2021–22 Leicester City F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was the 117th season in the existence of Leicester City F.C. and their 54th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. This was their seventh consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, they also competed in this season's editions of the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the FA Community Shield, the UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Leicester City

2021–22 season
Owner	King Power
Chairman	Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
Manager	Brendan Rodgers
Stadium	King Power Stadium
Premier League	8th
FA Cup	Fourth round
EFL Cup	Quarter-finals
FA Community Shield	Winners
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
UEFA Europa Conference League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Jamie Vardy (15) All: James Maddison (18)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

This was Leicester's first season since 2011–12, and first full season since 2010–11, to not feature former club captain Wes Morgan, who retired at the end of the previous campaign.

Kits

Home

Home alt.

Away

Third

Goalkeeper 1

Goalkeeper 2

Goalkeeper 3

Management team

Position	Name
Manager	Brendan Rodgers
Assistant manager	Chris Davies
First team coaches	Kolo Toure
	Adam Sadler
First team coach & Goalkeeper coach	Mike Stowell

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 22 May 2022. Appearances include all competitions.^[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Nat	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Signed in	Contract ends	Signed from	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Kasper Schmeichel		GK	(1986-11-05) 5 November 1986 (age 38)	2011	2023	Leeds United	479	0
12	Danny Ward		GK	(1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 31)	2018	2025	Liverpool	19	0
35	Eldin Jakupovic		GK	(1984-10-02) 2 October 1984 (age 40)	2017	2022	Hull City	4	0
Defenders
2	James Justin		LB / LWB / RB / RWB / CB	(1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 27)	2019	2026[2]	Luton Town	68	4
3	Wesley Fofana		CB	(2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 24)	2020	2027	Saint-Étienne	50	1
4	Çağlar Söyüncü		CB	(1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 28)	2018	2023	SC Freiburg	123	3
5	Ryan Bertrand		LB	(1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 35)	2021	2023	Southampton	11	0
6	Jonny Evans		CB	(1988-01-03) 3 January 1988 (age 37)	2018	2023	West Bromwich Albion	138	7
18	Daniel Amartey		RB / CB	(1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 30)	2016	2022	Copenhagen	121	3
21	Ricardo Pereira		RB / RWB	(1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31)	2018	2026[3]	Porto	113	8
23	Jannik Vestergaard		CB	(1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 32)	2021	2024	Southampton	20	0
27	Timothy Castagne		RB / LB / RWB / LWB / CB	(1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 29)	2020	2025	Atalanta	70	3
33	Luke Thomas		LWB / LB	(2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 (age 23)	2020	2024	Youth Academy	61	2
38	Vontae Daley-Campbell		RB / RWB	(2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 (age 24)	2019	2022	Arsenal	3	0
45	Ben Nelson		CB	(2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 21)	2021	2022	Youth Academy	0	0
62	Lewis Brunt		CB	(2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 24)	2021		Aston Villa	2	0
Midfielders
7	Harvey Barnes		LW	(1997-12-09) 9 December 1997 (age 27)	2016	2025[4]	Youth Academy	147	32
8	Youri Tielemans		CM	(1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 28)	2019	2023	Monaco	158	24
10	James Maddison		AM	(1996-11-23) 23 November 1996 (age 28)	2018	2024	Norwich City	171	45
11	Marc Albrighton		RW / LW / RWB / LWB	(1989-11-18) 18 November 1989 (age 35)	2015	2024	Aston Villa	284	18
20	Hamza Choudhury		DM	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27)	2015	2023	Youth Academy	84	2
22	Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall		CM	(1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 26)	2017	2024	Youth Academy	46	3
24	Nampalys Mendy		DM	(1992-06-23) 23 June 1992 (age 32)	2016	2023	Nice	94	0
25	Wilfred Ndidi		DM	(1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 (age 28)	2017	2024	Genk	207	11
26	Dennis Praet		CM	(1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 31)	2019	2023	Sampdoria	60	3
37	Ademola Lookman		LW / RW	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 27)	2021	2022 (loan)	RB Leipzig	42	7
42	Boubakary Soumaré		DM	(1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 26)	2021	2026	Lille	30	0
48	Thanawat Suengchitthawon		AM	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 25)	2020	2023	Nancy	0	0
49	Kasey McAteer		AM	(2001-11-22) 22 November 2001 (age 23)	2020		Youth Academy	2	0
54	Wanya Marcal-Madivadua		AM	(2002-10-19) 19 October 2002 (age 22)	2019		Youth Academy	1	0
77	Will Alves		AM	(2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 20)	2018		Youth Academy	1	0
Attackers
9	Jamie Vardy		ST	(1987-01-11) 11 January 1987 (age 38)	2012	2023	Fleetwood Town	385	164
14	Kelechi Iheanacho		ST	(1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 28)	2017	2024	Manchester City	171	47
17	Ayoze Pérez		SS / RW / AM	(1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 31)	2019	2023	Newcastle United	101	14
29	Patson Daka		ST	(1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 26)	2021	2026	Red Bull Salzburg	38	11

