Leicester secured their first back to back league wins for a calendar year, with a 2-0 home victory over local rivals Coventry City this afternoon. The result means that Leicester have won 7 and drawn 1 of their last 10 games in all competitions, a clear sign that City still have a small chance of achieving 6th place this season. If they can repeat that form in the next ten league games, Leicester will be sitting on 70 points with 3 games of the season remaining. Over the previous 5 seasons, the average points tally for the team finishing in 6th place has been 72.8 points. With a staggering 7 further Championship fixtures this month, Leicester's 'March' towards the play-offs will either strengthen or unravel by the time they visit Peterborough on the 31st. With away trips to 3rd place Reading and 4th place Blackpool in that period, sandwiching an FA Cup Quarter Final Tie at Birmingham or Chelsea, it will not be an easy task.
Today's game should have been a straightforward victory, although Leicester made it difficult for themselves. Danns missed a 7th minute penalty before Nugent nudged the home side in front just 4 minutes later. Leicester squandered a host of chances during the remainder of the first half, against a poor Coventry team, and should have been more comfortable at the break. Beckford finally extended the lead on the hour mark before City conceded a penalty less than 20 minutes from time. Schmeichel pulled off a brilliant save to deny the visitors and kept a well deserved clean sheet. Konchesky was sent off for Leicester late on and the Foxes may well consider an appeal, particularly with 8 games in the next 28 days. Leicester close the gap on their play off rivals to 7 points and, with a visit to 21st placed Bristol City on Tuesday night, they will be hoping to reduce that defecit even further...
No comments:
Post a Comment