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Leicester City Report / MOM Vote
Saturday 5th March 2011
Loftus Road Stadium
Npower Football League Championship
Referee: R East
Attendance: 18,068
Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Leicester City
By The Godfather
Queens Park Rangers starting line-up: Kenny, Orr, Hill, Derry, Hall (Connolly 31), Taarabt (Miller 87), Helguson, Buzsaky (Ephraim 90), Faurlin, Routledge, Shittu.
Leicester City starting line-up: Ricardo, Oakley, King (Gallagher 79), Bruma, Naughton, Wellens, Abe, Yakubu (Dyer 86), Bamba, Mee, Vassell (Waghorn 65).
Queens Park Rangers extended their lead at the top of the Championship to eight points with a superb victory over Sven-Goran Eriksson’s Leicester City team. The Foxes were certainly one of the best sides I have seen this season, with a formidable striking partnership in Yakubu and Darius Vassell. They will perhaps feel that they deserved at least a point, since they were the better side in the first half and squandered a number of clear-cut opportunities in the second. However, substitute, Ishmael Miller, secured three crucial points for the Super Hoops with his 88th minute winner.
Neil Warnock decided to pick the same team that beat Middlesbrough so convincingly last weekend. Helguson started up front, supported by Taarabt and Routledge on the flanks and Buzsaky in a ‘free’ role. Faurlin and Derry occupied central midfield, whilst the back four consisted of Hill, Shittu, Gorkss and Orr. Paddy Kenny, who has kept an impressive total of 20 clean sheets this season, retained the goalkeeping position.
Backed by a large and vocal crowd of Leicester fans, the away team started the match strongly. It quickly became clear that Sven had instructed his players to close down Taarabt as much as possible and, when the Moroccan received the ball on the right flank in the 2nd minute, Mee came in with a crunching tackle, sending Adel flying to the floor. This proved to be a very effective tactic, with Taarabt unable to influence proceedings.
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Loftus Road Stadium
Npower Football League Championship
Referee: R East
Attendance: 18,068
Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Leicester City
By The Godfather
Queens Park Rangers starting line-up: Kenny, Orr, Hill, Derry, Hall (Connolly 31), Taarabt (Miller 87), Helguson, Buzsaky (Ephraim 90), Faurlin, Routledge, Shittu.
Leicester City starting line-up: Ricardo, Oakley, King (Gallagher 79), Bruma, Naughton, Wellens, Abe, Yakubu (Dyer 86), Bamba, Mee, Vassell (Waghorn 65).
Queens Park Rangers extended their lead at the top of the Championship to eight points with a superb victory over Sven-Goran Eriksson’s Leicester City team. The Foxes were certainly one of the best sides I have seen this season, with a formidable striking partnership in Yakubu and Darius Vassell. They will perhaps feel that they deserved at least a point, since they were the better side in the first half and squandered a number of clear-cut opportunities in the second. However, substitute, Ishmael Miller, secured three crucial points for the Super Hoops with his 88th minute winner.
Neil Warnock decided to pick the same team that beat Middlesbrough so convincingly last weekend. Helguson started up front, supported by Taarabt and Routledge on the flanks and Buzsaky in a ‘free’ role. Faurlin and Derry occupied central midfield, whilst the back four consisted of Hill, Shittu, Gorkss and Orr. Paddy Kenny, who has kept an impressive total of 20 clean sheets this season, retained the goalkeeping position.
Backed by a large and vocal crowd of Leicester fans, the away team started the match strongly. It quickly became clear that Sven had instructed his players to close down Taarabt as much as possible and, when the Moroccan received the ball on the right flank in the 2nd minute, Mee came in with a crunching tackle, sending Adel flying to the floor. This proved to be a very effective tactic, with Taarabt unable to influence proceedings.
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