Factfile – Leicester City vs. Blackburn Rovers

LCFC Men
27 Feb 2023
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The 99th meeting of Leicester City and Blackburn Rovers takes place at King Power Stadium in the fifth round of the Emirates FA Cup on Tuesday.

Ahead of that tie, a 7:30pm kick-off, LCFC.com has taken a look at some of the numbers...

Last league encounter

Blackburn Rovers 1 (Kilgallon) Leicester City 1 (Vardy)
Championship
22/03/2014

Last FA Cup encounter

Blackburn Rovers 1 (Dickov (pen)) Leicester City 0
Quarter-finals
13/03/2005

Last League Cup encounter

Leicester City 1 (Lennon) Blackburn Rovers 0
Fifth round
02/12/1998

The last time

Last Leicester City hat-trick: Arthur Rowley | 20/10/1956 | Second Division | Filbert Street
Last Blackburn Rovers hat-trick: Chris Sutton | 28/02/1998 | Premier League | Ewood Park

Last Leicester City penalty scored: David Nugent | 17/09/2013 | Championship | King Power Stadium
Last Blackburn Rovers penalty scored: Jordan Rhodes | 17/09/2013 | Championship | King Power Stadium

Last Leicester City own goal: Nikos Dabizas | 17/04/2004 | Premier League | Ewood Park
Last Blackburn Rovers own goal: None

Last Leicester City debutant: Peter Eccles | 08/04/1989 | Second Division | Ewood Park
Last Blackburn Rovers debutant: Edinho Junior Amaral | 25/08/2012 | Championship | Ewood Park 

Last Leicester City player sent off: Mike Newell | 19/03/1988 | Second Division | Ewood Park
Last Blackburn Rovers player sent off: None

Last transfer to Leicester City: Callum Wright | 31/01/2018 | Undisclosed
Last transfer to Blackburn Rovers: George Hirst | 31/08/2022 | Loan

Played for both: Steve Agnew, Marcus Bent, Bruno Berner, Alan Birchenall, Nathan Blake, Alex Bruce, Mark Bunn, DJ Campbell, Greg Cunningham, John Curtis, Neil Danns, Callum Davidson, Nathan Delfouneso, Paul Dickov, Derek Dougan, Graham Fenton, Tim Flowers, Paul Gallagher, Keith Gillespie, Craig Hignett, George Hirst, Nils-Eric Johansson, Michael Keane, Tom Lawrence, Billy McKinlay, Ben Marshall, Mike Newell, Jimmy Quinn, Robbie Savage, Danny Simpson, Jay Spearing, David Speedie, Roy Stephenson, Bobby Svarc, Callum Wright, Yakubu. 

Leading Leicester City goalscorer vs. Blackburn Rovers: Arthur Chandler & Arthur Rowley | 11
Leading Blackburn Rovers goalscorer vs. Leicester City: Andy McEvoy | 10