A Michael Keane header, in the 4th minute of injury time, rescued a precious point for Leicester City against Leeds Utd this evening. It was a poor performance from the Foxes, who were frustrated by a well organised Leeds side. Samuel Byram put the visitors 1-0 up from a corner in the 52nd minute, volleying home at the far post. It was poor defending and Schmeichel should probably have dealt with the cross. Schmeichel made amends in injury time, coming up for a series of corners and making a nuisance of himself. This allowed Michael Keane to steal in at the far post and nod home the equaliser.
Questions have to be asked about the tactical setup of the team this evening. Kane was played out of position at right midfield in the first half and looked out of his depth. Konchesky came off injured at half time and was replaced by Lloyd Dyer, who didn't look comfortable at left back. Meanwhile, Whitbread was on the bench, St. Ledger didn't make the squad, Moore is out on loan and Schlupp is on trial at Manchester United. All could have done a job at left back. It seems odd to only have one defensive option out of 7 substitutes, but even more odd not to use that player when a defender gets injured!
The silver lining for City is that they did rescue a point from the match, while Brighton only drew and Middlesborough lost. Forest have now moved into 7th place in the table. Having won only 1 of their last 6 league games, Leicester must beat Sheffield Wednesday at the King Power Stadium on Saturday to re-gain some momentum in their push to secure a play-off place.
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