 0
18 DF Ghana Daniel Amartey 16 1 8+4 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
19 MF Turkey Cengiz Ünder 19 2 1+8 0 2 1 0 0 6+2 1
20 MF England Hamza Choudhury 22 1 4+6 0 0+3 0 1 0 5+3 1
21 DF Portugal Ricardo Pereira 19 0 10+5 0 2 0 0 0 1+1 0
24 MF Senegal Nampalys Mendy 29 0 15+8 0 1+1 0 0 0 1+3 0
25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 36 1 25+1 1 5+1 0 0 0 4 0
26 MF Belgium Dennis Praet 24 2 10+5 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 4+2 1
27 DF Belgium Timothy Castagne 34 2 27 2 4+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
28 DF Austria Christian Fuchs 16 0 8+1 0 0+1 0 1 0 4+1 0
33 DF England Luke Thomas 25 2 12+2 1 3 0 1 0 5+2 1
35 GK Switzerland Eldin Jakupović 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF England Ethan Fitzhugh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF South Africa Thakgalo Leshabela 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 DF England Vontae Daley-Campbell 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
50 MF Portugal Sidnei Tavares 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
51 GK Poland Jakub Stolarczyk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 DF Republic of Ireland Shane Flynn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 DF Scotland Ben Nelson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 MF Thailand Thanawat Suengchitthawon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
65 MF England Tawanda Maswanhise 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Out on loan:
16 DF Croatia Filip Benković 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF England Matty James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Algeria Rachid Ghezzal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
34 DF England Josh Knight 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 FW England George Hirst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No longer at the club:
7 MF England Demarai Gray 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
13 FW Algeria Islam Slimani 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Portugal Adrien Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[]

As of 23 May 2021

Rnk No Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europa League Total
1 14 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 12 4 0 3 19
2 9 FW England Jamie Vardy 15 0 0 2 17
3 15 MF England Harvey Barnes 9 1 0 3 13
4 10 MF England James Maddison 8 1 0 2 11
5 8 MF Belgium Youri Tielemans 6 3 0 0 9
6 2 DF England James Justin 2 1 0 0 3
17 FW Spain Ayoze Pérez 2 1 0 0 3
8 27 DF Belgium Timothy Castagne 2 0 0 0 2
6 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans 2 0 0 0 2
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 1 1 0 0 2
26 MF Belgium Dennis Praet 1 0 0 1 2
33 DF England Luke Thomas 1 0 0 1 2
19 MF Turkey Cengiz Ünder 0 1 0 1 2
14 25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 1 0 0 0 1
18 DF Ghana Daniel Amartey 1 0 0 0 1
4 DF Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü 1 0 0 0 1
20 MF England Hamza Choudhury 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 4 0 0 0 4
Total 68 13 0 14 95

Notes[]

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