U21s Back To Winning Ways With Villa Triumph
Following successive Premier League 2 defeats, the young Foxes were looking to get back on track in Seagrave against a Villa side sat in a similar position in the table and did so with a trio of first-half goals.
Making two changes from the side that lost out to Chelsea a week ago, Jeremy Monga and Will Alves - the latter fresh from making a substitute First Team appearance in the Carabao Cup two days earlier - replaced Olabade Aluko and Deniche Hill.
And it was Monga who broke the deadlock inside just 10 minutes at LCFC Training Ground, quickly followed by turning provider for the second - midfielder Louis Page doubling the advantage to see Leicester move into a commanding position early on.
Henry Cartwright then converted a penalty midway through the first half, putting City in complete control. Villa managed a consolation in stoppage-time to prevent a clean sheet; Bradley Burrowes scoring for the visitors in Seagrave, but it was the Foxes who claimed all three points.
The result moves Leicester into 11th, inside the top half of the PL2 standings, on 12 points from eight games. They face Northampton Town at Sixfields Stadium on Tuesday in the Bristol Streets Motors Trophy, before heading to Coventry City next Friday for Premier League Cup action.
The next league fixture, meanwhile, is away to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday 30 November (1pm GMT kick-off).
The details...
City: Bausor, Joseph, Godsmark-Ford (c), Wilson-Brown (Wormleighton 60'), Lindsay; Page, Cartwright; Monga (Aluko 55'), Alves (Ewing 61'), Evans; Pennant (King 71')
Unused sub: French.
Goals: Monga 10', Page 13', Cartwright (p) 22'.