2018–19 Leicester City F.C. season
114th season in existence of Leicester City
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The 2018–19 Leicester City season was the club's 114th season in the English football league system and their 51st (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football.[3] This was their fifth consecutive season in the Premier League. They also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
OwnerKing Power
ChairmanVichai Srivaddhanaprabha (until 27 October)
Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerClaude Puel (until 24 February)[1]
Mike Stowell and Adam Sadler (caretaker, 24–26 February)[1]
Brendan Rodgers (from 26 February)[2]
Mike Stowell and Adam Sadler (caretaker, 24–26 February)[1]
Brendan Rodgers (from 26 February)[2]
StadiumKing Power Stadium
| 2018–19 season | ||||
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| Owner | King Power | |||
| Chairman | Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha (until 27 October) Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha | |||
| Manager | Claude Puel (until 24 February)[1] Mike Stowell and Adam Sadler (caretaker, 24–26 February)[1] Brendan Rodgers (from 26 February)[2] | |||
| Stadium | King Power Stadium | |||
| Premier League | 9th | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| EFL Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jamie Vardy (18) All: Jamie Vardy (18) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 32,184 (10 Nov 2018 v Burnley, PL Round 12) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 30,558 (26 Feb 2019 v Brighton & Hove Albion, PL Round 28) All: 10,671 (28 Aug 2018 v Fleetwood Town, EFL Cup) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 31,851 | |||
| Biggest win | 4–0 (28 Aug 2018 v Fleetwood Town, EFL Cup) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 1–4 (23 Feb 2019 v Crystal Palace, PL Round 27) | |||
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The season was marred by the death of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium on 27 October, shortly after a 1–1 home draw against West Ham United.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | CB |  | Jonny Evans | West Bromwich Albion | £3,500,000 | [4] |
| 1 July 2018 | CB |  | Justen Kranthove | AFC '34 | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2018 | AM |  | James Maddison | Norwich City | £25,000,000 | [6] |
| 1 July 2018 | RB |  | Ricardo Pereira | Porto | £22,500,000 | [7] |
| 14 July 2018 | CF | | Ryan Loft | Tottenham Hotspur | Free transfer | [8] |
| 20 July 2018 | GK |  | Danny Ward | Liverpool | £12,500,000 | [9] |
| 23 July 2018 | RB | | Louis Ramsay | Norwich City | Free transfer | [10] |
| 3 August 2018 | GK |  | Viktor Johansson | Aston Villa | Free transfer | [11] |
| 5 August 2018 | RW |  | Rachid Ghezzal |  Monaco | Undisclosed | [12] |
| 9 August 2018 | CB |  | Filip Benković | Dinamo Zagreb | Undisclosed | [13] |
| 9 August 2018 | CB |  | Çağlar Söyüncü |  SC Freiburg | £19,000,000 | [14] |
| 26 August 2018 | FW | | Will Russ | Chesterfield | Undisclosed | [15] |
| 19 December 2018 | CF |  | Davide Lorenzo | Free agent | Free transfer | [16][17][18] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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| 1 July 2018 | LB |  | Josh Debayo | Cheltenham Town | Released | [19][20] |
| 1 July 2018 | LW | | Tom Fielding | Mansfield Town | Released | [21][22] |
| 1 July 2018 | DM | | Rubyn Gill | Solihull Moors | Released | [21][23] |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | | Ben Hamer | Huddersfield Town | Free transfer | [24] |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | | Robert Huth | Retired | Released | [25][26] |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | | Sammie McLeod | Maldon & Tiptree | Released | [19][27] |
| 1 July 2018 | CM |  | Dylan Watts | Shamrock Rovers | Released | [19][28] |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | | Connor Wood | Bradford City | Undisclosed | [29] |
| 1 July 2018 | GK |  | Cameron Yates | Wycombe Wanderers | Released | [30] |
| 10 July 2018 | RW | | Riyad Mahrez | Manchester City | £60,000,000 | [31] |