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Team	Ref.
30 June 2021	CF		Patson Daka	Red Bull Salzburg	£23,000,000	First Team	[5][6]
1 July 2021	RB		Iestyn Hughes	Manchester United	Free transfer	Under-23s	[7]
2 July 2021	DM		Boubakary Soumaré	Lille	£17,000,000	First Team	[8][9]
6 July 2021	GK		Brad Young	Hartlepool United	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[10]
15 July 2021	LB		Ryan Bertrand	Southampton	Free transfer	First Team	[11]
30 July 2021	CM		Ben Grist	Grimsby Town	Undisclosed	Under-18s	[12]
1 August 2021	CM		Lewis Brunt	Aston Villa	Free transfer	Under-23s	[13]
13 August 2021	CB		Jannik Vestergaard	Southampton	£15,000,000	First Team	[14][15]
31 January 2022	FW		Amani Richards	Arsenal	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[16]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Team	Ref.
21 May 2021	CB		Wes Morgan	Retired		First team	[17]
30 June 2021	MF		Azeem Abdulai	Swansea City	Released	Academy	[18][19]
	MF		Dempsey Arlott-John	Mickleover		Under-23s	[18][20]
	GK		Oliver Bosworth	Unattached		Academy	[18]
	CB		Darragh O'Connor	Motherwell		Under-23s	[18][21]
	LB		Christian Fuchs	Charlotte FC		First Team	[22][23]
	RW		Johnson Gyamfi	Peterborough United		Academy	[18][24]
	CM		Matty James	Bristol City		First Team	[25][26]
	DF		Darnell Johnson	Fleetwood Town		Under-23s	[18][27]
	MF		Adam Leathers	Wycombe Wanderers		Under-23s	[18][28]
	LW		Layton Ndukwu	Kukësi		Under-23s	[18][29]
	DF		Daniel Obi	Dagenham & Redbridge		Academy	[18][30]
	DF		Johnly Yfeko	Rangers		Academy	[18][31]
2 July 2021	CB		Josh Knight	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[32]
5 July 2021	MF		Viktor Gromek	Burnley	Free transfer	Academy	[33]
	DF		Nathan James	Burnley	Free transfer	Academy	[33]
15 July 2021	FW		Admiral Muskwe	Luton Town	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[34]
12 August 2021	FW		Rachid Ghezzal	Beşiktaş	Undisclosed	First team	[35]
26 August 2021	RB		Mitch Clark	Accrington Stanley	Free transfer	Under-23s	[36]
27 August 2021	MF		Kamal Sowah	Club Brugge	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[37]
1 September 2021	CM		Sidnei Tavares	FC Porto	Free transfer	Under-23s	[38]
12 January 2022	CB		Filip Benković	Udinese	Mutual consent	First team	[39][40]
31 January 2022	CB		Sam Hughes	Burton Albion	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[41]
31 January 2022	CF		Ali Reghba	Belouizdad	Undisclosed	Under-23s	[42]

Loan in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
31 August 2021	FW		Ademola Lookman	RB Leipzig	End of season	[43]

