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03:00 PM Aug 8, 2015

Leicester 4 - 2 Sunderland

Leicester City storm into three-goal lead after a sensational first half performanceJamie Vardy’s header opened the scoring for Leicester CityRiyad Mahrez doubled the Foxes’ lead before making it 3-0 from the spot on 24 minutesMarc Albrighton scores City’s fourth goalJermain Defoe and Steven Fletcher on target for SunderlandClaudio Ranieri takes charge of first competitive match as Leicester City managerShinji Okazaki makes his debut for the Foxes while Christian Fuchs, Yohan Benalouane and N’Golo Kanté all make their first appearance for the Club as substitutes

CITY: Schmeichel, De Laet (Benalouane 75), Huth, Morgan (c), Schlupp, Drinkwater, King, Albrighton, Mahrez (Fuchs 77), Okazaki, Vardy (Kanté 82)

SUBS NOT USED: Hammond, Kramarić, Ulloa, Schwarzer

GOALS: Vardy 11, Mahrez 18, pen 24, Albrighton 66

SUNDERLAND: Pantilimon, Jones (Matthews 54), Van Aanholt, Cattermole (c) (Fletcher 30), Larsson, Rodwell, Johnson, Kaboul, Lens, Defoe, Coates

SUBS NOT USED: Bridcutt, O’Shea, Graham, Giaccherini, Mannone

GOALS: Defoe 61, Fletcher 71

ATTENDANCE: 32,242 (3,246 away)

REFEREE: Lee Mason

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