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Facing West Brom, which is hovering in the relegation zone this season, Leicester City has enough psychological advantages.

For Leicester City, the FA Cup is just the icing on the cake.

Pearson has not been given any FA Cup targets by the club.

Vichai is a smart man. He did not think that just because the team won the championship last season, this was normal.

According to Leicester City's strength, winning the FA Cup requires a lot of luck.

So he is definitely not asking Leicester City to have any goals in the FA Cup this season.

Just let nature take its course.

So Leicester City did not play all their good cards in this game.

After all, they have to prepare for the next quarter-finals of the Europa League.

On the other hand, West Brom didn't care about this game.

For them, the goal this season is to avoid relegation.

As long as the team can avoid relegation, it is more important than anything else.

Their coach would not invest too much energy in this kind of competition for fame and reputation. In the end, they lost the league and the gain outweighed the loss.

Therefore, they obviously played very conservatively in this game and also sent many young players to practice.

But unexpectedly, something happened on the court just 15 minutes into the game.

During a midfield scramble, West Brom players got the ball and were organizing.

It was an indifferent pass, but young James Pearson tackled the man directly from behind!

The referee's whistle sounds!

Red card!

Direct red card!

No hesitation!

The Leicester City players were a little confused.

Facing the angry West Brom players, the Blue Fox soldiers on the court tried their best to protect James Pearson.

After all, this foul was too obvious and malicious, so the Blue Fox soldiers also restrained their emotions and tolerated the opponent's anger.

West Brom lost one person due to injury and Leicester City sent off one person.

The scene was a bit chaotic.

The next free kick was passed into the penalty area. The ball bounced between several players and bounced into the net!

Substitute goalkeeper Ben Hamer had no time to react!

1 to 0!

West Brom actually took the lead!

This goal gave them hope of victory!

Although they have no hope for this game, who doesn't want to win if they can win?

In the following period, they bombarded Leicester City's half.

If it weren't for Xia Xing's desperate defense, the team might have conceded the ball again.

Until the 42nd minute of the game, Xia Xing made a long pass to assist, and the ball found Conoket in front.

Conoket dribbles the ball forward and knocks back near the baseline!

Inverted triangle pass!

James keeps up with the push!

The ball hit the net!

1 to 1!

Leicester City finally got a goal back!

Only then did Pearson let out a sigh of relief on the sidelines.

When his son left the field just now, he didn't even pay attention to him.

This traitor!

It’s fine if I don’t do my job normally, but I also acted like a fool in the game today.

Do you think this foul was necessary?

Put the team in this situation.

At halftime, Pearson admonished the players.

"We have one less player to play and we must allocate our energy reasonably in the second half. Also, our offense must be efficient and not waste opportunities."

In the second half, Leicester City did play a bit conservatively after changing sides.

This makes West Brom even more looking forward to victory.

Many young players attacked aggressively.

But he soon suffered a bitter taste.

In the midfield position, Andy King performed very actively today.

Several passes and passes were wonderful.

In the 67th minute of the game, his diagonal pass ripped open West Brom's defense.

Kramaric quickly moved forward and scored with a single shot!

2 to 1!

Leicester City takes the lead!

Eight minutes later, there was another breakthrough from Andy King on the left wing.

Behind him, Albrighton quickly moved forward and played a one-two with him.

In the end, Albrighton's pass found Conoket at the back point.

Conoket pushed the shot into the net!

3 to 1!

Leicester City scored two goals in a row, which completely woke up West Brom.

Even with one less player, they are not on the same level as this Leicester City team.

Soon, Xia Xing's free kick pass once again helped teammate James score a volley from a small angle.

4 to 1!

Leicester City is safe in this game!

Excitedly, James rushed to Xia Xing again and hugged him tightly!

After scoring three goals in two consecutive games, James is in hot form recently.

In the end, Leicester City defeated West Brom 4-1 in this game and successfully advanced to the next round of the FA Cup.

After the game, Xia Xing took the initiative to find West Brom captain Fletcher and exchange jerseys with him.

This Fletcher is not the Fletcher who left Leicester City this winter, but the Fletcher of Manchester United.

As a midfielder produced by Manchester United's youth training, Fletcher once experienced the Ferguson era and spent Manchester United's peak period.

This winter, he left Manchester United, which no longer had his own place, and moved to West Brom on a free transfer.

Looking at Xia Xing in front of him, he was extremely emotional.

"I hate Van Gaal, not because he didn't give me a chance, but because he let you go. He is the sinner of Manchester United!"

Seeing Fletcher's angry look, Xia Xing didn't know what to say for a moment.

Think about it.

"Senior, I wish you all the best."

Taking Fletcher's jersey and turning to leave, Fletcher shouted behind him.

"Xia, when you have enough fun outside, go home."

Xia Xing paused for a moment, and soon continued to move forward.

For Manchester United, is it still their home?

I don't know.

What will happen in the future? Let the future decide...

Leicester City won the game, and they won the game with a substitute lineup.

Quite a good deal.

Next, they can go all out to deal with the next Europa League game.

On March 11, at the distant St. Petersburg Stadium in Russia, Leicester City challenged the Russian Premier League powerhouse Zenit.

Before this game, Pearson made tactical arrangements for the players early, as well as an analysis of the opponent's strength.

Evenly matched.

This is Pearson's understanding.

There are many similarities between the two teams' lineups.

All have experienced veterans, all have talented midfielders, all have strong defensive players, and all have sharp forwards.

Zenit plays a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Goalkeeper Lodkin.

Four defenders: Kriscito, Garay, Neto, Smolnikov.

Two defensive midfielders: Witsel and Javi Garcia.

Three attacking midfielders: Tymoshchuk, Shatov and Hulk.

Center forward: Longdong.

This lineup is full of old and new players, and each position is very practical.

There are no big-name stars, but the overall strength of the team is balanced.

Javi Garcia and Garay have both played for Real Madrid and are very strong.

Tymoshchuk was once a main player for Bayern and is very experienced.

The 25-year-old Witsel has excellent skills and is good at passing and controlling.

Hulk is nicknamed "The Hulk". He is super strong, has strong impact and strong shooting.

Center forward Longdong is also very strong.

Facing such a balanced opponent, Leicester City is under a lot of pressure...