- Assistant manager Chris Davies reflects on Leicester City's 3-0 win over Newport County
- The Foxes are into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup
- James Justin and Jamie Vardy (2) netted for City at King Power Stadium
- Davies was delighted with many aspects of the performance
James Justin's stunner was added to by a brace from Jamie Vardy at King Power Stadium as the Foxes put their name in the hat for the fourth round of a competition they have won three times beforehand. Davies spoke to LCFC TV at full-time to take stock on the result.
"It was all about taking the next step tonight into the next round," Davies said. "That was the priority but we also wanted to perform well and I thought we did that. We had control of the game. We tried to play the game as much as possible in one half of the pitch and we generally did that.
"We scored three good goals and got a clean sheet which is really pleasing. The key to these games, especially against a back five, is that it can be difficult until you get the first goal. In any game, it’s a good time to score, just before half-time.
"For us, it was important because the goal actually highlights some important elements in terms of breaking the lines without the ball. There was some good forward runs from Bouba Soumaré, Ayoze Pérez and Dennis Praet in the lead-up, which created the space for JJ to exploit in the inside.
"It was a good message for us to reenforce at half-time, about trying to create space in and around the back five. It was an outstanding finish as well. We’ve had some really good goals lately, obviously with Youri [Tielemans] and Barnesy (Harvey Barnes).
"It’s high-quality technique and that’s the level these players have got, so it’s really nice when they can show it on the pitch like they have done tonight. You really have to try and stretch that back five as much as possible.
"We spoke a lot about our counter pressing when we lost the ball in the final third, making sure that we reacted quickly, and stopped them coming out, keeping them pinned back. We wanted to constantly attack them and that’s what we did tonight and obviously it paid off."
A sixth shutouts in eight matches in all competitions was also pleasing, with Daniel Iversen in goal for the Foxes on Tuesday.
"Clean sheets are the foundation of any good team," he added. "We’ve had a run of clean sheets in the last run of games.
"Daniel Iversen coming in to get that clean sheet was good as well. He was solid and calm in everything he did. That was pleasing. It’s another clean sheet and we have to build on that now when we go down to West Ham and try and get a result there."
Vardy netted his 166th and 167th goals for the Club on his 400th appearance - a reminder both of his longevity and his quality.
"His status is unquestionable at the Club," Davies explained. "He led the line really, really well tonight. Not just the goals… we ask our strikers to do a lot more than just score goals. They lead from the front and Vards was brilliant at that. He was constantly pressing the goalkeeper and centre-backs.
"His goals, he’s a class act when it comes to scoring goals. He’s proven that over many years but I thought they were really good goals, especially the header. The counter-attack, breaking away at that speed and the composure to go around the ‘keeper was classic Jamie Vardy. I’m really pleased for him."
Justin, meanwhile, had to leave the pitch on a stretcher injured.
On the No.2's condition, Davies said: "It’s very early to tell. We’ll have to get that checked out properly. I’m not sure what it is, but it’s always not nice when a player comes off."