Pearson "told the referee where to go!"

When the calm, measured, unflappable Nigel Pearson "tells the referee where to go," you know that it has not been a great evening for the officials. The referee put in a shocking performance at the King Power Stadium this evening, making a string of errors and ultimately lost both control of the game and the respect of the players. At half-time, he entered the home team dressing room and interrupted Pearson in full flow. Pearson admitted afterwards "I told the referee where to go." Upon his return to the bench at the start of the second half, Pearson was sent to the stands. In his post match interview, Pearson stated that he "cannot wait" to lodge a complaint with the FA.

The game itself was competitive and littered with errors. City were poor in the first half, with lots of mis-placed passes and errors in midfield. In the 7th minute, Nugent headed in from close range after a clever cross from Wellens. The smallest man on the pitch scored a headed equaliser for Middlesborough from their corner ten minutes later. The otherwise impressive Drinkwater cost City a free kick ten minutes from time, which McMahon fired into the bottom corner for the visitors. Beckford's perseverance paid off four minutes from time when he challenged the keeper and slid the rebound in from the tightest of angles. The Leicester striker was unlucky not to score a couple more during the course of the game and looks increasingly impressive as the season wears on. City travel to Brighton on Saturday. A win will leapfrog them over the Albion and into the top half of the table.