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Build Momentum, Says Howell

Harry Howell wants to use Friday’s Emirates FA Cup victory to help propel us forward, with another cup fixture on the horizon.

2026-11-09T11:00+00:00

by Sam Jones

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Build Momentum, Says Howell

Harry Howell wants to use Friday’s Emirates FA Cup victory to help propel us forward, with another cup fixture on the horizon.

Sam Jones

2026-11-09T11:00+00:00

Build Momentum, Says Howell

Harry Howell wants to use Friday’s Emirates FA Cup victory to help propel us forward, with another cup fixture on the horizon.

Sam Jones

2026-11-09T11:00+00:00

Build Momentum, Says Howell

Harry Howell wants to use Friday’s Emirates FA Cup victory to help propel us forward, with another cup fixture on the horizon.

Sam Jones

2026-11-09T11:00+00:00

Build Momentum, Says Howell

Harry Howell wants to use Friday’s Emirates FA Cup victory to help propel us forward, with another cup fixture on the horizon.

Sam Jones

2026-11-09T11:00+00:00

We host Walsall in the Jersey Mike’s Trophy on Tuesday (7:45pm kick-off)
The game comes four days after defeating Oxford City in the Emirates FA Cup
Harry Howell reflected on our first round triumph after coming off the bench
The winger assisted Leicester’s third goal of the evening at MGroup Stadium

The Foxes defeated Oxford City 4-2 in a testing FA Cup First Round clash at MGroup Stadium, with Louis Page, Emil Riis, Kamari Doyle and Tommy Watson all on the scoresheet.

Howell was pleased to progress after what could have turned into a difficult evening against the sixth-tier outfit, who had equalised in the first half through Scott Pollock, before Josh Ashby also found the net to give the Hoops hope of another comeback which didn’t materialise.

“We’re happy to win away from home, especially coming to grounds like this, it’s always difficult,” Howell commented after the game. “We’re just disappointed to concede the two goals but other than that, we’re happy with the performance.

“It (the artificial pitch) wasn’t too much of a change because we trained on the surface on Thursday to make sure we adapted right to it coming into the game, getting used to the pitch, used to the surface, knowing that we can play the style of football that we want to play. I think that really helped in terms of our preparation for the game.”

Assisting Riis’ header with a cross stood up from the right, the Brighton & Hove Albion loanee was pleased that his own contributions were able to help see Russell Martin’s side over the line.

“[I tried to] play like I normally do – create, be positive, be fearless and I think he will be happy with that,” the 20-year-old said, explaining what the Manager asked from the winger. “I want to get the ball to my feet and create opportunities with my passing and dribbling. That’s the majority of my game.

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Images from our Emirates FA Cup First Round tie against Oxford City at MGroup Stadium.

“It’s very key, not just on a personal note, but for the team, because when you come on the pitch, you want to see that the subs are on it and they want to add value to the team. It gives the team a big lift and helps the team win.

“Maybe at times I could have ran in behind a little bit today but there wasn’t a lot of space. I got an assist and the most important thing is that we won so the team is very happy.”

Walsall are due at King Power Stadium on Tuesday night (7pm kick-off) as our Jersey Mike’s Trophy group stage comes to a close, with tickets available to purchase ahead of kick-off. Both sides are in a position to qualify for the knockout stages should they win.

He added: “It will be very important to make sure that we build momentum from this game and we keep going and learning every day.”

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