Loan out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Team	Ref.
3 August 2021	MF		Tyrese Shade	Walsall	End of season	Under-23s	[44]
3 August 2021	CF		George Hirst	Portsmouth	End of season	Under-23s	[45]
4 August 2021	GK		Daniel Iversen	Preston North End	End of season	Under-23s	[46]
5 August 2021	CM		Callum Wright	Cheltenham Town	End of season	Under-23s	[47]
19 August 2021	MF		Khanya Leshabela	Shrewsbury Town	End of season	Under-23s	[48]
31 August 2021	CB		Sam Hughes	Burton Albion	January 2022	Under-23s	[49]
31 August 2021	MF		Dennis Praet	Torino	End of season	First team	[50]
26 November 2021	GK		Arlo Doherty	Mickleover		Under-23s	[51]
12 January 2022	CF		Jacob Wakeling	Barrow	End of season	Under-23s	[52]
28 January 2022	CF		Josh Eppiah	Northampton Town	End of season	Under-23s	[53]
28 January 2022	AM		Kasey McAteer	Forest Green Rovers	End of season	Under-23s	[54]
31 January 2022	RB		Vontae Daley-Campbell	Dundee	End of season	Under-23s	[55]
31 January 2022	GK		Jakub Stolarczyk	Dunfermline Athletic	End of season	Under-23s	[56]

Pre-season friendlies

The Foxes announced they would have friendly matches against Burton Albion,^[57] Wycombe Wanderers,^[57] Queens Park Rangers^[58] and Villarreal^[59] as part of the club's pre-season preparations.

Burton Albion v Leicester City

24 July 2021 Friendly	Burton Albion	0–0 (3–1 p)	Leicester City	Burton-upon-Trent
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
	Penalties
	Powell Patrick Blake-Tracy Morris		Suengchitthawon Thomas Iheanacho Dewsbury-Hall
Note: Match decided the winner of the 2021 Bass Charity Vase competition.[60]

Wycombe Wanderers v Leicester City

28 July 2021 Friendly	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Leicester City	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Horgan 80'	Report		Stadium: Adams Park

Queens Park Rangers v Leicester City

31 July 2021 Friendly	Queens Park Rangers	3–3	Leicester City	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST	Austin 45' Barbet 55' Dickie 82'	Report	Dewsbury-Hall 75' Daka 77' Iheanacho 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium

Leicester City v Villarreal

4 August 2021 Friendly	Leicester City	3–2	Villarreal	Leicester
19:45 BST	Söyüncü 40' Barnes 42' Pérez 51'	Report	Niño 76' Millán 83'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Referee: Matt Donohue

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	14 August 2021	22 May 2022	Matchday 1	8th	38	14	10	14	62	59	+3	036.84
FA Cup	8 January 2022	6 February 2022	Third round	Fourth round	2	1	0	1	5	5	+0	050.00
EFL Cup	22 September 2021	22 December 2021	Third round	Quarter-finals	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	033.33
FA Community Shield	7 August 2021		Final	Winners	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
UEFA Europa League	16 September 2021	9 December 2021	Group stage	Group stage	6	2	2	2	12	11	+1	033.33
UEFA Europa Conference League	17 February 2022	5 May 2022	Knockout round play-offs	Semi-finals	8	4	2	2	13	7	+6	050.00
Total					58	23	16	19	100	87	+13	039.66

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2021–22 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Manchester United	38	16	10	12	57	57	0	58	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
7	West Ham United	38	16	8	14	60	51	+9	56	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
8	Leicester City	38	14	10	14	62	59	+3	52
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	38	12	15	11	42	44	−2	51
10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	15	6	17	38	43	−5	51

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs^[62]
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2021–22 FA Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Cup, Liverpool, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.^[61]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	14	10	14	62	59	+3	52	10	4	5	34	23	+11	4	6	9	28	36	−8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	W	L	W	L	L	D	D	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	D	D	L	L	W	W	D	W
Position	9	12	9	9	12	13	13	11	9	11	12	12	10	10	11	8	10	9	10	10	12	11	11	12	12	12	10	10	9	9	9	10	11	14	10	9	9	8

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2021.^[63]

Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

14 August 2021 1	Leicester City	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leicester
15:00 BST	Vardy 41',  90+1'	Report	Marçal  59' Hoever  76'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,983 Referee: Craig Pawson

West Ham United v Leicester City

23 August 2021 2	West Ham United	4–1	Leicester City	Stratford
20:00 BST	Fornals 26' Benrahma 56' Antonio 80', 84'	Report	Pérez  40' Tielemans 69' Pereira  71'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,901 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Norwich City v Leicester City

28 August 2021 3	Norwich City	1–2	Leicester City	Norwich
15:00 BST	Lees-Melou  25' Pukki 44' (pen.) Cantwell  82'	Report	Vardy 8' Albrighton  69', 76'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,765 Referee: Robert Jones