| 3 August 2018 | CF | | Ahmed Musa |  Al-Nassr | Undisclosed | [32] |
| 8 August 2018 | CM | | Morgan Brown | Aberdeen | Free transfer | [33] |
| 9 August 2018 | CF | | Josh Gordon | Walsall | Undisclosed | [34] |
| 10 August 2018 | CF |  | Leonardo Ulloa |  Pachuca | Undisclosed | [35] |
| 17 October 2018 | CB | | Cal Templeton | Tamworth | Free transfer | [36] |
| 7 January 2019 | DM |  | Vicente Iborra | Villarreal | Undisclosed | [37] |
| 18 January 2019 | CB |  | Yohan Benalouane | Nottingham Forest | Undisclosed | [38] |
| 4 February 2019 | LW |  | Liandro Martis | Macclesfield Town | Free transfer | [39] |
Loans in
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2019 | CM |  | Youri Tielemans | Monaco | 31 May 2019 | [40] |
Loans out
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | CB | | Elliott Moore | OHL | 31 May 2019 | [41] |
| 24 July 2018 | AM | | Harvey Barnes | West Bromwich Albion | 11 January 2019 | [42][43] |
| 26 July 2018 | GK |  | Daniel Iversen | Oldham Athletic | 31 May 2019 | [44] |
| 2 August 2018 | GK | | Max Bramley | AFC Telford United | 31 May 2019 | [45] |
| 3 August 2018 | RW | | George Thomas | Scunthorpe United | 31 May 2019 | [46] |
| 8 August 2018 | RW | | Kian Williams | Barwell | 27 January 2019 | [47] |
| 11 August 2018 | CF | | Islam Slimani | Fenerbahçe | 31 May 2019 | [48] |
| 31 August 2018 | CB | | Filip Benković | Celtic | 31 May 2019 | [49] |
| 31 August 2018 | AM |  | Bartosz Kapustka | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 31 May 2019 | [50] |
| 2 January 2019 | LB |  | Callum Elder | Ipswich Town | 31 May 2019 | [51] |
| 10 January 2019 | LW |  | Fousseni Diabaté | Sivasspor | 31 May 2019 | [52] |
| 31 January 2019 | RB | | Darnell Johnson | Hibernian | 31 May 2019 | [53] |
| 31 January 2019 | CM | | Andy King | Derby County | 31 May 2019 | [54] |
| 31 January 2019 | CB | | Josh Knight | Peterborough United | 31 May 2019 | [55] |
| 31 January 2019 | CM | | Adrien Silva | Monaco | 31 May 2019 | [40] |
First team squad
- This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the season
- Asterisks indicates player left mid-season
- Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
- Italics indicate loaned player
Kits
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Pre-season
Pre-season friendlies
Leicester City announced that they will play pre-season friendlies against Notts County, Valencia and Lille, with a further two matches against Akhisarspor and Udinese Calcio as part of a tour to Austria.
| 20 July 2018 Friendly | Notts County | 1–4 | Leicester City | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Alessandra  20' |
Report | Morgan 26' Choudhury 28'Gray 53'Slimani 76' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,277 Referee: Thomas Bramell |
| 25 July 2018 Friendly | Leicester City | 0–0 | Akhisarspor | Villach, Austria |
| 17:00 BST | Stadium: Stadion Villach Lind |
| 28 July 2018 Friendly | Leicester City | 1–2 | Udinese | Klagenfurt, Austria |
| 16:00 BST | Iheanacho 89' |
Report | Lasagna 9' Machís 23' |
Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 10 August 2018 | 12 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 39.47 |
| FA Cup | 6 January 2019 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| EFL Cup | 28 August 2018 | 18 December 2018 | Second round | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 25.00 |
| Total | 43 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 37.21 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 57 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 8 | Everton | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 54 | |
| 9 | Leicester City | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 52 | |
| 10 | West Ham United | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 52 | |
| 11 | Watford | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 50 |
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).
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).
Notes:
- Since the winners of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to 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 |
| 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 28 | −1 |
Last updated: 12 May 2019.
