Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Leicester City 1st with 97 points, Rotherham United 24th with 27, 70 apart. Recent form told a different story for Leicester City: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Leicester City 1.93 scored and 0.89 conceded per game, Rotherham United 0.8 and 1.93, with the league averaging 1.34.
Momentum sat with Leicester City, winners of their last four, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Rotherham United entered with three losses in a row. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Leicester City against 1/15 for Rotherham United.
King Power Stadium in Leicester staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,312. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.