2023–24 Leicester City F.C. season

The 2023–24 season was the 119th season in the existence of Leicester City Football Club, and their 63rd (non-consecutive) season in the second tier of English football. This season marked the club's return to the Championship after nine consecutive seasons in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, they also competed in the season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Leicester City

2023–24 season
Leicester City's chairman and players celebrate promotion after winning the Championship title
Owner	King Power
Chairman	Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
Manager	Enzo Maresca
Stadium	King Power Stadium
Championship	1st (promoted)
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
EFL Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Jamie Vardy (18) All: Jamie Vardy (20)
Average home league attendance	31,238
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The Foxes officially sealed promotion back to the Premier League following Queens Park Rangers' 4–0 win against Leeds United on 26 April 2024.^[1] Three days later, following a 3–0 victory away to Preston North End, Leicester secured the Championship title and their record eighth second-tier title with one match to spare.^[2]

Management team

Position	Name
Manager	Enzo Maresca
Assistant Manager	Willy Caballero
First team coach	Danny Walker
First team goalkeeper coach	Michele De Bernardin

Kits

Home	Away	Third
Goalkeeper 1	Goalkeeper 2	Goalkeeper 3

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 10 May 2024. Appearances include all competitions.^[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Player	Nat.	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Contract ends	Signed from	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Danny Ward		GK	(1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 31)	2018	2025	Liverpool	47	0
30	Mads Hermansen		GK	(2000-07-11)11 July 2000 (aged 23)	2023	2028[4]	Brøndby	44	0
41	Jakub Stolarczyk		GK	(2000-12-19)19 December 2000 (aged 23)	2019	2026	Youth Academy	9	0
Defenders
2	James Justin		LB / RB	(1998-02-23)23 February 1998 (aged 26)	2019	2026	Luton Town	128	7
3	Wout Faes		CB	(1998-04-03)3 April 1998 (aged 26)	2022	2027	Reims	82	3
4	Conor Coady		CB	(1993-02-25)25 February 1993 (aged 31)	2023	2026[5]	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	0
5	Callum Doyle (on loan)		CB	(2003-10-03)3 October 2003 (aged 20)	2023	2024[6]	Manchester City	23	0
15	Harry Souttar		CB	(1998-10-22)22 October 1998 (aged 25)	2023	2028	Stoke City	16	0
21	Ricardo Pereira		RB	(1993-10-06)6 October 1993 (aged 30)	2018	2026	Porto	169	13
23	Jannik Vestergaard		CB	(1992-08-03)3 August 1992 (aged 31)	2021	2024	Southampton	67	2
45	Ben Nelson		CB	(2004-03-18)18 March 2004 (aged 20)	2020	2027[7]	Youth Academy	8	1
Midfielders
8	Harry Winks		CM	(1996-02-02)2 February 1996 (aged 28)	2023	2026[8]	Tottenham Hotspur	48	2
11	Marc Albrighton		RW / LW / RWB / LWB	(1989-11-18)18 November 1989 (aged 34)	2015	2024	Aston Villa	313	19
17	Hamza Choudhury		DM / RB / LB	(1997-10-01)1 October 1997 (aged 26)	2015	2027[9]	Youth Academy	125	2
22	Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall		CM	(1998-09-06)6 September 1998 (aged 25)	2017	2027	Youth Academy	129	17
25	Wilfred Ndidi		DM / CM	(1996-12-16)16 December 1996 (aged 27)	2017	2024	Genk	273	17
26	Dennis Praet		CM / AM	(1994-05-14)14 May 1994 (aged 30)	2019	2024	Sampdoria	107	5
35	Kasey McAteer		AM / RW	(2001-11-22)22 November 2001 (aged 22)	2021	2025	Youth Academy	30	7
37	Will Alves		AM	(2005-05-04)4 May 2005 (aged 19)	2022	–	Youth Academy	2	0
47	Arjan Raikhy		CM	(2002-10-20)20 October 2002 (aged 21)	2023	–	Youth Academy	3	0
58	Brandon Cover		DM	(2003-09-25)25 September 2003 (aged 20)	2024	–	Youth Academy	1	0
Attackers
9	Jamie Vardy		ST	(1987-01-11)11 January 1987 (aged 37)	2012	2024	Fleetwood Town	464	190
10	Stephy Mavididi		LW	(1998-05-31)31 May 1998 (aged 26)	2023	2028[10]	Montpellier	48	13
14	Kelechi Iheanacho		ST	(1996-10-03)3 October 1996 (aged 27)	2017	2024	Manchester City	232	61
18	Abdul Fatawu (on loan)		RW / LW / AM	(2004-03-08)8 March 2004 (aged 20)	2023	2024[11]	Sporting CP	43	7
20	Patson Daka		ST	(1998-10-09)9 October 1998 (aged 25)	2021	2026	Red Bull Salzburg	96	22
28	Tom Cannon		ST	(2002-12-28)28 December 2002 (aged 21)	2023	2028[12]	Everton	16	3
29	Yunus Akgün (on loan)		RW / AM	(2000-07-07)7 July 2000 (aged 23)	2023	2024[13]	Galatasaray	29	2
39	Tawanda Maswanhise		LW	(2002-11-20)20 November 2002 (aged 21)	2021	2024	Youth Academy	1	0
40	Wanya Marçal		LW / RW	(2002-10-19)19 October 2002 (aged 21)	2022	2026[14]	Youth Academy	9	1
Out on loan
16	Victor Kristiansen		LB	(2002-12-16)16 December 2002 (aged 21)	2023	2028	Copenhagen	14	0
24	Boubakary Soumaré		DM	(1999-02-27)27 February 1999 (aged 25)	2021	2026	Lille	60	0
31	Daniel Iversen		GK	(1997-01-19)19 January 1997 (aged 27)	2018	2025	Youth Academy	17	0
33	Luke Thomas		LB	(2001-06-10)10 June 2001 (aged 23)	2020	2026[15]	Youth Academy	85	2

