MK Dons 0-3 Leicester City - Leicester cruise into the quarter finals


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MK Dons 0-3 Leicester City - LIVE
FULL TIME: MK Dons 0-3 Leicester City
No shame for the League One side, Premier League opposition just too good for them as to be expected really. Tielemans, Perez and Vardy on the scoresheet, and it was cruise control for the Foxes.
81 mins: Half a chance
Good work from the subs there, Barry and Lawrence get it to Devoy, whose cross is towards Dennis, he heads across towards Grigg but Ward gathers.
79 mins: Another change for the hosts
Matt Dennis is coming on for the latter stages, replacing Mo Eisa. Had next to no service all night has Eisa, and nor has Grigg. Tough night as to be expected.
73 mins: Cruise control
Leicester are playing keep-ball at the moment, in total control of this game. Passing it around nicely, making Dons chase and doing so in cruise control.
Conor Grant is replaced by Louie Barry for Dons.
66 mins: Leicester make some changes
Perez and Vardy coming off, relief right? Nope. Iheanacho and Daka come on.
60 mins: Double change for the Dons
It’s a switch in formation for MK Dons for the final half-an-hour as Tennai Watson makes way for Nathan Holland, and Josh McEachran comes off for Matt Smith.
Looks like an old-school 4-4-2
58 mins: Mistake from McEachran
Massive recovery job from McEachran. He plays a blind ball behind him straight to Vardy who slides Tielemans in but the midfielder recovers to block his ball back across goal.
53 mins: Barnes should score
Ooooh Barnes should score. Unmarked, ghosts in at the far post as the corner comes in but he heads wide of the open net
50 mins: GOAL - Vardy gets his goal
Poacher Jamie Vardy hasn’t lost any of his edge during the international break as he nods Leicester three up. Harvie got double up on with Praet and Castagne, the cross comes in from the latter an Vardy nods across goal and into the net.
Second half
A change at the back at half-time for MK Dons as Jack Tucker comes off for Henry Lawrence, with Watson forced inside.
HALF TIME: MK Dons 0-2 Leicester City
Pretty comfortable for the visitors, but Dons aren’t without their chances late in the half. The Premier League side flexed their muscles when they’ve needed to.
44 mins: Watson wastes a chance
Ahhhh great chance for MK Dons - Eisa should have shot, Grant should have shot but they shift it to Watson who sails it over the bar.
The best chance of the game for the home side
41 mins: Leicester in control
The visitors, as to be expected, as in control in the run-up to half-time. They’ve had a corner routinely dealt with by Jules but they look at ease with the game against Dons here. Barnes pitches one into the box which Cumming gobbles up.
37 mins: Half chances for Dons
A couple of half-chances for the hosts, sparked by Zak Jules’ dominant run. The centre back won it on the edge of his own box and bombed forwards to drag the game to the other end of the pitch, but his cross was cut out. Eisa then won a corner, which Dons were unable to properly get into the box.
30 mins: GOAL - Leicester double their lead
After that foul isn’t given, Leicester go straight up the other end and double their lead. A long ball from Faes is onto the toe of Ayoze Perez who brings it down onto his toe, and rifles it past Cumming to make it 2-0
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