Carabao Cup · 2026/27

Leicester City v Northampton Town — Carabao Cup

Final score, key moments and the story of the tie.

UK kick-off times · GMT / BSTUpdated twice daily · Last fixture check: 14 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT

Result and match summary

Full time

Leicester City 1–0 Northampton Town. Full time. Leicester City go through. Carabao Cup first round, Sat 8 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST. Venue: King Power Stadium, Leicester, England.

Leicester City

1–0

Northampton Town

Leicester City go through

Kick-off (UK time): Sat 8 Aug 2026 · 15:00 BST
Round: First round
Ground: King Power Stadium, Leicester, England
Final whistle: 8 Aug 2026, 16:57 BST

Score by half

Goals scored in each half. Penalty shoot-outs are shown separately.
Period	Leicester City	Northampton Town
First half	1	0
Second half	0	0

UK TV coverage for this match

This match has finished. The channels below refer to its original coverage; use the highlights section for available videos.

No confirmed UK TV listing is available here for this match.

Match details checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Attendance and match officials

RefereeOllie Yates

Leicester City v Northampton Town highlights

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Key match events

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT26 events

0'
Kick-off
15'
Goal - Header
Leicester City
Caleb Okoli ScorerLuke Thomas Assist
26'
End Delay
Leicester City
26'
End Delay
Northampton Town
37'
Yellow Card
Leicester City
Bobby De Cordova-Reid
42'
Yellow Card
Leicester City
Sammy Braybrooke
49'
End Delay
Northampton Town
49'
End Delay
Leicester City
61'
Substitution
Leicester City
Tom Watson OnStephy Mavididi Off
61'
Substitution
Leicester City
Wes Burns OnWill Alves Off
63'
Substitution
Northampton Town
Joe Wormleighton OnJanoi Donacien Off
63'
End Delay
Northampton Town
63'
End Delay
Leicester City
64'
Substitution
Northampton Town
Matthew WarhurstElliott List Off
70'
Substitution
Northampton Town
Sam Hoskins OnKamarai Simon-Swyer
70'
Substitution
Northampton Town
Max Dyche OnConnor Lemonheigh-Evans Off
74'
End Delay
Leicester City
74'
End Delay
Northampton Town
79'
Substitution
Leicester City
Louis Page OnBobby De Cordova-Reid Off
82'
Yellow Card
Leicester City
Wes Burns
83'
Substitution
Northampton Town
Lee Evans OnJack Perkins Off
86'
Substitution
Leicester City
Olabade Aluko OnJayden Joseph Off
87'
Substitution
Leicester City
Hamza Choudhury OnLiam Cullen Off
90'+3'
Yellow Card
Northampton Town
Harvey Saunders
90'+8'
Yellow Card
Leicester City
Tom Watson
90'+9'
Full time

Match statistics

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Leicester CityNorthampton Town

77.1%Possession22.9%

8Shots4

3Shots on target2

7Corners5

11Fouls12

2Offsides1

2Saves2

4Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

812Passes230

754Accurate passes170

92.9%Pass accuracy73.9%

20Crosses17

5Accurate crosses2

22Long balls48

10Accurate long balls11

2Blocked shots1

12Tackles19

8Interceptions22

15Clearances12

37.5%Shots on target (%)50.0%

0Penalties scored0

0Penalties taken0

25.0%Cross accuracy11.8%

45.5%Long-ball accuracy22.9%

7Successful tackles16

58.3%Tackle success84.2%

15Effective clearances12

Line-ups & formations

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Leicester City

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

1
Jakub Stolarczyk
Goalkeeper
15
Harry Souttar
Centre Left Defender
5
Caleb Okoli
Centre Right Defender
22
Oliver Skipp
Defensive Midfielder
33
Luke Thomas
Left Back
2
Jayden Joseph
Right Back · Substituted
11
Liam Cullen
Centre Left Midfielder · Substituted
36
Sammy Braybrooke
Centre Right Midfielder
10
Stephy Mavididi
Left Midfielder · Substituted
37
Will Alves
Right Midfielder · Substituted
14
Bobby De Cordova-Reid
Forward · Substituted

Substitutes

23
Tom Watson
Substitute · Came on
25
Louis Page
Substitute · Came on
60
Riley Carr
Substitute
61
Stevie Bausor
Substitute
32
Olabade Aluko
Substitute · Came on
17
Hamza Choudhury
Substitute · Came on
26
Woyo Coulibaly
Substitute
50
Tommy Neale
Substitute
7
Wes Burns
Substitute · Came on

