Kiernan shows his value to Leicester

KIERNAN DEWSBURy-HALL was the stand- out performer as Championship leaders LEICESTER moved 10 points clear of the chasing pack with a 3-1 win at home to SWANSEA.

The midfielder — a £30million transfer target for Brighton — opened the scoring in a clash sealed by Stephy Mavididi’s second-half penalty and a goal soon after from yunus Akgun,

Dewsbury-Hall struck in the third minute after Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen had denied Jerry yates a shock Swansea opener.

Patson Daka, back following Zambia’s Africa Cup of Nations exit, back-heeled through Nathan Wood’s legs to send DewsburyHall through unimpeded.

The Foxes spurned other chances before the break, including Daka’s failure to hit the target from four yards.

Dewsbury-Hall was guilty of a similar miss early in the second period before Mavididi made sure of the points from the spot in the 69th minute after Wood had brought down Daka. Substitute Akgun added Leicester’s third three minutes later, with Joe Allen poking home a stoppagetime consolation for Swansea.

Ellis Simms made it 10 games unbeaten for COVENTRY in the League with a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw against BRISTOL CITY. Substitute Simms levelled with four minutes left to play, tapping home from close range.

Coventry led on 27 minutes when the Robins failed to clear Jake Bidwell’s cross and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto squeezed a shot into the bottom left corner.

Bristol restored parity in first-half stoppage time when Rob Dickie guided Taylor Gardner-Hickman’s cross home, and then went ahead through Nahki Wells on 83 minutes, only for Simms to spoil their night.