Leicester City 3 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
Andy King's header in the third minute of injury time capped an excellent victory for City at the King Power Stadium this evening. The overall performance was every bit as pleasing as the result. The central midfield partnership of Drinkwater and King was excellent. Marshall, who had looked out of sorts in recent weeks, had an excellent game with 2 assists. Kane and Wood worked well together up front. The victory opens up a 6 point game over 7th placed Middlesborough and leaves the Foxes 5 points behind 2nd placed Watford with a game in hand.
It was a slow start to the game but Kasper Schmeichel's fabulous reflex save in the 24th minute seemed to spur Leicester on. In the 29th minute, Chris Wood headed in Ben Marshall's outstanding cross after good work from the winger down the right hand flank. 5 minutes before the break, Harry Kane headed in another Marshall cross to double Leicester's advantage. At the start of the second half, Blackburn dominated possession but failed to threaten Schmeichel's goal. The final word went to Andy King, who headed in Waghorn's corner late in the game. It was a dominant performance against a poor Blackburn side, who managed just 2 shots on target during the entire game.
The result, Leicester's only victory in February, was exactly what the Foxes needed to get their season back on track. Next up, a trip to Ipswich on Saturday.
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