Leicester Secure Vital Win Over Rivals

Leicester claimed their first back to back victories since Boxing day, and they also made it eight games unbeaten after they defeated Nottingham Forest 3-0 at the Walkers Stadium.

That vital win means Leicester stay in 5th position; however for local rivals Nottingham Forest they slip out of the top two at the expense of West Brom.

Leicester scored their first thanks to a lovely strike from Bruno Berner, and around ten minutes later Paul Gallagher’s fantastic free-kick found the left-hand corner of the net.

The “Foxes” secured all three points after Andy King latched onto a well driven ball from Bruno Berner.

The first half was bossed by both team’s defences, as Nottingham Forest defender Wes Morgan and Leicester defender Jack Hobbs were immense for their respective sides.

Forest had the best chance of the first half, as a corner was floated in by Majewski only to eventually come to the head of Earnshaw, but his header struck the bar.

Billy Davies stated after the loss that he was happy with his defence, “I was happy enough with the back five but the middle and front players didn’t influence the game or compete enough and that was very disappointing”.

Leicester then grabbed a foot hole in the game as they stunned the Forest defence to claim a vital win over the East Midlands rivals.

Leicester took the lead in the 68th minute as Richie Wellens surged into the penalty area, he decided to back heel the ball into the path of Berner, who fired the ball home from around 12 yards.

Paul Gallagher scored the “Foxes” second goal of the afternoon as his expertly well taken free-kick sailed into the top corner of Lee Camp’s goal, to secure his sixth goal of the season.

Leicester finished Nottingham Forest off as a lack of concentration from the “Forest” defence let in Bruno Berner whose shot was fired into the penalty area only to be turned in by fellow Leicester City player Andy King.

Nottingham Forest nearly scored a consolation goal, however David McGoldrick’s bullet shot was well saved by the on form Leicester goalkeeper Chris Weale.

The game finished 3-0 thanks to three goals in the space of 14 minutes, Leicester are now five points clear of 6th place Cardiff, meaning that they are well on course for the Championship play-offs.

Leicester manager Nigel Pearson was happy with the vital three points, “Our fans will enjoy having the local bragging right but the bottom line is that this was an important game to win because it means we maintain our momentum”.

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