Leicester and Nottingham Forest are both sitting at the bottom of the Premier League, after Leicester’s 6-2 loss to Tottenham and Nottingham Forest’s 2-3 defeat to Fulham.
Leicester City started creating chances early at the King Power stadium. Forest almost took the lead in the 22nd minute when Gibbs-White pass, saw Taiwo Awoniyi’s shot bounce off the post.
In the 26th minute, Leicester was in front, when Forest failed to clear their lines, with Lingard’s poor clearance falling at the feet of Maddison. The playmaker picked his spot, but his effort took a wicked deflection off McKenna, leaving Henderson no chance for a save.
Two minutes later, the host were two goals up, showing that they were there for business. Maddison’s long ball forward released Vardy down the left wing, who then turned back and picked out Barnes on the edge of the box. The winger did the rest, cutting inside before curling his shot into the far corner.
Leicester was just getting started, as Maddison got his second of the night in the 35th minute. The midfielder curled a sublime freekick over the wall and off the post, leaving Henderson to just stand and admire his work.
Both Brighton and Tottenham had 11 shots on target when they placed Leicester, compared to Forest, who have only recorded one so far.
In the 74th minute, Daka worsened Nottingham’s woes as he grabbed a goal off the bench, backhauling Maddison’s cross into the bottom corner. Maddison’s low pass had plenty of zip on the ball, allowing Daka to flick the ball towards the goal without any trouble. Henderson was wrong-footed, and he picked the ball out of the net for the fourth time.
After 90 minutes, The hosts won their first game of the Premier League campaign in style, as they run out comfortable winners against fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest
