Leicester 3, Middlesbrough 1, positives and negatives, player ratings and match report, Premier League 2 fixture

Yesterday at 06:18 PM

For the first time visiting Seagrave for a u.21 game, watching live from the stands. Leicesrer played Middlesbrough, fielding a young team without Will Alves and Michael Golding.

Still a good and talented line-up, in a balanced set up, but the start could have been better.

Middlesbrough took an early lead, as they were rewarded a penalty which was nicely converted.

Leicester kept their calm and just carried on playing with good discipline, as they pushed Middlesbrough back with Cartwright and Ewing running the midfield with good command.

No surprise then to see Joshua King scoring with a nice shot from distance. Leicester were even after 21 minutes. Joshua King continued to be a treath and when he in the 40th minute snapped the ball and scored, Leicester took a deserved lead.

Early second half Middlesbrough were reduced to 10 men and in real had been struggling in the minutes prior to the sending off.

Despite being one man more it took a while to get the 3-1 goal, coming in the 75th minute from a Oliver Ewing shot hitting a ‘Boro defender and finding it’s way into the goal.

During the second half Leicester could have scored more, Logan Briggs being the treath as he should and could have shown more quality in front of goal.

The game ebbed out as Leicester kept the ball inside the team and controlled their 3-1 lead.

Leicester are 12th in this league of 26 teams, having 6 points afrer 4 games.

• Positives
  • Winning is always important
  • Oliver Ewing and Joshua King both being very good on the day
  • A young team that looked well balanced and in a shape to cope with this league in a proper way
• Negatives
  • Not pushing for more goals being dominant and hsving the opportunity to do that

Player Ratings: Bouser 6, Wormleighton 4, Ali 6, Godsmark-Ford 6, McElhiney 6, Ewing 7, Cartwright 6, Evans 6 Briggs 6, King 8, Joseph 6, Subs: Pennant, Amartey, Lindsay, Onanoye

• Leicester City, Man of the Match
  • Joshua King

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