Leicester Metropolis 3-1 Norwich Metropolis: Foxes earn necessary win in promotion race

Leicester Metropolis received their Championship promotion cost again on monitor with a come-from-behind victory over in-form Norwich on the King Energy Stadium.

Stephy Mavididi put Leicester in entrance after the break with a intelligent end after beating Jack Stacey and Jamie Vardy added a 3rd in stoppage time to seal it.

The victory was solely the third in eight league video games for the Foxes – and put them again on prime of the desk pending the ends in the later video games involving Ipswich and Leeds – and it ended a run of three wins in a row for David Wagner’s Norwich.

Norwich went forward with their first shot of the sport as Sara slotted Marcelino Nunez’s nook house from two yards out after Ben Gibson created area on the close to submit.

However simply previous the half hour mark, Dewsbury-Corridor levelled when Wilfred Ndidi’s deep cross was headed again throughout purpose by Mavididi, and the midfielder nodded house for his first purpose in 10 video games.

Nerves lifted for for the hosts from then on and moments later, Harry Winks fired straight at Angus Gunn after Abdul Fatawu’s excellent driving run and cross from the appropriate.

Norwich virtually gifted Leicester a second after the break when Sam McCullum misjudged a header again to Gunn, just for Patson Daka to squander the end.

The strain lastly instructed on the hour when Mavididi made it 2-1 after Norwich gave the ball away excessive up the pitch and Fatawu discovered Dewsbury-Corridor, who returned the sooner favour and arrange the winger for his twelfth purpose of the season.

Norwich have been on the ropes, however they virtually levelled 20 minutes from time when Stacey lower inside on the appropriate, however his shot went the flawed facet of the submit.

Vardy got here off the bench and made certain of the win on the finish, slamming house on the again submit after Winks’ effort deflected into his path.

Leicester have been again to their dominant, vibrant finest after a shaky begin, with a return to kind for Dewsbury-Corridor and Mavididi essential heading into the run-in and they are going to be at house once more, towards Birmingham Metropolis, on Saturday, with Norwich internet hosting Ipwich within the East Anglia derby.