CITY 1 CARDIFF 0

City took another stride towards the play-offs with a narrow but well deserved victory over the team immediately below them at the start of play. A measure of Leicester's improvement this season has been the ability to win close games like this one which in the recent past would probably have been a draw at best. 

It was difficult to predict how Cardiff would approach this game given their need for points but mindful of their lack-lustre away record. In the event they, like City, were cautious as both sides showed respect for their opponent’s potential. The outcome was a decent game with thoughtful football the order of the day but also a game rather devoid of passion. In boxing parlance both opponents kept their chins well tucked in and avoided being dragged into a knockout contest. So a nominal 4-3-3 for both sides was all too often a 4-5-1.

For City the one was Martin Waghorn who was closely marked throughout and even in one chase matched for pace by his marker the wily veteran, McNaughton. Not one of his best games but he did score the all important goal around the half-hour mark when he latched on to King's deliberate header from a left-wing cross and sent a left-foot shot across keeper, Marshall, into the corner of the net...

Crystal Palace 16 March 2010

Manager        Paul Hart

Founded       1905             Ground         Selhurst Park

Address       Whitehorse Lane, London, SE25 6PU

Capacity 26,309         

Highest Gate 51,482 v Burnley, Division Two 1979

Squad:

1        Julian Speroni           Goalkeeper 

2        Nathaniel Clyne        Defender 

3        Clint Hill                  Defender 

4        Shaun Derry             Midfielder 

5        Patrick McCarthy      Defender 

7        Darren Ambrose        Midfielder 

8        Neil Danns               Midfielder 

9        Stern John               Striker 

10      Nick Carle                Midfielder 

14      Sean Scannell          Striker 

15      Lee Hills                  Defender 

17      Matthew Lawrence    Defender 

18      Calvin Andrew          Striker 

19      Alan Lee                  Striker 

20      Danny Butterfield      Defender 

21      Kieran Djilali             Midfielder 

22      Johannes Ertl           Defender 

24      Claude Davis            Defender 

26      Kieron Cadogan        Midfielder 

28      James Comley          Midfielder 

29      Ryan Smith              Midfielder 

33      Alassane N'Diaye       Midfielder 

34      Alex Wynter             Defender 

35      Charlie Manns           Goalkeeper 

37      Nathanial Pinney       Midfielder  

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