Home Football Championship roundup: Dykes strikes as Charlton pile the pain on managerless Leicester

Championship roundup: Dykes strikes as Charlton pile the pain on managerless Leicester

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  • Caleb Okoli sent off as Leicester lose at home 2-0

  • Southampton ease to 2-0 victory at Stoke

Sonny Carey and Lyndon Dykes scored first-half goals for Charlton as they made it a 2-0 losing start for the Leicester interim manager, Andy King, at the King Power Stadium.

The Leicester owner, Aiyawatt “Top” Srivaddhanaprabha, was in attendance for King’s first match in charge after the sacking of Martí Cifuentes on Sunday, but his side faced an uphill task from the moment the centre-back Caleb Okoli was dismissed in the 15th minute. Miles Leaburn looked set to race through on goal from Carey’s flick but Okoli pulled him back and the referee, Andrew Kitchen, showed him a red card.

Continue reading…Caleb Okoli sent off as Leicester lose at home 2-0 Southampton ease to 2-0 victory at Stoke Sonny Carey and Lyndon Dykes scored first-half goals for Charlton as they made it a 2-0 losing start for the Leicester interim manager, Andy King, at the King Power Stadium.The Leicester owner, Aiyawatt “Top” Srivaddhanaprabha, was in attendance for King’s first match in charge after the sacking of Martí Cifuentes on Sunday, but his side faced an uphill task from the moment the centre-back Caleb Okoli was dismissed in the 15th minute. Miles Leaburn looked set to race through on goal from Carey’s flick but Okoli pulled him back and the referee, Andrew Kitchen, showed him a red card. Continue reading…