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Leicester City 0 Millwall 1: As it happened - 10-man City battle in vain

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Leicester City make four changes from the side that lost at Derby nearly two weeks ago.

Sean St Ledger, who will join today's opponents Millwall on loan until the end of the regular season after the game, Richie Wellens, Andy King and Lloyd Dyer all made way.

Ritchie De Laet returns at right-back, Matty James steps back into midfield after missing the last seven games through injury, Jeff Schlupp is rewarded for his excellent substitute cameo at Pride Park with a starting slot on the left of midfield and Frenchman Anthony Knockaert takes up the opposite flank after missing the Derby game on compassionate grounds.

3 min: RED CARD Wes Morgan is sent off for bringing down Andy Keogh. Richard Chaplow's ball over the top sets Keogh away with Morgan in pursuit and they come together. Referee Stuart Attwell shows Morgan a straight red card for denying a goalscoring opportunity. That was the last thing City needed, not just for this game but Morgan will now serve a ban, and with St Ledger and Liam Moore out on loan City's defensive options are very slim. Paul Konchesky moves to centre-half, while Schlupp slips back to left-back.

5 min: Shane Lowry takes the free-kick from 25 yards out and tries to pick out the top corner but Kasper Schmeichel makes a great save.

11 min: City break after a mistake by Danny Shittu and Nugent has Knockaert and Chris Wood as options but he goes it alone and the chance is wasted.

13 min: Knockaert crosses to the far post and Wood's header beats the goalkeeper but with Matty James waiting to pounce, Lowry clears off the line. City have been the better side.

14 min: Jermaine Easter turns and shoots from 20 yards and it is heading for the bottom corner but Schmeichel makes another good save.

15 min: De Laet makes a typical break into the box and shoots, but Shittu scrambles it away. City are still the better side despite only having 10 men.

19 min: Nugent breaks down the right channel and flashes a shot past the far post.

23min: Konchesky makes a terrible mistake and Keogh is in on goal, but Schmeichel again comes to City's rescue as he saves with his legs.

29 min: Schmeichel again denies Keogh from close range after Adam Smith's cross to the far post picked out the striker.

32min: Millwall have the ball in the net through Rob Hulse but a late flag for offside cuts short their celebrations.

40 min: City are still holding their own and frustrating the visitors but the game has reached stalemate.

45 min: Half-time and City can be pleased with the way they have recovered following Morgan's early sending off.

H-T: City 0 Millwall 0

48 min: Danny Drinkwater shoots from long range and it is inches wide of the far post. A bright start to the second half.

55 min: Alan Dunne picks out Hulse at the far post with a deep cross but the Lions striker heads well wide. It was a good chance.

58 min: De Laet heads wide from a Knockaert corner. City are still pressing.

60 min: Hulse booked for a challenge on goalkeeper Schmeichel.

61 min: Wood heads Knockaert's deep free-kick back into the six-yard box but no-one is on the end of it.

64 min: Adam Smith shoots straight at Schmeichel.

68 min: Chaplow booked for a foul on De Laet.

70 min: Liam Trotter booked for a foul on Schlupp.

74 min: Schlupp and Dunne booked after an altercation. Millwall are being frustrated.

78 min: Trotter gets a touch on Knockaert's whipped-in free-kick and Forde has to make a fantastic save to keep the ball out. That's the closest City have come to a goal.

87 min: GOAL 0-1 A body blow for City as Millwall break and, after De Laet fails to deal with Chaplow on the touchline, he rolls the ball back for Dunne, who fires into the bottom corner.

90+5 min: City have succumbed to their second consecutive home defeat.

F-T: City 0 Millwall 1

Leicester City 0 Millwall 1: As it happened - 10-man  City  battle in vain


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