Leicester City 1-0 Sunderland: Foxes player ratings

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Leicester City player ratings (Out of 10)

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 24: Players, officials and fans hold a minutes applause in memory of former Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha prior to the Sky Bet Championship match between Leicester City and Sunderland at The King Power Stadium on October 24, 2023 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) /

Leicester City recorded a hard fought 1-0 victory over an impressive Sunderland, who have proved to be one of Leicester’s toughest opponents of the season so far.

James Justin gave the Foxes an early lead with a wonderful header in the 12th minute from a Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall corner. Both sides had chances in the first half but failed to convert, with Kelechi Iheanacho guilty of missing a wonderful chance set up by a cushioned Cesare Casadei header. There were appeals for a Sunderland penalty late in the first half with Wout Faes a bit lucky to get away with a rather rash sliding tackle.

Leicester started the second half brightly with Casadei being denied twice within minutes thanks to saves from a fired up Anthony Patterson. Sunderland grew in the game as the second half went on with Leicester struggling a bit to maintain momentum in their play. The Black Cats pressed strongly and threatened to score a few times but Leicester defended well and eventually saw out the game for a narrow victory.

This victory makes it eight consecutive Championship wins for Enzo Maresca’s men and makes it the best ever start to a Championship season after thirteen games. Here’s how we rated the players.

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