Leicester City v Manchester City

11 September 2021 4	Leicester City	0–1	Manchester City	Leicester
15:00 BST	Söyüncü  75'	Report	Rodri  26' Laporte  38' Silva 62'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,087 Referee: Paul Tierney

Brighton & Hove Albion v Leicester City

19 September 2021 5	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Leicester City	Falmer
14:00 BST	Veltman  20' Maupay 35' (pen.) Welbeck 50' Sánchez  90+4'	Report	Ndidi  44' Vardy 61'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 31,078 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Leicester City v Burnley

25 September 2021 6	Leicester City	2–2	Burnley	Leicester
15:00 BST	Vestergaard  5' Vardy 37', 85' Barnes  77'	Report	Vardy 12' (o.g.) Cornet 40',  45+1' Westwood  60' Guðmundsson  69' Tarkowski  90'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,650 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Crystal Palace v Leicester City

3 October 2021 7	Crystal Palace	2–2	Leicester City	Selhurst
14:00 BST	Olise 61' Schlupp 72' Andersen  78' McArthur  83'	Report	Bertrand  29' Iheanacho 31' Vardy 37' Tielemans  46' Barnes  90+4'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Leicester City v Manchester United

16 October 2021 8	Leicester City	4–2	Manchester United	Leicester
15:00 BST	Tielemans 31' Söyüncü 78' Vardy 83' Daka 90+1'	Report	Greenwood 19' Lindelöf  52' Rashford 82' Wan-Bissaka  85' Pogba  86'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,219 Referee: Craig Pawson

Brentford v Leicester City

24 October 2021 9	Brentford	1–2	Leicester City	Brentford
14:00 BST	Zanka  30', 60'	Report	Tielemans 14' Söyüncü  63' Maddison 73'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 16,814 Referee: Simon Hooper

Leicester City v Arsenal

30 October 2021 10	Leicester City	0–2	Arsenal	Leicester
12:30 BST	Evans  68' Vardy  75'	Report	Gabriel 5' Smith Rowe 18'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,209 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on BT Sport

Leeds United v Leicester City

7 November 2021 11	Leeds United	1–1	Leicester City	Leeds
14:00 GMT	Raphinha 26',  27'	Report	Barnes 28' Ndidi  74'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,478 Referee: Darren England

Leicester City v Chelsea

20 November 2021 12	Leicester City	0–3	Chelsea	Leicester
12:30 GMT	Amartey  40' Evans  45' Schmeichel  45'	Report	Rüdiger 14' Kanté 28' Mendy  65' Pulisic 71'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,192 Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport

Leicester City v Watford

28 November 2021 13	Leicester City	4–2	Watford	Leicester
14:00 GMT	Maddison 16' Vardy 34', 42' Lookman 68'	Report	King 30' (pen.) Dennis 61'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,020 Referee: Andrew Madley

Southampton v Leicester City

1 December 2021 14	Southampton	2–2	Leicester City	Southampton
19:30 GMT	Bednarek 3' Adams 34' Romeu  48'	Report	Evans 22' Maddison 49' Lookman  55' Ndidi  82' Dewsbury-Hall  90+3'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 26,951 Referee: Robert Jones

Aston Villa v Leicester City

5 December 2021 15	Aston Villa	2–1	Leicester City	Aston
16:30 GMT	Konsa 17', 54' Nakamba  55'	Report	Barnes 14' Maddison  90'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,572 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Leicester City v Newcastle United

12 December 2021 16	Leicester City	4–0	Newcastle United	Leicester
14:00 GMT	Castagne  11' Tielemans 38' (pen.), 81' Daka 57' Söyüncü  64' Maddison 85'	Report	Lewis  24' Manquillo  70' Saint-Maximin  90'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,959 Referee: Peter Bankes

Manchester City v Leicester City

26 December 2021 17	Manchester City	6–3	Leicester City	Manchester
15:00 GMT	De Bruyne 5' Mahrez 14' (pen.) Gündoğan 21' Sterling 25' (pen.), 87' Laporte 69' Fernandinho  90+1'	Report	Vestergaard  45' Maddison 55',  75' Lookman 59' Iheanacho 65'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 53,226 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Leicester City v Liverpool

28 December 2021 18	Leicester City	1–0	Liverpool	Leicester
20:00 GMT	Lookman 59'	Report	Matip  4'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,230 Referee: Michael Oliver

Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur

19 January 2022 19	Leicester City	2–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Leicester
19:30 GMT	Daka 24' Choudhury  55' Maddison 76'	Report	Kane 38' Sánchez  59' Bergwijn  90+4', 90+5', 90+7'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,986 Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: Live on BT Sport. The match was originally scheduled for 16 December 2021, but was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Leicester City's squad.[64]

Leicester City v Brighton & Hove Albion

23 January 2022 20	Leicester City	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leicester
14:00 GMT	Daka 46'	Report	Burn  67' Welbeck 82'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,231 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Liverpool v Leicester City

10 February 2022 21	Liverpool	2–0	Leicester City	Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Jota 34', 87' Firmino  50'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,050 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on BT Sport

Leicester City v West Ham United

13 February 2022 22	Leicester City	2–2	West Ham United	Leicester
16:30 GMT	Pereira  18', 57' Tielemans 45' (pen.)	Report	Bowen 10' Cresswell  60' Rice  61' Dawson 90+1'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,061 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City

20 February 2022 23	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Leicester City	Wolverhampton
16:30 GMT	Neves 9',  76' Aït-Nouri  31' Podence  38', 67' Dendoncker  70'	Report	Söyüncü  29' Albrighton  36' Lookman  38', 41' Pereira  90+2'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,497 Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Burnley v Leicester City

1 March 2022 24	Burnley	0–2	Leicester City	Burnley
19:45 GMT	Weghorst  57'	Report	Maddison 82' Vardy 90' Dewsbury-Hall  90+1'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 17,825 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Leicester City v Leeds United

5 March 2022 25	Leicester City	1–0	Leeds United	Leicester
12:30 GMT	Ndidi  53' Barnes 67'	Report	Struijk  9' Forshaw  71'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,236 Referee: David Coote
Note: Live on BT Sport

Arsenal v Leicester City

13 March 2022 26	Arsenal	2–0	Leicester City	Holloway
16:30 GMT	Partey 11' Lacazette 59' (pen.)	Report	Iheanacho  30' Söyüncü  58' Daka  80'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,111 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Leicester City v Brentford

20 March 2022 27	Leicester City	2–1	Brentford	Leicester
14:00 GMT	Castagne 20' Maddison 33' Dewsbury-Hall  76'	Report	Pinnock  83' Wissa 85' Nørgaard  90'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,830 Referee: Darren England

Manchester United v Leicester City

2 April 2022 28	Manchester United	1–1	Leicester City	Manchester
17:30 BST	Shaw  5' McTominay  49' Fred 66'	Report	Fofana  16' Tielemans  30' Iheanacho 63'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,444 Referee: Andre Marriner

Leicester City v Crystal Palace

10 April 2022 29	Leicester City	2–1	Crystal Palace	Leicester
14:00 BST	Lookman 39' Dewsbury-Hall 45' Thomas  67'	Report	Mitchell  32' Zaha 66'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,896 Referee: Robert Jones

Newcastle United v Leicester City

17 April 2022 30	Newcastle United	2–1	Leicester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
14:15 BST	Bruno Guimarães 30', 90+5',  90+6' Krafth  84'	Report	Amartey  1' Lookman 19' Mendy  90+6'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,104 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Everton v Leicester City

20 April 2022 31	Everton	1–1	Leicester City	Liverpool
19:45 BST	Richarlison  75', 90+2' Mina  80' Alli  86' Rondón  90+3'	Report	Barnes 5' Schmeichel  90+3' Daka  90+4'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,153 Referee: David Coote
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 19 December 2021 but was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Leicester's squad.[65]

Leicester City v Aston Villa

23 April 2022 32	Leicester City	0–0	Aston Villa	Leicester
15:00 BST	Mendy  64' Dewsbury-Hall  65' Maddison  75'	Report	Douglas Luiz  72' Bailey  90+5'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,185 Referee: Andrew Madley

Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City

1 May 2022 33	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Leicester City	Tottenham
14:00 BST	Kane 22' Davies  26' Bentancur  58' Son 60', 79'	Report	Albrighton  48' Amartey  63' Thomas  66' Iheanacho 90+1'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 59,482 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Leicester City v Everton

