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Match stats: Leicester City 0 Leeds United 1 - Away day blues for Foxes

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Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson names an unchanged side for the clash with Leeds at Elland Road.

The starting 11 and all seven substitutes remain the same from Saturday's 2-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.

Before the game gets under way, there is a minute's applause in memory of former Leeds midfielder Gary Speed, who died a year ago.

2 mins: An early penalty to Leeds. Jeff Schlupp is adjudged to have tripped Sam Byram on the edge of the area. It is the third penalty awarded against City this season.

3 mins: GOAL 1-0 Luciano Becchio sends City keeper Kasper Schmeichel the wrong way from the spot to put Leeds in front. A terrible start for City.

13 mins: City have a three-on-two break with Ritchie De Laet on the ball and he elects to shoot rather than square it for Lloyd Dyer, who is unmarked. Leeds keeper Paddy Kenny saves comfortably. That was a good chance for City.

15 mins: Martyn Waghorn is tripped from behind right on the edge of the Leeds penalty box. Ben Marshall steps up but he drives his free-kick straight into the wall.

27 mins: Schmeichel has to tip Paul Green's effort over the bar. The midfielder is picked out by Becchio and digs out a half-volley, which is heading for the top corner.

31 mins: De Laet combines well with Marshall and the full-back gets to the by-line and whips over a dangerous cross but defender Tom Lees clears. City have not offered much as an attacking force so far.

33 mins: Waghorn strikes the crossbar with a thunderous volley from a very acute angle after Marshall's cross was only half-cleared by the Leeds defence. Waghorn has not had much luck in front of goal in recent games.

34 mins: Danny Drinkwater tries his luck from long range, no doubt buoyed by his first goal for the club on Saturday, but there is not much power in the effort and Kenny gathers.

39 mins: Great covering tackle from De Laet denies new loan signing Jerome Thomas after City are carved open. The Leeds winger was clear on goal.

44 mins: A great chance for Jamie Vardy. Andy King's shot strikes Alan Tate and rebounds to Vardy, who has a clear sight of goal 10 yards out but he volleys harmlessly wide.

45 mins: City have been out of sorts in this first half and have struggled to recover from that early blow, but they have still created some good opportunities

H-T: Leeds 1 City 0

46 mins: Vardy plays Waghorn in and he has a clear run on goal, but he hesitates and the Leeds defence get back in numbers to finally squeeze him out and a chance has gone.

52 mins: BOOKING De Laet for foul on Thomas.

55 mins: Waghorn curls in a high free-kick and Wes Morgan wins it and directs his header goalwards, but it is comfortable for Kenny.

57 mins: SUBSTITITIONS City bring on Marko Futacs and Anthony Knockaert for Vardy and Marshall.

58 mins: Knockaert is straight away in the action and tests Kenny with a long-range effort, which the Leeds keeper has to scramble away at full stretch.

66 mins: Leeds substitute Michael Brown fires wide from the edge of the box with Schmeichel beaten. It's a let off for City.

76 mins: SUBSTITITIONS Jesse Lingard is on for Waghorn.

77 mins: Futacs flashes a shot across goal but beyond the far post.

90 MINS: City are huffing and puffing but not showing their usual attacking quality and are paying the price.

F-T: Leeds 1 City 0

Match stats: Leicester City 0 Leeds United 1 - Away day blues for Foxes


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