Northampton Town

4-4-2

Starting XI

1
Zach Jeacock
Goalkeeper
5
Jon Guthrie
Centre Left Defender
6
Elliott Moore
Centre Right Defender
3
James Maxwell
Left Back
44
Janoi Donacien
Right Back · Substituted
21
Jack Perkins
Centre Left Midfielder · Substituted
14
Tyrese Fornah
Centre Right Midfielder
10
Elliott List
Left Midfielder · Substituted
11
Kamarai Simon-Swyer
Right Midfielder · Substituted
32
Harvey Saunders
Centre Left Forward
24
Connor Lemonheigh-Evans
Centre Right Forward · Substituted

Substitutes

7
Sam Hoskins
Substitute · Came on
43
Mataeo Moon-Arnaez
Substitute
8
Lee Evans
Substitute · Came on
9
Matthew Warhurst
Substitute · Came on
16
Joe Wormleighton
Substitute · Came on
35
Max Dyche
Substitute · Came on
34
Ross Fitzsimons
Substitute
42
Bobby Ashton
Substitute

Player statistics

YC: yellow cards. RC: red cards. A dash means the figure is unavailable.
Player	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	YC	Saves
Jakub StolarczykGoalkeeper More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Harry SouttarCentre Left Defender More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Caleb OkoliCentre Right Defender More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	1	0	3	2	0	—
Oliver SkippDefensive Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Luke ThomasLeft Back More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	1	1	0	0	—
Jayden JosephRight Back More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Liam CullenCentre Left Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Sammy BraybrookeCentre Right Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 2 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	0	1	—
Stephy MavididiLeft Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 3 Own goals 0 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Will AlvesRight Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Bobby De Cordova-ReidForward More statistics Fouls committed 4 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	1	1	—
Tom WatsonSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	0	1	—
Louis PageSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Riley CarrSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Stevie BausorSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Olabade AlukoSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	0	0	—
Hamza ChoudhurySubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Woyo CoulibalySubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Tommy NealeSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Wes BurnsSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	1	—

Previous meetings

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMTBefore this fixture · All competitions

11 Jul 2026 · 2026 Club Friendly

Leicester City3 – 0

Northampton Town

15 Jul 2023 · 2023 Club Friendly

Northampton Town0 – 1

Leicester City

31 Jan 2009 · 2008/09 English League One

Northampton Town1 – 2

Leicester City

25 Oct 2008 · 2008/09 English League One

Leicester City0 – 0

Northampton Town

Form before this match

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

W: win; D: draw; L: loss. H: home; A: away. Scores are shown home team first.

Leicester City

Cádiz (A)

22 Jul 2026 · Club Friendly

0 – 1

Northampton Town (H)

11 Jul 2026 · Club Friendly

3 – 0

Blackburn Rovers (A)

2 May 2026 · EFL Championship

0 – 1

Millwall (H)

24 Apr 2026 · EFL Championship

1 – 1

Hull City (H)

21 Apr 2026 · EFL Championship

2 – 2

Northampton Town

Leicester City (A)

11 Jul 2026 · Club Friendly

3 – 0

Plymouth Argyle (H)

2 May 2026 · EFL League One

2 – 3

Barnsley (H)

28 Apr 2026 · EFL League One

0 – 1

Cardiff City (A)

25 Apr 2026 · EFL League One

5 – 1

Doncaster Rovers (H)

18 Apr 2026 · EFL League One

1 – 3

Leicester City v Northampton Town: match questions

When and where was Leicester City v Northampton Town?

The listed kick-off is Sat 8 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST. The venue is King Power Stadium, Leicester, England. Times are shown for the UK, including GMT or BST.

Where can I watch Leicester City v Northampton Town highlights?

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Are penalties included in the final score?

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Match updates

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Leicester City v Northampton Town — Carabao Cup

Result and match summary

Leicester City

Northampton Town

Score by half

UK TV coverage for this match

Attendance and match officials

Leicester City v Northampton Town highlights

Key match events

Kick-off

Goal - Header

End Delay

End Delay

Yellow Card

Yellow Card

End Delay

End Delay

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

End Delay

End Delay

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

End Delay

End Delay

Substitution

Yellow Card

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Yellow Card

Yellow Card

Full time

Match statistics

Line-ups & formations

Leicester City

Starting XI

Substitutes

Northampton Town

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player statistics

Previous meetings

Form before this match

Leicester City

Northampton Town

Leicester City v Northampton Town: match questions

When and where was Leicester City v Northampton Town?

Where can I watch Leicester City v Northampton Town highlights?

Are penalties included in the final score?

Match updates