8 May 2022 34	Leicester City	1–2	Everton	Leicester
14:00 BST	Daka 11' Mendy  47' Amartey  88' Fofana  90+3'	Report	Mykolenko 6' Holgate 30'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,001 Referee: Craig Pawson

Leicester City v Norwich City

11 May 2022 35	Leicester City	3–0	Norwich City	Leicester
19:45 BST	Vardy 54', 62' Maddison 70'	Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,892 Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 1 January 2022 but was postponed due to COVID-19 infections and injuries in Norwich's squad.[66]

Watford v Leicester City

15 May 2022 36	Watford	1–5	Leicester City	Watford
14:00 BST	João Pedro 6'	Report	Maddison 18' Vardy 22', 70' Barnes 46', 86' Tielemans  55'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,257 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Chelsea v Leicester City

19 May 2022 37	Chelsea	1–1	Leicester City	Fulham
20:00 BST	Alonso 34' Kanté  47' Lukaku  59' Rüdiger  66' Jorginho  85'	Report	Maddison 6' Evans  64'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 31,478 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Leicester City v Southampton

22 May 2022 38	Leicester City	4–1	Southampton	Leicester
16:00 BST	Maddison 49' Vardy 74' Pérez 81', 90+6'	Report	Romeu  70' Ward-Prowse 79' (pen.)	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,003 Referee: Jonathan Moss

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Leicester City entered the competition at the third round stage and on 6 December 2021 were drawn at home to Watford.^[67]

Leicester City v Watford

8 January 2022 Third round	Leicester City	4–1	Watford	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Tielemans 7' (pen.) Maddison 25' Daley-Campbell  36' Barnes 54' Albrighton 85'	Report	João Pedro 27'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 25,710 Referee: Mike Dean

Nottingham Forest v Leicester City

6 February 2022 Fourth round	Nottingham Forest	4–1	Leicester City	West Bridgford
16:00 GMT	Zinckernagel 23' Johnson 24' Worrall 32' Spence 61' Garner  66'	Report	Iheanacho 40' Ndidi  59' Maddison  74'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,762 Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BBC One

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Leicester City entered the competition in the third round due to participation in UEFA competitions and were drawn away to Millwall^[68][69] and then at home to Brighton & Hove Albion in the fourth round.^[70]

Millwall v Leicester City

22 September 2021 Third round	Millwall	0–2	Leicester City	Bermondsey
19:45 BST		Report	Lookman 50' Iheanacho 88'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,985 Referee: Andrew Madley

Leicester City v Brighton & Hove Albion

27 October 2021 Fourth round	Leicester City	2–2 (4–2 p)	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leicester
19:45 BST	Barnes 6' Lookman 45+5' Mendy  77' Iheanacho  89'	Report	Webster 45+3' Mwepu 71'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 21,163 Referee: Jarred Gillett
	Penalties
	Maddison Barnes Daka Pereira		Groß Maupay Mac Allister Mwepu

Liverpool v Leicester City

22 December 2021 Quarter-finals	Liverpool	3–3 (5–4 p)	Leicester City	Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Morton  10' Oxlade-Chamberlain 19' Jota 68' Minamino 90+5'	Report	Vardy 9', 13' Maddison 33',  74' Thomas  89'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,020 Referee: Andrew Madley
	Penalties
	Milner Firmino Oxlade-Chamberlain Keïta Minamino Jota		Tielemans Maddison Albrighton Thomas Iheanacho Bertrand

FA Community Shield

Main article: 2021 FA Community Shield

Leicester City v Manchester City

7 August 2021 Community Shield	Leicester City	1–0	Manchester City	Wembley
17:15 BST	Bertrand  50' Iheanacho 89' (pen.)	Report	Dias  87' Fernandinho  88'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 45,602 Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on ITV

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage

Leicester City were drawn against Italian side Napoli, Russian side Spartak Moscow and Polish side Legia Warsaw in the group stages.^[71]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SPM	NAP	LEI	LEG
1	Spartak Moscow	6	3	1	2	10	9	+1	10[a]	Advance to round of 16		—	2–1	3–4	0–1
2	Napoli	6	3	1	2	15	10	+5	10[a]	Advance to knockout round play-offs		2–3	—	3–2	3–0
3	Leicester City	6	2	2	2	12	11	+1	8	Transfer to Europa Conference League		1–1	2–2	—	3–1
4	Legia Warsaw	6	2	0	4	4	11	−7	6			0–1	1–4	1–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head–to–head points: Spartak Moscow 6, Napoli 0.

