Leicester vs Leeds final score: Foxes spoil Marsch’s debut

Leicester City beat Leeds United 1-0 at the King Power Stadium, as American coach Jesse Marsch got off to a losing start as a Premier League manager.

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However, his Leeds side played very well and forced Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel into a man of the match display. Harvey Barnes scored the winner for Leicester in the second half, as a moment of quality won it for Brendan Rodgers’ side.

Leicester sit in 10th place after back-to-back wins, while Leeds have lost six of their last seven games and have played more games than the teams around them as they look likely to slip into the relegation zone in the coming weeks.

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Leicester 1-0 Leeds

Goals scored: Barnes 67′

Shots: Leicester 7, Leeds 19

Shots on target: Leicester 5, Leeds 4

Possession: Leicester 51, Leeds 49

1. Jesse Marsch brings solidity, organization to high-press: This was much better from Leeds as they looked balanced in Marsch’s first game in charge. They had defensive solidity and were better organized and they were hardly opened up on the counter. They still pressed Leicester high but it was as a group instead of individually. The tweaks made by Marsch to the team Marcelo Bielsa built were instantly recognizable and the American coach will be pleased with pretty much everything he saw from his side. However, they have to be more clinical when they do get chances as they won’t get as many as they did under Bielsa. With 11 games to go, Leeds need points and not positive performances.

2. Battling Leicester impacted by defensive injuries: Look, it’s easy to say that injuries are to blame for Leicester’s sloppy season so far, but they have been hammered defensively. Evans, Fofana, Castagne