Manchester City v Leicester result

Full-time · Manchester City 6–3 Leicester

Premier League · Sun, 26 Dec 2021 15:00 GMT · Etihad Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Manchester City · Leicester · Head-to-head

Manchester City 6–3 Leicester — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City beat Leicester 6–3 at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday 26 December. Manchester City have scored in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions. Leicester have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City led 4–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: Kevin De Bruyne (5’, assisted by Fernandinho), R. Mahrez (14’ pen), İlkay Gündoğan (21’), R. Sterling (25’ pen; 87’, assisted by Rúben Dias) and Aymeric Laporte (69’, assisted by R. Mahrez); Leicester: James Maddison (55’, assisted by K. Ịheanachọ), Ademola Lookman (59’, assisted by K. Ịheanachọ) and K. Ịheanachọ (65’).

Discipline

C. Kavanagh showed three yellow cards — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 23 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Manchester City: Fernandinho (90+1’); Leicester: J. Vestergaard (45’) and James Maddison (75’).

What it changes

With nine goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 19, across 10 matches. Manchester City have won their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, R. Sterling (Manchester City) 14.9, K. Ịheanachọ (Leicester) 10.8 and Ademola Lookman (Leicester) 10.4 led the match.

Next up

Manchester City next host AEK Athens FC on 20 October 2026.

Leicester next travel to Bromley on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester City: Manchester City v AEK Athens FC, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Leicester: Bromley v Leicester, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester City 6–3 Leicester · Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: C. Kavanagh
Head-to-head (last 6): Manchester City 4 · draws 0 · Leicester 2 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester City 4W 0D 1L · Leicester 1W 2D 2L

Manchester City 6–3 Leicester (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.75 / 2.38

Goals

against 0.75 / 2 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

8.17 / 5

Corners

against 2.67 / 5.88 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

8.5 / 5.5

Shots on target

against 3 / 5.25 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.5 / 1.63

Cards

against 1.17 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.35 yellows

Referee · C. Kavanagh

2.13 home / 2.22 away

over 23 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 December 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 December 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester City for / against	Line	Leicester for / against
Goals scored	2.75 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.38 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	8.17 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	20.17 for · 7.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.5 for · 14.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	8.5 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	5.5 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.5 for · 10.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	13.25 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 1.17 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: C. Kavanagh — 4.35 yellow cards a game, 0.13 red cards, 22.57 fouls over 23 matches (2.13 to the home side, 2.22 to the away side).

Home 2.13Away 2.22

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Rodri n 8	83	1.9 7/5	0.5 3/1	—
Rúben Dias n 8	73.5	1.5 6/3	0.3 2/0	—
Fernandinho n 8	46	1.5 4/1	2 5/1	—
João Cancelo n 8	90	1.3 7/2	0.5 3/1	—
Gabriel Jesus n 8	60.1	1.3 3/2	0.4 2/0	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Palmer n 8	29.3	3.5 5/3	2.3 5/1
K. De Bruyne n 8	71.1	2.8 6/5	1.3 5/1
R. Sterling n 8	84	2.3 6/6	1.5 5/4
R. Mahrez n 8	72.6	2.3 7/4	1.5 6/2
Gabriel Jesus n 8	60.1	2.2 6/5	1.3 6/1

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Mahrez n 8	72.6	0.5 3/0	0.3 2/0
Gabriel Jesus n 8	60.1	0.2 1/0	0.6 3/0
C. Palmer n 8	29.3	0.8 2/0	0 0/0
R. Sterling n 8	84	0.7 5/0	0.1 1/0
K. De Bruyne n 8	71.1	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Rodri n 8	83	3.1 8/6
João Cancelo n 8	90	2.1 6/6
Bernardo Silva n 8	84.4	1.7 6/4
K. De Bruyne n 8	71.1	1.7 7/3
O. Zinchenko n 8	75.5	1.6 4/3

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Z. Steffen n 8	91	2.6 7/4
Ederson n 8	90	1.8 4/2

Leicester

Leicester — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Ademola Lookman n 8	60.9	3.1 6/4	2.8 7/6	—
W. Ndidi n 8	90	1.9 6/6	1.5 7/4	—
K. Ịheanachọ n 8	42.4	1.9 4/2	0.5 1/1	—
Ç. Söyüncü n 8	86.3	1.6 6/4	0.5 2/2	—
R. Bertrand n 8	61.6	1.5 6/1	1.3 4/2	—

Leicester — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Maddison n 8	80.5	2.7 8/7	1.7 7/5
J. Vardy n 8	73	2.6 7/4	1.2 3/2
Ayoze Pérez n 8	33.4	2 6/0	1.3 4/0
Y. Tielemans n 8	83.6	1.6 6/5	0.9 6/1
H. Barnes n 8	75.4	1.6 7/4	1.3 6/3

Leicester — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Maddison n 8	80.5	0.7 5/0	0.7 4/1
Ayoze Pérez n 8	33.4	0.3 1/0	1 2/1
P. Daka n 8	54.1	0.4 2/0	0.6 3/0
H. Barnes n 8	75.4	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
J. Vardy n 8	73	0.6 2/2	0 0/0

Leicester — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Albrighton n 8	27.9	6.9 8/4
W. Ndidi n 8	90	4.3 8/8
Ricardo Pereira n 8	65.5	4.3 8/6
K. Dewsbury-Hall n 8	52.9	2.8 6/4
Ademola Lookman n 8	60.9	2.6 6/4

Leicester — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. Schmeichel n 8	90	3.2 8/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Leicester
72%	Possession	28%
17	Shots	14
9	Shots on target	8
3	Shots off target	5
5	Blocked shots	1
12	Shots inside the box	10
14	Corners	4
2	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	9
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	2
736	Passes	289
94%	Pass accuracy	87%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
João Cancelo	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
Rúben Dias	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Aymeric Laporte	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.7
O. Zinchenko	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Fernandinho	90	0	1	1	1	1	2	Y	7.3
İ. Gündoğan	90	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	7.3
R. Mahrez	90	1	1	3	1	2	0	0	8
Bernardo Silva	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.6
R. Sterling	90	2	0	3	3	0	2	0	8.7
K. De Bruyne	71	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	7.2
P. Foden sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Leicester player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. Schmeichel	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.9
M. Albrighton	90	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	5.5
D. Amartey	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Vestergaard	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	5.9
L. Thomas	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	5.9
K. Dewsbury-Hall	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.9
Ademola Lookman	90	1	0	1	1	2	3	0	7.3
J. Maddison	90	1	0	5	3	3	0	Y	8.5
K. Ịheanachọ	90	1	2	3	3	2	0	0	8.3
Y. Tielemans	71	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	5.3
Ayoze Pérez	45	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
T. Castagne sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
H. Choudhury sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester City v Leicester — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester CityWLWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 3.2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

LeicesterDLLWD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 2.4 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Manchester City 4 · 0 draws · Leicester 2 · 2.67 goals/game

2021-09-11 Leicester 0–1 Manchester City
2021-08-07 Leicester 1–0 Manchester City
2021-04-03 Leicester 0–2 Manchester City
2020-09-27 Manchester City 2–5 Leicester
2020-02-22 Leicester 0–1 Manchester City
2019-12-21 Manchester City 3–1 Leicester

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester City#1 pos93 pts38 pl+73 GD

Leicester#8 pos52 pts38 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored2.61

Leicester scored1.63

Manchester City conceded0.68

Leicester conceded1.55

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester City and Leicester?: In their last 6 meetings, Manchester City won 4, Leicester won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester City and Leicester?: Recent form — Manchester City 4W 0D 1L; Leicester 1W 2D 2L.

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