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Match Centre: Leicester City vs Northampton Town

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Carabao Cup 1st Round Sat 8 Aug

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Okoli 16′

Full-time 1:0

Player of the match Caleb Okoli 8.5

GolVolt ratingSkip it 1.2/10 more watchable than 12% of Carabao Cup matches Few chances, settled by 90+1′. How we rate

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 16' Okoli, 1:0

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:0, from 66% to 82% (Leicester City).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+9' · 1:0Leicester City 91%draw 9%Northampton Town 0%

Key stats

77% Possession 23%
8 Shots 4
3 On target 2
7 Corners 5
52 Dangerous attacks 26
2 Saves 2
All stats (16)

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Few chances, settled by 90+1′.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 90+1′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 2.4 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Okoli scored the winner.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 5.9 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 4.0 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% Few chances. Quality of play: 0.1 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Skip it

GolVolt rating 1.2more watchable than 12% of Carabao Cup matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

1 goal5 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal: Caleb Okoliassist: Thomas1:0
  2. 37' Bobby De Cordova-Reidyellow card
  3. 42' Sammy Braybrookeyellow card
  4. Half-time · 1:0
  5. 61' 2 substitutionsBurns for AlvesWatson for Mavididi
  6. 63' SubstitutionWormleighton for Donacien
  7. 64' SubstitutionWarhurst for List
  8. 70' 2 substitutionsDyche for Lemonheigh-EvansHoskins for Swyer
  9. 79' SubstitutionPage for De Cordova-Reid
  10. 82' Wes Burnsyellow card
  11. 83' SubstitutionEvans for Perkins
  12. 86' SubstitutionAluko for Joseph
  13. 87' SubstitutionChoudhury for Cullen
  14. 90+3' Harvey Saundersyellow card
  15. 90+8' Tommy Watsonyellow card
  16. Full-time · 1:0

Match stats

Shooting

8 Shots 4
3 On target 2
3 Off target 1

Play

77% Possession 23%
7 Corners 5
800 Passes 222
93% Pass accuracy 73%
124 Attacks 55
52 Dangerous attacks 26

Defence

6 Tackles 14
8 Interceptions 22
2 Saves 2

Discipline

11 Fouls 12
1 Offsides 0
4 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-1-4-1 –4-4-2
Bench

Leicester City

Northampton Town

Match sheet

Stadium
King Power Stadium, Leicester

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Leicester City Caleb Okoli 8.50
  2. 2. place · Leicester City Luke Thomas 7.92
  3. 3. place · Leicester City Jakub Stolarczyk 7.33
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Absences

Leicester City · 1 out

  • Alex McCarthy Injured

    since 10 Feb · return date unknown · 24 matches missed · Wrist Injury

Northampton Town · 1 out

  • Jon Guthrie Injured

    since 12 Jul 2025 · return date unknown · 63 matches missed · Head Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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