Leicester City 0-1 Bournemouth live reaction

8 Apr 2023
Leicester City vs Bournemouth

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Leicester City's huge Premier League clash against Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.

With one point from seven matches leaving City inside the relegation zone, this is arguably their biggest game of the season so far. Facing another survival hopeful, City really need to win if they are to give themselves a boost of optimism for the remaining eight games.

They come into the fixture with the lowest points tally of Premier League clubs since the World Cup, while they don't have a permanent manager either. Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell are in charge today, but failure to beat the Cherries and a quick appointment could be made, with City having sounded out the likes of Jesse Marsch and Rafa Benitez.

Sadler and Stowell will have to make at least one change for today's game with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall suspended and it may be that James Maddison moves inside, with Ricardo Pereira potentially coming in on the right-hand side. They will also have to decide whether they stick with Jamie Vardy up front.

We are live at the King Power Stadium to bring you action, analysis, and reaction. Kick-off is at 3pm, with team news due at 2pm.

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Key Events

Goal. Bournemouth lead15:40

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Full-time: City 0-1 Bournemouth

Boos ring around the King Power as they are plunged deeper into relegation trouble.

That's now just one point from eight matches. They remain 19th, two points from safety.

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Daka gets a shot away

But Neto saves. It was tame from the Zambian.

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Six minutes added

There's time for an equaliser, but it doesn't look like coming at the moment.

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Praet on for Ndidi

City have 10 minutes to get something from this game.

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Brilliant from Faes

City are throwing everybody forward, which means there will be counters for the visitors. Solanke steams into the box and is about to pull the trigger when Faes dives in front of him to block.

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Barnes going off

Barnes has injured himself in that last attack and he is going to have to be replaced. Tete is coming on.

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Better, but time running out

City have been on top for the past 10 minutes but they need something more. Iheanacho gets a shot away in the box but again there's a foul in the build-up.

Meanwhile, since the subs, Soumare has switched on and is now running the show. More of that, please.

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Chance!

Barnes plays a one-two with Daka but as he shoots the referee blows his whistle for a foul.

But in making the save to deny him, Neto has hurt his elbow.

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Immediate impact

The subs have made a difference already, without really touching the ball.

Maddison drives into the box and his shot has to be tipped over by Neto.

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Daka and Iheanacho on

The duo are on to big cheers as they replace Vardy and Ricardo.

Maddison goes to the right.

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Iversen needed again

It's weak from Amartey to get shrugged off the ball by Solanke, who then forces Iversen into a save from a tight angle. The rebound is blocked by the City bodies.

It's all Bournemouth.

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City escape

It's pinball from a Bournemouth corner and City somehow keep the ball out of the net.

At the other end, Vardy's cross to the back post nearly finds Barnes. That's City's best moment for a good 40 minutes, but they should be 2-0 down.

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Iversen saves

Castagne and Amartey miss headers and that allows Billing to set up Solanke. He dances past Faes but his shot is saved by Iversen's leg.

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Second half starts

Surprisingly, there have been no changes.

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Half-time: City 0-1 Bournemouth

Really poor. City don't look like they know what to do. They can't get the ball out of their own half.

And then Maddison makes a mistake on which Billing pounces.

Boos at the break.

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Maddison shoots

Well, hang on, Soumare feeds Maddison in the box, he spins and gets a shot away that is deflected over. Nothing comes of the corner.

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One minute added

City need to get to the break and change things. It's been really bad for the past 30 minutes.

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Goal. Bournemouth lead

It's a disaster for Maddison and Billing scores.

Maddison gets the ball around 40 yards out from his own goal and tries to play a back pass to Iversen. It falls well short, and Billing gets there ahead of the keeper to finish.

It's deserved for Bournemouth. City look like they have no idea what they're doing.

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Ouattara subbed

An early sub for Bournemouth, who bring Ouattara off to be replaced by Tavernier. O'Neil has been shouting at Ouattara all game, so clearly wasn't happy with how he was performing.

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Bournemouth the better team

It's been really poor from City for the past few minutes. They can't get out of their own half.

And now the scores have gone round with West Ham and Wolves in front. It's tense.

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Solanke shoots wide

Ouattara is picked out on the left and plays a first-time cross into Solanke, who is able to turn inside the box. He shoots wide when he perhaps should have done better.

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Iversen saves

City clear a corner but only to Billing on the edge of the box, and his effort has to be turned around the post by Iversen.

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Kristiansen blocks

Solanke's back-heel finds Billing in the box but Kristiansen throws himself in front of the shot to block it.

Meanwhile, Maddison has already been more involved today than he was on Tuesday. That's a good sign for City.

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Castagne shoots wide

City take a quick throw to get forward with Maddison teeing up Ricardo on the edge of the box. He's closed out, but then Castagne runs onto it, his shot going past the post. Barnes nearly got a nick on it to divert it goalwards.

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Iversen goes long

Iversen opts to go long and after Mepham nods it back to Neto, both Maddison and Vardy turn around and have a go at the Dane.

Meanwhile, Maddison works it well to get Ricardo on the ball, his cross finding Barnes, who doesn't get the connection right, the ball bobbling through to Neto.

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Post!

Kristiansen gives away a free-kick on the edge of the area and Billing connects sweetly on the dead ball, clipping the outside of the post. Iversen would not have got close to it.

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Scare for City

Faes lets a back-pass run to Iversen, not realising Solanke is just behind him, and the Dane has to win a tackle with the Bournemouth striker before launching up the pitch.

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Promising start

Kristiansen plays an excellent forward ball into Barnes' feet, the winger running inside in a switcheroo with Maddison.

The ball eventually finds its way to Ricardo, and Mepham just beats Vardy to the header.

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Kick-off!

City are shooting towards the Kop in the first half.

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Clappers are back

And you can hear them. It's much louder here today.

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