Leicester got back to winning ways this afternoon with a 2-0 home victory over Wigan Athletic. Liam Moore scored his first goal for the club that he joined at the age of 7, heading home Knockaert's corner after 15 minutes. In celebrating the goal, Moore put his foot through the advertising hoarding - it clearly meant a lot to him! The Foxes created some excellent chances after that but poor finishing, particularly from David Nugent, meant that they had to wait until the 81st minute to double their advantage. Beausejour fouled Vardy in the box and Nugent dispatched the penalty kick. It was a good, solid performance from Leicester, although Wigan were poor.
The visitors did have one good spell in the second half after making all 3 substitutions. However, Pearson combatted their tactics by switching to 4-5-1 and playing Wood as the lone striker with Vardy and Nugent wide. It was a crucial stage of the game and Pearson's substitutions may have been a telling influence on the final result. The manager was forced to watch from the stands, having being handed a one match touch-line ban after the Charlton game. Pearson will be relieved to get back to winning ways and a return of 13 points from the first 6 games puts the Foxes in 4th place. They will be hoping to continue their good form against Blackburn on Tuesday night at the King Power Stadium.
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