Premier League 2020/21: Leicester City vs Burnley – tactical analysis

The defeat against Manchester United on the last day of Premier League dismayed Leicester Citys hopes of finishing in the top four. This season, Brendan Rodgers and his men have set out to finish this quest of achieving UEFA Champions League football. The Foxes kicked-off the season just the way the fans would have wanted with a 3-0 win against West Bromwich Albion.

On the other hand, despite having a relatively thin squad, Burnley finished 10th last season. They did brilliantly defensively last year as they focused on team structure and organization. This is Burnleys first match of the season as their match against Manchester City was called off to give City a break for their extended season.

This is a tactical analysis of Leicester City vs Burnley where we will analyze the tactics of both sides for the game. The analysis will examine the events of the match to correlate with the result.

Lineups

Leicester moved to a 4-2-3-1 from the preferred 4-1-4-1 for this game. Timothy Castagne is the new signing for the Foxes from Serie A. Rodgers named the same starting eleven as last week. Kasper Schmeichel took charge of the goal with Castagne, Wilfred Ndidi, Çağlar Söyüncü, and James Justin in front of him. Nampalys Mendy and Youri Tielemans played as a double pivot and Dennis Praet stationed ahead of them. Harvey Barnes and Ayoze Pérez played on the wings and Jamie Vardy led the line.

First choice centre-back pair Ben Mee and James Tarkowski, midfielder Jack Cork, winger Jóhann Guðmundsson and forward Ashley Barnes are all out injured. Burnley played in their usual 4-4-2. Nick Pope played between the sticks. Phil Bardsley, Kevin Long, Jimmy Dunne, and Charlie Taylor formed the back four. Robert Brady, Ashley Westwood, Josh Brownhill, and Dwight McNeil played as the midfield four. Chris Wood and Jay Rodriguez partnered up front.