Leicester extended their unbeaten run to 5 Championship games and moved level on points with league leaders Burnley, after a 2-1 away victory at Huish Park. Nigel Pearson named an unchanged side yet again and the Foxes made a solid start to the game, negotiating their way through to half-time at 0-0. After the break, City found a second gear and scored twice in 10 minutes to take a decisive lead in the game. First, in the 54th minute, Lloyd Dyer fired a left-footed shot into the bottom right hand corner after good work from Nugent. In the 63rd minute, De Laet was fouled in the box and Nugent slotted home his 6th penalty of the season. Hayter won and converted a penalty in the 84th minute to give Leicester an uncomfortable final 10 minutes. However, the Foxes held on to secure all 3 points.
Leicester have now suffered just one defeat in 13 matches in all competitions this season. They sit in third place in the table, level on points with leaders Burnley and second placed QPR. Nigel Pearson will be keen to go into the International break with another positive result from Saturday's trip to Doncaster, particularly after the result at Charlton, which lead into the last International break. In current form, not many would bet against them. Given the number of fixtures City have played in recent weeks, and the fact that they face another long away trip this weekend, expect to see a number of changes to the starting line-up on Saturday.
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