Several On-Loan Foxes Enjoy Success With Adopted Clubs

Loans
15 Apr 2021
3 Minutes
LCFC.com provides a round-up of how nine Leicester City loanees fared around Europe and in the Sky Bet Football League across the past week.

- Rachid Ghezzal scored twice and registered another assist for Beşiktaş in Turkey
- Kiernan Dewsbury Hall played a part in Luton's win, while Matty James found the net for Coventry 
- Admiral Muskwe, Josh Knight and Daniel Iversen also featured in the Championship
- Callum Wright helped Cheltenham stay top of the Sky Bet League 2 standings 

Rachid Ghezzal scored in back-to-back games and recorded his 14th league assist of the season as Beşiktaş extended their lead at the top of the Turkish Süper Lig table.

The Black Eagles bounced back emphatically from defeat to Kasımpaşa by beating fifth-placed Alanyaspor 3-0 at Vodafone Arena last weekend. Ghezzal netted the second goal of the evening before being replaced in the 86th minute.

Then, four days later, the Algerian was in the starting XI again and got his name on the scoresheet once more in a 4-2 success away at BB Erzurumspor. The winger assisted Oğuzhan Özyakup's goal before scoring Beşiktaş' third at Kazim Karabekir Stadium.

The league leaders hold a four-point advantage over Fenerbahçe ahead of hosting MKE Ankaragücü on Friday (5pm kick-off).

Matty James scored his second league goal of the season at Vitality Stadium.

In the Sky Bet Championship, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was introduced as a 46th-minute substitute during Luton Town's 3-1 away victory over Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday.

Fellow Leicester loanees Admiral Muskwe and Josh Knight both started the clash for Wycombe and Gareth Ainsworth's men had taken a first-half lead from Anis Mehmeti's penalty.

But after Knight's 57th-minute red card, the Hatters scored three late goals to seal victory at Adams Park. The Chairboys are now nine points from safety and face play-off hopefuls Swansea City at Liberty Stadium on Saturday (12:30pm kick-off).

Nathan Jones' 13th-placed Luton side, meanwhile, are also next in action at 12:30pm on Saturday, meeting promotion-chasing Watford at Kenilworth Road.

Forward George Hirst was an unused substitute as Rotherham United collected four points from fixtures against Huddersfield Town (0-0) and Queens Park Rangers (3-1) on Saturday and Tuesday respectively.

Callum Wright has made 12 League 2 appearances for Cheltenham Town since his January loan move.

The relegation-threatened Millers, who currently occupy the final bottom-three spot, are straight back to action this Thursday evening, taking on Coventry City at New York Stadium (7pm kick-off).

City are currently one place and three points ahead of Paul Warne's side, having played two more games. Matty James scored an equaliser on his 17th appearance for the Sky Blues in their 4-1 defeat to AFC Bournemouth on Saturday, playing the full 90 minutes of the clash at Vitality Stadium.

It was an afternoon to forget for Daniel Iversen and Preston North End on Saturday, however, as fourth-placed Brentford secured a 5-0 win at Deepdale.

Frankie McAvoy's outfit, who currently lie 16th in the second tier standings, will be looking for a better result when they travel to take on Stoke City at bet365 Stadium this Saturday (12:30pm kick-off).

Belgian youngster Josh Eppiah featured for OHL in the Jupiler Pro League.

In Sky Bet League 2, midfielder Callum Wright played 81 minutes of Cheltenham Town's 1-0 triumph over Leyton Orient, secured via Conor Thomas' first-half penalty, to maintain the Robins' position at the top of the standings.

Next up for Michael Duff's side is Friday's trip to face Crawley Town at Broadfield Stadium (6:30pm kick-off). In Belgium, Kamal Sowah played the full game and Josh Eppiah came on as a 79th-minute substitute in OH Leuven's 3-0 loss at Cercle Brugge last Saturday.

Leuven face bottom club Waasland-Beveren in their final game of the regular Jupiler Pro League season on Sunday (5pm kick-off), hoping to reach the end of season play-offs, which determine UEFA Europa League places.

Marc Brys' side currently sit 11th in the table but are just one point outside of the play-off spots.

All times BST.