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But Leicester’s battle to avoid back-to-back relegations, having dropped out of the Premier League last season, is still one that will need to be fought off the pitch as the club’s legal team appeal against a six-point deduction for historical spending breaches.<\/p>\n
Bristol City’s predicament in the middle of the table has become much more clear, with their hopes of challenging for a spot in the play-offs taking a major hit at Leicester. This was their third straight league defeat and leaves them five places and seven points adrift of Wrexham in sixth place.<\/p>\n
The high-stakes meeting got off to a frantic start, with goalkeepers Stolarczyk and Radek Vitek both making fine saves inside the first five minutes.<\/p>\n
Stolarczyk was tested twice in the space of 60 seconds, pushing a deflected Sam Morsy effort over the bar before tipping a curled shot from Scott Twine past the post, while Vitek did well to deny Stephy Mavididi at the other end.<\/p>\n
Vitek, however, was left stranded as Nelson broke the deadlock with a rare goal after nodding home from a Jordan James free-kick.<\/p>\n
It was the defender’s first goal of the season and first since scoring during a loan spell at Oxford under now Foxes boss Rowett last term.<\/p>\n
Mavididi bent a low shot on to the post for Leicester before going on to fortuitously help create the hosts’ second.<\/p>\n
Bobby De Cordova-Reid’s acrobatic attempt to meet a Mavididi cross was scuffed high into the air and into the path of Fatawu, whose thumped first-time finish beat Vitek despite the keeper getting a hand to the ball.<\/p>\n
The Robins’ best chance to pull a goal back came from the penalty spot after the break, but Stolarczyk picked the direction of Riis’s attempt and dived to his left to comfortably make the save.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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