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Keep That Winning Mentality, Says Smallbone

Will Smallbone is determined to kick on when we return to Sky Bet League One action after the conclusion of this international window.

2026-11-12T09:00+00:00

by Sam Jones

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3 Hours 28 Mins Ago

Keep That Winning Mentality, Says Smallbone

Will Smallbone is determined to kick on when we return to Sky Bet League One action after the conclusion of this international window.

Sam Jones

2026-11-12T09:00+00:00

Keep That Winning Mentality, Says Smallbone

Will Smallbone is determined to kick on when we return to Sky Bet League One action after the conclusion of this international window.

Sam Jones

2026-11-12T09:00+00:00

Keep That Winning Mentality, Says Smallbone

Will Smallbone is determined to kick on when we return to Sky Bet League One action after the conclusion of this international window.

Sam Jones

2026-11-12T09:00+00:00

Keep That Winning Mentality, Says Smallbone

Will Smallbone is determined to kick on when we return to Sky Bet League One action after the conclusion of this international window.

Sam Jones

2026-11-12T09:00+00:00

Leicester City saw off Walsall 2-1 in the Jersey Mike’s Trophy group stage
The Foxes qualified for the knockout stages of the competition as a result
Will Smallbone scored his first LCFC goal after John Lundstram’s equaliser
The international break comes next, with Smallbone eager to continue current form

The Foxes head into the break with another win under our belts, defeating Walsall 2-1 to progress into the last-32 of the Jersey Mike’s Trophy.

Smallbone, who started Tuesday night’s clash at King Power Stadium, played a part in John Lundstram’s equaliser before registering his first goal for the Club, which saw City turn the game around following Andrew Dallas’ early opener for the visiting Saddlers.

Reflecting on what was a tough start, the midfielder felt the team remained professional as a group to get over the line and qualify from Southern Group B.

“It’s always nice to score,” he told us after full-time. “I saw Tommy [Watson] get down the line and he stuck up a nice ball and then I was just thinking to get a good contact on it and thankfully I did that and it ended up in the back of the net.

“It was good to get some bigger minutes for myself and it’s good to win and get through to the next round. “I think it’s important that when we conceded that [goal], we stuck together and stuck to the principles. That ultimately got us back into the game and got us into the next round.”

A second successive win in four days, having overcome Oxford City of National League North in the Emirates FA Cup First Round four days earlier, the Republic of Ireland international believes these are all matches which can help to build momentum in the coming weeks, aiming to make an impact again when we travel to face Huddersfield Town in the league on Saturday 21 November.

“Any game that we go out to play, we obviously want to win,” the 26-year-old added. “It’s been a busy block of games and it’s a good block for us. It’s been a busy period so it’s important to have a good rest now, but it’s also important to go into that break with a win behind us.

“It’s been a really easy group to come into and I’m looking forward to hopefully kicking on in the league. I’m looking forward to Huddersfield, it’s important to keep winning and keep getting that winning mentality.”

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