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Fee	Team	Ref.
1 July 2023	CM		Harry Winks	Tottenham Hotspur	£10,000,000	First team	[8][16]
1 July 2023	CB		Conor Coady	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£8,500,000	First team	[5][16]
18 July 2023	GK		Mads Hermansen	Brøndby	£6,500,000	First team	[4][17]
31 July 2023	LW		Stephy Mavididi	Montpellier	£6,400,000	First team	[10][18]
17 August 2023	CM		Arjan Raikhy	Aston Villa	Free transfer	Academy	[19]
1 September 2023	ST		Tom Cannon	Everton	£7,500,000	First team	[12][20]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Fee	Team	Ref.
28 June 2023	AM		James Maddison	Tottenham Hotspur	£40,000,000	First team	[21][22]
30 June 2023	RB / CB		Daniel Amartey	Beşiktaş	End of contract	First team	[23][24]
30 June 2023	LB		Ryan Bertrand	End of contract		First team	[23]
30 June 2023	GK		Kelechi Chibueze	Sunderland	Released	Academy	[25][26]
30 June 2023	CF		Josh Eppiah	Amazonas	Released	Academy	[25][27]
30 June 2023	CB		Jonny Evans	Manchester United	End of contract	First team	[28]
30 June 2023	MF		Khanya Leshabela	Cape Town City	Released	Academy	[25][29]
30 June 2023	DM		Nampalys Mendy	Lens	End of contract	First team	[23][30]
30 June 2023	CB		Ronny Nelson	Colchester United	Released	Academy	[25][31]
30 June 2023	FW		Terell Pennant	Coalville Town	Released	Academy	[25][32]
30 June 2023	SS / RW / AM		Ayoze Pérez	Real Betis	End of contract	First team	[23][33]
30 June 2023	CB		Çağlar Söyüncü	Atlético Madrid	End of contract	First team	[23][34]
30 June 2023	CB		Bayli Spencer-Adams	Released		Academy	[25]
30 June 2023	MF		Thanawat Suengchitthawon	Muangthong United	Released	Academy	[25][35]
30 June 2023	CM		Youri Tielemans	Aston Villa	End of contract	First team	[23][36]
6 July 2023	CB		Freddie Cook	Cardiff City	Released	Academy	[25][37]
13 July 2023	CF		George Hirst	Ipswich Town	Undisclosed	Academy	[38]
23 July 2023	LW		Harvey Barnes	Newcastle United	£38,000,000	First team	[39][40]
2 August 2023	GK		Chituru Odunze	Crown Legacy	Undisclosed	Academy	[41]
29 August 2023	RB / LB		Timothy Castagne	Fulham	£15,000,000	First team	[42][43]
4 January 2024	AM		Ethan Fitzhugh	Banbury United	Undisclosed	Academy	[44]
22 January 2024	GK		Alex Smithies	Retired		First team	[45]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Date until	Team	Ref.
14 July 2023	CB		Callum Doyle	Manchester City	End of season	First team	[6]
15 August 2023	CM / AM		Cesare Casadei	Chelsea	19 January 2024[a]	First team	[46][47]
26 August 2023	RW / AM		Yunus Akgün	Galatasaray	End of season	First team	[13]
31 August 2023	AM / RW		Abdul Fatawu	Sporting CP	End of season	First team	[11]

