Foxes avoid Blues’ trap to go top

By Steve Wilson

LEICESTER CITY 2

Dewsbury-Hall 28, Mavididi 87
BIRMINGHAM CITY 1

Stansfield 45

STAR MAN
STEPHY MAVIDIDI Leicester

ENZO Maresca paid tribute to Leicester’s character after seeing them regain control of the race for automatic promotion.

Stephy Mavididi’s 87thminute header, after Birmingham’s leading scorer Jay Stansfield had earlier cancelled-out Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s opener, saw the Foxes take full advantage of defeats for both Ipswich and Leeds and regain first place.

“I just told the players I’m very happy, especially for the way we came through,” Maresca sai...

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