Match stats: Leicester City 0 Leeds United 1 - Away day blues for Foxes
Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson names an unchanged side for the clash with Leeds at Elland Road.
The starting 11 and all seven substitutes remain the same from Saturday's 2-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.
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Leicester City's Jamie Vardy and Leeds' Alan Tate
Before the game gets under way, there is a minute's applause in memory of former Leeds midfielder Gary Speed, who died a year ago.
2 mins: An early penalty to Leeds. Jeff Schlupp is adjudged to have tripped Sam Byram on the edge of the area. It is the third penalty awarded against City this season.
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3 mins: GOAL 1-0 Luciano Becchio sends City keeper Kasper Schmeichel the wrong way from the spot to put Leeds in front. A terrible start for City.
13 mins: City have a three-on-two break with Ritchie De Laet on the ball and he elects to shoot rather than square it for Lloyd Dyer, who is unmarked. Leeds keeper Paddy Kenny saves comfortably. That was a good chance for City.
15 mins: Martyn Waghorn is tripped from behind right on the edge of the Leeds penalty box. Ben Marshall steps up but he drives his free-kick straight into the wall.
27 mins: Schmeichel has to tip Paul Green's effort over the bar. The midfielder is picked out by Becchio and digs out a half-volley, which is heading for the top corner.
31 mins: De Laet combines well with Marshall and the full-back gets to the by-line and whips over a dangerous cross but defender Tom Lees clears. City have not offered much as an attacking force so far.
33 mins: Waghorn strikes the crossbar with a thunderous volley from a very acute angle after Marshall's cross was only half-cleared by the Leeds defence. Waghorn has not had much luck in front of goal in recent games.
34 mins: Danny Drinkwater tries his luck from long range, no doubt buoyed by his first goal for the club on Saturday, but there is not much power in the effort and Kenny gathers.
39 mins: Great covering tackle from De Laet denies new loan signing Jerome Thomas after City are carved open. The Leeds winger was clear on goal.
44 mins: A great chance for Jamie Vardy. Andy King's shot strikes Alan Tate and rebounds to Vardy, who has a clear sight of goal 10 yards out but he volleys harmlessly wide.
45 mins: City have been out of sorts in this first half and have struggled to recover from that early blow, but they have still created some good opportunities
H-T: Leeds 1 City 0
46 mins: Vardy plays Waghorn in and he has a clear run on goal, but he hesitates and the Leeds defence get back in numbers to finally squeeze him out and a chance has gone.
52 mins: BOOKING De Laet for foul on Thomas.
55 mins: Waghorn curls in a high free-kick and Wes Morgan wins it and directs his header goalwards, but it is comfortable for Kenny.
57 mins: SUBSTITITIONS City bring on Marko Futacs and Anthony Knockaert for Vardy and Marshall.
58 mins: Knockaert is straight away in the action and tests Kenny with a long-range effort, which the Leeds keeper has to scramble away at full stretch.
66 mins: Leeds substitute Michael Brown fires wide from the edge of the box with Schmeichel beaten. It's a let off for City.
76 mins: SUBSTITITIONS Jesse Lingard is on for Waghorn.
77 mins: Futacs flashes a shot across goal but beyond the far post.
90 MINS: City are huffing and puffing but not showing their usual attacking quality and are paying the price.
F-T: Leeds 1 City 0
Comments
by dobranich
Wednesday, November 28 2012, 6:00PM
“Fox it will be on the table for sure. It's wrong he needs to stay. they won't get anyone better but it's football. Maybe they will roll over to next season but an indifferent start will see for him. That's why I keep saying it has to be automatic. Playoffs are always difficult a 3 to 1 chance isn't good odds.”
by FoxUlike
Wednesday, November 28 2012, 3:45PM
“Geoff I think it's the Owners who need to go on a learning curve.
If we don't go up, what are they going to do about it? Sack Pearson? I would hope that they have learnt the pain of their early chop and change management strategy.
