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City Secure Jersey Mike's Trophy Progression

A 2-1 home victory over Walsall saw us into the knockout stages of the Jersey Mike’s Trophy on Tuesday evening.

2026-11-10T21:00+00:00

by Sam Jones

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8 Hours 2 Mins Ago

from King Power Stadium

City Secure Jersey Mike's Trophy Progression

A 2-1 home victory over Walsall saw us into the knockout stages of the Jersey Mike’s Trophy on Tuesday evening.

Sam Jones

2026-11-10T21:00+00:00

City Secure Jersey Mike's Trophy Progression

A 2-1 home victory over Walsall saw us into the knockout stages of the Jersey Mike’s Trophy on Tuesday evening.

Sam Jones

2026-11-10T21:00+00:00

City Secure Jersey Mike's Trophy Progression

A 2-1 home victory over Walsall saw us into the knockout stages of the Jersey Mike’s Trophy on Tuesday evening.

Sam Jones

2026-11-10T21:00+00:00

City Secure Jersey Mike's Trophy Progression

A 2-1 home victory over Walsall saw us into the knockout stages of the Jersey Mike’s Trophy on Tuesday evening.

Sam Jones

2026-11-10T21:00+00:00

First-half goals from John Lundstram and Will Smallbone, responding to Andrew Dallas’ opener at King Power Stadium, edged City ahead at the interval and were enough for us to qualify from Southern Group B and move into the last-32 alongside group winners Stevenage.

Dai Cornell made his Foxes debut between the sticks, one of seven changes from Friday’s Emirates FA Cup victory at Oxford City, while Academy graduate Jake Fletcher was named in a matchday squad for the first time.

A goal apiece

Knowing the winner of tonight’s tie qualified for the next round of the competition, City made intentions clear early in the game. Smallbone swung in a cross which Admir Bristric met, forcing a save from Tom Wooster before the offside flag went up, a combination which almost came to fruition again minutes later, but the Bosnian could not find a decisive touch.

Luke Thomas then provided a similarly enticing ball from the left which Bristric threw himself at, inches away from connecting with it in the middle. It would, however, be Lee Grant’s side who struck first on Filbert Way.

Isaac Moore pounced on Warren O’Hora’s loose touch inside the centre circle, slipping in Dallas through the middle, who beat debutant Cornell but hit the upright, before finishing at the second time of asking when the ball came back out to him at a tight angle.

Leicester, though, continued in a similar fashion following the goal with half chances for Bristric, who turned Thomas’ cross wide prior to his shot on the turn hitting the roof of the net, having been found by Kamari Doyle on the edge of the box.

That persistence paid off from Smallbone’s corner, headed on by Will Alves, which Lundstram turned into the net via an audacious overhead kick, beating Wooster at his near post.

Going ahead

Pushing for another, Chaplin, down the channel, picked out Smallbone in the middle and the Republic of Ireland international hit the side netting as spaces started to open up for our attacking players to flourish.

The midfielder would not be denied when Tommy Watson beat Roman Dixon down the left, standing up a cross for Smallbone to meet and volley into the corner with precision.

Smallbone soon looked to turn provider, twice picking out Chaplin, who diverted two headers off target in quick succession.

Into the second half, the away side required something special to turn the contest back around but when captain James Connolly headed over from James Furlong’s free-kick, it was as good as it got for the Saddlers.

Back at the other end, Chaplin remained on the hunt for his first LCFC goal, shooting straight at Wooster, not long before O’Hora clipped forward a ball which was expertly controlled by Doyle, who failed to apply the finish, blazing over.

An excellent run from Olabade Aluko led to Doyle teeing up substitute Bobby De Cordova-Reid to strike and force Wooster back into action late on, but the points, and progression into the next stage, were ours.

Next up

Finishing second in Group B, on six points from our three matches and with a 100 per cent home record in the competition, we await our next opponents in the first knockout round of the Jersey Mike’s Trophy, with ties to be played from the week commencing 7 December.

Set for a break from action due to internationals, our next competitive fixture will be the Sky Bet League One trip to Huddersfield Town’s Accu Stadium on Saturday 21 November (3pm GMT kick-off).

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