1. On 19 January, Casadei was recalled by Chelsea from his season-long loan.

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Date until	Team	Ref.
1 July 2023	CF		Nathan Opoku	OH Leuven	End of season	Academy	[48]
25 August 2023	CB / RB		Lewis Brunt	Mansfield Town	End of season	Academy	[49]
30 August 2023	LB		Victor Kristiansen	Bologna	End of season	First team	[50]
31 August 2023	LB		Luke Thomas	Sheffield United	12 January 2024[a]	First team	[51][52]
1 September 2023	CM		Zach Booth	Volendam	End of season	Academy	[53]
1 September 2023	DM		Boubakary Soumaré	Sevilla	End of season	First team	[54]
2 November 2023	CM		Jack Lewis	Basford United	1 January 2024	Academy	[55]
25 November 2023	CB		Paul Appiah	Maidstone United	25 January 2024[b]	Academy	[56][57]
5 January 2024	GK		Daniel Iversen	Stoke City	End of season	First team	[58]
26 January 2024	LB		Luke Thomas	Middlesbrough	End of season	First team	[59]

1. On 12 January, Thomas returned back early from his season-long loan at Sheffield United.
2. On 3 January, Appiah's loan at Maidstone was extended by a further three weeks.

Pre-season and friendlies

Leicester City announced that they would embark on a South East Asia tour as part of their pre-season preparations. The club played domestic friendlies against Peterborough United and Northampton Town, as well as a friendly against its sister club, OH Leuven, behind closed doors.^[60] Leicester were due to play against Tottenham Hotspur on 23 July 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand, before the match was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. Leicester played against Liverpool in the Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy in Singapore on 30 July 2023.^{[61][62][63][64]}

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Leicester City v Peterborough United

11 July 2023 Friendly	Leicester City	1–2	Peterborough United	Leicester
12:00 BST	Pereira 39'	Report	Poku 4' Tomlinson 83'	Stadium: Leicester City Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Northampton Town v Leicester City

15 July 2023 Friendly	Northampton Town	0–1	Leicester City	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	Dewsbury-Hall 27'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,765 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Leicester City v OH Leuven

19 July 2023 Friendly	Leicester City	4–2	OH Leuven	Leicester
11:00 BST	Vardy 9' Praet 63' Albrighton 91' McAteer 126'	Report	Banzuzi Nsingi	Stadium: Leicester City Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Note: Match was played in three periods of 45 minutes each.

Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur

23 July 2023 Friendly	Leicester City	Cancelled	Tottenham Hotspur	Bangkok, Thailand
17:00 ICT (UTC+7)
Note: Match was cancelled due to poor weather conditions.

Port v Leicester City

26 July 2023 Friendly	Port	0–1	Leicester City	Bangkok, Thailand
ICT (UTC+7)		Report	Ndidi 7'	Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Liverpool v Leicester City

30 July 2023 Singapore Trophy	Liverpool	4–0	Leicester City	Kallang, Singapore
17:00 SST (UTC+8)	Núñez 30' Clark 35' Jota 38' Doak 64'	Report	Castagne  66'	Stadium: Singapore National Stadium Attendance: 28,597 Referee: Farhad Bin Mohamed (Singapore)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Championship	6 August 2023	4 May 2024	Matchday 1	Winners	46	31	4	11	89	41	+48	067.39
FA Cup	6 January 2024	17 March 2024	Third round	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	9	6	+3	075.00
EFL Cup	9 August 2023	27 September 2023	First round	Third round	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	066.67
Total					53	36	4	13	103	50	+53	067.92

Source: Soccerway

EFL Championship

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Leicester City (C, P)	46	31	4	11	89	41	+48	97	Promoted to the Premier League
2	Ipswich Town (P)	46	28	12	6	92	57	+35	96
3	Leeds United	46	27	9	10	81	43	+38	90	Qualified for the Championship play-offs
4	Southampton (O, P)	46	26	9	11	87	63	+24	87
5	West Bromwich Albion	46	21	12	13	70	47	+23	75
6	Norwich City	46	21	10	15	79	64	+15	73

Source: EFL official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)^[65]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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
46	31	4	11	89	41	+48	97	17	1	5	47	18	+29	14	3	6	42	23	+19

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	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	39	40	41	42	43	44	381	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	L
Position	6	2	2	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	1

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 38 (vs Southampton) was postponed due to Leicester's FA Cup involvement.

