MX23RW : Thursday, January 30 01:33:11| >> :120:23579:23579:
[monks data]
Leicester logo
Championship
Feb 22, 2014 at 3pm UK
 
Ipswich logo

3-0

Vardy (19'), Nugent (31'), Wood (88')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Leicester City cruise to comfortable win over Ipswich Town

Leicester City cruise to a comfortable 3-0 win over Ipswich Town at the King Power Stadium in their Championship clash.

Leicester City cruised to a comfortable 3-0 win over Ipswich Town in their Championship clash at the King Power Stadium thanks to goals from Jamie Vardy, David Nugent and Chris Wood.

The home side started the game well and could have taken the lead in the fourth minute when Danny Drinkwater lifted a corner into the area for Wes Morgan to power a header at goal, but Dean Gerken was there to make the save.

Ipswich responded to the early pressure as Matty James lost possession on the edge of his own box, and that allowed Cole Skuse to nip in but he could only fire his effort wide of the target.

Leicester took the lead when Vardy capitalised on an error from Jay Tabb as his backpass fell short of Gerken, and the striker ran onto the ball, rounded the keeper and slotted the ball home.

The Foxes doubled their lead in the 31st minute when Ritchie De Laet raided down the left and fortunately saw his cross knocked back to him, and with the second attempt he found Nugent who found the net.

After the break, Ipswich tried to respond as Stephen Hunt lifted a free kick into the box and Christophe Berra met the cross with a powerful header that went just over the bar.

Minutes later another cross caused panic in the Leicester defence and Frank Nouble and Daryl Murphy both had chances to get a shot at goal, but Kaspar Schmeichel was able to gather before they could threaten.

The home side were comfortably holding out for the win and they secured the three points two minutes from time when Chris Wood scored their third of the afternoon as he ran through the middle of the defence to fire past Gerken.

ID:140311: cacheID:140311:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:3570:
Written by
Simon Sinclair
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Jamie Vardy of Leicester celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Sky bet Championship match between Nottingham Forest and Leicester City at City Ground on February 19, 2014
Read Next:
Half-Time Report: Leicester in control at the break
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool22165154213353
2Arsenal23138244212347
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2313553327644
4Manchester CityMan City23125647301741
5Newcastle UnitedNewcastle23125641271441
6Chelsea23117545301540
7Bournemouth23117541261540
8Aston Villa2310763435-137
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2381053531434
10Fulham238963431333
11Brentford2394104240231
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd2385102832-429
13Crystal Palace236982630-427
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham2376102844-1627
15Tottenham HotspurSpurs2373134637924
16Everton225891928-923
17Leicester CityLeicester2345142549-2417
18Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2344153252-2016
19Ipswich TownIpswich2337132147-2616
20Southampton2313191653-376


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!