Leicester: Frank Lampard scored in the first half to give defending champion Manchester City a 1-0 win at last-place Leicester in the Premier League on Saturday that came at the price of two more costly injuries.
Lampard was left totally unmarked in front of goal to slot in a low cross from Samir Nasri in the 40th minute. It was Lampard's 175th Premier League goal, putting the former Chelsea midfielder level with Thierry Henry in fourth place on the all-time list.
Playing without injured star Sergio Aguero, City looked far from their best but remained three points behind leader Chelsea after 16 rounds. And the team has new injury concerns after striker Edin Dzeko pulled up in the warm-up and was replaced by 18-year-old Jose Pozo in the starting lineup. Captain Vincent Kompany then limped off in the second half with an apparent hamstring injury.
Manager Manuel Pellegrini at least had playmaker David Silva back starting for the first time since October but the away team never really found their stride against the bottom side.
Their sluggishness was most evident in the opening 30 minutes as Leicester made all the early running.
Esteban Cambiasso was inches away from giving Leicester the lead after 23 minutes as a well-struck free kick from 35 yards curled narrowly wide with Joe Hart seemingly beaten.
City first threatened when Yaya Toure had a powerful drive blocked before Pozo lobbed straight to Ben Hamer after the Foxes' second-choice goalkeeper punched away Silva's free kick.
In another match, Jozy Altidore had a first-half horror miss as Sunderland drew for the fifth time in the last six matches at the Stadium of Light, finishing 1-1 against West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday.
Altidore wasted the hosts' chance from three yards (meters) out with the goal at his mercy.
Jordi Gomez put Sunderland in front with a 22nd-minute penalty but Stewart Downing dragged the Hammers level seven minutes later with a deflected effort from the right flank.
Connor Wickham saw an 85th-minute drive tipped over by Hammers 'keeper Adrian and West Ham's Andy Carroll hit a low drive from the edge of the box which narrowly missed with 89 minutes on the clock.
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