Matches

The Championship fixtures were released on 22 June 2023.^[66]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Leicester City v Coventry City

6 August 2023 1	Leicester City	2–1	Coventry City	Leicester
12:00 BST	Vestergaard  52' Doyle  68' Dewsbury-Hall 77', 87',  90+2'	Report	McFadzean 47' Sheaf  89' Palmer  90'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,763 Referee: Darren Bond

Huddersfield Town v Leicester City

12 August 2023 2	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Leicester City	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Pearson  54'	Report	Dewsbury-Hall  16' Vestergaard  23' Pereira  48' Mavididi 73' Winks  90+2'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 19,541 Referee: David Webb

Leicester City v Cardiff City

19 August 2023 3	Leicester City	2–1	Cardiff City	Leicester
15:00 BST	Mavididi  5' Marçal 36' Casadei 90+2'	Report	Ramsey  19', 45+1' Goutas  57' Collins  87' Simpson  90+1' Romeo  90+4'  90+6'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,595 Referee: Graham Scott

Rotherham United v Leicester City

26 August 2023 4	Rotherham United	1–2	Leicester City	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Onyedinma 53' Humphreys  89'	Report	McAteer 12', 84' Hermansen  90+2'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,418 Referee: Simon Hooper

Leicester City v Hull City

2 September 2023 5	Leicester City	0–1	Hull City	Leicester
15:00 BST	Winks  55' Vestergaard  58' Fatawu  90+4'	Report	Jones  2' Coyle  7' Delap 15',  40' Vinagre  60' Greaves  75' Sayyadmanesh  90+1'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,318 Referee: John Busby

Southampton v Leicester City

15 September 2023 6	Southampton	1–4	Leicester City	Southampton
20:00 BST	Edozie 25' Smallbone  32' Manning  73' Sulemana  90+7'	Report	Vardy 1' McAteer 18' Dewsbury-Hall  39' Ndidi 45+3' Winks  51' Mavididi 67' Fatawu  73' Akgün  90+2'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 28,877 Referee: Bobby Madley

Norwich City v Leicester City

20 September 2023 7	Norwich City	0–2	Leicester City	Norwich
20:00 BST	Duffy  39' Gibson  42' Barnes  43'	Report	McAteer  35', 87' Iheanacho 45' (pen.) Vardy  70' Winks  71' Vestergaard  90'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,277 Referee: Graham Scott

Leicester City v Bristol City

23 September 2023 8	Leicester City	1–0	Bristol City	Leicester
15:00 BST	Faes  62' Vardy  67' (pen.)	Report	Williams  51' Knight  53'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,679 Referee: James Bell

Blackburn Rovers v Leicester City

1 October 2023 9	Blackburn Rovers	1–4	Leicester City	Blackburn
12:00 BST	Szmodics 9' Carter  48' Wharton  70'	Report	Faes 4' Fatawu  15' Vardy 28' Mavididi  30' Vestergaard  46' Iheanacho 82' (pen.) Dewsbury-Hall 88'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,937 Referee: James Linington

Leicester City v Preston North End

4 October 2023 10	Leicester City	3–0	Preston North End	Leicester
19:45 BST	Dewsbury-Hall 60', 90' Iheanacho 76'	Report	Woodburn  82' Stewart  86'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,380 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Leicester City v Stoke City

7 October 2023 11	Leicester City	2–0	Stoke City	Leicester
15:00 BST	Iheanacho 24' Vestergaard  26' Vardy 79'	Report	Burger  32'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,589 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Swansea City v Leicester City

21 October 2023 12	Swansea City	1–3	Leicester City	Swansea
15:00 BST	Cullen  14' Grimes 20'	Report	Vestergaard 44' Justin  49' Pereira  56' Fatawu 63' Iheanacho 87' Dewsbury-Hall  90+8'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 18,509 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Leicester City v Sunderland

24 October 2023 13	Leicester City	1–0	Sunderland	Leicester
20:00 BST	Justin 12' Iheanacho  40' Vestergaard  50' Justin  68' Pereira  72'	Report	O'Nien  50' Hume  54' Cirkin  71'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,951 Referee: Keith Stroud

Queens Park Rangers v Leicester City

28 October 2023 14	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Leicester City	White City
15:00 BST	Dozzell 40',  59'  59' Colback  66'	Report	Mavididi 30' Fatawu  59' Winks 80' Pereira  90+2'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,385 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Leicester City v Leeds United

