darko2k7 Posted 30 October 2010 Posted 30 October 2010 LEICESTER City will be looking to return to winning ways at the Walkers Stadium this weekend, after losing 2-0 to Swansea City in the league last Saturday, and then crashing out of the Carling Cup to West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday. The Foxes started brightly in midweek against their Premier League opponents but found themselves a goal down on 21 minutes when an unmarked Simon Cox received the ball in the area. The lively striker opened his account for the evening when had the time and presence of mind to intelligently chip the ball over Conrad Logan and into the net. Despite some good spells of play against the Baggies, City went into the break a goal behind. But, on 53 minutes they got themselves level when Franck Moussa found Paul Gallagher out wide, whose well-struck cross was deflected into the back of the net by West Brom left-back, Nicky Shorey. City were well in the game and pressed for a second before a huge slice of luck was handed to the away side. On 62 minutes a hopeful ball forward slipped through Conrad Logan's hands and into the path of Somen Tchoyi, who slotted home and handed the advantage to the visitors. Steven Reid headed home from a corner on 79 minutes to extend West Brom's lead and things got worse for the Foxes when Simon Cox added a fourth and his second on 90 minutes, with a sublime 25 yard effort that left Logan with no chance. Sven-Goran Eriksson will welcome back a number of cup-tied and injured players for the game against Preston. A win for the Foxes could see them move above their opponents and up to 17th in the npower Championship table. PRESTON Like the Foxes, Preston North End have experienced a slow start to the 2010/11 npower Championship campaign, picking up just 13 points from a possible 39. In their last game, The Lilywhites came out on top in a 4-3 thriller against Crystal Palace. North End striker, Jon Parkin opened the scoring on 13 minutes, but that lead was short lived as Owen Garvan levelled for the visitors seven minutes later. Parkin bagged his brace on 25 minutes when he latched onto a long ball from Paul Coutts and found Julian Speroni's bottom corner, leaving the Palace stopper with no chance. North End stretched their advantage to two goals when Keith Treacy netted on 36 minutes and when former Fox, Callum Davidson hit the back of the net on 66 minutes, the game looked dead and buried. The Eagles almost staged a dramatic comeback with Andy Dorman and James Vaughan both scoring late on, but Preston hung on for a hard-fought victory. Preston will be looking to add to that victory and keep up their recent record at the Walkers Stadium after winning three of their last three visits. STATS Overall (all competitions) Leicester City: 14 Draw: 16 Preston North End: 31 Last 3 Matches (all competitions) 24.04.2010 - Preston North End 0-1 LCFC Goal Scorer(s): King Championship Attendance: 14,926 26.09.2009 - LCFC 1-2 Preston North End Goal Scorer(s): Berner/Mellor, Chaplow Championship Attendance: 20,623 25.08.2009 - Preston North End 2-1 LCFC Goal Scorer(s): Koren/Howardx3, McAuley Carling Cup Attendance: 6,977 Other Previews BBC SPORT SKY SPORTS
Heart-Shaped Fox Posted 30 October 2010 Posted 30 October 2010 Can't see us winning today, especially since my Jonah cousin is coming too.
WardyisPukka Posted 30 October 2010 Posted 30 October 2010 Must win game !! will be tight but reckon we'll do it !! 3-1- dyer,king,howard
Simmo86 Posted 30 October 2010 Posted 30 October 2010 I reckon we'll be ok. No Parkin for them. 3-1 city (king, waggy x2) Mind you they are our bogey team at home........................
Simmo86 Posted 30 October 2010 Posted 30 October 2010 25.08.2009 - Preston North End 2-1 LCFC Goal Scorer(s): Koren/Howardx3, McAuley Carling Cup Attendance: 6,977 OS nice and accurate!!!!
darko2k7 Posted 30 October 2010 Author Posted 30 October 2010 25.08.2009 - Preston North End 2-1 LCFC Goal Scorer(s): Koren/Howardx3, McAuley Carling Cup Attendance: 6,977 OS nice and accurate!!!! Yea I noticed that Do they not know how to proof read Anyway I'll go for a 2-0 win today , A good solid performance with a goal in each half ( King , Hobbs from a corner ) And a clean sheet As you can tell im in a very hopeful mood today
Ziggy1990 Posted 30 October 2010 Posted 30 October 2010 cant see anything other than a win (touch wood) would be nice to see wayne brown have a good game mind
Uncle Monty Posted 30 October 2010 Posted 30 October 2010 cant see anything other than a win (touch wood) would be nice to see wayne brown have a good game mind Almost without thinking when I read this I went to touch my wooden table
somebum Posted 30 October 2010 Posted 30 October 2010 If we cannot beat Preston, something is defintely wrong - they are a atrocious side.
FoxInWales Posted 30 October 2010 Posted 30 October 2010 Must win today, against a poor Preston side. 2-0 for me
Sylvie85 Posted 30 October 2010 Posted 30 October 2010 With Preston, Barnsley and Sheff Utd coming up could be a big 3 points today. Fancy us today, convincing 4-1 win.
MikeyT Posted 30 October 2010 Posted 30 October 2010 Starting 11 Weale Naughton Hobbs Vitor Cunningham Abe Wellens King Gallagher Waghorn Fryatt
cc_star Posted 30 October 2010 Posted 30 October 2010 IanStringerBBC Ian Stringer Weale,naughton,vitor,hobbs,cunningham,abe,wellens,king,gallagher,waghorn,fryatt. Subs;logan,morrison,oakley,howard,berner,n'guessan,moussa King Gallagher Waghorn & Fryatt make for an attacking side especially with oakley,howard,n'guessan,moussa on the bench Preston have the worst defensive record in the league letting in 29, we're second worst letting in 27
AmyLGK Posted 30 October 2010 Posted 30 October 2010 Vassell still not match fit then! Did I just hear that King is captain??
Hitesh Posted 30 October 2010 Posted 30 October 2010 Glad Oakley has been dropped. Got a really good balanced midfield there and if needed, bring DNG/Moussa on for a bit of pace!
AmyLGK Posted 30 October 2010 Posted 30 October 2010 Glad Oakley has been dropped. Got a really good balanced midfield there and if needed, bring DNG/Moussa on for a bit of pace! He's not been dropped - he's injured! And has been playing fantastically under Sven by all accounts!!!
Nick Posted 30 October 2010 Posted 30 October 2010 Starting 11 Weale Naughton Hobbs Vitor Cunningham Abe Wellens King Gallagher Waghorn Fryatt I really like the look of that - I just hope Abe and Wellens play well enough positionally in defensive midfield with decent distribution going forward.
Callabinho Posted 30 October 2010 Posted 30 October 2010 Make or break today, a win and the climb will begin. If not then Expect a long fight. I am worried.....
Ozwin Posted 30 October 2010 Posted 30 October 2010 This is the first home game in over a year that I've actively chosen not to go to. I think I'm a bit disillusioned by football at the minute, the merry go round that is Leicester City is sucking the life out of me.
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