Foxes Formula Beats Bournemouth

Leicester City 2 - 1 Bournemouth

Leicester notched up their 5th consecutive 2-1 home victory to move into the Championship's promotion places this afternoon. Bournemouth were the visitors today and Nigel Pearson named the same team and the same substitutes as last week. They delivered the same result. In all competitions, Leicester have now won 7 consecutive home games. It is a formidable record and one that the manager will be keen to extend when Premiership side Fulham visit the King Power Stadium on Tuesday night in the 4th Round of the Capital One Cup.

Leicester got off to a good start this afternoon when Nugent curled a trademark shot into the bottom corner in the 18th minute. To Bournemouth's credit, they struck back - Pugh netting with a sublime finish from outside of the box in the 38th minute. An error from Allsop in the Bournemouth goal gifted City the winning goal in the 64th minute. The goalkeeper should have come out to clear a Chris Wood through ball. His hesitation allowed Vardy to latch onto the pass, take the ball around him and slot it home. In truth, City should have gone on to score more goals in the final quarter of the game. 

Instead, Leicester made hard work of the victory and missed a number of clear-cut chances, although they weren't helped by some poor refereeing decisions. Vardy should have had a penalty early in the second half when he was clumsily knocked over in the box. Elliott Ward, who was eventually shown a red card, should have been dismissed in the first half. Having already been booked, the Bournemouth player kicked the ball away and should have received a second booking before the break. Despite these frustrations, Leicester were very professional and, although not at their absolute best, found a way to win the game. On the evidence so far, the Foxes look a stronger outfit than they were last season. Let's hope they can last the course...