Milton Keynes Dons v Leicester City Live Commentary & Result, 20/12/2022, League Cup

Leicester will wait to find out who they'll face in the last eight of this season's EFL Cup, then. That's all for now. Goodbye!

Leicester weren't really tested in this game, but you can only beat what's in front of you and Rodgers' men did that well. They're undefeated in their last six EFL Cup games now and will fancy their chances of going deep in this year's competition. MK Dons worked hard, but were no match for Premier League opposition. They're out.

Leicester have sailed through to the EFL Cup quarter-finals with an easy win over MK Dons! The third-tier hosts were no match for the Foxes, who looked safe after Tielemans and Perez scored in the first half. Vardy headed home in the second to add gloss to the victory.

90' + 3' FULL-TIME: MK DONS 0-3 LEICESTER CITY

90' + 2' Leicester almost get a fourth goal in their last act of the match as Cumming spills Iheanacho's shot from the edge of the box. The rebound's put out for a corner before Daka can reach it, but there's no time or need to take the corner. That's it!

90' There'll be just two minutes more of this. We're not in Qatar anymore.

88' Cumming makes a routine catch at his near post to stop McAteer's pass. This game is starting to wind down. It's been over as a contest for some time.

K. McAteer

L. Thomas

86' Thomas goes off. On comes McAteer, another Leicester youth player.

85' Albrighton spanks the ball over on the volley when he's picked out to the right of the box. Here comes another Leicester change.

83' It's another Leicester corner. Daka flicks this one across the face of goal, but it's too powerful for Alves to reach.

81' MK Dons create their first chance to score for a long while! Dennis gets a free header in the box and tries to find a team-mate instead of going for goal. It's the wrong option, and Leicester clear.

W. Alves

H. Barnes

79' Barnes gets an early rest too. He's also been lively. Alves, a Leicester youth product, comes on.

M. Albrighton

T. Castagne

79' Leicester make more changes too. Albrighton replaces the lively Castagne.

M. Dennis

M. Eisa

78' MK Dons make a change. Eisa goes off. The 20-year-old Dennis, another forward, comes on.

78' MK Dons haven't attempted a shot since before half-time. Leicester have managed to hold them completely at arm's length.

76' Leicester haven't given up looking to score yet. Praet tries to pick out Iheanacho with a high ball towards the back post. It's headed out for a Foxes corner.

L. Barry

C. Grant

74' MK Dons substitution. Grant off. Aston Villa loanee Barry, who famously scored against Liverpool in the FA Cup almost two years ago, comes on.

73' Smith goes on a run through the middle and gets tripped by Soumare. MK Dons will get a free-kick.

71' Lawrence gets the better of Barnes once more, winning a free-kick. He's shored up MK Dons' right side since coming on at half-time.

69' Iheanacho gets involved in the action straight away as he has a shot deflected out for a corner. Tielemans sends this one low towards the edge of the box. Castagne spanks it at goal but his team-mate Soumare gets in the way.

P. Daka

J. Vardy

67' Vardy also heads off, having got his name on the scoresheet. Daka is his replacement. Leicester are still going for goals.

K. Ịheanachọ

Ayoze Pérez

67' Here are those Leicester changes. Perez, scorer of the Foxes' first goal, goes off. Iheanacho takes his place on the pitch.

66' Perez blocks a clearance to hand MK Dons another goal-kick. Leicester are about to make two changes.

64' Leicester bear down on MK Dons' penalty area but this latest attack quickly runs out of steam, ending with a Dons goal-kick.

62' Barnes' left-wing cross gets cleared. Leicester win another corner that MK Dons manage to deal with.

M. Smith

J. McEachran

61' McEachran leaves the pitch next. Smith takes his place in midfield for the Dons, who'll move to a back four.

N. Holland

T. Watson

61' Watson is the first player to head off in this round of MK Dons substitutions. Holland, a midfielder, replaces him.

61' Leicester keep possession at the back for a while. Perez makes a run inside of Barnes that comes to nothing. MK Dons are about to make changes.

60' The Leicester fans are playfully urging their players to shoot with every pass of the ball. Why not? There's little their team have to worry about at this stage.

58' McEachran hands possession straight to Vardy. Leicester can't capitalise, as Perez doesn't spot Vardy free to his right and is stopped before he can go for goal himself.

