Jack Collison scored a fabulous goal in the 58th minute to condemn Leicester City to defeat at the King Power Stadium this evening. The result, irrelevant to Leicester's fortunes this season, keeps West Ham's hopes of automatic promotion alive until the final day of the season. Leicester took the lead in the 34th minute after good work from Marshall down the right hand side. He chipped a beautiful cross to the far post and Beckford headed home for his 9th league goal of the season. Reid equalised for the visitors in the 39th minute to leave it 1-1 at the break. Collison's second-half thunderbolt was worthy of winning any football match and in truth, Schmeichel did well to get a hand on it.
Worryingly, both King and Wellens limped off during the match, the latter appearing on the bench with crutches during the second half. As a result, Bamba was forced into a central midfield role, exposing a staggering lack of depth in such an expensively assembled squad. In contrast, West Ham were excellent. They retained the ball well, passed it accurately and created a whole host of chances. They fully deserved the victory and secured what every Leicester City fan has dreamed of over recent weeks - something to play for on the final day of the season. All eyes will be on the games involving West Ham and Southampton next weekend, not many will pay too much attention to Leeds v Leicester.
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