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2023–24 Leicester City F.C. season

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The 2023–24 season was the 119th season in the existence of Leicester City Football Club, and their 63rd (non-consecutive) season in the second tier of English football. This season marked the club's return to the Championship after nine consecutive seasons in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, they also competed in the season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Leicester City
2023–24 season
Leicester City's chairman and players celebrate promotion after winning the Championship title
OwnerKing Power
ChairmanAiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerEnzo Maresca
StadiumKing Power Stadium
Championship1st (promoted)
FA CupQuarter-finals
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Vardy (18)
All:
Jamie Vardy (20)

The Foxes officially sealed promotion back to the Premier League following Queens Park Rangers' 4–0 win against Leeds United on 26 April 2024.[1] Three days later, following a 3–0 victory away to Preston North End, Leicester secured the Championship title and their record eighth second-tier title with one match to spare.[2]

Management team

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Position Name
Manager   Enzo Maresca
Assistant Manager   Willy Caballero
First team coach   Danny Walker
First team goalkeeper coach   Michele De Bernardin

Kits

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Players

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Squad information

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Players and squad numbers last updated on 10 May 2024. Appearances include all competitions.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Danny Ward   GK (1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 31) 2018 2025   Liverpool 47 0
30 Mads Hermansen   GK (2000-07-11)11 July 2000 (aged 23) 2023 2028[4]   Brøndby 44 0
41 Jakub Stolarczyk   GK (2000-12-19)19 December 2000 (aged 23) 2019 2026 Youth Academy 9 0
Defenders
2 James Justin   LB / RB (1998-02-23)23 February 1998 (aged 26) 2019 2026   Luton Town 128 7
3 Wout Faes   CB (1998-04-03)3 April 1998 (aged 26) 2022 2027   Reims 82 3
4 Conor Coady   CB (1993-02-25)25 February 1993 (aged 31) 2023 2026[5]   Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 0
5 Callum Doyle (on loan)   CB (2003-10-03)3 October 2003 (aged 20) 2023 2024[6]   Manchester City 23 0
15 Harry Souttar   CB (1998-10-22)22 October 1998 (aged 25) 2023 2028   Stoke City 16 0
21 Ricardo Pereira   RB (1993-10-06)6 October 1993 (aged 30) 2018 2026   Porto 169 13
23 Jannik Vestergaard   CB (1992-08-03)3 August 1992 (aged 31) 2021 2024   Southampton 67 2
45 Ben Nelson   CB (2004-03-18)18 March 2004 (aged 20) 2021 2027[7] Youth Academy 8 1
Midfielders
8 Harry Winks   CM (1996-02-02)2 February 1996 (aged 28) 2023 2026[8]   Tottenham Hotspur 48 2
11 Marc Albrighton   RW / LW / RWB / LWB (1989-11-18)18 November 1989 (aged 34) 2015 2024   Aston Villa 313 19
17 Hamza Choudhury   DM / RB / LB (1997-10-01)1 October 1997 (aged 26) 2015 2027[9] Youth Academy 125 2
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall   CM (1998-09-06)6 September 1998 (aged 25) 2017 2027 Youth Academy 129 17
25 Wilfred Ndidi   DM / CM (1996-12-16)16 December 1996 (aged 27) 2017 2024   Genk 273 17
26 Dennis Praet   CM / AM (1994-05-14)14 May 1994 (aged 30) 2019 2024   Sampdoria 107 5
35 Kasey McAteer   AM / RW (2001-11-22)22 November 2001 (aged 22) 2021 2025 Youth Academy 30 7
37 Will Alves   AM (2005-05-04)4 May 2005 (aged 19) 2022 Youth Academy 2 0
47 Arjan Raikhy   CM (2002-10-20)20 October 2002 (aged 21) 2023 – Youth Academy 3 0
58 Brandon Cover   DM (2003-09-25)25 September 2003 (aged 20) 2021 – Youth Academy 1 0
Attackers
9 Jamie Vardy   ST (1987-01-11)11 January 1987 (aged 37) 2012 2024   Fleetwood Town 464 190
10 Stephy Mavididi   LW (1998-05-31)31 May 1998 (aged 26) 2023 2028[10]   Montpellier 48 13
14 Kelechi Iheanacho   ST (1996-10-03)3 October 1996 (aged 27) 2017 2024   Manchester City 232 61
18 Abdul Fatawu (on loan)   RW / LW / AM (2004-03-08)8 March 2004 (aged 20) 2023 2024[11]   Sporting CP 43 7
20 Patson Daka   ST (1998-10-09)9 October 1998 (aged 25) 2021 2026   Red Bull Salzburg 96 22
28 Tom Cannon   ST (2002-12-28)28 December 2002 (aged 21) 2023 2028[12]   Everton 16 3
29 Yunus Akgün (on loan)   RW / AM (2000-07-07)7 July 2000 (aged 23) 2023 2024[13]   Galatasaray 29 2
39 Tawanda Maswanhise   LW (2002-11-20)20 November 2002 (aged 21) 2021 2024 Youth Academy 1 0
40 Wanya Marçal   LW / RW (2002-10-19)19 October 2002 (aged 21) 2022 2026[14] Youth Academy 9 1
Out on loan
16 Victor Kristiansen   LB (2002-12-16)16 December 2002 (aged 21) 2023 2028   Copenhagen 14 0
24 Boubakary Soumaré   DM (1999-02-27)27 February 1999 (aged 25) 2021 2026   Lille 60 0
31 Daniel Iversen   GK (1997-01-19)19 January 1997 (aged 27) 2018 2025 Youth Academy 17 0
33 Luke Thomas   LB (2001-06-10)10 June 2001 (aged 23) 2020 2026[15] Youth Academy 85 2