57' Praet holds off Devoy to find Castagne. Leicester work the ball down their left, but Barnes can't get past Lawrence and gives a foul away.

56' McEachran uses his skill to evade a few Leicester players and keep MK Dons moving. Unfortunately for the hosts, it comes to nothing as O'Hora shanks a pass out of play.

54' Leicester win a corner down their left. Tielemans swings it in and it evades everyone to land to Barnes unmarked at the back post, who can't convert it!

52' There are chances at both ends as Perez nods Praet's cross straight at Cumming. Jules goes on a similar run forward to the one he had in the first half, this time shooting high and wide.

T. Castagne

Assist

50' Praet and Castagne combined nicely down the right to create that goal, with the wing-back reaching the byline to find Vardy. Leicester's work is pretty much done.

J. Vardy

Goal

50' GOAL! MK DONS 0-3 LEICESTER CITY! Leicester's place in the quarter-finals is surely secure already. Vardy rises to head Castagne's cross precisely into the bottom left corner of the net. Cumming has no chance of saving the effort.

49' Barnes skips inside and lays off to Perez, whose attempted return pass is cut out. Thomas' left-wing cross soon meets the same fate.

47' Faes stretches a leg to prevent Eisa from scampering through on goal. Ward promptly puts the ball straight out of play for a throw-in to the Dons.

46' MK Dons get the second half started. Watson has moved to right centre-back, and Lawrence to right wing-back.

H. Lawrence

J. Tucker

46' MK Dons make a half-time substitution. Lawrence comes on to replace Tucker.

Leicester are unbeaten in their last eight EFL matches when leading at half-time, and they look highly unlikely to relinquish the lead here. The Foxes have been well on top despite Vardy only having five touches of the ball in the first half. MK Dons have created the odd chance, but they'll need to do more to get back into this game.

Leicester head in at half-time two goals to the good. It's been a routine game for Brendan Rodgers' men so far. They've dominated possession against their lower-league opponents and made the most of it through Tielemans and Perez. MK Dons have understandably been second best.

45' + 2' HALF-TIME: MK DONS 0-2 LEICESTER CITY

45' + 1' MK Dons end the half on a high as Eisa has a hopeful shot blocked by Amartey. The Sudan forward gets another crack of the whip but that too is intercepted.

45' Tielemans resists the urge to shoot and tries to pick out his compatriot Castagne to his right instead. He's unsuccessful. There'll be a minimum of one additional minute in this first half.

43' Watson wastes a great chance to pull a goal back for MK Dons, blazing Grant's pass over from the right of the box! The wing-back lost his composure at the vital moment.

42' Barnes jinks his way into the box from the left and sidefoots towards the bottom left corner. Cumming gets down low to catch the shot.

41' It's another Leicester corner. Tielemans' delivery leaves something to be desired, but Brendan Rodgers' men won't be concerned.

39' Leicester create another decent scoring opportunity. Barnes curls a cross towards Praet, who's arriving in the centre of the box. The Belgian's header is tame and straight at Cumming.

37' Chance for MK Dons! Eisa gets the chance to shoot from the right of the box. Castagne nips in to stop the Sudanese forward and give the hosts a corner. Leicester deal wih it easily.

36' Jules nicks the ball off Tielemans and rampages down the left for MK Dons. The centre-back's eventual cross towards Eisa gets cut out.

35' Barnes takes on Watson and gets a corner out of him. Tielemans' corner is easily cleared.

33' Praet sends a diagonal pass from the right touchline inside towards Vardy, who's offside.

31' Tielemans' sweeping pass out wide is just too high for Castagne. Leicester are looking extremely comfortable at the moment.

L. Thomas

Assist

29' Thomas has played a key role in both of Leicester's goals so far, and his cross here was no exception. He's been very influential in this opening half hour.

Ayoze Pérez

Goal

29' GOAL! MK DONS 0-2 LEICESTER CITY! Perez doubles the Foxes' advantage, meeting Thomas' cross to find the bottom left corner from the left of the box.

27' Vardy may be a fraction offside as he races after a throughball. It soon rolls out of play, so the question's academic.

25' Barnes looks to line up a shooting opportunity for himself and smashes the ball against a defender. Tielemans floats a pass over the top for Vardy but it's a touch in front of the veteran striker.

23' Soumare fouls Grant to give MK Dons a free-kick which McEachran takes. The former Chelsea man sends it towards Jules, whose header isn't controlled enough to worry Ward.

