Leicester secured their 4th successive home league win with a 2-1 victory over Hull City at the King Power Stadium this afternoon. The result leaves City 5 points adrift of a play-off place and keeps their season alive. The teams above Leicester are doing everything they can to keep City in the hunt for 6th place. With a home game against local rivals Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night and a trip to 18th placed Peterborough a week today, Leicester now have a great opportunity to put pressure on the teams above them. If the Foxes can secure victories in their next two fixtures, their play-off charge will be well and truly back on track. At this stage of the season, it is all about a momentum and it's the perfect time to put 3 successive league victories together for the first time this term.
City conceded an early goal to old boy Matt Fryatt, who ran on to a perfectly weighted through ball and clipped a shot past a reticent Kasper Schmeichal. Two superb goals in the space of a minute turned the game on its head and credit must go to Pearson for the formation and tactics. Dyer, who put in an outstanding performance, cut in from the right to fire the equaliser into the bottom corner. Moments later, Ben Marshall smashed a 25-yard shot into the net. Marhsall was brilliant throughout, playing just behind Beckford, but with the freedom to roam. Nugent played wide left and supported Beckford at every opportunity. The fluidity of Leicester's attacking play caused problems for the meanest defence in the league throughout the afternoon. Danns was shown a red card for a dangerous tackle 12 minutes into the second half but Hull rarely threatened Leicester's goal and City were good value for the victory.
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