Leicester 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday: Abdul Fatawu and Jamie Vardy strike in first-half as Championship leaders move 12 points clear… with visitors five points from safety after defeat
- Abdul Fatawu made a defensive error and opened the scoring for Leicester
- Veteran striker Jamie Vardy scored his 11th goal of the season to seal the win
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Leicester City showed no signs of complacency as they produced one of their most controlled performances of the season in a dominant 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday, with first-half goals from Abdul Fatawu and Jamie Vardy sealing three championship points.
The King Power was unpacked by both groups of supporters. The hosts were already making plans to return to the elite when a Leicester shirt with the words ‘Premier League we are on our way back’ was seen walking into the ground.
Perhaps a little too early, but with a current twelve-point lead at the top, that is understandable.
Leicester made quick work of that prediction when Fatawu scored after just four minutes with a tap-in from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s driven cross. Will Vaulks conceded possession cheaply in his own penalty area and was rightly punished for his elementary mistake.
On Wednesday, boss Danny Rohl stalked his dugout looking for ideas as his side struggled to even get a touch, but he knew there will be far more important games for them in the run-in than a visit to the league leaders.
Abdul Fatawu made a defensive error and opened the scoring for Leicester early on
Leicester striker Jamie Vardy scored his eleventh goal of the season to seal the victory
Fatawu used trickery to devastate full-back Pol Valentin and showed elegant awareness when he set up Harry Winks for a shot on the edge of the box in the 20th minute that the former Tottenham midfielder fired over.
On Wednesday they finally succeeded on their own, as a tame half-volley from Marvin Johnson was comfortably saved by Mads Hermansen.
The visitors – like most teams this season – could not cope with Leicester’s versatile attacking approach as Wout Faes set up their second goal with his ball over the top, subtly tapping into the path of Jamie Vardy for the first time through Dewsbury-Hall and finished sweetly.
Vardy, now Leicester’s absolute top scorer this season with eleven goals.
Fatawu came close to scoring again after switching wings and cutting in from the right to stab the palms of James Beadle, with Vardy also denied in the second half as he lacked the pace his younger self would have when trying to reach a pass over six yards. line that should have resulted in a third goal.
On Wednesday, substitute Anhtony Musaba showed a bold look of confidence as he charged at the Foxes defense and forced a diving save from Hermansen with 20 minutes remaining, but that was as good as it got for the visitors who left in the middle of the relegation zone as Leicester had a grip on the first place. further tightened.