Transfers

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In

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Date Position Nationality Player From Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2023 CM   Harry Winks   Tottenham Hotspur £10,000,000 First team [8][16]
1 July 2023 CB   Conor Coady   Wolverhampton Wanderers £8,500,000 First team [5][16]
18 July 2023 GK   Mads Hermansen   Brøndby Undisclosed First team [4]
31 July 2023 LW   Stephy Mavididi   Montpellier Undisclosed First team [10]
17 August 2023 CM   Arjan Raikhy   Aston Villa Free transfer Academy [17]
1 September 2023 ST   Tom Cannon   Everton Undisclosed First team [12]

Out

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Date Position Nationality Player To Fee Team Ref.
28 June 2023 AM   James Maddison   Tottenham Hotspur £40,000,000 First team [18][19]
30 June 2023 RB / CB   Daniel Amartey   Beşiktaş End of contract First team [20][21]
30 June 2023 LB   Ryan Bertrand End of contract First team [20]
30 June 2023 GK   Kelechi Chibueze   Sunderland Released Academy [22][23]
30 June 2023 CF   Josh Eppiah   Amazonas Released Academy [22][24]
30 June 2023 CB   Jonny Evans   Manchester United End of contract First team [25]
30 June 2023 MF   Khanya Leshabela   Cape Town City Released Academy [22][26]
30 June 2023 DM   Nampalys Mendy   Lens End of contract First team [20][27]
30 June 2023 CB   Ronny Nelson   Colchester United Released Academy [22][28]
30 June 2023 FW   Terell Pennant   Coalville Town Released Academy [22][29]
30 June 2023 SS / RW / AM   Ayoze Pérez   Real Betis End of contract First team [20][30]
30 June 2023 CB   Çağlar Söyüncü   Atlético Madrid End of contract First team [20][31]
30 June 2023 CB   Bayli Spencer-Adams Released Academy [22]
30 June 2023 MF   Thanawat Suengchitthawon   Muangthong United Released Academy [22][32]
30 June 2023 CM   Youri Tielemans   Aston Villa End of contract First team [20][33]
6 July 2023 CB   Freddie Cook   Cardiff City Released Academy [22][34]
13 July 2023 CF   George Hirst   Ipswich Town Undisclosed Academy [35]
23 July 2023 LW   Harvey Barnes   Newcastle United £38,000,000 First team [36][37]
2 August 2023 GK   Chituru Odunze   Crown Legacy Undisclosed Academy [38]
29 August 2023 RB / LB   Timothy Castagne   Fulham Undisclosed First team [39]
4 January 2024 AM   Ethan Fitzhugh   Banbury United Undisclosed Academy [40]
22 January 2024 GK   Alex Smithies Retired First team [41]

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Player From Date until Team Ref.
14 July 2023 CB   Callum Doyle   Manchester City End of season First team [6]
15 August 2023 CM / AM   Cesare Casadei   Chelsea 19 January 2024[a] First team [42][43]
26 August 2023 RW / AM   Yunus Akgün   Galatasaray End of season First team [13]
31 August 2023 AM / RW   Abdul Fatawu   Sporting CP End of season First team [11]
  1. ^ On 19 January, Casadei was recalled by Chelsea from his season-long loan.