21' Leicester deserve their lead for their early dominance. They've had 72 per cent of possession so far. They haven't lost in their last 11 EFL Cup matches when scoring the opening goal, dating back to a 4-2 defeat to Chelsea in September 2016.

20' Leicester are finding their rhythm now. They earn another corner down their left. It's floated towards Faes who heads wide at the far post.

Y. Tielemans

Goal

18' GOAL! MK DONS 0-1 LEICESTER CITY! Tielemans hands Leicester the lead! The move starts as Thomas frees Barnes down the left. The winger squares for Vardy, whose backheel shot is saved by Cumming. The Belgian arrives on time to convert the rebound.

17' Barnes chips a cross into the centre of the box but there's no one in Leicester blue to get on the end of it. Thomas picks up the pieces and lets fly from range, sending the ball whizzing high and wide.

16' Castagne looks for Vardy in the middle and has his delivery cut out by Jules. Leicester get a corner which MK Dons don't fully clear.

15' Jules knocks the ball out off Castagne to put the Belgian's rampage forward to an end.

13' MK Dons' free-kick doesn't beat Leicester's first defender. Still, the Dons look alert and won't be rolled over easily.

12' Ward clears as Eisa races after the ball. Perez clips MK Dons' right wing-back Watson to give the hosts a free-kick.

10' Leicester patiently construct their next attack. Faes eventually knocks the ball forward, but it goes straight out of play for an MK Dons goal-kick.

8' Vardy chases after Thomas' throughball down the left-hand channel. The 35-year-old wouldn't have been able to reach it even in his pomp though.

6' Barnes jinks down the left and picks out Castagne to the right of the box. The Belgian's left-footed effort is off-target.

6' Barnes and Thomas combine down Leicester's left to earn the visitors a throw-in. The away fans are in fine voice here at Stadium MK.

4' Castagne embarks on his first foray forward down the right and fizzes the ball square across the face of the box. Perez hits it first time, firing way over.

3' Barnes tries to take down a long ball forward. The winger's unable to control it though, and MK Dons sweep up.

1' The visitors Leicester get this game underway! They're wearing all blue. MK Dons are wearing their customary all-white home kit.

This is the first meeting between MK Dons and Leicester in the League Cup, and just third overall, with the Foxes winning one and drawing one in the 2008-09 League One campaign. MK Dons have lost eight of their 11 League Cup ties against Premier League opponents. Anything other than a Leicester win here will be a surprise.

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers names a strong Leicester team in their first competitive outing since the World Cup. Vardy leads the Foxes' front line, having scored four goals in his last two EFL Cup games.

MK Dons make two changes to their starting 11 from their League One meeting with Portsmouth three days ago. Devoy and Grigg are trusted to start.

SUBS: Nampalys Mendy, Patson Daka, Jannik Vestergaard, Kasey McAteer, Will Alves, Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi, Daniel Iversen, Marc Albrighton.

LEICESTER CITY (4-1-4-1): Danny Ward; Timothy Castagne, Daniel Amartey, Wout Faes, Luke Thomas; Boubakary Soumare; Ayoze Perez, Youri Tielemans (c), Dennis Praet, Harvey Barnes; Jamie Vardy.

SUBS: Henry Lawrence, Matthew Dennis, Matthew Smith, Daniel Kemp, Ethan Robson, Louie Barry, Franco Ravizzoli, Daniel Oyegoke, Nathan Holland.

MK DONS (3-4-3): Jamie Cumming; Jack Tucker, Warren O'Hora (c), Zak Jules; Tennai Watson, Josh McEachran, Dawson Devoy, Daniel Harvie; Mohamed Eisa, William Grigg, Conor Grant.

The Dons may be under interim management but they've yet to concede a goal in this season's EFL Cup and are looking to make it to the quarter-finals for the first time in their history. Leicester have progressed from their last eight ties in this competition against lower-league opposition. Will the Foxes make it nine in a row? Let's find out!

With the World Cup in Qatar over and done with, it's straight back to EFL Cup action with third-tier MK Dons hosting Premier League side Leicester and a place in the last eight at stake.

Hello! Welcome to our live text commentary of this EFL Cup fourth-round match between MK Dons and Leicester City at Stadium MK.

Milton Keynes Dons v Leicester City Live Commentary, 20/12/2022

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