Two poor defensive errors, both from set pieces, cost Leicester City all three points at Wolverhampton Wanderers this afternoon. The home side were 2-0 up less than a quarter of the way through the match. Ebanks-Blake escaped the attentions of Paul Konchesky to head home a free kick in the 13th minute. Just 8 minutes later, another defensive lapse from De Laet allowed former City player Richard Stearman time to double the hosts advantage with a well executed volley. Schmeichel will also be disappointed with both goals, particularly the first, which was headed home from less than 6 yards. City pushed forward in the second half and squandered several good opportunities to score. A superb 40-yard strike from Paul Konchesky, 20 minutes from time, found the back of the net to halve the defecit. However, it proved to be just a consolation goal.
City have now lost 2-1 in all three away fixtures this season. They are languishing in 16th place in the Championship with just 6 points from 5 games. With 18 teams playing on Tuesday night, 24 hours before Leicester take to the field again, City are likely to slide even further down the table. It will be another crucial week for Nigel Pearson, with home fixtures to come against Burnley on Wednesday and Hull a week today. Anything less than 4 points from these two games will surely increase the pressure on the Leicester manager. As long as his team continue to leak soft goals, questions will persist about the strength of defensive cover in the squad. Sadly, after ten months in charge, they will not be easy questions for Pearson to answer.
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