3 November 2023 15	Leicester City	0–1	Leeds United	Leicester
20:00 GMT	Choudhury  89'	Report	Byram  26' Rutter 58' Summerville  88'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,011 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Middlesbrough v Leicester City

11 November 2023 16	Middlesbrough	1–0	Leicester City	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Crooks  42' Greenwood 83' Howson  85' Jones  88' Rogers  90+3'	Report	Vestergaard  12' Winks  43' Choudhury  82'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,042 Referee: Oliver Langford

Leicester City v Watford

25 November 2023 17	Leicester City	2–0	Watford	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Ndidi  62' Vardy  68', 76', 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Louza  30' Porteous  54' Chakvetadze  72' Kayembe  75' Bachmann  83'  90+3' Asprilla  90'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,577 Referee: Sam Allison

Sheffield Wednesday v Leicester City

29 November 2023 18	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Leicester City	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Famewo  20' Bannan  57' Hendrick 90+3'	Report	Fatawu 23' Vestergaard  35'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 26,036 Referee: Sam Barrott

West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City

2 December 2023 19	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Leicester City	West Bromwich
12:30 GMT	Mowatt  63' Yokuslu  74' Maja 89'	Report	Pereira  66' Dewsbury-Hall 72' Winks 90+4'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,382 Referee: Tim Robinson

Leicester City v Plymouth Argyle

9 December 2023 20	Leicester City	4–0	Plymouth Argyle	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Mavididi 14' (pen.), 52' Daka 49' Ndidi 55'	Report	Gibson  42' Miller  44' Galloway  67'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,265 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

Leicester City v Millwall

13 December 2023 21	Leicester City	3–2	Millwall	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Coady  37' Vestergaard 48' Daka 52' Pereira 78' Faes  82'	Report	Bradshaw 10' Harding  13' Cooper  21' Wallace  24' Saville  74' Nisbet 90+3'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 28,960 Referee: Keith Stroud

Birmingham City v Leicester City

18 December 2023 22	Birmingham City	2–3	Leicester City	Birmingham
20:00 GMT	James 14', 74'	Report	Mavididi 10', 50',  10' Dewsbury-Hall 21'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 20,334 Referee: David Webb

Leicester City v Rotherham United

23 December 2023 23	Leicester City	3–0	Rotherham United	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Fatawu  45' Daka 60', 65' Casadei 72'	Report	Johansson  65'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,175 Referee: Darren Bond

Ipswich Town v Leicester City

26 December 2023 24	Ipswich Town	1–1	Leicester City	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Harness  61' Vestergaard 90+3' (o.g.)	Report	Mavididi 25' Ndidi  54' Pereira  59'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 29,410 Referee: Sam Barrott

Cardiff City v Leicester City

29 December 2023 25	Cardiff City	0–2	Leicester City	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Ralls  47'	Report	Dewsbury-Hall 18' Justin 55'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 24,656 Referee: John Busby

Leicester City v Huddersfield Town

1 January 2024 26	Leicester City	4–1	Huddersfield Town	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Cannon 40', 61' Pereira 47' Mavididi 77'	Report	Helik 63' Ayina  76'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,407 Referee: Sam Allison

Coventry City v Leicester City

13 January 2024 27	Coventry City	3–1	Leicester City	Coventry
12:30 GMT	Palmer  37' Thomas  43' Sakamoto  43' O'Hare 78', 90+4' Van Ewijk 88',  90+4' Dasilva  90+3'	Report	Dewsbury-Hall 44' (pen.) Fatawu  45+2' Winks  78' Cannon  83' Casadei  84'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 29,914 Referee: Darren England

Leicester City v Ipswich Town

22 January 2024 28	Leicester City	1–1	Ipswich Town	Leicester
20:00 GMT	Davis 31' (o.g.) Pereira  84'	Report	Travis  59' Luongo  65' Clarke  69' Sarmiento 89'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,794 Referee: Joshua Smith

Leicester City v Swansea City

30 January 2024 29	Leicester City	3–1	Swansea City	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Dewsbury-Hall 3',  55' Mavididi 69' (pen.) Akgün 72'	Report	Wood  68' Allen 90+5'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 28,025 Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 27 January, but was postponed due to both club's progression in the FA Cup.[67]

