Norwich dumped out by Leicester

by Tony Cuddihy , 18 February 2012

David Nugent scored the winner as Leicester beat Premier League side Norwich City to advance to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.


The Foxes took a shock lead in the fifth minute.

The third of Ben Marshall's successive corners met the head of Sean St. Ledger, the Irish defender crisply steering the ball past Norwich's second choice 'keeper Jed Steer.

Paul Lambert's side were ahead 17 minutes later.

Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel barged into Elliott Bennett and referee Mike Dean pointed to the spot.

Wes Hoolahan stepped up and, while Schmeichel saved the penalty, he could do nothing about the Irishman's rebound.

Norwich should have taken the lead early in the second half, but Bennett saw his goalbound shot cleared off the line by Richie Wellens.

Leicester, however, were showing the greater industry and won the game when Jermaine Beckford flicked the ball on and Nugent stepped inside defender Barnett far too easily before slotting a precise right-foot shot past Steer.

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Pos
Team P W D L +/- PTS
1.
Man City
38
28
5
5
64
89
2.
Man Utd
38
28
5
5
56
89
3.
Arsenal
38
21
7
10
25
70
4.
Tottenham
38
20
9
9
25
69
5.
Newcastle
38
19
8
11
5
65
6.
Chelsea
38
18
10
10
19
64
7.
Everton
38
15
11
12
10
56
8.
Liverpool
38
14
10
14
7
52
9.
Fulham
38
14
10
14
-3
52
10.
West Brom
38
13
8
17
-7
47
11.
Swansea
38
12
11
15
-7
47
12.
Norwich
38
12
11
15
-14
47
13.
Sunderland
38
11
12
15
-1
45
14.
Stoke
38
11
12
15
-17
45
15.
Wigan
38
11
10
17
-20
43
16.
Aston Villa
38
7
17
14
-16
38
17.
QPR
38
10
7
21
-23
37
18.
Bolton
38
10
6
22
-31
36
19.
Blackburn
38
8
7
23
-30
31
20.
Wolverhampton
38
5
10
23
-43
25
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