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Improving Foxes Dig Deep For Stoke Victory

We made it back-to-back wins in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday with a gutsy 2-1 success over Stoke City at King Power Stadium.

2025-11-22T17:10+00:00

by Sam Stevens

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22 Nov, 2025

from King Power Stadium

Improving Foxes Dig Deep For Stoke Victory

We made it back-to-back wins in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday with a gutsy 2-1 success over Stoke City at King Power Stadium.

Sam Stevens

2025-11-22T17:10+00:00

Improving Foxes Dig Deep For Stoke Victory

We made it back-to-back wins in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday with a gutsy 2-1 success over Stoke City at King Power Stadium.

Sam Stevens

2025-11-22T17:10+00:00

Improving Foxes Dig Deep For Stoke Victory

We made it back-to-back wins in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday with a gutsy 2-1 success over Stoke City at King Power Stadium.

Sam Stevens

2025-11-22T17:10+00:00

Improving Foxes Dig Deep For Stoke Victory

We made it back-to-back wins in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday with a gutsy 2-1 success over Stoke City at King Power Stadium.

Sam Stevens

2025-11-22T17:10+00:00

Stephy Mavididi and Patson Daka – each netting first goals of 25/26 – broke through the second tier’s tightest defence in the first half to put Leicester City on course for victory. Although Bae Jun-Ho halved the arrears for Mark Robins’ high-flying visitors, the Foxes showed real resolve to see out the win in pouring rain on Filbert Way.

There were encouraging signs throughout this performance too, moments of quality, flashes of ruthlessness, and a fighting spirit any side needs to stay competitive deep into a season. Two fine stops from ex-Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic also proved vital for City, who are now 10th in the Championship table – one point adrift of the play-offs – ahead of Tuesday’s test at Southampton.

Mavididi’s stunner

The 25/26 campaign has been challenging at times for Leicester’s No.10, with injury restricting his impact so far. That being said, the Blue Army know exactly what a fully firing Mavididi can bring to the table – and this was a reminder of his influence.

He was relentless down the left flank from the first whistle, driving into space and forcing openings. His reward arrived in the 23rd minute. Drifting in, a step-over bought him a yard. The former Juventus winger looked up and lashed through the ball.

Viktor Johansson, who spent his younger years in City’s Academy, had no chance as it cannoned off the underside of the crossbar and rocketed into the net. Stoke had conceded only 10 goals all season before kick-off – a record that has pushed them into the automatic promotion race – but it was about to get worse for the Potters.

Daka gets in on the act

The first half was relatively even overall, but Leicester were unquestionably the more clinical side. That quality told again in the 44th minute. The opening came as Oliver Skipp, full of spirit and hunger in midfield, threaded the ball into Abdul Fatawu.

The Ghanaian’s run down the middle was halted by a crowd of red and white shirts, but he kept his composure, took a moment, and slipped a pass into Daka. Our No.20 was off like a light, bursting onto the ball and deftly lifting it over Johansson, a delicate finish to a blistering break, giving City a strong lead.

Stoke had won only one of their previous 12 visits to Leicester, and this was shaping up to be another difficult afternoon for the Potters.

City hold their nerve

The start to the second half wasn’t what Martí Cifuentes will have hoped for – within three minutes of the restart, Stoke were back in it. Junior Tchamadeu’s deep delivery was dangerous as soon as it left his foot, headed across goal by Ashley Phillips.

It hung in the air, and only one man was close enough to connect: Jun-Ho. His glancing header at the far post gave the visitors renewed belief and had Foxes fans anxious. Now, a gutsy, disciplined response was required. We’ve seen points slip away on Filbert Way before this term, but there was a steely determination not to let that happen again.

Two outstanding saves from Begovic proved crucial. One was from Million Manhoef earlier on, and another later denied Jun-Ho a second. Valiant defending, including a brave Jannik Vestergaard header off the line, helped carry us to the finish in the biting cold. But ultimately, it was a collective effort, defined by spirit and hard work, which sealed the points and had the Foxes faithful singing in the rain at full-time.

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