Leicester City entertained Huddersfield Town in their first home game of the new year at the King Power Stadium. The Foxes manager Claude Puel opted for a 4-4-2 formation against the Terriers and it worked wonders as they ran out 3-0 winners on the day through goals from Riyad Mahrez, Islam Slimani and Marc Albrighton.
It was a highly entertaining match and was evenly contested until half-time. However, Leicester took control in the second half and banged in three goals to bag the three points and begin their new year with a win. The victory consolidated their position in 8th place in the Premier League table.
Let’s take a look at how each Leicester City player fared in the match.
GK: Kasper Schmeichel – 6/10
He hardly had anything to do in the game but was good with his passing.
RB: Daniel Amartey – 6/10
He was comfortable at right-back and looks to be growing in confidence with each match.
CB: Wes Morgan – 5/10
The veteran defender suffered a groin injury and Leicester fans will be hoping that it is not serious.
CB: Harry Maguire – 6/10
He commanded his defence along with Aleksander Dragovic to earn a clean sheet for his team.
LB: Christian Fuchs – 6/10
He did the little things well and kept it simple in his team’s victory over Huddersfield Town.
CM: Wilfred Ndidi – 7/10
He was unfortunate to hit the crossbar with his header. The midfielder put in a good performance at the centre of the park.
CM: Matty James – 7/10
He did well to carry on from his injury scare and got 86 minutes under his belt in his first game since September.
RM: Riyad Mahrez – 9/10
The Algerian provided a spark when needed and broke the deadlock with his goal in the second half. He was by far, the best player on the pitch.
LM: Marc Albrighton – 7/10
He put in a tireless display on the left flank and capped off a good performance with a late goal.
ST: Shinji Okazaki – 7/10
He could have scored a couple of goals in the second half but was unlucky not to get his name on the scoresheet.
ST: Islam Slimani – 8/10
He converted the chance for his goal brilliantly and looked a threat as the game went on.
Substitutes:
ST: Demarai Gray – 6/10
He failed to make an impact after coming off the bench in the final quarter of the game.
CB: Aleksander Dragovic – 6/10
He was subbed on to replace the injured Wes Morgan and did well to earn his team a clean sheet.
CM: Adrien Silva – N/A
He hardly had any time to make an impact.
