Match report: Town 2 - 3 Leicester City

Oct 6 2008 By Doug Thomson

League I leaders Leicester looked set for a convincing victory, but Town dug deep to mount a spirited fightback.

Gary Roberts rifled home a 69th-minute shot (his fourth goal of the season) which took a deflection off on-loan Liverpool centre-back Jack Hobbs.

Then, in the 77th minute, Liam Dickinson headed home the third goal of his loan spell from Derby County to draw Town level.

That was the home side’s last real effort on goal, but they still deserved something from an entertaining match watched by a season-high 16,212 (2,490 from Leicester).

After all, they had become the first team to put two past the Foxes, who had conceded just three in eight games previously, and only one on their travels.

There was no doubting the quality in a Leicester team which included Bulgarian international centre-back Aleksander Tunchev and ex-England full-back Chris Powell as well as Arsenal defender Kerrea Gilbert and Liverpool pair Hobbs and goalkeeper David Martin.