Source: Premier League
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[56][57]
| 10 August 2018 1 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Leicester City | Old Trafford |
| 20:00 BST | Pogba 3' (pen.) Fred  54'A. Pereira 69'Shaw 83' |
Report | Amartey 51' Vardy 90+2' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,439 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 18 August 2018 2 | Leicester City | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Doherty 29' (o.g.) Maddison 45'Vardy  66'Evans 78'Maguire 90+6' |
Report | Gibbs-White 74' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,043 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 25 August 2018 3 | Southampton | 1–2 | Leicester City | Southampton |
| 15:00 BST | Højbjerg 26'  77'Bertrand 52', 64' |
Report | Gray 56' Maguire 90+2', 90+3' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,925 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 1 September 2018 4 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Liverpool | Leicester |
| 12:30 BST | Ghezzal 61', 63' Mendy 88'Ndidi 90+5' |
Report | Mané 10' Firmino 45'Van Dijk 55'Milner 90+3' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,149 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 15 September 2018 5 | Bournemouth | 4–2 | Leicester City | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 BST | Fraser 19', 37' Lerma 29'King 41' (pen.)Wilson 71'Gosling 79'Smith 81' |
Report | Maguire 12' Morgan 45+2' 69'Schmeichel 70'Maddison 88' (pen.)Albrighton 89' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,543 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 22 September 2018 6 | Leicester City | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Ndidi 18' Iheanacho 19'Ghezzal 43'Maddison 66'Vardy 75' |
Report | Jørgensen 5' Kongolo 47' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,676 Referee: David Coote |
| 29 September 2018 7 | Newcastle United | 0–2 | Leicester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Vardy 30' (pen.) Maguire 73' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,523 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 6 October 2018 8 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Everton | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Amartey 31' Pereira 40'Morgan 43' 63'Chilwell 90+4' |
Report | Richarlison 7' Davies 45'Sigurðsson 77' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,007 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 22 October 2018 9 | Arsenal | 3–1 | Leicester City | Holloway |
| 20:00 BST | Holding 17' Xhaka 35'Özil 45'Aubameyang 63', 66' |
Report | Bellerín 31' (o.g.) Albrighton 64'Pereira 65' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,886 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 27 October 2018 10 | Leicester City | 1–1 | West Ham United | Leicester |
| 17:30 BST | Söyüncü 47' Ndidi 89' |
Report | Balbuena 30' Noble 38'Zabaleta 85' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,848 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 3 November 2018 11 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Leicester City | Cardiff |
| 15:00 GMT | Arter 45' Hoilett 81' |
Report | Pereira 33' Gray 55', 55' |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 30,877 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 10 November 2018 12 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Burnley | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Morgan 50' Iheanacho 76' |
Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,184 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 24 November 2018 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Leicester City | Falmer |
| 15:00 GMT | Murray 15' Duffy 60'Bruno 66'Izquierdo 72' |
Report | Maddison 26' 28' Ndidi 39'Vardy 79' (pen.) |
Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,553 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 1 December 2018 14 | Leicester City | 2–0 | Watford | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Vardy 12' (pen.) Maddison 23', 90+4'Albrighton 62' |
Report | Success 85' Capoue 90' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,353 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 5 December 2018 15 | Fulham | 1–1 | Leicester City | Fulham |
| 19:45 GMT | Kamara 42' |
Report | Maddison 74' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,881 Referee: David Coote |
| 8 December 2018 16 | Leicester City | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester |
| 19:45 GMT | Mendy 16' Albrighton 64'Gray 81' |
Report | Dier 9' Son 45+1'Alli 58' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,957 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 15 December 2018 17 | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | Leicester City | Selhurst |
| 15:00 GMT | Milivojević 39' McArthur 45+1' Guaita 90' |
Report | Pereira 61' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,738 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 22 December 2018 18 | Chelsea | 0–1 | Leicester City | Fulham |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Ndidi 31' Vardy 51'Mendy 81' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,558 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 26 December 2018 19 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Manchester City | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Albrighton 19' Maguire 58'Pereira 81'Vardy 87' |
Report | B. Silva 14' Stones 77'Delph 89'Agüero 90' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,090 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 29 December 2018 20 | Leicester City | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Etheridge 53' Camarasa 90+2'Morrison 90+4' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,047 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 1 January 2019 21 | Everton | 0–1 | Leicester City | Liverpool |
| 12:30 GMT | Gomes 52' Digne 80'Tosun 81' |
