Burton Albion 0-2 Leicester City: result and report

Carabao Cup · Wednesday 9 August 2023

Result

Burton Albion 0-2 Leicester City

Carabao Cup · Wednesday 9 August 2023, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Burton Albion 0-2 Leicester City: match report

Burton Albion lost to Leicester City 0-2 in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday 9 August 2023. The half-time score was 0-2.

Kelechi Iheanacho opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Burton Albion did not score. Leicester City scored through Kelechi Iheanacho (6') and Wilfred Ndidi (45+2').

Neither side received a card.

This fixture belongs to an earlier Carabao Cup season and is kept for reference.

Burton Albion lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Leicester City in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Kelechi Iheanacho of Leicester City (8.4), ahead of Wout Felix Lina Faes (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Burton Albion win, 0 draws and 1 for Leicester City.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · Kelechi IheanachoLeicester City · 0-1
  • 45+2'Goal · Wilfred NdidiLeicester City · 0-2

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Burton Albion 1, draws 0, Leicester City 1.

Team news

Burton Albion line-up (3-4-2-1)

Pavel Kucera, John Brayford, Deji Oshilaja, Ryan Sweeney, Jake Caprice, Rekeem Harper, Joe Powell, Steve Seddon, Bobby Kamwa, Mark Helm, Cole Stockton

Leicester City line-up (3-4-2-1)

Jakub Stolarczyk, James Justin, Wout Felix Lina Faes, Callum Doyle, Marc Albrighton, Harry Winks, Hamza Dewan Choudhury, Wanya Marçal, Dennis Praet, Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho