Championship roundup: Fatawu strikes from own half as Leicester sink Ipswich

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Source: theguardian.com
Championship roundup: Fatawu strikes from own half as Leicester sink Ipswich
  • Winger’s 65-yard lob helps Foxes to 3-1 win

  • Coventry stay top; Boro tighten grip on second

Abdul Fatawu scored from inside his own half as Leicester cruised to a 3-1 win against Ipswich at the King Power Stadium. Fatawu’s remarkable lob from about 65 yards doubled Leicester’s lead two minutes before half-time, after Bobby De Cordova-Reid lashed home from distance on eight minutes.

Leicester sealed the points on 52 minutes when Jordan Ayew converted Ricardo Pereira’s cutback before substitute Jens Cajuste scored for the visitors after an error from goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk.

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