Report | Vardy 58' Evans 75' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,052 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 12 January 2019 22 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Southampton | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Maddison 20' Chilwell 35'Ndidi 58' |
Report | Ward-Prowse 11' (pen.) Valery 34' 45'Long 45+2'Stephens 54' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,491 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 19 January 2019 23 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–3 | Leicester City | Wolverhampton |
| 12:30 GMT | Jota 4', 64', 90+3', 45+2' Bennett 12', 44'Jonny 86' |
Report | Mendy 2' Pereira 45+1'Gray 47'Coady 51' (o.g.)Ndidi 58'Morgan 87' |
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 31,278 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 30 January 2019 24 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Leicester City | Liverpool |
| 20:00 GMT | Mané 3' Matip 16' |
Report | Maguire 41', 45+2' Pereira 50'Chilwell 90+4' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,092 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 3 February 2019 25 | Leicester City | 0–1 | Manchester United | Leicester |
| 14:05 GMT | Vardy 32' Mendy 45'Ghezzal 82'Ndidi 90+3' |
Report | Rashford 9' Lingard 20'Matić 42'Shaw 80'Martial 90+3' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,148 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 10 February 2019 26 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Leicester City | Wembley |
| 13:30 GMT | Son 16', 90+1' Rose 20'Vertonghen 28'Sánchez 33'Eriksen 63' |
Report | Vardy 76' Tielemans 85' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 44,154 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 23 February 2019 27 | Leicester City | 1–4 | Crystal Palace | Leicester |
| 17:30 GMT | Ndidi 36' Evans 64'Schmeichel 81' |
Report | Batshuayi 40' McArthur 51'Zaha 70', 90+3'Milivojević 81' (pen.) |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,778 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 26 February 2019 28 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Leicester |
| 19:45 GMT | Gray 10' Vardy 64', 84' |
Report | Montoya 23' Pröpper 66' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,558 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 3 March 2019 29 | Watford | 2–1 | Leicester City | Watford |
| 12:00 GMT | Deeney 5', 62' Mariappa 13'Capoue 60'Doucouré 61'Gray 90+2', 90+3' |
Report | Vardy 75' Pereira 84' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,062 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 9 March 2019 30 | Leicester City | 3–1 | Fulham | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Tielemans 21' Vardy 78', 86' |
Report | Ayité 51' Babel 55'Bryan 60' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,017 Referee: David Coote |
| 16 March 2019 31 | Burnley | 1–2 | Leicester City | Burnley |
| 15:00 GMT | Bardsley 36' McNeil 38' |
Report | Maguire 4' Maddison 33', 34'Morgan 90' |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 20,719 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 30 March 2019 32 | Leicester City | 2–0 | Bournemouth | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Morgan 11' Vardy 82' |
Report | Gosling 71' Brooks 81' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,530 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 6 April 2019 33 | Huddersfield Town | 1–4 | Leicester City | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Hogg 17' Stanković 40'Mooy 52' (pen.)Kongolo 84' |
Report | Tielemans 24' Vardy 48', 84' (pen.)Maddison 79' |
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 24,126 Referee: David Coote |
| 12 April 2019 34 | Leicester City | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Leicester |
| 20:00 BST | Tielemans 41' Schmeichel 68' |
Report | Pérez 32' Ki 63'Schär 74'Manquillo 78' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,108 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 20 April 2019 35 | West Ham United | 2–2 | Leicester City | Stratford |
| 15:00 BST | Antonio 37' Snodgrass 49'Rice 70'Pérez 82' |
Report | Vardy 67' Barnes 90+2' |
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,960 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 28 April 2019 36 | Leicester City | 3–0 | Arsenal | Leicester |
| 12:00 BST | Ndidi 13' Tielemans 59'Pereira 65'Chilwell 70'Vardy 86', 90+4' |
Report | Maitland-Niles 8' 36' Papastathopoulos 64' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,037 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 6 May 2019 37 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Leicester City | Manchester |
| 20:00 BST | D. Silva 22' Kompany 44', 70'Jesus 89' |
Report | Maguire 35' Iheanacho 90' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,506 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 12 May 2019 38 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Chelsea | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Jorginho 30' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,140 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[58]
| 6 January 2019 Third round | Newport County | 2–1 | Leicester City | Newport |
| 16:30 GMT | Matt 10' Amond 85' (pen.) |
Report | Okazaki 45+1' Ghezzal 82' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,705 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
EFL Cup
The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[59] The third round draw was made on 30 August by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.[60] The fourth round draw was made live on Quest by Rachel Yankey and Rachel Riley on 29 September.[61]
| 28 August 2018 Second round | Leicester City | 4–0 | Fleetwood Town | Leicester |
| 19:45 BST | Fuchs 8' Iborra 39', 53'Iheanacho 46'Ghezzal 71' |
Report | McAleny 29' Wallace 89' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 10,671 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 25 September 2018 Third round | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 (1–3 p) | Leicester City | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 BST | Jota 67' |
