Leicester City enthusiast and Match of the Day host Gary Lineker ensured to highlight his team’s significant victory in the recent episode of his podcast alongside Alan Shearer and Micah Richards.
In a thrilling turn of events on Saturday afternoon, Leicester City maintained their top spot in the Championship table. Enzo Maresca’s squad faced West Brom at the Hawthorns, with the Baggies entering the match in formidable form.
The Foxes aimed to recover from a disappointing 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday in their previous game, where a late goal forced them to settle for a point at Hillsborough. The storyline appeared to be repeating itself on Saturday, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall giving Leicester the lead in the 72nd minute, only for West Brom to equalize through Josh Maja in the final minute of regular time.
While West Brom sought a late second goal, Leicester seized the opportunity on the counter-attack. Jannik Vestergaard, Kelechi Iheanacho, Dewsbury-Hall, and Harry Winks collaborated, and the latter nudged the ball into an empty net.
This moment resonated deeply with Leicester City fans, and Lineker couldn’t resist sharing the excitement during his podcast with Shearer and Richards. He expressed, “I want to give a little shout out to my team, Leicester, a great win away at West Bromwich Albion. I know Al (Alan Shearer) mentions his team every week, you’re always mentioning Manchester City. Little old Leicester in the Championship. West Brom equalized in the 88th, 89th minute or something, and that would have been another draw; they did that in the week, and they’d lost a couple. Then Harry Winks scored a 95th-minute winner, it was beautiful, and they were celebrating.”
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