Leicester City comfortably defeated Swansea City 3-1, moving them 10 points clear at the top of the Championship.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall put aside speculation about his future and stormed to put Leicester ahead with his first attack of the game.
Patson Daka missed a golden chance to double the hosts' advantage, winning a controversial penalty which was converted by Steffy Mavididi, who also hit the woodwork.
Swansea were in contention for a place, but Leicester had a much bigger attacking threat and the result was put in doubt when substitute Yunus Akgun scored in the bottom corner after a Karl Rushworth mistake. is gone.
Despite the contest being over, Swansea continued to attack and their efforts were rewarded with a stoppage-time goal from Joe Allen.
It was Leicester's ninth win in their last 13 league games and their first win in their last three, moving them closer to an immediate return to the Premier League.
There is currently an 11-point gap between the Foxes and third-placed Southampton, but Saints and second-placed Ipswich each have a game in hand at the top of the table.
The defeat leaves 16th-placed Swansea still waiting for a first league win under Luke Williams, who has taken one point from three Championship games since being appointed head coach of the Welsh club earlier this month. This means that
More to come.
lineup
leicester
formation 4-2-3-1
- 30hermansen
- twenty oneRicardo Pereira
- 3Fes
- twenty threeVestergoatReplacementnelsonin 88 minutesminutes
- Fivedoyle
- 8wink
- twenty twoDewsbury HallBooked in 55 minutesReplacementlikeyin 88 minutesminutes
- 35MakateaReplacementalbrightonin 80 minutesminutes
- 26PratoReplacementAkgunin 54 minutesminutes
- Tenmavididi
- 20DakaReplacementCannonin 80 minutesminutes
substitute
- Fourcody
- 9Vardy
- 11albrighton
- 17chowdhury
- 28Cannon
- 29Akgun
- 41stralczyk
- 45nelson
- 47likey
swansea
formation 4-4-2
- twenty twoRushworth
- 6darlingReplacementnortonin 61 minutesminutes
- twenty threewoodBooked in 68 minutes
- 33HumphreysReplacementKavangoin 71 minutesminutes
- 14Timon
- 30ashbyReplacementPereira Martinsin 45 minutesminutes
- FourfultonReplacementAllenin 80 minutesminutes
- 8grimes
- 20KarenReplacementcooperin 81 minutesminutes
- 12patterson
- 9yates
substitute
- 1fisher
- 3Pedersen
- FiveKavango
- 7Allen
- 18Patino
- 19Kukarevich
- 26norton
- 31cooper
- 35Pereira Martins
- Referee:
- Keith Stroud
- Attendance:
- 28,025
live text
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Game over, Leicester City 3, Swansea City 1.
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End of the second half, Leicester City 3, Swansea City 1.
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Foul by Callum Doyle (Leicester City).
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Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick in defence.
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goal! Leicester City 3, Swansea City 1. Joe Allen (Swansea City) fires a right-footed shot into the bottom left corner from close range. Assisted by Jerry Yates after a corner.
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Attempt blocked. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) took a header from the center of the box, but it was blocked. Josh Tymon assisted on the cross.
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Corner of Swansea City. Ben Nelson conceded a goal.
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Attempt failed. Wout Faes (Leicester City)'s header from the center of the box is too high. Mark Albrighton assists a cross from a corner kick.
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Leicester City corner. Josh Tymon surrenders.
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Attempt failed. Gerry Yates (Swansea City) took a header from the center of the box, but it went wide of the right corner. Jamie Patterson assists the cross.
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Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
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Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left.
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Substitute, Leicester City. Ben Nelson replaces Jannik Westergaard.
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Substitute, Leicester City. Keenan Dewsbury-Hall is replaced by Arjan Likey.
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Corner of Swansea City. Steffy Mavididi concedes a goal.
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Leicester City offside. Thomas Cannon was caught offside.
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Substitute, Swansea City. Oliver Cooper replaces Liam Cullen.
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Substitute, Swansea City. Joe Allen replaces Jay Fulton.
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Substitute, Leicester City. Thomas Cannon replaces Patson Daka.
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Substitute, Leicester City. Mark Albrighton replaces Casey McAteer.
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