2018–19 Leicester City F.C. season

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Leicester City
2018–19 season
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]
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)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

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 2018–19 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.

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 Northern Ireland Jonny Evans West Bromwich Albion £3,500,000 [4]
1 July 2018 CB Netherlands Justen Kranthove Netherlands AFC '34 Free transfer [5]
1 July 2018 AM England James Maddison Norwich City £25,000,000 [6]
1 July 2018 RB Portugal Ricardo Pereira Portugal Porto £22,500,000 [7]
14 July 2018 CF England Ryan Loft Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [8]
20 July 2018 GK Wales Danny Ward Liverpool £12,500,000 [9]
23 July 2018 RB England Louis Ramsay Norwich City Free transfer [10]
3 August 2018 GK Sweden Viktor Johansson Aston Villa Free transfer [11]
5 August 2018 RW Algeria Rachid Ghezzal France Monaco Undisclosed [12]
9 August 2018 CB Croatia Filip Benković Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Undisclosed [13]
9 August 2018 CB Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü Germany SC Freiburg £19,000,000 [14]
26 August 2018 FW England Will Russ Chesterfield Undisclosed [15]
19 December 2018 CF Italy Davide Lorenzo Free agent Free transfer [16][17][18]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 LB Nigeria Josh Debayo Cheltenham Town Released [19][20]
1 July 2018 LW England Tom Fielding Mansfield Town Released [21][22]
1 July 2018 DM England Rubyn Gill Solihull Moors Released [21][23]
1 July 2018 GK England Ben Hamer Huddersfield Town Free transfer [24]
1 July 2018 CB Germany Robert Huth Retired Released [25][26]
1 July 2018 CM England Sammie McLeod Maldon & Tiptree Released [19][27]
1 July 2018 CM Republic of Ireland Dylan Watts Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Released [19][28]
1 July 2018 LB England Connor Wood Bradford City Undisclosed [29]
1 July 2018 GK Scotland Cameron Yates Wycombe Wanderers Released [30]
10 July 2018 RW Algeria Riyad Mahrez Manchester City £60,000,000 [31]
3 August 2018 CF Nigeria Ahmed Musa Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr Undisclosed [32]
8 August 2018 CM England Morgan Brown Scotland Aberdeen Free transfer [33]
9 August 2018 CF England Josh Gordon Walsall Undisclosed [34]
10 August 2018 CF Argentina Leonardo Ulloa Mexico Pachuca Undisclosed [35]
17 October 2018 CB Northern Ireland Cal Templeton Tamworth Free transfer [36]
7 January 2019 DM Spain Vicente Iborra Spain Villarreal Undisclosed [37]
18 January 2019 CB Tunisia Yohan Benalouane Nottingham Forest Undisclosed [38]
4 February 2019 LW Curaçao Liandro Martis Macclesfield Town Free transfer [39]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
31 January 2019 CM Belgium Youri Tielemans France Monaco 31 May 2019 [40]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
1 July 2018 CB England Elliott Moore Belgium OHL 31 May 2019 [41]
24 July 2018 AM England Harvey Barnes West Bromwich Albion 11 January 2019 [42][43]
26 July 2018 GK Denmark Daniel Iversen Oldham Athletic 31 May 2019 [44]
2 August 2018 GK England Max Bramley AFC Telford United 31 May 2019 [45]
3 August 2018 RW Wales George Thomas Scunthorpe United 31 May 2019 [46]
8 August 2018 RW England Kian Williams Barwell 27 January 2019 [47]
11 August 2018 CF Algeria Islam Slimani Turkey Fenerbahçe 31 May 2019 [48]
31 August 2018 CB Croatia Filip Benković Scotland Celtic 31 May 2019 [49]
31 August 2018 AM Poland Bartosz Kapustka Belgium Oud-Heverlee Leuven 31 May 2019 [50]
2 January 2019 LB Australia Callum Elder Ipswich Town 31 May 2019 [51]
10 January 2019 LW Mali Fousseni Diabaté Turkey Sivasspor 31 May 2019 [52]
31 January 2019 RB England Darnell Johnson Scotland Hibernian 31 May 2019 [53]
31 January 2019 CM Wales Andy King Derby County 31 May 2019 [54]
31 January 2019 CB England Josh Knight Peterborough United 31 May 2019 [55]
31 January 2019 CM Portugal Adrien Silva France 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
No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011 England Leeds United
12 Wales Danny Ward GK 2018 England Liverpool
17 Switzerland Eldin Jakupović GK 2017 England Hull City
Defenders
2 England Danny Simpson RB 2014 England Queens Park Rangers
3 England Ben Chilwell LB / LM 2015 Youth
4 Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü CB 2018 Germany SC Freiburg
5 Jamaica Wes Morgan CB 2012 (winter) England Nottingham Forest
6 Northern Ireland Jonny Evans CB 2018 England West Bromwich Albion
14 Portugal Ricardo Pereira RB 2018 Portugal Porto
15 England Harry Maguire CB 2017 England Hull City
16 Croatia Filip Benković CB 2018 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
28 Austria Christian Fuchs LB / CB 2015 Germany Schalke 04
29 Tunisia Yohan Benalouane* CB 2015 Italy Atalanta
35 Australia Callum Elder LB 2013 Youth
39 England Darnell Johnson CB 2018 Youth
Midfielders
7 England Demarai Gray LW / RW / CF 2016 (winter) England Birmingham City
10 England James Maddison AM 2018 England Norwich City
11 England Marc Albrighton RM / LM 2014 England Aston Villa
18 Ghana Daniel Amartey CM / CB / RB / DM 2016 (winter) Denmark Copenhagen
19 England Harvey Barnes AM / CM / RM / LM 2016 Youth
21 Spain Vicente Iborra* CM 2017 Spain Sevilla
21 Belgium Youri Tielemans CM 2019 (winter) France Monaco (loan)
22 England Matty James CM 2012 England Manchester United
23 Portugal Adrien Silva CM 2017 Portugal Sporting CP
24 France Nampalys Mendy CM 2016 France Nice
25 Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi DM 2017 (winter) Belgium Genk
31 Algeria Rachid Ghezzal LW / RW 2018 France Monaco
33 Poland Bartosz Kapustka LW / RW 2016 Poland Cracovia
37 Wales Andy King CM 2006 Youth
38 England Hamza Choudhury CM 2015 Youth
Forwards
8 Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho ST 2017 England Manchester City
9 England Jamie Vardy ST/CF 2012 England Fleetwood Town
20 Japan Shinji Okazaki CF / AM 2015 Germany Mainz 05
27 Mali Fousseni Diabaté RW / LW / ST 2018 France Gazélec Ajaccio
— Algeria Islam Slimani ST 2016 Portugal Sporting CP
— Wales George Thomas RW / LW / ST 2017 England Coventry City

