| Leicester City 2022–23 | ||
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| Club information | ||
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| Manager |  Brendan Rodgers(until 2 April) | |
| Stadium | King Power Stadium | |
| League Season information | ||
| Final League position | Premier League, TBD | |
| Cup placements | ||
| FA Cup | Fifth round, vs. Blackburn Rovers | |
| EFL Cup | Quarter-finals, Lost 2–0 to Newcastle | |
| Season statistics | ||
| Top goalscorer | James Maddison (2) | |
  
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The 2022–23 season as the 118th season in the existence of Leicester City F.C. and the club's 9th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Leicester City participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, the EFL Cup.
Kits[]
          Home
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     Away
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     Third
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Transfers[]
In[]
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2022 | GK |  Alex Smithies |
 Cardiff City |
Free Transfer |
| 1 September 2022 | CB |  Wout Faes |
 Reims |
Undisclosed |
Out[]
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Vontae Daley-Campbell |
Cardiff City |
Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Callum Hulme |
 Unattached
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| 30 June 2022 | GK |  Eldin Jakupović |
Unattached
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| 30 June 2022 | CF |  Will Russ |
 Fleetwood Town
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| 30 June 2022 | RW |  Tyrese Shade |
Swindon Town
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| 30 June 2022 | CF | Jacob Wakeling |
Swindon Town
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| 20 July 2022 | CF | Jack Butterfill |
Barnsley |
Free Transfer |
| 3 August 2022 | GK |  Kasper Schmeichel |
Nice |
Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2022 | CB |  Wesley Fofana |
Chelsea |
£70,000,000 |
| 1 September 2022 | CM | Callum Wright |
Blackpool |
Undisclosed |
Loans in[]
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Fee |
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Loans out[]
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2022 | CM |  Khanya Leshabela |
Crewe Alexandra |
31 January 2023 |
| 28 July 2022 | CB | Ben Nelson |
Rochdale |
End of Season |
| 10 August 2022 | CM | Hamza Choudhury |
Watford |
End of Season |
| 15 August 2022 | GK |  Jakub Stolarczyk |
Fleetwood Town |
End of Season |
| 19 August 2022 | CF | Josh Eppiah |
Northampton Town |
End of Season |
| 26 August 2022 | GK | Brad Young |
Notts County |
End of Season |
| 31 August 2022 | CF | George Hirst |
Blackburn Rovers |
End of Season |
Pre-season and friendlies[]
On 5 June, Leicester City announced their first pre-season friendly, in Belgium against Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Ten days later, a trip to Preston North End was also confirmed, along with a behind-closed-doors meeting with Notts County. On June 16, a home friendly match against Sevilla was revealed. A fifth friendly, away to Derby County was also confirmed as part of the clubs preparations for the new season. The schedule was completed with the addition of Hull City away.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Friendly 9 July 2022 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Notts County | Sileby | |
| 13:00 BST | Barnes  31'
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Report | Mitchell 41' Baldwin 77'
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Stadium: Leicester City Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
| Friendly 16 July 2022 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 3–3 | Leicester City | Leuven, Belgium | |
| 14:00 CEST | Al-Taamari 1' Nsingi 12'Mukharevych 91'
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Report | Dewsbury-Hall 51' Daka 59'Vardy 101'
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Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Matonga Simonini |
| Friendly 20 July 2022 | Hull City | 0–4 | Leicester City | Kingston upon Hull | |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Daka 29' Barnes 47'Fofana 51'Maddison 84'
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Stadium: MKM Stadium Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| Friendly 23 July 2022 | Derby County | 1–3 | Leicester City | Derby | |
| 13:00 BST | Barkhuizen 65'
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Report | Iheanacho 55' Daka 79'Wright 86'
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Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 9,805 |
| Friendly 23 July 2022 | Preston North End | 1–2 | Leicester City | Preston | |
| 15:00 BST | McCann 49'
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Report | Vardy 12' Barnes 18'
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Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,553 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| Friendly 31 July 2022 | Leicester City | 1–0 | Sevilla | Leicester | |
| 18:00 BST | Dewsbury-Hall 68'
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Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Referee: Stuart Attwell (England) |
Competitions[]
Overall record[]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Premier League | 7 August 2022 | 28 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 0.00 |
| FA Cup | January 2023 | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| EFL Cup | 23 August 2022 | Second round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 0.00 | |||
Last updated: 1 September 2022
Source: Soccerway
Premier League[]
- Main article: 2022–23 Premier League
League table[]
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manchester City (C)
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38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 33 | +61 | 89 | |
| 2 |  Arsenal
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38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 84 | |
| 3 |  Manchester Utd
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38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 75 | |
| 4 |  Newcastle Utd
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38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 71 | |
| 5 |  Liverpool
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38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 67 | |
