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Riis Double Helps See Off Wigan

Emil Riis scored twice before Bobby De Cordova-Reid's late penalty as we claimed a 3-0 victory over Wigan Athletic in Sky Bet League One on Tuesday evening.

2026-10-27T21:40+00:00

by Sam Jones

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2 Hours 10 Mins Ago

from King Power Stadium

Riis Double Helps See Off Wigan

Emil Riis scored twice before Bobby De Cordova-Reid's late penalty as we claimed a 3-0 victory over Wigan Athletic in Sky Bet League One on Tuesday evening.

Sam Jones

2026-10-27T21:40+00:00

Riis Double Helps See Off Wigan

Emil Riis scored twice before Bobby De Cordova-Reid's late penalty as we claimed a 3-0 victory over Wigan Athletic in Sky Bet League One on Tuesday evening.

Sam Jones

2026-10-27T21:40+00:00

Riis Double Helps See Off Wigan

Emil Riis scored twice before Bobby De Cordova-Reid's late penalty as we claimed a 3-0 victory over Wigan Athletic in Sky Bet League One on Tuesday evening.

Sam Jones

2026-10-27T21:40+00:00

Riis Double Helps See Off Wigan

Emil Riis scored twice before Bobby De Cordova-Reid's late penalty as we claimed a 3-0 victory over Wigan Athletic in Sky Bet League One on Tuesday evening.

Sam Jones

2026-10-27T21:40+00:00

Former Bristol City striker Riis moved his tally up to seven in Leicester colours, as De Cordova-Reid’s spot-kick secured back-to-back home wins for Russell Martin’s side, who rise into the top half of the Sky Bet League One table as a result.

Ahead of kick-off, we observed a minute’s applause at King Power Stadium in memory of Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Kaveporn Punpare, Nusara Suknamai, Eric Swaffer and Izabela Lechowicz, eight years on from their passing in a tragic helicopter accident on Filbert Way.

On home soil again this Saturday, it’s Stevenage heading to Filbert Way for a 3pm GMT kick-off.

Early action

One enforced change saw the suspended John Lundstram replaced by Will Smallbone for his first start as a Fox, while Conor Chaplin also came into the XI to captain the side. Both would play an hour before the introductions of Sammy Braybrooke and Saturday’s goalscorer at Luton Town, Liam Cullen.

The Latics, under the management of Gary Caldwell for his second stint in the Wigan hotseat, have endured a difficult start to the season and sat bottom of the standings heading into this encounter.

City, meanwhile, aiming to bounce back quickly from Saturday’s last-gasp defeat, were on the front foot early.

The game’s first effort on goal took 13 minutes to arrive and it came from the boot of Riis, who tried his luck from range, but found Joe Whitworth in the way of his low shot.

And the Dane came within a lick of paint of breaking the deadlock moments later when his shot looped up off James Carragher and struck the crossbar before falling kindly for the visitors to clear the danger.

The opener

He would not be denied a third time. Smallbone’s corner, flicked on at the front post by Caleb Okoli, looped into the striker’s path and he made sure on the goal-line.

The away side were quick to produce a response to going behind and might have drawn level had it not been for a smart Alex McCarthy save to deny Scott Hogan in a one-on-one after the ex-Aston Villa forward raced away through the middle.

Dara Costelloe had a similarly favourable opening shortly after which was missed from inside the box, sending Connor Barrett’s cross wide.

Back at the other end, Kamari Doyle, who was enjoying plenty of the ball in the opening period, lined up a shot-on-the-volley which Carragher did well to get in the way of.

Breathing space

The second half began with little in the way of goalmouth action, though Smallbone did see his shot blocked in the box by Carragher, before Will Alves beat K’Marni Miller, crossing for Riis, who couldn’t divert his header on target.

Riis then snatched at a chance to double his tally from Okoli’s long ball forward, as City hunted a second and some breathing space as the minutes ticked by with the Latics very much still in the game at 1-0.

A Wigan chance would fall to Connor Barrett, who arrowed his shot narrowly over the top after collecting Miller’s cross.

It would prove a costly opportunity to miss as Riis struck again. Luke Thomas’ whipped cross was inch perfect for the 28-year-old to latch on to, applying a first-time finish at the near post.

The third came from the spot; De Cordova-Reid confidently dispatching the penalty won by Harry Souttar when, up for a corner, he was taken down in the box by Reggie Walsh. All three points would be staying in Leicester.

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