Wednesday's Wickham Wangles Winner

Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 1 Leicester City

A Connor Wickham brace won Sheffield Wednesday all 3 points against Leicester at Hillsborough this evening. It had been a promising start for the Foxes, who took the lead after just 3 minutes. Anthony Knockaert's trickery left the Owls defenders on their heels - the Frenchman dribbling into the box from the right corner of the pitch and firing a powerful shot high into the net. The lead lasted for just 6 minutes. A high ball into the Leicester box wasn't dealt with by Wasilewski and Wickham managed to cut inside and curl a shot into the far corner. 15 minutes later, Wickham scored again from an almost identical position. This time, it seemed as though the Owls striker was just trying to cross the ball - it snuck into the net at the far post. 

Leicester huffed and puffed but didn't do enough to earn the equaliser that they were looking for. Having boasted a 27 point advantage over managerless Sheffield Wednesday before kick-off, the result will be extremely disappointing for City manager Nigel Pearson. The Owls had managed just 1 victory in their previous 16 league games before tonight's fixture. It is the kind of match that Leicester would have expected at least a point from, particularly when you consider that they were 1-0 up so early. The Foxes travel to Brighton on Saturday and will need to bounce back. One of the many strengths that Leicester have displayed this season is the ability to respond well to a disappointing defeat - they will need to do so again on Saturday to underline their promotion credentials.