A very wise man one said, "Rome wasn't build it a day. It was me, in fact.
Hopefully there is an equivalent proverb in Thai.”
by Luxpaul
Wednesday, November 28 2012, 2:53PM
“Disappointing result last night , but not totally unexpected, now on to the subject of stats.
Beware "Dodgy December"
Apart from our one season (2008/9) in Div.1 December hasn't been the best or festive of months for LCFC. In the past 7 Championship seasons we have only won 8 games out of 39 played as seen below.
2011 - P5 W0 D3 L2 = 3pts
2010 - P5 W1 D1 L3 = 4pts
2009 - P4 W2 D0 L2 = 6pts
2007 - P8 W1 D3 L4 = 6pts
2006 - P6 W3 D1 L2 = 10pts
2005 - P6 W0 D2 L4 = 2pts
2004 - P5 W1 D1 L3 = 4pts
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P39 W8 D11 L20 = 35pts
What makes it worse for me is that my birthday is the 26th and we've only won 3 (with 2 postponements) of the Boxing Day fixtures in the last 20 years, and when I was a regular in the 60's & early 70's I don't recall it being much better, but someone please correct me about that if I'm wrong.
Let's hope that December 2012 proves to be a lot better starting on Saturday against the
"Sheep" in front of the TV cameras and we go on another unbeaten run. If Millwall can do it so can we, so let's have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.”
by dobranich
Wednesday, November 28 2012, 2:39PM
“Geoff you more than said it all. I thought I was reading my own thoughts. Nothing really to add. I've said similar things on another page. I don't think NP will survive not going up and if he does the first six to eight games next season will be egg shells for him. I don't want him to go I like stability. It's in his own hands. These strikers are sinking him he has to act as they will still be here when he becomes history.”
by TheGeofflane
Wednesday, November 28 2012, 2:32PM
“Valefox, after the fuss when we lost our first few away games and the 'alleged' approach for 'Arry, how long do you think Nigel will last if we don't get up this season? Remember how a pen. cost us last time? We don't have time for a 'learning curve', it's sink or swim. We all know how Warnock's teams play (I'm amazed none of 'em was booked) and we're not physically strong enough. Other team's will have noticed. Roll on Derby. The other reason we lost you also noted. Vardy snatches and Waggie shoots high. I hope Nigel's given a few pennies in Jan. I'd like him to take us up. As I post, we are not strong enough.”
by TheGeofflane
Wednesday, November 28 2012, 2:14PM
“No point me posting as p2010 has just said it all. We could have done with Wellens and Danns last night. Some teams you just have to battle. And a goalscorer would help. Lovely football, but only play-offs without improvement. I think Nigel knows that.”
by dobranich
Wednesday, November 28 2012, 10:56AM
“stig I know it's surmising but right as you are it would be even more apparent in the Prem. We would be in that little survival league of clubs who all rely heavily on muscle power.”
by Stigman
Wednesday, November 28 2012, 10:02AM
“It has been obvious for some time that we have a problem with big physical sides. Crystal Palace outmuscled us too. Our midfield in particular does not function against big physical players. Then add the fact that Vardy and Waghorn lack the confidence to take any chances that we do create, and results like this are no surprise.
A good big 'un will always beat a good little 'un. Fact! So we need some big 'uns that can be picked to conter the likes of Leeds. The likes of Dyer and Drinkwater, talented though they are, and much as I admire them both, struggle against the man mountains.”
by dobranich
Wednesday, November 28 2012, 8:34AM
“Right on p2010. been saying it for months.”
by Valefox1
Wednesday, November 28 2012, 8:28AM
“This result doesn't surprise me, I had it down as a draw at best, it sounded like we could not get to grips with a more physical style that Leeds play, it is all part of the learning curve for some of the younger lads, anyway looking up not down. Just seen the stats on the BBC website, judging by those we should have won the game easily, but it did not come over like that, bring on the sheep.
C'mon you blues.”