EFL Trophy, Northern Group F
Leicester City – Walsall match report
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Leicester City came from behind to beat Walsall 2-1 in the EFL Trophy, Northern Group F. The top ScoreMondo rating of the match went to Leicester City's William Smallbone: 7.3. The match was played on Tuesday, 10 November 2026 at King Power Stadium in Leicester (matchday 2). The attendance at King Power Stadium was 3,083.
How the match unfolded
Leicester City started on the front foot, pressing for the first 15 minutes. Andrew Dallas opened the scoring for Walsall after 10 minutes. Leicester City drew level at 1-1 on 20 minutes thanks to John Lundstram. Leicester City completed the turnaround at 2-1 in the 32nd minute through William Smallbone. Leicester City led 2-1 at the break.
The statistics
Leicester City led on expected goals, 1.73 to 0.57. Corners finished 10-2. Dangerous attacks: 165 for Leicester City, 60 for Walsall. Leicester City committed 13 fouls to Walsall's 10, and the offside count read 3-2.
Leicester City's yellow cards went to Olabade Aluko in the 56th minute.
Ratings and substitutions
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to John Lundstram (Leicester City, 7.2), Andrew Dallas (Walsall, 7.0) and Amir Bristric (Leicester City, 6.2). From the Leicester City bench came Bobby De Cordova-Reid on 70 minutes, Sammy Braybrooke on 70 minutes, Woyo Coulibaly on 77 minutes and Tommy Neale on 89 minutes. Walsall made 5 changes: Elicha Ahui for Ryan Leak (31'), Charlie Crew for Roman Quintyne (62'), Lewis Simper for Ryan Sjoerdsma (62') and Reece Smith for James Furlong (69').
The context
Leicester City came into the match with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from their last 5 matches — scoring in 11 straight games. Their most recent game was a 4-2 win over Oxford City FC for Leicester City. Before kick-off, Walsall's last 5 matches had brought 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Walsall lost 3-1 away to Newport County in their last match. The record between them over the last 5 matches reads 4-1-0 from Leicester City's point of view. The last meeting, in 2023, ended in a 1-0 win for Leicester City. Those 5 games produced 17 goals, an average of 3.4 per match.
What the result means
Leicester City are now unbeaten in 4 matches. Walsall have now scored in 11 consecutive matches. Leicester City beat Walsall for the first time since 2023.
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