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Player To Date until Team Ref.
1 July 2023 CF   Nathan Opoku   OH Leuven End of season Academy [44]
25 August 2023 CB / RB   Lewis Brunt   Mansfield Town End of season Academy [45]
30 August 2023 LB   Victor Kristiansen   Bologna End of season First team [46]
31 August 2023 LB   Luke Thomas   Sheffield United 12 January 2024[a] First team [47][48]
1 September 2023 CM   Zach Booth   Volendam End of season Academy [49]
1 September 2023 DM   Boubakary Soumaré   Sevilla End of season First team [50]
2 November 2023 CM   Jack Lewis   Basford United 1 January 2024 Academy [51]
25 November 2023 CB   Paul Appiah   Maidstone United 25 January 2024[b] Academy [52][53]
5 January 2024 GK   Daniel Iversen   Stoke City End of season First team [54]
26 January 2024 LB   Luke Thomas   Middlesbrough End of season First team [55]
  1. ^ On 12 January, Thomas returned back early from his season-long loan at Sheffield United.
  2. ^ On 3 January, Appiah's loan at Maidstone was extended by a further three weeks.

Pre-season and friendlies

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Leicester City announced that they would embark on a South East Asia tour as part of their pre-season preparations. The club played domestic friendlies against Peterborough United and Northampton Town, as well as a friendly against its sister club, OH Leuven, behind closed doors.[56] Leicester were due to play against Tottenham Hotspur on 23 July 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand, before the match was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. Leicester played against Liverpool in the Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy in Singapore on 30 July 2023.[57][58][59][60]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

11 July 2023 Friendly Leicester City 1–2 Peterborough United Leicester
12:00 BST
  • Pereira   39'
 Report
Stadium: Leicester City Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
15 July 2023 Friendly Northampton Town 0–1 Leicester City Northampton
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,765
Referee: Dean Whitestone
19 July 2023 Friendly Leicester City 4–2 OH Leuven Leicester
11:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Leicester City Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Note: Match was played in three periods of 45 minutes each.
23 July 2023 Friendly Leicester City Cancelled Tottenham Hotspur Bangkok, Thailand
17:00 ICT (UTC+7)
Note: Match was cancelled due to poor weather conditions.
26 July 2023 Friendly Port 0–1 Leicester City Bangkok, Thailand
ICT (UTC+7) Report
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
30 July 2023 Singapore Trophy Liverpool 4–0 Leicester City Kallang, Singapore
17:00 SST (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Singapore National Stadium
Attendance: 28,597
Referee: Farhad Bin Mohamed (Singapore)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 6 August 2023 4 May 2024 Matchday 1 Winners 46 31 4 11 89 41 +48 067.39
FA Cup 6 January 2024 17 March 2024 Third round Quarter-finals 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3 075.00
EFL Cup 9 August 2023 27 September 2023 First round Third round 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 066.67
Total 53 36 4 13 103 50 +53 067.92

Source: Soccerway

EFL Championship

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Main article: 2023–24 EFL Championship

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leicester City (C, P) 46 31 4 11 89 41 +48 97 Promoted to the Premier League
2 Ipswich Town (P) 46 28 12 6 92 57 +35 96
3 Leeds United 46 27 9 10 81 43 +38 90 Qualified for the Championship play-offs
4 Southampton (O, P) 46 26 9 11 87 63 +24 87
5 West Bromwich Albion 46 21 12 13 70 47 +23 75
6 Norwich City 46 21 10 15 79 64 +15 73
Source: EFL official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[61]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 31 4 11 89 41  +48 97 17 1 5 47 18  +29 14 3 6 42 23  +19