Report | Evans 43' Morgan 77' |
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 21,562 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| Penalties | ||||
Saïss  Jota Ashley-Seal  Traoré |
Fuchs Ghezzal Choudhury Iborra Iheanacho |
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| 27 November 2018 Fourth round | Leicester City | 0–0 (6–5 p) | Southampton | Leicester |
| 19:45 GMT | Simpson 9' Evans 90+5' |
Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 22,150 Referee: Roger East | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Fuchs Albrighton Söyüncü Gray Vardy Mendy |
Davis Højbjerg Redmond Vestergaard Cédric Gabbiadini |
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| Note: The match, originally scheduled for 30 October 2018, was postponed due to the death of Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.[62] | ||||
Squad statistics
Appearances
- Asterisk (*) indicates player left club mid-season
- Hashtag (#) indicates player finished the season out on loan
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | |
Kasper Schmeichel | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | |
Danny Simpson | 9 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Ben Chilwell | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | |
Çağlar Söyüncü | 8 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  |
Wes Morgan | 25 | 3 | 21+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | |
Jonny Evans | 28 | 1 | 21+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | |
Demarai Gray | 39 | 4 | 24+10 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | |
Kelechi Iheanacho | 35 | 2 | 9+21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | |
Jamie Vardy | 36 | 18 | 30+4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | |
James Maddison | 38 | 7 | 35+1 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | |
Marc Albrighton | 32 | 3 | 18+9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | |
Danny Ward | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | |
Ricardo Pereira | 37 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | |
Harry Maguire | 32 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | |
Filip Benković# | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | GK |  |
Eldin Jakupovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF |  |
Daniel Amartey | 10 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | |
Harvey Barnes | 16 | 1 | 11+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW |  |
Shinji Okazaki | 25 | 0 | 1+20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | |
Vicente Iborra* | 11 | 1 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | |
Youri Tielemans | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | |
Matty James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | |
Adrien Silva | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | |
Nampalys Mendy | 32 | 0 | 23+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | |
Wilfred Ndidi | 40 | 2 | 37+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | |
Fousseni Diabaté# | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF |  |
Christian Fuchs | 8 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | DF | |
Yohan Benalouane* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | |
Rachid Ghezzal | 23 | 3 | 8+11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | MF | |
Bartosz Kapustka# | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | |
Josh Knight# | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | |
Callum Elder# | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | |
Andy King# | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | |
Hamza Choudhury | 12 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | |
Darnell Johnson# | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | MF |  |
Thakgalo Leshabela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | FW | |
Islam Slimani# | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top scorers
| Rnk | No | Pos | Nat | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW | |
Jamie Vardy | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | 10 | MF | |
James Maddison | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 7 | MF | |
Demarai Gray | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 15 | DF | |
Harry Maguire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | |
Wes Morgan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 21 | MF | |
Youri Tielemans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | MF | |
Marc Albrighton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 31 | MF | |
Rachid Ghezzal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | ||||||||
| 14 | DF | |
Ricardo Pereira | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 25 | MF | |
Wilfred Ndidi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | FW | |
Kelechi Iheanacho | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | 6 | DF | |
Jonny Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | |
Harvey Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | DF | |
Christian Fuchs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 21 | MF | |
Vicente Iborra | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 5 | 57 | ||||
Awards
Club awards
Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and supporters, was held on 7 May 2019. The following awards were made:[63]
| Player of the Year Award | Ricardo Pereira |
| Young Player of the Year Award | James Maddison |
| Players' Player of the Year Award | Ricardo Pereira |
| Academy Player of the Year Award | Oliver Bosworth |
| Development Squad Player of the Season | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| Goal of the Season Award | Christian Fuchs vs. Fleetwood Town, 28 August 2018 |
| Performance of the Season | vs. Manchester City, 26 December 2018 |
| Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Outstanding Community Award | Geoff and Gill Smart |
Divisional awards
| Date | Nation | Winner | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | |
Jamie Vardy | Premier League Player of the Month[64] |