Leicester City v Napoli

16 September 2021 1	Leicester City	2–2	Napoli	Leicester, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Pérez 9' Ndidi  21'  90+3' Soumaré  32' Vestergaard  53' Barnes 64' Söyüncü  76'	Report	Di Lorenzo  34' Osimhen 69', 87' Rrahmani  90+5'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 29,579 Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Note: Live on BT Sport

Legia Warsaw v Leicester City

30 September 2021 2	Legia Warsaw	1–0	Leicester City	Warsaw, Poland
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Emreli 31',  84' Josué  52' Pekhart  88' Mladenović  90+5'	Report	Thomas  21' Maddison  84'	Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego Attendance: 27,087 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Note: Live on BT Sport

Spartak Moscow v Leicester City

20 October 2021 3	Spartak Moscow	3–4	Leicester City	Moscow, Russia
17:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Sobolev 11', 86' Litvinov  33' Larsson 44' Lomovitsky  90+5'	Report	Pereira  30' Daka 45', 48', 54', 79' Soumaré  89'	Stadium: Otkritie Arena Attendance: 11,366 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Note: Live on BT Sport

Leicester City v Spartak Moscow

4 November 2021 4	Leicester City	1–1	Spartak Moscow	Leicester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Amartey 58' Tielemans  67'	Report	Moses 51',  74' Sobolev  59'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,222 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
Note: Live on BT Sport

Leicester City v Legia Warsaw

25 November 2021 5	Leicester City	3–1	Legia Warsaw	Leicester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Daka 11' Maddison 21' Ndidi 33' Thomas  61' Albrighton  89'	Report	Mladenović 26',  39' Wieteska  48' Jędrzejczyk  87'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,658 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Note: Live on BT Sport

Napoli v Leicester City

9 December 2021 6	Napoli	3–2	Leicester City	Naples, Italy
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ounas 4' Elmas 24', 53' Petagna  33' Demme  77'	Report	Evans 27' Dewsbury-Hall 33'	Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 14,646 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Note: Live on BT Sport

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

Knockout phase

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

The knockout round play-offs draw was held on 13 December 2021.

Leicester City v Randers

17 February 2022 First leg	Leicester City	4–1	Randers	Leicester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Ndidi 23' Barnes 49' Daka 54' Dewsbury-Hall 74'	Report	Hammershøy-Mistrati 45'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 25,242 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Randers v Leicester City

24 February 2022 Second leg	Randers	1–3 (2–7 agg.)	Leicester City	Randers, Denmark
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Piesinger  67' Odey 84'	Report	Barnes 2' Maddison 70', 74' Ndidi  87'	Stadium: Randers Stadium Attendance: 8,948 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Round of 16

The round of 16 draw was held on 25 February 2022.

Leicester City v Rennes

10 March 2022 First leg	Leicester City	2–0	Rennes	Leicester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Albrighton 30' Iheanacho 90+3'	Report	Traoré  34'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 25,848 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Rennes v Leicester City

17 March 2022 Second leg	Rennes	2–1 (2–3 agg.)	Leicester City	Rennes, France
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Bourigeaud 8',  74' Laborde  47' Aguerd  71' Tait 75' Omari  90+6' Traoré  90+8'	Report	Fofana 51' Iheanacho  90+5' Maddison  90+8' Dewsbury-Hall  90+8' Vestergaard  90+8'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022.

Leicester City v PSV Eindhoven

7 April 2022 First leg	Leicester City	0–0	PSV Eindhoven	Leicester, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Albrighton  81'	Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,327 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

PSV Eindhoven v Leicester City

14 April 2022 Second leg	PSV Eindhoven	1–2 (1–2 agg.)	Leicester City	Eindhoven, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Zahavi 27' Götze  90+2'	Report	Castagne  57' Maddison 77' Pereira 88'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 18 March 2022, after the quarter-final draw.

