Leicester City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 17 September 2013

Result

Leicester City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

Championship · Tuesday 17 September 2013, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

Leicester City · Blackburn Rovers · Championship predictions

Leicester City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Leicester City defeated Blackburn Rovers 2-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 17 September 2013. The half-time score was 2-0.

Lloyd Dyer opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Leicester City's goals came from Lloyd Dyer (16') and David Nugent (45', penalty). Blackburn Rovers scored through Jordan Rhodes (70', penalty).

Discipline: Leicester City received 1 yellow card; Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Leicester City were 4th on 13 points from 6 and Blackburn Rovers 11th on 8 points from 6. Leicester City went on to finish that season 1st with 102 points, and Blackburn Rovers 8th with 70.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Leicester City wins, 1 draw and 2 for Blackburn Rovers.

Going into the match Leicester City's last five read W-L-W-W-D and Blackburn Rovers's D-W-W-L-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Goal · Lloyd DyerLeicester City · 1-0
  • 45'Penalty goal · David NugentLeicester City · 2-0
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Jake KeanBlackburn Rovers
  • 45+2'Yellow card · Corry EvansBlackburn Rovers
  • 50'Yellow card · S. DannBlackburn Rovers
  • 59'Yellow card · Danny DrinkwaterLeicester City
  • 70'Penalty goal · Jordan RhodesBlackburn Rovers · 2-1

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Leicester City 3, draws 1, Blackburn Rovers 2.

Team news

Leicester City expected line-up

Kasper Schmeichel, Ritchie De Laet, Wes Morgan, Paul Konchesky, Andy King, Matty James, Danny Drinkwater, Jeffrey Schlupp, Chris Wood, David Nugent, Jamie Vardy

Blackburn Rovers expected line-up (4-4-1-1)

J. Kean, Scott Dann, Grant Hanley, Jason Lowe, Tommy Spurr, Todd Kane, Tom Cairney, J. Rhodes, Joshua King, Leon Best