Stoke City v Leicester City

3 February 2024 30	Stoke City	0–5	Leicester City	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Leris  26' Bae  47' Wilmot  90' Rose  90+7'	Report	Daka 26', 66' (pen.) McAteer 30',  40' Mavididi  42' Vardy 73', 90+8' (pen.) Justin  90+5'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 22,657 Referee: Lewis Smith

Watford v Leicester City

10 February 2024 31	Watford	1–2	Leicester City	Watford
15:00 GMT	Dennis 63' Porteous  75' Hoedt  90+5'	Report	Daka 11' (pen.) Winks  37' Nelson  50' Pereira 55' Vardy  90+5'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,597 Referee: Oliver Langford

Leicester City v Sheffield Wednesday

13 February 2024 32	Leicester City	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Fatawu 4' Vardy 36' Winks  76'	Report	Ihiekwe  6' Bernard  64'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,550 Referee: Tom Nield

Leicester City v Middlesbrough

17 February 2024 33	Leicester City	1–2	Middlesbrough	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Faes  60' Vardy 85'	Report	Clarke  3' Azaz 24' Silvera 37' Glover  59' McGree  73' Ayling  81'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,487 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Leeds United v Leicester City

23 February 2024 34	Leeds United	3–1	Leicester City	Leeds
20:00 GMT	Rodon  45+3' Ampadu  52' Kamara  75' Roberts 80',  87' Gray 83' Meslier  88' James 90+4'	Report	Faes 15' Pereira  19' Vestergaard  90+3'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,954 Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 24 February, but was moved to a day earlier for live Sky Sports coverage.[68]

Leicester City v Queens Park Rangers

2 March 2024 35	Leicester City	1–2	Queens Park Rangers	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Nelson 60',  90+1' Choudhury  84'	Report	Chair 38' Andersen  43' Dykes  54' Armstrong 57' Cook  90+4'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,439 Referee: Andy Davies

Sunderland v Leicester City

5 March 2024 36	Sunderland	0–1	Leicester City	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	O'Nien  55'	Report	Vardy 13' Hermansen  68' Dewsbury-Hall  81' Ndidi  90'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 40,293 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

Hull City v Leicester City

9 March 2024 37	Hull City	2–2	Leicester City	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Carvalho 7', 16' Greaves  38' Zaroury 60' Seri  70'	Report	Vardy  25', 31' (pen.), 62' Faes  45+2'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 24,605 Referee: Sam Barrott

Bristol City v Leicester City

29 March 2024 39	Bristol City	1–0	Leicester City	Bristol
12:30 GMT	Mehmeti 73' Wells  82' Sykes  88'	Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 25,857 Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[69]

Leicester City v Norwich City

1 April 2024 40	Leicester City	3–1	Norwich City	Leicester
12:30 BST	Dewsbury-Hall 33' Mavididi 61' Vestergaard  65' Vardy 90+3'	Report	Sara 20' Duffy  35'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,825 Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[69]

Leicester City v Birmingham City

6 April 2024 41	Leicester City	2–1	Birmingham City	Leicester
15:00 BST	Dewsbury-Hall 28' Faes  34' Mavididi 87',  89'	Report	James  19' Stansfield 45' Bielik  57'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,825 Referee: David Webb

Millwall v Leicester City

9 April 2024 42	Millwall	1–0	Leicester City	Bermondsey
19:45 BST	Honeyman  11' Longman 59' Saville  83' Sarkic  90+6'	Report	Winks  21'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 14,889 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
Note: Fixture was selected for live Sky Sports broadcast.[70]

Plymouth Argyle v Leicester City

12 April 2024 43	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Leicester City	Plymouth
20:00 BST	Bundu 21' Miller  30' Forshaw  41' Hardie  49' Whittaker  50' Waine  90+1'	Report	Ndidi  45+4' Vestergaard  69'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,861 Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 13 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[71]

Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion

20 April 2024 44	Leicester City	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Leicester
12:30 BST	Ndidi 22',  90+4' Vardy 45', 65' Choudhury  85' Daka  88'	Report	M'Vila  24' Wallace 76' Kipré  90+8'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,874 Referee: Thomas Bramall
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[72]

Leicester City v Southampton

23 April 2024 38	Leicester City	5–0	Southampton	Leicester
20:00 BST	Fatawu 25', 75', 81' Ndidi 62' Vestergaard  66' Vardy 79'	Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,872 Referee: Bobby Madley
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 16 March, but was postponed due to Leicester's progression in the FA Cup.[71]

Preston North End v Leicester City

29 April 2024 45	Preston North End	0–3	Leicester City	Preston
20:00 BST	Browne  46' Hughes  54' Brady  62' Holmes  90+1'	Report	Vardy 36', 52' McAteer 67'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 19,641 Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 27 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[73]

