Leicester City player ratings v Birmingham with Dewsbury-Hall brilliant and wingers electric

Leicester City triumphed in a thrilling game at St Andrew’s to move three points clear at the top of the Championship table.

A Stephy Mavididi brace and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s brilliant finish earned City the victory, a second in a row by a 3-2 scoreline and fourth on the trot. It means there’s now daylight between themselves and Ipswich and puts them 13 points ahead of third-placed Leeds.




This time the win came in a hectic, often end-to-end affair. Mavididi and Dewsbury-Hall scored from speedy counters either side of Jordan James’ finish inside the opening 20 minutes, with Mavididi extending City’s lead early in the second period. James pulled one back to set up a nervy finish, but City held out for the points.

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Maresca made just one change for the game, bringing James Justin back into his defence in place of Conor Coady. That meant Patson Daka started up front for the third straight game, despite Kelechi Iheanacho recovering from illness. The Nigerian was only among the substitutes.

That was with no Jamie Vardy, the number nine still out with injury. That didn’t stop Birmingham fans chanting disparagingly about his wife Rebekah inside a minute of the so-called Wagatha derby. City fans responded with less-than-kind chants about Birmingham boss Wayne Rooney.

But really, all of the action was on the pitch in what was a breathless first 25 minutes. It all started with three big Birmingham chances, all from set-pieces. The first was pinball at a free-kick, with Siriki Dembele getting a shot away and Mads Hermansen saving with his feet. From the throw, a Krystian Bielik flick-on forced the Dane to tip over, and then from the corner, James Justin cannoned the ball against his own post.

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