Third time lucky for The Foxes, as they see off Sheffield Wednesday with ease at the Walkers Stadium.
After conceding eight goals in their last two matches, it was imperative that City kept a clean sheet against The Owls. Not only did they get the clean sheet, but also scoring three goals helped repair some of the recent damage done to their goal difference.
Steve Howard put the home side in front with a towering header off of a Matty Fryatt cross to make the score 1-0, and also gave him his first goal in over 20 hours of football. Andy King then doubled The Blues advantage with a composed finish in to the top corner after a goal-mouth scramble.
Going in to half-time City looked confident again and there was a different vibe around the stadium, with a sense of belief that they could hold out and win. However shortly after half-time Wednesday had their best chance of the match as Sean McAllister came close to pulling one back, only to see Leicester defender Michael Morrison clear it off the line.
Then with just under 20 minutes left on the clock King bagged his second of the match securing all the points on offer, and giving Leicester their first victory of the month.
Everyone involved in the club was delighted for Howard as he got his first goal of the season, but no one more so then Leicester's assistant manager Craig Shakespeare, who said: "All the staff are delighted for Steve Howard, and we hope he can kick on from here."
That victory moves Leicester to fifth in the league and back in the play-offs, with their next match coming up away against fourth place Cardiff City.
After conceding eight goals in their last two matches, it was imperative that City kept a clean sheet against The Owls. Not only did they get the clean sheet, but also scoring three goals helped repair some of the recent damage done to their goal difference.
Steve Howard put the home side in front with a towering header off of a Matty Fryatt cross to make the score 1-0, and also gave him his first goal in over 20 hours of football. Andy King then doubled The Blues advantage with a composed finish in to the top corner after a goal-mouth scramble.
Going in to half-time City looked confident again and there was a different vibe around the stadium, with a sense of belief that they could hold out and win. However shortly after half-time Wednesday had their best chance of the match as Sean McAllister came close to pulling one back, only to see Leicester defender Michael Morrison clear it off the line.
Then with just under 20 minutes left on the clock King bagged his second of the match securing all the points on offer, and giving Leicester their first victory of the month.
Everyone involved in the club was delighted for Howard as he got his first goal of the season, but no one more so then Leicester's assistant manager Craig Shakespeare, who said: "All the staff are delighted for Steve Howard, and we hope he can kick on from here."
That victory moves Leicester to fifth in the league and back in the play-offs, with their next match coming up away against fourth place Cardiff City.
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