December 12th: Leicester City v Sheffield Wednesday (Championship)
A lot of people seem to be expecting City to lose today. I don't know why, Wednesday are terrible. As bad as we've been the last two games, Wednesday are worse. Still, our last two home games against the Owls have seen them score seven goals (1-4 and 1-3), so perhaps it's not so crazy.
Sitting in the southesast corner, as I often do, means I often get to listen to Helen's theories about personal relationships within the team. She's not a psychologist, you understand - just a harmless loon. Perhaps the funniest (and, surprisingly, most believable) conclusion she's arrived at is that Andy King and Michael Morrison are in a relationship. The clues, apparently, are there.
After a brief diversion to the club shop (as a favour to someone else), I make my way up to the aforementioned area. In the early moments of the game, City take control and create some nice looking attacking moves. Only eight minutes have passed when Matty Fryatt hooks a cross towards Steve Howard, who smashes a header into the net behind Lee Grant. On 25, Andy King finishes from close range to double the lead. Given the way the Owls are playing, them getting so much as a draw seems far-fetched, even at this early stage.
On 36, Wednesday boss Brian Laws brings on Tom Soares and Michael Gray for Jermaine Johnson (their best player so far) and Darren Potter. The visiting fans in the northeast corner can be heard shouting "You don't know what you're doing". A lot of those not chanting this are booing. This is not a nice time for them, their team or their manager. I don't envy them one bit.
It's the 73rd minute when Andy King's neat strike puts the game well beyond a very poor Wednesday side. Towards the end of the game, their fans cheer every off-target shot their team manage. At one point, a cross into the City box finds Marcus Tudgay, who succeeds only in clearing it. This is very poor opposition.
No longer will I be reminded of freak 4-1 defeats when I think of the Owls. Roll on next Saturday.
Final score: Leicester 3 Sheffield Wednesday 0
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