How we scored the Leicester City players as Zan Vipotnik’s goal earned three points for the Swans, with Gary Rowett’s side dropping to 23rd in the Championship table
Jordan Blackwell
17:16, 11 Apr 2026Updated 17:34, 11 Apr 2026
Jamaal Lascelles of Leicester City with Eom Ji-Sung of Swansea City
Leicester City’s survival hopes look increasingly bleak after a 1-0 home loss to Swansea.
Against another mid-table side with nothing to play for, City again fell short, with Zan Vipotnik’s second-half finish settling the match.
It means City have won just one of 10 games under Gary Rowett and now sit 23rd, four points from safety, with Portsmouth and Oxford both victorious.
Hope is fast running out and there was mutiny in the stands at the King Power Stadium, with chants of “You’re not fit to wear the shirt”, “Sack the board” and questions as to where the chairman Aiyawatt ‘Top’ Srivaddhanaprabha was.
City made a slow start to the match, their performance not matching the desperation of their situation, and fans in the crowd were getting restless at the lack of urgency.
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Swansea were growing into the game too and had a penalty shout when Luke Thomas dived in on Gustavo Nunes and got none of the ball. Referee Sam Allison dismissed the appeals.
Perhaps the agitation in the stands got through to the players, as midway through the half they moved up a couple of gears, and arguably created enough good chances to deserve the lead.
First, Harry Winks fizzed in a pass to Patson Daka and he cutely back-heeled the ball into the path of Ricardo Pereira. The captain took a touch then struck across goal, his effort kissing the post on its way behind.
Moments later, Divine Mukasa whipped in a corner to the near post and Daka rushed across to meet it with a flicked header, Lawrence Vigouroux leaping up to tip away the goalbound effort.
City had profited from two Preston gifts in their last home game and they had another when Sam Parker passed straight to Abdul Fatawu 25 yards out. But after side-stepping his man, the Ghanaian curled the ball wide.
Just before the half-time whistle, Jamaal Lascelles headed a corner back into the danger area and Oliver Skipp met it on the spin. His effort beat Vigouroux but Vipotnik was there to clear off the line.
Failing to take those chances proved costly. City were given a warning when they gave up too much time and space to Melker Widell, who blazed over from the edge of the box. The next Swansea chance fell to Vipotnik, and the Championship’s top scorer has really missed this season.
The goal came from a City free-kick, Mukasa failing to find Winks with a short ball. Eom Ji-sung intercepted and carried the ball the length of the pitch, dancing around two challenges before teeing Vipotnik, who hammered the ball off the bar and into the net.
With nearly 40 minutes to muster a response, City only really created one chance, Lascelles heading wide from substitute Bobby De Cordova-Reid, with the likes of Jordan James and Jeremy Monga unable to make a difference off the bench. Here’s how we scored the players.
Jakub Stolarczyk: He flew out and got nowhere near the ball in one first-half moment, but otherwise had little to do bar mop up long balls. He was left helpless for the Vipotnik and there was nothing else for him to save. 4
Ricardo Pereira: He produced a few strong tackles and got forward well for one of City’s best chances, his effort clipping the outside of the post. But he didn’t cover himself in glory for the goal, failing to stop Eom. 5
Jamaal Lascelles: Showed good strength and won a few important headers, including in the opposition box, setting up Skipp’s chance and flicking wide late on. 5
Jannik Vestergaard: Really not his game. He made a clumsy challenge to get himself booked early, got lucky when a foul was given for a clean shoulder barge, and gave up the ball with a few cheap passes in his own half. 3
Luke Thomas: He intercepted a few times early but he didn’t build from there. He perhaps got lucky with a Swansea penalty shout, while his long throws failed to make an impact. 4
Harry Winks: He was at the heart of City’s build-up and did fizz forward balls occasionally, but he became increasingly frustrated, and started playing poor passes as a result. 4
Oliver Skipp: He had a poor start, looking a second off the pace, giving away free-kicks and losing possession. When he did get to grips with the match, he improved quickly, making interceptions. But he was substituted before it could really be said he had a meaningful impact on the game. 4
Abdul Fatawu: He had the beating of Tymon and got past him regularly to get City into good areas. But the end product was not there. He especially had to do better with his first-half chance past the post. 5
Divine Mukasa: He was barely involved at the start and while there was one nice pass over to Daka, there was very little else to shout about. In the second half, it was his poor free-kick that led to the Swansea goal, and he then dallied on the ball to frustrate fans further. 3
Stephy Mavididi: It was another match where he looked lively in moments without being effective. There was intent to get past his wingers, and nice pieces of skill to sometimes make a success of it, but rarely any dangerous crosses or shots. 4
Patson Daka: Decent. Swansea were much better at the back so his pressing wasn’t effective, but he set up Ricardo’s chance with a lovely flick, nearly scored with a header, and connected well with a volley that Vigouroux saved too. 5
Bobby De Cordova-Reid: He crossed for Lascelles in City’s only good chance in chasing a comeback, and he did pop up in good positions. 5
Jordan Ayew: City kept asking him to chase aimless balls and he doesn’t have the pace to do that. Didn’t offer a goal threat. 4
Jordan James: Perhaps came back too soon as the game passed him by. 4
Jeremy Monga: It’s not happening for him at the moment. He’s not threatening as he did earlier in the campaign. 4
Hamza Choudhury: Was only on the pitch for a few minutes. N/A
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