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373940414243443814546
GroundHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAAAHHAAHHAH
ResultWWWWLWWWWWWWWWLLWDWWWWWDWWLDWWWWLLLWDLWWLLWWWL
Position7221322111111111111111111111111111111331121111
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

Matches

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The Championship fixtures were released on 22 June 2023.[62]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 August 2023 1 Leicester City 2–1 Coventry City Leicester
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,763
Referee: Darren Bond
12 August 2023 2 Huddersfield Town 0–1 Leicester City Huddersfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 19,541
Referee: David Webb
19 August 2023 3 Leicester City 2–1 Cardiff City Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,595
Referee: Graham Scott
26 August 2023 4 Rotherham United 1–2 Leicester City Rotherham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,418
Referee: Simon Hooper
2 September 2023 5 Leicester City 0–1 Hull City Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,318
Referee: John Busby
15 September 2023 6 Southampton 1–4 Leicester City Southampton
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,877
Referee: Bobby Madley
20 September 2023 7 Norwich City 0–2 Leicester City Norwich
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,277
Referee: Graham Scott
23 September 2023 8 Leicester City 1–0 Bristol City Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,679
Referee: James Bell
1 October 2023 9 Blackburn Rovers 1–4 Leicester City Blackburn
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,937
Referee: James Linington
4 October 2023 10 Leicester City 3–0 Preston North End Leicester
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,380
Referee: Thomas Bramall
7 October 2023 11 Leicester City 2–0 Stoke City Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,589
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
21 October 2023 12 Swansea City 1–3 Leicester City Swansea
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 18,509
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
24 October 2023 13 Leicester City 1–0 Sunderland Leicester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,951
Referee: Keith Stroud
28 October 2023 14 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Leicester City White City
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,385
Referee: Leigh Doughty
3 November 2023 15 Leicester City 0–1 Leeds United Leicester
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,011
Referee: Dean Whitestone
11 November 2023 16 Middlesbrough 1–0 Leicester City Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,042
Referee: Oliver Langford
25 November 2023 17 Leicester City 2–0 Watford Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,577
Referee: Sam Allison
29 November 2023 18 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Leicester City Sheffield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 26,036
Referee: Samuel Barrott
2 December 2023 19 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Leicester City West Bromwich
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,382
Referee: Tim Robinson
9 December 2023 20 Leicester City 4–0 Plymouth Argyle Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,265
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
13 December 2023 21 Leicester City 3–2 Millwall Leicester
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 28,960
Referee: Keith Stroud
18 December 2023 22 Birmingham City 2–3 Leicester City Birmingham
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 20,334
Referee: David Webb
23 December 2023 23 Leicester City 3–0 Rotherham United Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,175
Referee: Darren Bond
26 December 2023 24 Ipswich Town 1–1 Leicester City Ipswich
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,410
Referee: Samuel Barrott
29 December 2023 25 Cardiff City 0–2 Leicester City Cardiff
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 24,656
Referee: John Busby
1 January 2024 26 Leicester City 4–1 Huddersfield Town Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,407
Referee: Sam Allison
13 January 2024 27 Coventry City 3–1 Leicester City Coventry
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 29,914
Referee: Darren England
22 January 2024 28 Leicester City 1–1 Ipswich Town Leicester
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,794
Referee: Joshua Smith
30 January 2024 29 Leicester City 3–1 Swansea City Leicester
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 28,025
Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 27 January, but was postponed due to both club's progression in the FA Cup.[63]
3 February 2024 30 Stoke City 0–5 Leicester City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 22,657
Referee: Lewis Smith
10 February 2024 31 Watford 1–2 Leicester City Watford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,597
Referee: Oliver Langford
13 February 2024 32 Leicester City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Leicester
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,550
Referee: Tom Nield
17 February 2024 33 Leicester City 1–2 Middlesbrough Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,487
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
23 February 2024 34 Leeds United 3–1 Leicester City Leeds
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,954
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 24 February, but was moved to a day earlier for live Sky Sports coverage.[64]
2 March 2024 35 Leicester City 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,439
Referee: Andy Davies
5 March 2024 36 Sunderland 0–1 Leicester City Sunderland
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,293
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
9 March 2024 37 Hull City 2–2 Leicester City Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 24,605
Referee: Samuel Barrott
29 March 2024 39 Bristol City 1–0 Leicester City Bristol
12:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 25,857
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[65]
1 April 2024 40 Leicester City 3–1 Norwich City Leicester
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,825
Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[65]
6 April 2024 41 Leicester City 2–1 Birmingham City Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,825
Referee: David Webb
9 April 2024 42 Millwall 1–0 Leicester City Bermondsey
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,889
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
Note: Fixture was selected for live Sky Sports broadcast.[66]
12 April 2024 43 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Leicester City Plymouth
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,861
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 13 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[67]
20 April 2024 44 Leicester City 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Leicester
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,874
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[68]
23 April 2024 38 Leicester City 5–0 Southampton Leicester
20:00 BST
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,872
Referee: Bobby Madley
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 16 March, but was postponed due to Leicester's progression in the FA Cup.[67]
29 April 2024 45 Preston North End 0–3 Leicester City Preston
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,641
Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 27 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[69]
4 May 2024 46 Leicester City 0–2 Blackburn Rovers Leicester
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,117
Referee: Andrew Kitchen

