Leicester City 1-2 Burton Albion: result and report

League One · Saturday 22 August 2026

Result

Leicester City 1-2 Burton Albion

League One · Saturday 22 August 2026, 14:00 UTC · King Power Stadium, Leicester · half-time 1-2

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Leicester City 1-2 Burton Albion: match report

Leicester City lost to Burton Albion 1-2 in the League One on Saturday 22 August 2026 at King Power Stadium. The half-time score was 1-2.

Matthew Dennis opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Leicester City's goal came from Wes Burns (42'). Burton Albion scored through Matthew Dennis (5') and Kegs Chauke (25').

Discipline: Leicester City received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; Burton Albion received 4 yellow cards.

In the current table Leicester City are 10th on 19 points and Burton Albion are 15th on 17 points.

Leicester City lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Burton Albion in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Kegs Chauke of Burton Albion (7.5), level with Charlie Webster (7.5).

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Matthew DennisBurton Albion · 0-1
  • 17'Yellow card · Curtis TiltBurton Albion
  • 25'Goal · Kegs ChaukeBurton Albion · 0-2
  • 29'Red card · Oliver SkippLeicester City
  • 42'Goal · Wes BurnsLeicester City · 1-2
  • 63'Yellow card · Sulyman KruballyBurton Albion
  • 74'Yellow card · Kyran LofthouseBurton Albion
  • 81'Yellow card · Gary BowyerBurton Albion
  • 83'Yellow card · Bobby De Cordova-ReidLeicester City

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
10Leicester City135442219+319WWLWD
15Burton Albion144551821-317LDDWL

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Team news

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  • Ben NelsonLeicester City · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
  • Gbemi ArubiBurton Albion · injury (Unknown Injury)

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

Alex Simon McCarthy, Olabade Olatomiwo Samuell Aluko, Memeh Caleb Okoli, Harry James Souttar, Luke Jonathan Thomas, Oliver Skipp, Wes Burns, Samuel Charles Braybrooke, Liam Cullen, William Thomas Alves, Admir Bristric

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

Corey Addai, Toby Sibbick, Finn Delap, Curtis Tilt, Kyran Lofthouse, George Evans, Sulyman Krubally, Jack Armer, Kegs Chauke, Charlie Webster, Matthew Dennis

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