Player Ratings v Sheff Wed with Three 8s for Cifuentes' Debut Win

Player ratings v Sheff Wed with three 8s for Cifuentes' debut win

How we scored the Leicester City players as their Championship season kicked off with a win, Jannik Vestergaard and Wout Faes the unlikely scorers for Marti Cifuentes' debut

Wout Faes fires late winner as Leicester sink Sheffield Wednesday amid protests

Martí Cifuentes has cleared his first hurdle as Leicester manager. The former QPR coach took the time to do a lap of the King Power Stadium while his players warmed up, introducing himself to the home supporters. A late header from his substitute Wout Faes ensured that those fans went home happy – but for much of a testing opening game against Henrik Pedersen’s Sheffield Wednesday, who have had to face plenty of obstacles before a ball was even …

Leicester strike late after resistance of beleaguered Sheff Wed players and fans

Substitute Wout Faes scored a late header to give Leicester a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday as Owls fans protested against owner Dejphon Chansiri.Wednesday have had to endure a turbulent off-season and are under a number of Football League-imposed embargoes for various financial breaches, including the payment of wages to players and staff being delayed for the last three months.Wednesday fans made their feelings known to Chan…