Leicester City won an 8th consecutive league game for the first time in the club's history at St. Andrew's tonight. It was a game of two halves and, in truth, the Foxes should have been out of sight before the interval. Indeed, City had 7 corners inside the first 20 minutes of the match and the pressure had to tell. In the 24th minute, David Nugent played in Lloyd Dyer, who smashed home his 9th goal of the season to give Foxes the lead. If there was to be any criticism of Leicester tonight, it was that they didn't kill the game off until late into the second half - they certainly had plenty of opportunities in a game where they had 60% of the possession.
Leicester were far less fluent in the second half and allowed Birmingham back into the match - it was a much more even contest. City looked like they had finally killed the game off in the 83rd minute when Riyad Mahrez found Vardy. The striker's right footed shot found the bottom left hand corner of the net. However, there was a late twist in the tale as Lovenkrands headed in Burke's cross in the final minute of the game. It made for a nervous four minutes of injury time but the Foxes held on to secure yet another victory. Importantly, Burnley only managed a draw in their home game against Brighton, meaning that Leicester have an 11 point lead over third place. It is a significant and perhaps even a decisive advantage.
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