No need for Alarm bells, But questions will be asked.
Royals bag fourth consecutive away win against a nervous foxes side.
Leicester 0 – 2 Reading.
Hunt, 64
Robson-Kanu, 90.
High expectations flowed through the air like electricity yesterday at the newly named King Power stadium, and it was Reading they welcomed for their first home game of the season in what is expected to be a successful campaign. After a perfect start to the season with a rare away opening day win away at Coventry the Leicester camp was in high spirits, but reality would soon be restored as the royals came and claimed their first three points of the season as well as an annual win at Leicester. The first half was a nervous display from the foxes, wayward passes and a lack of movement up front enabled reading to take control of a half with few chances, Leicester handed a home debut to exiting young talent Jeffery Schlupp after his Carling Cup debut hat-trick against Rotherham mid-week, however the Reading back four contained the Leicester attack well. A lack of support from the foxes wide men forced Nugent into isolation and made it increasingly difficult to create chances, as a disappointing first half came to end the anticipation could be felt throughout the Leicester faithful.
The start of the second half was an improvement and Leicester started to move the ball much more effectively and the new formation seemed to suit the foxes, they had the Royals rocked when David Nugent's curling right foot shot agonisingly struck the post, Paintsil and Konchecky provided the crosses but the lack of height in and around the penalty meant they came to no avail. Andy King was introduced at half time to replace Yuki Abe and Adam Federici did well to tip his 20-yard shot over the bar. But as Leicester's confidence grew, Reading took the wind out of their sails and took advantage of some sloppy Leicester defending from a corner to take the lead, Leicester defender Paul Konchesky was cleverly marked out of the situation as Nole Hunt was presented with a free header on goal which he took well.
Leicester’s response was to place the imposing figure of Sol Bamba up front as a target man to support the lonesome Nugent, and it was Bamba who came close to scoring the equalizer, as he headed just wide of Federici's right post. Reading posed more of a threat on the towards the end of the game and Kebe nearly sealed the victory when his run through the Leicester midfield looked promising, but he dragged his effort wide. However Reading sealed the victory on the 90th minuet when Robson-Kanu was given time and space to fire a nice left footed shot into the top left hand corner. Reading's McDermott continues to prove why he is regarded as one of the best managerial talents at this level by tactically upsetting the foxes, and Reading showed no signs of a hangover after loosing their prized asset Shane Long. Leicester on the other hand seemed to lack a spark in the final third, plenty of possession but did little with it in the right area's, these were all signs of a team still gelling and Sven will have to pick the boys up and dust them down ready for the visit of Bristol on Wednesday night. Matt Mills looked unsettled against his former employers as reading exposed his weaknesses and frustrated the city skipper. However this should not alarm the Leicester faithful It is still early days and with a few tweaks here and there they should find the same team spirit that saw them past rivals Coventry City. As for Reading they will order more of the same.