| 6 |  Brighton
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38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 62 | |
| 7 |  Aston Villa
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38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 61 | |
| 8 |  Tottenham
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38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 60 | |
| 9 |  Brentford
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38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 59 | |
| 10 |  Fulham
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38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 52 | |
| 11 |  Crystal Palace
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38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 45 | |
| 12 |  Chelsea
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38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 44 | |
| 13 |  Wolves
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38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 41 | |
| 14 |  West Ham Utd
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38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 40 | |
| 15 |  Bournemouth
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38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 39 | |
| 16 |  Nottm Forest
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38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 38 | |
| 17 |  Everton
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38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 36 | |
| 18 | Leicester City (R)
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38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 34 | EFL Championship |
| 19 |  Leeds United (R)
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38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 78 | −30 | 31 | |
| 20 |  Southampton (R)
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38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 73 | −37 | 25 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
Notes
- Since both finalists of the 2022–23 FA Cup, Manchester City and Manchester United, qualified for the Champions League as a result of their league positions, the second Europa League group stage berth allocated to England was transferred to the sixth-placed team.
- Since the winners of the 2022–23 EFL Cup, Manchester United, qualified for the Champions League, 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
Last updated: 1 September 2022
Source: Premier League
Matches[]
On 16 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 1 7 August 2022 | Leicester City | 2–2 | Brentford | Leicester | |
| 14:00 BST | Castagne 33' Dewsbury-Hall 46'
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Report | Toney 62' Dasilva 86'
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Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,794 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 2 13 August 2022 | Arsenal | 4–2 | Leicester City | Holloway | |
| 15:00 BST | Gabriel Jesus 23', 35' Xhaka 55'Martinelli 75'
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Report | Saliba 53' (o.g.) Maddison 74'
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Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,033 Referee: Darren England |
| 3 20 August 2022 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Southampton | Leicester | |
| 15:00 BST | Maddison 54'
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Report | Adams 68', 84'
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Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,850 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 4 27 August 2022 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Leicester City | Fulham | |
| 15:00 BST | Gallagher   22', 28'Sterling 47', 63'
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Report | Barnes 66'
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Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,953 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 5 1 September 2022 | Leicester City | 0–1 | Manchester United | Leicester | |
| 20:00 BST | Report | Sancho 23'
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Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,226 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 6 4 September 2022 | Brighton & Hove Albion | v | Leicester City | Falmer | |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Falmer Stadium |
FA Cup[]
- Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Third round 7 January 2023 | Gillingham (4) | 0–1 | Leicester City (1) | Gillingham | |
| 12:30 GMT | Report | Iheanacho 56'
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Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Referee: Samuel Barrott |
EFL Cup[]
- Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup
Leicester entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Stockport County. The third round draw was made on 24 August 2022.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Second round 23 August 2022 | Stockport County | 0–0 (1–3 pen)
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Leicester City | Stockport | |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,301 Referee: Samuel Barrott | |||
| Penalties | |||||
Sarcevic  Quigley Croasdale  Wootton
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Tielemans Maddison Barnes Pérez Dewsbury-Hall
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| Third round 8 November 2022 | Leicester City | 3–0 | Newport County | Leicester | |
| 19:45 GMT | Justin 44' Vardy 70', 82'
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Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 15,081 Referee: Darren Bond |
| Fourth round 20 December 2022 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–3 | Leicester City | Milton Keynes | |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Tielemans 18' Pérez 29'Vardy 50'
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Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 15,495 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| Quarter-finals 10 January 2023 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Leicester City | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| 20:00 GMT | Burn 60' Joelinton 72'
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Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,009 Referee: Darren England |
Squad[]
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