Leicester City v Blackburn Rovers

4 May 2024 46	Leicester City	0–2	Blackburn Rovers	Leicester
12:30 BST	Fatawu  36' Justin  58'	Report	Szmodics 68', 90+4',  69' Rankin-Costello  86'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,117 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Leicester City entered the FA Cup in the third round, and won away to Millwall.^[74][75] Leicester then won at home against Birmingham City in the fourth round,^[76][77] and won away to Bournemouth in the fifth round.^[78] Leicester were knocked out of the competition after losing in an away game to Chelsea in the quarter-finals.^[79]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Millwall v Leicester City

6 January 2024 Third round	Millwall	2–3	Leicester City	Bermondsey
12:30 GMT	Wartmore 56' Flemming  69', 86'	Report	Casadei 16' Pereira 39' Cannon 61',  90+3'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 10,092 Referee: Oliver Langford

Leicester City v Birmingham City

27 January 2024 Fourth round	Leicester City	3–0	Birmingham City	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Vardy 47' Akgün 72' Praet 88'	Report	T. Roberts  65' M. Roberts  77'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 28,396 Referee: Craig Pawson

Bournemouth v Leicester City

27 February 2024 Fifth round	Bournemouth	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Leicester City	Bournemouth
19:30 GMT	Ünal  35' Senesi  57' Scott  87' Kluivert  109'	Report	Raikhy  37' Doyle  51' Fatawu  96', 105' Pereira  112' Justin  115'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,872 Referee: Paul Tierney

Chelsea v Leicester City

17 March 2024 Quarter-finals	Chelsea	4–2	Leicester City	Fulham
12:45 GMT	Cucurella 13' Sterling 26' Palmer 45+1' Chukwuemeka 90+2' Madueke 90+8'	Report	Disasi 51' (o.g.) Mavididi 62',  67' Doyle  73' Coady  90+6'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,589 Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

In August, Leicester progressed through the first and second rounds of the cup, winning away to both Burton Albion and Tranmere Rovers.^[80][81] Leicester were knocked out of the competition away to eventual winner Liverpool in the third round.^[82]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Burton Albion v Leicester City

9 August 2023 First round	Burton Albion	0–2	Leicester City	Burton upon Trent
20:00 BST		Report	Iheanacho 6' Ndidi 45+2'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,631 Referee: Gavin Ward

Tranmere Rovers v Leicester City

29 August 2023 Second round	Tranmere Rovers	0–2	Leicester City	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Davies  64' Jennings  62'	Report	Ndidi 55' Vardy 59' Faes  65'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,610 Referee: Ben Toner

Liverpool v Leicester City

27 September 2023 Third round	Liverpool	3–1	Leicester City	Liverpool
19:45 BST	Gakpo 48' Szoboszlai 70' Endō  86' Jota 89'	Report	McAteer 3' Pereira  23' Choudhury  45+2'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 49,732 Referee: Tim Robinson