FA Cup

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Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Leicester City entered the FA Cup in the third round, and won away to Millwall.[70][71] Leicester then won at home against Birmingham City in the fourth round,[72][73] and won away to Bournemouth in the fifth round.[74] Leicester were knocked out of the competition after losing in an away game to Chelsea in the quarter-finals.[75]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 January 2024 Third round Millwall 2–3 Leicester City Bermondsey
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 10,092
Referee: Oliver Langford
27 January 2024 Fourth round Leicester City 3–0 Birmingham City Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 28,396
Referee: Craig Pawson
27 February 2024 Fifth round Bournemouth 0–1 (a.e.t.) Leicester City Bournemouth
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 10,872
Referee: Paul Tierney
17 March 2024 Quarter-finals Chelsea 4–2 Leicester City Fulham
12:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,589
Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

In August, Leicester progressed through the first and second rounds of the cup, winning away to both Burton Albion and Tranmere Rovers.[76][77] Leicester were knocked out of the competition away to eventual winner Liverpool in the third round.[78]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2023 First round Burton Albion 0–2 Leicester City Burton upon Trent
20:00 BST Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,631
Referee: Gavin Ward
29 August 2023 Second round Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Leicester City Birkenhead
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,610
Referee: Ben Toner
27 September 2023 Third round Liverpool 3–1 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 49,732
Referee: Tim Robinson

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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Last updated: 11 May 2024

  • Italics indicate a loaned in player
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Danny Ward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   James Justin 45 2 27+12 2 0+3 0 3 0
3 DF   Wout Faes 45 2 42 2 1 0 2 0
4 DF   Conor Coady 18 0 9+4 0 3+1 0 1 0
5 DF   Callum Doyle 22 0 13+3 0 4 0 2 0
8 MF   Harry Winks 48 2 45 2 1 0 2 0
9 FW   Jamie Vardy 37 20 18+17 18 1 1 1 1
10 FW   Stephy Mavididi 48 13 42+4 12 1 1 1 0
11 MF   Marc Albrighton 18 0 0+12 0 3 0 3 0
14 FW   Kelechi Iheanacho 26 6 10+13 5 0+1 0 2 1
15 DF   Harry Souttar 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF   Hamza Choudhury 41 0 15+19 0 4 0 3 0
18 MF   Abdul Fatawu 43 7 33+7 6 2 1 0+1 0
20 FW   Patson Daka 22 7 15+5 7 1 0 0+1 0
21 DF   Ricardo Pereira 45 4 37+2 3 1+2 1 1+2 0
22 MF   Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 49 12 41+3 12 1+1 0 1+2 0
23 DF   Jannik Vestergaard 42 2 40 2 2 0 0 0
25 MF   Wilfred Ndidi 36 6 26+6 4 1 0 1+2 2
26 MF   Dennis Praet 20 1 6+11 0 2 1 1 0
28 FW   Tom Cannon 16 3 3+10 2 2+1 1 0 0
29 FW   Yunus Akgün 29 2 9+14 1 3+1 1 1+1 0
30 GK   Mads Hermansen 44 0 44 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF   Kasey McAteer 26 7 13+10 6 0+1 0 1+1 1
37 MF   Will Alves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF   Tawanda Maswanhise 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
40 FW   Wanya Marçal 8 1 2+1 1 3 0 1+1 0
41 GK   Jakub Stolarczyk 9 0 2 0 4 0 3 0
45 DF   Ben Nelson 9 1 2+3 1 2+1 0 0+1 0
47 MF   Arjan Raikhy 3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 0 0
58 MF   Brandon Cover 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Out on loan:
16 DF   Victor Kristiansen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   Boubakary Soumaré 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK   Daniel Iversen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   Luke Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Left club during season:
7 MF   Cesare Casadei 25 3 8+14 2 1 1 2 0
12 GK   Alex Smithies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF   Timothy Castagne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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Last updated: 29 April 2024

