Source: Team_Talk
Fine Foxes fire three past Forest
The Foxes avenged their 5-1 drubbing in the reverse fixture in December with three goals in 13 second-half minutes to keep themselves firmly in the Championship play-off picture and deal another blow to Forest's automatic promotion hopes.[LNB]Swiss full-back Bruno Berner broke the deadlock after 68 minutes, Paul Gallacher curled home a delightful free-kick in the 79th minute and Andy King completed the scoring two minutes later.[LNB]Leicester consolidated fifth place in the table but a fourth successive away defeat saw Forest replaced by West Brom in second position.[LNB]Experienced midfielder Matt Oakley returned to the Leicester starting line-up after being left out of the squad at Doncaster in midweek.[LNB]His inclusion was one of two changes made by City manager Nigel Pearson who also recalled Gallacher. Nolberto Solano and Dany N'Guessan dropped down to the bench.[LNB]Forest fielded the same starting XI for the third straight game with boss Billy Davies keeping faith with the players that earned back-to-back home victories against Sheffield United and Middlesbrough.[LNB]Leicester started brightly and the lively Martyn Waghorn just cleared the crossbar with a 20-yard shot early on.[LNB]Forest responded through skipper Paul McKenna but the midfielder's long-range effort was easily fielded by Chris Weale.[LNB]The visitors began to assert themselves and Robert Earnshaw should have given Forest the lead on the half-hour mark when he was allowed a free header inside the six-yard box but the Wales international hit the crossbar.[LNB]A minute later, Earnshaw sent an acrobatic volley narrowly wide.[LNB]Forest resumed where they had left off in the first half after the break and Radoslaw Majewski stung Weale's palms with a 25-yard strike.[LNB]But Davies' side failed to take full advantage of their dominance and Berner put Leicester in front. Paul Gallacher had sent a warning shot across Forest's bow moments before when he fired over from the edge of the box.[LNB]Leicester were soon on the attack again and Richie Wellens controlled a ball on his chest on the edge of the area. He shaped to shoot but cleverly backheeled to Berner who blasted his shot beyond the helpless Lee Camp.[LNB]Another left-back, James Perch, should have equalised in the 77th minute but mis-hit his effort when well-placed in front of goal.[LNB]It proved a costly miss as two minutes later Gallacher curled a free-kick into the top corner.[LNB]Berner was involved again for the third goal, overlapping Lloyd Dyer down the left-hand side and sending in a driven cross for King to tap home from close range.[LNB]Substitute David McGoldrick almost conjured up a consolation goal for Forest in injury time but Weale tipped his effort around a post.[LNB][LNB]