Squad statistics

Appearances

Last updated: 11 May 2024

• Italics indicate a loaned in player

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Danny Ward	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		James Justin	45	2	27+12	2	0+3	0	3	0
3	DF		Wout Faes	45	2	42	2	1	0	2	0
4	DF		Conor Coady	18	0	9+4	0	3+1	0	1	0
5	DF		Callum Doyle	22	0	13+3	0	4	0	2	0
8	MF		Harry Winks	48	2	45	2	1	0	2	0
9	FW		Jamie Vardy	37	20	18+17	18	1	1	1	1
10	FW		Stephy Mavididi	48	13	42+4	12	1	1	1	0
11	MF		Marc Albrighton	18	0	0+12	0	3	0	3	0
14	FW		Kelechi Iheanacho	26	6	10+13	5	0+1	0	2	1
15	DF		Harry Souttar	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	1	0
17	MF		Hamza Choudhury	41	0	15+19	0	4	0	3	0
18	MF		Abdul Fatawu	43	7	33+7	6	2	1	0+1	0
20	FW		Patson Daka	22	7	15+5	7	1	0	0+1	0
21	DF		Ricardo Pereira	45	4	37+2	3	1+2	1	1+2	0
22	MF		Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall	49	12	41+3	12	1+1	0	1+2	0
23	DF		Jannik Vestergaard	42	2	40	2	2	0	0	0
25	MF		Wilfred Ndidi	36	6	26+6	4	1	0	1+2	2
26	MF		Dennis Praet	20	1	6+11	0	2	1	1	0
28	FW		Tom Cannon	16	3	3+10	2	2+1	1	0	0
29	FW		Yunus Akgün	29	2	9+14	1	3+1	1	1+1	0
30	GK		Mads Hermansen	44	0	44	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF		Kasey McAteer	26	7	13+10	6	0+1	0	1+1	1
37	MF		Will Alves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF		Tawanda Maswanhise	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
40	FW		Wanya Marçal	8	1	2+1	1	3	0	1+1	0
41	GK		Jakub Stolarczyk	9	0	2	0	4	0	3	0
45	DF		Ben Nelson	9	1	2+3	1	2+1	0	0+1	0
47	MF		Arjan Raikhy	3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0	0
58	MF		Brandon Cover	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Out on loan:
16	DF		Victor Kristiansen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Boubakary Soumaré	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK		Daniel Iversen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF		Luke Thomas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Left club during season:
7	MF		Cesare Casadei	25	3	8+14	2	1	1	2	0
12	GK		Alex Smithies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF		Timothy Castagne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Last updated: 29 April 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1	9	FW		Jamie Vardy	18	1	1	20
2	10	FW		Stephy Mavididi	12	1	0	13
3	22	MF		Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall	12	0	0	12
4	20	FW		Patson Daka	7	0	0	7
	18	FW		Abdul Fatawu	6	1	0	7
	35	MF		Kasey McAteer	6	0	1	7
7	14	FW		Kelechi Iheanacho	5	0	1	6
	25	MF		Wilfred Ndidi	4	0	2	6
9	21	DF		Ricardo Pereira	3	1	0	4
10	7	MF		Cesare Casadei	2	1	0	3
	28	FW		Tom Cannon	2	1	0	3
12	2	DF		James Justin	2	0	0	2
	3	DF		Wout Faes	2	0	0	2
	8	MF		Harry Winks	2	0	0	2
	23	DF		Jannik Vestergaard	2	0	0	2
	29	FW		Yunus Akgün	1	1	0	2
17	40	FW		Wanya Marçal	1	0	0	1
	45	DF		Ben Nelson	1	0	0	1
	26	MF		Dennis Praet	0	1	0	1
Own goals					1	1	0	2
Total					89	9	5	103

Assists

Last updated: 29 April 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1	22	MF		Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall	14	1	0	15
2	18	FW		Abdul Fatawu	13	0	0	13
3	10	FW		Stephy Mavididi	6	0	0	6
	25	MF		Wilfred Ndidi	5	0	1	6
5	20	FW		Patson Daka	5	0	0	5
7	2	DF		James Justin	3	0	0	3
	21	DF		Ricardo Pereira	3	0	0	3
	29	FW		Yunus Akgün	2	0	1	3
	14	FW		Kelechi Iheanacho	1	1	1	3
	11	MF		Marc Albrighton	0	2	1	3
11	9	FW		Jamie Vardy	2	0	0	2
	5	DF		Callum Doyle	1	1	0	2
	28	FW		Tom Cannon	1	1	0	2
	7	MF		Cesare Casadei	0	1	1	2
15	17	MF		Hamza Choudhury	1	0	0	1
	26	MF		Dennis Praet	1	0	0	1
Total					57	7	5	69

Clean sheets

Last updated: 29 April 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1	30	GK		Mads Hermansen	13	0	0	13
2	41	GK		Jakub Stolarczyk	2	2	2	6
Total					15	2	2	19

Disciplinary record

Last updated: 4 May 2024

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Championship			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Total
2	DF		James Justin	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
3	DF		Wout Faes	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
4	DF		Conor Coady	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
5	DF		Callum Doyle	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1
7	MF		Cesare Casadei	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
8	MF		Harry Winks	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
9	FW		Jamie Vardy	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
10	FW		Stephy Mavididi	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
14	FW		Kelechi Iheanacho	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
17	MF		Hamza Choudhury	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
18	FW		Abdul Fatawu	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1
20	FW		Patson Daka	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
21	DF		Ricardo Pereira	8	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	10	0	0
22	MF		Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
23	DF		Jannik Vestergaard	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
25	MF		Wilfred Ndidi	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
28	FW		Tom Cannon	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
29	FW		Yunus Akgün	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
30	GK		Mads Hermansen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
35	MF		Kasey McAteer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
45	DF		Ben Nelson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
47	MF		Arjan Raikhy	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				85	0	1	8	0	1	3	0	0	96	0	2