Leicester City v Roma

28 April 2022 First leg	Leicester City	1–1	Roma	Leicester, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Dewsbury-Hall  26' Vardy  59' Mancini 67' (o.g.)	Report	Abraham  8' Pellegrini 15' Zaniolo  63'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,659 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Roma v Leicester City

5 May 2022 Second leg	Roma	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Leicester City	Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Abraham 11' Mancini  41' Karsdorp  87'	Report	Fofana  68'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 63,940 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Squad statistics

Appearances

• Italics indicate a loaned player

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Community Shield		Europe
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Kasper Schmeichel	53	0	37	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	14	0
2	DF		James Justin	19	0	11+2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3+2	0
3	DF		Wesley Fofana	12	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
4	DF		Çağlar Söyüncü	41	1	28	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	7+1	0
5	DF		Ryan Bertrand	11	0	4	0	0	0	1+1	0	1	0	3+1	0
6	DF		Jonny Evans	27	2	16+2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	1
7	MF		Harvey Barnes	48	11	24+8	6	2	1	1	1	1	0	10+2	3
8	MF		Youri Tielemans	50	7	29+3	6	2	1	2	0	1	0	12+1	0
9	FW		Jamie Vardy	33	17	20+5	15	0	0	1	2	1	0	3+3	0
10	MF		James Maddison	53	18	28+7	12	2	1	1+1	1	1	0	8+5	4
11	MF		Marc Albrighton	31	3	11+6	1	1	1	1+1	0	0+1	0	7+3	1
12	GK		Danny Ward	5	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW		Kelechi Iheanacho	43	8	13+13	4	1	1	1+2	1	0+1	1	7+5	1
17	FW		Ayoze Pérez	25	3	6+8	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	3+6	1
18	DF		Daniel Amartey	38	1	23+5	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	6+1	1
20	MF		Hamza Choudhury	12	0	4+2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0+4	0
21	DF		Ricardo Pereira	24	2	13+1	1	0+1	0	1+1	0	1	0	5+1	1
22	MF		Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall	44	3	23+5	1	0+1	0	3	0	0+1	0	9+2	2
23	DF		Jannik Vestergaard	20	0	6+4	0	1	0	1+2	0	0	0	4+2	0
24	MF		Nampalys Mendy	15	0	12+2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Wilfred Ndidi	30	2	17+1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	7+1	2
27	DF		Timothy Castagne	35	1	21+5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8+1	0
29	FW		Patson Daka	38	11	13+10	5	0+1	0	2+1	0	0+1	0	7+3	6
33	DF		Luke Thomas	33	0	21+1	0	1	0	3	0	0+1	0	6	0
35	GK		Eldin Jakupović	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW		Ademola Lookman	42	8	16+10	6	2	0	2	2	0	0	5+7	0
42	MF		Boubakary Soumaré	29	0	11+7	0	0	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	5+3	0
45	DF		Ben Nelson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	MF		Thanawat Suengchitthawon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	GK		Chituru Odunze	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	MF		Oliver Ewing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	MF		Wanya Marçal-Madivadua	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
62	MF		Lewis Brunt	2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
74	MF		Sammy Braybrooke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF		Will Alves	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Out on loan:
26	MF		Dennis Praet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF		Vontae Daley-Campbell	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
41	GK		Jakub Stolarczyk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	MF		Kasey McAteer	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
No longer at the club:
32	MF		Kamal Sowah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF		Filip Benković	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rnk	No	Pos	Nat	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Community Shield	Europa League	Europa Conference League	Total
1	10	MF		James Maddison	12	1	1	0	1	3	18
2	9	FW		Jamie Vardy	15	0	2	0	0	0	17
3	7	MF		Harvey Barnes	6	1	1	0	1	2	11
	29	FW		Patson Daka	5	0	0	0	5	1	11
5	37	MF		Ademola Lookman	6	0	2	0	0	0	8
	14	FW		Kelechi Iheanacho	4	1	1	1	0	1	8
7	8	MF		Youri Tielemans	6	1	0	0	0	0	7
8	17	FW		Ayoze Pérez	2	0	0	0	1	0	3
	11	MF		Marc Albrighton	1	1	0	0	0	1	3
	22	MF		Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall	1	0	0	0	1	1	3
11	6	DF		Jonny Evans	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
	21	DF		Ricardo Pereira	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
	25	MF		Wilfred Ndidi	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
14
	4	DF		Çağlar Söyüncü	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	27	DF		Timothy Castagne	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	18	DF		Daniel Amartey	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	3	DF		Wesley Fofana	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Own goals					0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total					62	5	7	1	12	13	100

See also

• 2021–22 in English football
• List of Leicester City F.C. seasons