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Last-Gasp Foxes Battle Back To Beat Norwich

We came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory at Norwich City in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday afternoon.

2025-11-08T17:10+00:00

by Sam Jones

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08 Nov, 2025

from Carrow Road

Last-Gasp Foxes Battle Back To Beat Norwich

We came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory at Norwich City in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday afternoon.

Sam Jones

2025-11-08T17:10+00:00

Last-Gasp Foxes Battle Back To Beat Norwich

We came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory at Norwich City in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday afternoon.

Sam Jones

2025-11-08T17:10+00:00

Last-Gasp Foxes Battle Back To Beat Norwich

We came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory at Norwich City in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday afternoon.

Sam Jones

2025-11-08T17:10+00:00

Last-Gasp Foxes Battle Back To Beat Norwich

We came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory at Norwich City in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday afternoon.

Sam Jones

2025-11-08T17:10+00:00

The Foxes, forced to respond in the second half, cancelled out Mathias Kvistgaarden’s opener through an equally excellent finish from substitute Bobby De Cordova-Reid, prior to Jordan James heading in a stoppage-time winner.

Neither side entered the game in good form, but backed by a noisy and sizeable Blue Army contingent in Norfolk, with a sold-out away end of just over 2,000 making City voices heard throughout, it was Martí Cifuentes’ men who emerged victorious.

Stoke City await the other side of the international break, which we now head into on 21 points from 14 matches, positioned just inside the top half of the table.

First-half chances

There was action at both ends after a tentative start. Kenny McLean’s cross ricocheted off Ben Nelson, forcing Asmir Begovic into a close-range save on his maiden start for the Club, before Ricardo Pereira, back in the XI this afternoon, managed to clear the danger.

Then the industrious James saw his cross come back out to Abdul Fatawu, who delivered another inviting ball that sat up for Jordan Ayew to hit on the half volley, sending it narrowly over the crossbar.

James was at the heart of the action again when his cross was met by Patson Daka, who glanced a header wide, following a smart piece of defending from Harry Darling to block Fatawu’s goal-bound strike.

Begovic had more work to do midway through the half, tipping the lively Jovon Makama’s effort past the post, prior to Josh Sargent marauding through the middle, with City requiring a foot from Caleb Okoli to deflect the ball over the top.

Pivotal moments

Nelson’s untimely injury, leaving on a stretcher, led to a reshuffle at the back; Ricardo moving over to right-back to accommodate substitute Luke Thomas on the opposite side, while Okoli came into the middle alongside Jannik Vestergaard.

The Italian centre-back diverted Thomas’ free-kick wide of the target on the hour mark and was soon inadvertently involved in another big event at the other end. After blocking Kvistgaarden’s initial effort, the Dane fired a volley into the bottom corner, beating Begovic and providing Liam Manning’s side a rare home lead.

It could well have been two in quick succession for the Canaries, but for a save from the outstretched Begovic to thwart Oscar Schwartau. That would prove vital.

The response

Fatawu’s fierce strike, grasped by Vladan Kovačević, followed by James also being kept out by the ‘keeper, was only the start. It was the introduction of De Cordova-Reid, as part of a double switch alongside Stephy Mavididi, which really sparked City into life.

Daka’s header, cushioned down by the Jamaica international, before sending it rattling into the back of the net, levelled things up superbly.

It was now all Leicester and Fatawu had a golden opportunity to put us into the lead with less than 10 minutes to play. De Cordova-Reid, now at the heart of everything, slipped him in, but the finish lacked the composure required. We wouldn’t be denied, however.

In the second minute of stoppage-time, Fatawu exchanged a one-two with De Cordova-Reid before James rose in the middle to nod home the pinpoint cross, wheeling away in celebration after his third goal since joining on loan from Rennes. It's a much-needed win prior to the break.

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