Leicester leave it late to win at West Brom

Published on: 02 December 2023

Leicester matchwinner Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall headed the first goal then set up the injury time second

Leicester City boss Enzo Maresca made a winning return to The Hawthorns as the Foxes left it late to beat his old club West Bromwich Albion.

Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall headed the Foxes in front with a 71st-minute header from Wilfred Ndidi's right-wing cross.

Josh Maja's late scrambled equaliser looked to have earned Albion a point in the 89th minute - his first goal for the Baggies.

But, with Albion chasing a winner, four minutes into added time, Dewsbury-Hall raced clear down the inside-left channel on a counter attack before squaring for Harry Winks to side-foot home the winner just inside the right post, to end a wobbly run of just one win in four games.

It stretched Leicester's lead on top of the Championship to four points over second-placed Ipswich, ahead of the rest of the afternoon's fixtures.

Carlos Corberan's Baggies had won five of their previous six games but, in the end, were overpowered by the Foxes' overall superiority.

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    Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text

Line-upsWest Brom

Formation 4-2-3-1

24Palmer2Furlong6Ajayi4Kipré3Townsend35Yokuslu27Mowatt11Diangana17Sarmiento10Phillips21Thomas-Asante

    24Palmer2Furlong6Ajayi4Kipré3Townsend35YokusluBooked at 74minsSubstituted forChalobahat 86'minutes27MowattBooked at 63minsSubstituted forMolumbyat 75'minutes11DianganaSubstituted forMajaat 75'minutes17SarmientoSubstituted forFellowsat 75'minutes10PhillipsSubstituted forSwiftat 45+1'minutes21Thomas-Asante

Substitutes

    8Molumby9Maja14Chalobah15Pieters19Swift26Ávila Gordón31Fellows33Griffiths36Taylor

Leicester

Formation 4-3-3

30Hermansen21Ricardo Pereira3Faes23Vestergaard2Justin25Ndidi8Winks22Dewsbury-Hall35McAteer14Iheanacho10Mavididi

    30Hermansen21Ricardo PereiraBooked at 66mins3Faes23Vestergaard2Justin25NdidiSubstituted forCasadeiat 87'minutes8Winks22Dewsbury-Hall35McAteer14Iheanacho10MavididiSubstituted forFatawuat 62'minutes

Substitutes

    4Coady7Casadei9Vardy15Souttar17Choudhury18Fatawu28Cannon29Akgün41Stolarczyk

Referee:Tim RobinsonMatch StatsHome TeamWest BromAway TeamLeicesterPossessionHome40%Away60%ShotsHome9Away9Shots on TargetHome3Away3CornersHome4Away6FoulsHome10Away11Live Text Post update

Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Leicester City 2.

90'+7'Full Time

Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Leicester City 2.

90'+4'goalGoal!

Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Leicester City 2. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall following a fast break.

90'+2'Post update

Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).

90'+2'Post update

Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+1'Post update

James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+1'Post update

Foul by Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion).

89'Post update

Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).

89'Post update

Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

89'goalGoal!

Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Leicester City 1. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.

87'Substitution

Substitution, Leicester City. Cesare Casadei replaces Wilfred Ndidi.

86'Substitution

Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Okay Yokuslu.

82'Post update

Attempt blocked. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

82'Post update

Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Wout Faes.

79'Post update

Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).

79'Post update

Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

78'Post update

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

78'Post update

Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).

76'Post update

Offside, Leicester City. Harry Winks is caught offside.

75'Substitution

Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows replaces Jeremy Sarmiento.

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Source: bbc.com

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