Kits

Home
Home alt.
Home 2019-20
Away
Third
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3
Goalkeeper 2019-20

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.

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 15 7 16 51 48 +3 39.47
FA Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 00.00
EFL Cup 4 1 3 0 5 1 +4 25.00
Total 43 16 10 17 57 51 +6 37.21

Source: Competitions

Premier League

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Main article: 2018–19 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 for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
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:
  1. ↑ 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
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

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Matches

On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[56][57]

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]

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]

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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 Denmark GK Kasper Schmeichel 38 0 38 0 0 0 0 0
2 England DF Danny Simpson 9 0 3+3 0 1 0 2 0
3 England DF Ben Chilwell 36 0 36 0 0 0 0 0
4 Turkey DF Çağlar Söyüncü 8 0 4+2 0 0 0 2 0
5 Jamaica DF Wes Morgan 25 3 21+1 3 1 0 2 0
6 Northern Ireland DF Jonny Evans 28 1 21+3 1 1 0 3 0
7 England MF Demarai Gray 39 4 24+10 4 0+1 0 2+2 0
8 Nigeria FW Kelechi Iheanacho 35 2 9+21 1 1 0 3+1 1
9 England FW Jamie Vardy 36 18 30+4 18 0 0 1+1 0
10 England MF James Maddison 38 7 35+1 7 0+1 0 0+1 0
11 England MF Marc Albrighton 32 3 18+9 2 1 0 2+2 1
12 Wales GK Danny Ward 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
14 Portugal DF Ricardo Pereira 37 2 35 2 0 0 1+1 0
15 England DF Harry Maguire 32 3 31 3 0 0 1 0
16 Croatia DF Filip Benković# 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 Switzerland GK Eldin Jakupovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Ghana MF Daniel Amartey 10 0 7+2 0 0 0 1 0
19 England MF Harvey Barnes 16 1 11+5 1 0 0 0 0
20 Japan FW Shinji Okazaki 25 0 1+20 0 1 0 2+1 0
21 Spain MF Vicente Iborra* 11 1 3+5 0 0 0 3 1
21 Belgium MF Youri Tielemans 13 3 13 3 0 0 0 0
22 England MF Matty James 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
23 Portugal MF Adrien Silva 5 0 1+1 0 0 0 3 0
24 France MF Nampalys Mendy 32 0 23+8 0 0 0 0+1 0
25 Nigeria MF Wilfred Ndidi 40 2 37+1 2 0 0 2 0
27 Mali FW Fousseni Diabaté# 3 0 1 0 0 0 1+1 0
28 Austria DF Christian Fuchs 8 1 2+1 0 1 0 4 1
29 Tunisia DF Yohan Benalouane* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Algeria MF Rachid Ghezzal 23 3 8+11 1 1 1 3 1
33 Poland MF Bartosz Kapustka# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 England DF Josh Knight# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Australia DF Callum Elder# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 Wales MF Andy King# 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
38 England MF Hamza Choudhury 12 0 7+2 0 1 0 1+1 0
39 England DF Darnell Johnson# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 South Africa MF Thakgalo Leshabela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— Algeria 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 England Jamie Vardy 18 0 0 18
2 10 MF England James Maddison 7 0 0 7
3 7 MF England Demarai Gray 4 0 0 4
4 15 DF England Harry Maguire 3 0 0 3
5 DF Jamaica Wes Morgan 3 0 0 3
21 MF Belgium Youri Tielemans 3 0 0 3
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 2 0 1 3
31 MF Algeria Rachid Ghezzal 1 1 1 3
9
14 DF Portugal Ricardo Pereira 2 0 0 2
25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 2 0 0 2
8 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 1 0 1 2
12 6 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans 1 0 0 1
19 MF England Harvey Barnes 1 0 0 1
28 DF Austria Christian Fuchs 0 0 1 1
21 MF Spain 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 Portugal Ricardo Pereira
Young Player of the Year Award England James Maddison
Players' Player of the Year Award Portugal Ricardo Pereira
Academy Player of the Year Award England Oliver Bosworth
Development Squad Player of the Season England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Goal of the Season Award Austria 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 England Jamie Vardy Premier League Player of the Month[64]

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