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James Maddison has now scored five goals in seven Premier League matches for Leicester this seasonLeicester thrashed Nottingham Forest to secure their first Premier League win of the season and move off the bottom of the table at the expense of their opponents.
James Maddison scored twice either side of a Harvey Barnes strike as Leicester opened up a 3-0 lead before half-time.
Maddison then teed up substitute Patson Daka to make it 4-0 after the break.
The result means Forest have now lost their last five games and drop to the bottom on goal difference.
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Leicester City
Squad number1Player nameWard
Squad number27Player nameCastagne
Squad number6Player nameEvans
Squad number3Player nameFaes
Squad number2Player nameJustin
Squad number25Player nameNdidi
Squad number10Player nameMaddison
Squad number8Player nameTielemans
Squad number22Player nameDewsbury-Hall
Squad number7Player nameBarnes
Squad number9Player nameVardy
Squad number11Player nameAlbrighton
Squad number20Player nameDaka
Squad number26Player namePraet
Squad number42Player nameSoumaré
Nottingham Forest
Squad number1Player nameHenderson
Squad number7Player nameN Williams
Squad number3Player nameS Cook
Squad number26Player nameMcKenna
Squad number32Player nameRenan Lodi
Squad number21Player nameKouyaté
Squad number14Player nameO'Brien
Squad number20Player nameJohnson
Squad number10Player nameGibbs-White
Squad number11Player nameLingard
Squad number9Player nameAwoniyi
Squad number5Player nameMangala
Squad number22Player nameYates
Squad number23Player nameFreuler
Squad number24Player nameAurier
Squad number25Player nameDennis
Line-ups
Leicester
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Ward
- 27Castagne
- 6Evans
- 3Faes
- 2Justin
- 25NdidiSubstituted forSoumaréat 45'minutesBooked at 71mins
- 10MaddisonBooked at 83minsSubstituted forAlbrightonat 85'minutes
- 8TielemansSubstituted forPraetat 80'minutes
- 22Dewsbury-Hall
- 7Barnes
- 9VardySubstituted forDakaat 62'minutes
Substitutes
- 11Albrighton
- 14Iheanacho
- 17Pérez
- 18Amartey
- 20Daka
- 26Praet
- 31Iversen
- 33Thomas
- 42Soumaré
Nottm Forest
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Henderson
- 7N WilliamsBooked at 18minsSubstituted forAurierat 45'minutes
- 3S CookBooked at 90mins
- 26McKenna
- 32Lodi dos Santos
- 21KouyatéBooked at 33minsSubstituted forFreulerat 45'minutes
- 14O'BrienSubstituted forYatesat 45'minutes
- 20Johnson
- 10Gibbs-White
- 11LingardBooked at 64minsSubstituted forMangalaat 69'minutes
- 9AwoniyiSubstituted forDennisat 62'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Worrall
- 5Mangala
- 13Hennessey
- 16Surridge
- 22Yates
- 23Freuler
- 24Aurier
- 25Dennis
- 30Boly
Referee:Robert Jones
Attendance:32,202
Live Text
Match ends, Leicester City 4, Nottingham Forest 0.
Second Half ends, Leicester City 4, Nottingham Forest 0.
Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
Sèrge Aurier (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Steve Cook (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Steve Cook (Nottingham Forest).
Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest).
Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis with a cross.
Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sèrge Aurier with a cross.
Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces James Maddison.
James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
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