Leicester City Weekend Round Up

Article by Jonathan Smith

Leicester City got their epic week of action underway on Saturday afternoon with a 1-1 draw against league leaders Burnley at the King Power Stadium. The point helped the Foxes hold onto third spot but saw Burnley drop from top to second following QPR’s 2-0 win over Blackpool.

Leicester went into the game on the back of two away defeats and doubts were beginning to form about their promotion-winning credentials. It was a similar story at this stage last season. City struggled to a 2-2 draw at home against Barnsley before a 1-0 defeat away at Millwall last December. A third consecutive defeat was a scary prospect with Manchester City next up in the League Cup Quarter-Final and, fellow promotion-chasers, QPR the opponent next Saturday.

Thankfully, City got off to a flying start against the Clarets. The home side unleashed attack after attack but didn’t break the deadlock until the 14^th minute when David Nugent dispatched yet another penalty after Jamie Vardy was brought down in the box. Leicester really should have taken a bigger lead into the second half but failed to convert any more of their numerous chances. They were made to pay two minutes after the break when the prolific Danny Ings drew the away team level. Burnley went on to dominate for most of the second period although Jamie Vardy did have a chance to claim all three points but the opportunity was squandered.

It seemed that Burnley were happy with the point towards the end; content with soaking up the last surge from Leicester. They were probably right to do so as the point guaranteed them a place in the top two no matter what else happened elsewhere on Saturday. QPR are yet to lose a home league fixture so far this season which will make next Saturday’s challenge a tough one for City.

There has been talk of Leicester snapping up Sylvan Ebanks-Blake on a free transfer during the past week and judging by the amount of chances we’re creating without an end product, a new striker is maybe needed. Even Henrik Larsson has been at the training ground working with the club’s Development squad recently. How we could’ve done with someone of his finishing ability on Saturday! We could perhaps learn a few finishing lessons from Man City on Tuesday evening. Anyone who scores six past Tottenham and Arsenal can’t be bad in front of goal.