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 9 FW   Jamie Vardy 18 1 1 20
2 10 FW   Stephy Mavididi 12 1 0 13
3 22 MF   Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 12 0 0 12
4 20 FW   Patson Daka 7 0 0 7
18 FW   Abdul Fatawu 6 1 0 7
35 MF   Kasey McAteer 6 0 1 7
7 14 FW   Kelechi Iheanacho 5 0 1 6
25 MF   Wilfred Ndidi 4 0 2 6
9 21 DF   Ricardo Pereira 3 1 0 4
10 7 MF   Cesare Casadei 2 1 0 3
28 FW   Tom Cannon 2 1 0 3
12 2 DF   James Justin 2 0 0 2
3 DF   Wout Faes 2 0 0 2
8 MF   Harry Winks 2 0 0 2
23 DF   Jannik Vestergaard 2 0 0 2
29 FW   Yunus Akgün 1 1 0 2
17 40 FW   Wanya Marçal 1 0 0 1
45 DF   Ben Nelson 1 0 0 1
26 MF   Dennis Praet 0 1 0 1
Own goals 1 1 0 2
Total 89 9 5 103

Assists

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Last updated: 29 April 2024

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 22 MF   Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 14 1 0 15
2 18 FW   Abdul Fatawu 13 0 0 13
3 10 FW   Stephy Mavididi 6 0 0 6
25 MF   Wilfred Ndidi 5 0 1 6
5 20 FW   Patson Daka 5 0 0 5
7 2 DF   James Justin 3 0 0 3
21 DF   Ricardo Pereira 3 0 0 3
29 FW   Yunus Akgün 2 0 1 3
14 FW   Kelechi Iheanacho 1 1 1 3
11 MF   Marc Albrighton 0 2 1 3
11 9 FW   Jamie Vardy 2 0 0 2
5 DF   Callum Doyle 1 1 0 2
28 FW   Tom Cannon 1 1 0 2
7 MF   Cesare Casadei 0 1 1 2
15 17 MF   Hamza Choudhury 1 0 0 1
26 MF   Dennis Praet 1 0 0 1
Total 57 7 5 69

Clean sheets

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Last updated: 29 April 2024

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 30 GK   Mads Hermansen 13 0 0 13
2 41 GK   Jakub Stolarczyk 2 2 2 6
Total 15 2 2 19

Disciplinary record

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Last updated: 4 May 2024

No. Pos. Nat. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
                               
2 DF   James Justin 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
3 DF   Wout Faes 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
4 DF   Conor Coady 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 DF   Callum Doyle 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
7 MF   Cesare Casadei 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF   Harry Winks 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
9 FW   Jamie Vardy 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 FW   Stephy Mavididi 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
14 FW   Kelechi Iheanacho 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 MF   Hamza Choudhury 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
18 FW   Abdul Fatawu 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1
20 FW   Patson Daka 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 DF   Ricardo Pereira 8 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0
22 MF   Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
23 DF   Jannik Vestergaard 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
25 MF   Wilfred Ndidi 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
28 FW   Tom Cannon 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
29 FW   Yunus Akgün 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
30 GK   Mads Hermansen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
35 MF   Kasey McAteer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
45 DF   Ben Nelson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
47 MF   Arjan Raikhy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 85 0 1 8 0 1 3 0 0 96 0 2

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