Kasper's Keepmoat Keeping Catastrophe

Doncaster Rovers 1 - 0 Leicester City

Kasper Schmeichel's 17th minute howler cost Leicester City all 3 points at Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium this afternoon. A Mark Duffy corner looped gently towards the Danish keeper's near post and Schmeichel allowed the ball to slip through his grasp and into the back of the net. It was a disappointing way to concede and a disappointing result, against a team struggling at the wrong end of the Championship table. Despite 10 shots at goal, Leicester never really got going and seemed at a loss in terms of how to deal with Doncaster's direct approach. As Nigel Pearson stated after the game, "We were a little bit laboured." It would be fair to say that this was an understatement from the manager.

The most frustrating aspect of this defeat is that City now have to wait a fortnight for an opportunity to put the result behind them. It is only Leicester's second defeat of the season, but both have come leading into the International break. The Foxes will be hoping that they can bounce back in the same way as they did after defeat at Charlton. That loss triggered a run of 6 games unbeaten, including 5 victories. Despite today's result, Leicester still sit 3rd in the table, with a return of 23 points from their first 11 games. They now face a run of 3 home games in 11 days, culminating in the visit of Premiership Fulham in the 4th Round of the Capital One Cup on 29th October.