How we scored the Leicester City players as Marti Cifuentes’ side drew for the fourth straight match, letting Nathan Broadhead score in the final 15 minutes to throw away victory
21:55, 30 Sep 2025Updated 22:20, 30 Sep 2025
Leicester City midfielder Jordan James celebrates
Leicester City threw away victory as they failed to make their dominance count at home to Wrexham.
City had, for 75 minutes, produced one of their most complete performances of the season, but they allowed the visitors back into the game and were punished, Nathan Broadhead scoring a late equaliser.
It means City have, for the first time in more than 20 years, drawn four games in a row and missed out on a chance to move into the division’s top two.
They had taken the lead through Jordan James’ first goal for the club, but did not create enough good chances for a second goal, and were made to pay.
For the first midweek Championship fixture of the season, Cifuentes made four changes, including some surprise alterations. Patson Daka and Bobby De Cordova-Reid both came in for their first league starts of the season, with Jordan Ayew and Boubakary Soumare omitted from the line-up for the first time this term.
Jeremy Monga and Hamza Choudhury also came into the fold, with Stephy Mavididi and Ricardo Pereira making way.
As at West Brom, City started on the front foot but gave up the first big chance of the game. This time it didn’t find the net though, Kieffer Moore placing his shot wide of the post.
City’s own attacks didn’t slow down though and they almost took the lead inside 10 minutes, De Cordova-Reid clipping the outside of the post after the ball fell kindly for the Jamaican 20 yards out.
But while City were in full control, they were not free of the odd bad pass and Choudhury was fortunate that his undercooked back-pass was not punished, with Lewis O’Brien getting his finish horribly wrong in a one-on-one with Jakub Stolarczyk.
City tightened up from there and their swift moves created several openings. Twice Daka slid in for low crosses but couldn’t stretch enough, while De Cordova-Reid had a shot blocked after a well-worked corner.
And they did get a goal before the break. James received a fizzed pass from Harry Winks and exquisitely laid it off to Daka. The Welsh international didn’t stop there, running into the box to receive a first-time pass back from the striker before finishing low, his shot squirming under Arthur Okonkwo’s hand.
City stepped up their control in the early stages of the second half. It was one-way traffic, with all of the action in the Wrexham half.
Concerningly, chances were few and far between though, with only a De Cordova-Reid header mustered as far as shots from inside the box go.
Perhaps slipping into complacency, City took their foot off the gas. With around 15 minutes to go, they let Wrexham back into the game and the visitors almost immediately grabbed an equaliser, O’Brien winning a battle with Vestergaard and teeing up Broadhead to whip past Stolarczyk.
At the death, Wout Faes volleyed over from a corner before Broadhead gave City another scare with a shot past the post. But it ended all square once again, with boos ringing out at full-time. Here’s how we scored the players.
Jakub Stolarczyk: He did well to close the angle for O’Brien’s one-on-one and was calm on the ball but for one moment. He was not at all at fault for the equalising goal but didn’t have any saves to make. 6
Hamza Choudhury: He made a real hash of the back-pass and was fortunate not to be punished by O’Brien. Aside from that, he helped City control the game well from an inverted position, and played one excellent curved pass to get Daka in. 6
Wout Faes: He was really good in the first half as an attacking centre-half, bringing the ball forward, connecting play and even putting in teasing crosses. Defensively, he was in the right position in the second half, during the periods when Wrexham were on top. 7
Jannik Vestergaard: He needs to do better for the goal. It’s not a mistake as such, but he can’t let O’Brien come away with the ball in that much space after a 50-50. Besides that, his passing was decent and he kept Moore quiet. 6
Luke Thomas: A rough night. He could not handle Kabore’s pace and never got to grips with the flying Wrexham wing-back. Once he earned a booking, and then got away with a pull on Windass’s shirt, a half-time substitution was always coming. 4
Harry Winks: Very good for nearly the whole game. Line-breaking passes came easy to him and he continually found team-mates in good positions, fizzing in an exceptional pass to James in the build-up to the goal. 8
Jordan James: City’s star man. He was a threat in attack as both a creator and a scorer, picked up great positions and made fine runs, while he also tracked back and used his strength well. The first-time pass into Daka for his goal was sublime. 8
Bobby De Cordova-Reid: Really good. He looks much more effective centrally than he ever did on the wing last season. He picked up the right positions to influence the attack, making himself a threat inside and outside the box, while his interchanging passing with Monga in particular was great. 8
Abdul Fatawu: A peculiar night for the winger. While the team as a whole stepped it up a gear, he didn’t go with them. He slowed the game down too much at times and his decision-making was questionable. But there were still some very good passes in tight spaces. 5
Patson Daka: A topsy-turvy outing. At times, his touch was really poor and he played simple passes out for throw-ins. But he ran extremely hard and delivered a great assist just when fans were audibly showing their frustration. 6
Jeremy Monga: He didn’t see as much of the ball as he should have in the first half, because when he got it his footwork was, at standard, extremely good. The final product was just a little lacking. Importantly, he didn’t dive. 7
Victor Kristiansen: He didn’t have as much trouble with Kabore as Thomas did but was guilty of a few defensive lapses. He got forward well to support the attackers, albeit didn’t do a lot once he was there. 5
Oliver Skipp: He picked up a cheap yellow card and didn’t really influence the game in a positive way. City lost their way when he came on. 4
Stephy Mavididi: He looked up for it and was quick to press, but he didn’t come close to threatening. 5
Jordan Ayew: He didn’t move the ball quickly enough at a time when City really needed him to. N/A
Julian Carranza: He might not have even touched the ball. N/A
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