Pearson: Satisfied
Nigel Pearson refused to criticise his Leicester players following the 1-1 draw away to Scunthorpe.
The Foxes had been poised to secure a third successive win on the road courtesy of Martyn Waghorn's early goal.
They held the lead until the final minute of the match when Martyn Woolford rescued a draw for Scunthorpe and left Leicester six points adrift of second-placed West Brom.
Pearson said: "I am disappointed because we had chances in the first half to score more goals.
"But I am not going to have a go at my players because overall this was another good away performance.
"There was just one ball into the box that we did not deal with - and it has cost us.
"But we have scored a lot of late goals to win games in recent weeks. Today it was somebody else's turn to do the same to us."
Scunthorpe manager Nigel Adkins was relieved to grab the late equaliser and felt his side were good value for a point.
"After four successive defeats, this was an important result for us," confessed Adkins. "And I thought we deserved it.
"Obviously we made life difficult for ourselves by giving away a poor goal in the opening few minutes.
"Leicester are a difficult side to break down and don't concede many goals.
"But we showed great spirit, we kept going until the end and finally got the goal we deserved.
"Wooly has a habit of scoring some important goals for us and this was another. It keeps us ticking over.
"Our home form has generally been good this season, and this was another good result for us against a team up there near the top of the table."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 16th March | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 19:45 | Barnsley vs Nottm Forest |
| 19:45 | Coventry vs Cardiff |
| 19:45 | Derby vs Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 | Peterborough vs Doncaster |
| 19:45 | Plymouth vs Bristol City |
| 19:45 | Preston vs Sheff Wed |
| 19:45 | Sheff Utd vs Blackpool |
| 19:45 | Swansea vs West Brom |
| 19:45 | Watford vs Ipswich |
| 20:00 | Crystal Palace vs Leicester |
| 20:00 | Reading vs QPR |
| Wednesday 17th March | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 19:45 | Newcastle vs Scunthorpe |
| Saturday 20th March | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Blackpool vs Crystal Palace |
| 15:00 | Doncaster vs Sheff Utd |
| 15:00 | Ipswich vs Barnsley |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Reading |
| 15:00 | Nottm Forest vs Peterborough |
| 15:00 | QPR vs Swansea |
| 15:00 | Scunthorpe vs Plymouth |
| 15:00 | Sheff Wed vs Derby |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 13th March | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Barnsley 0 - 0 Crystal Palace | |
| Sheff Utd 1 - 1 QPR | |
| Doncaster 2 - 1 Derby | |
| Swansea 0 - 0 Sheff Wed | |
| Watford 0 - 1 Peterborough | |
| Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Newcastle | |
| Reading 2 - 0 Bristol City | |
| Ipswich 1 - 0 Scunthorpe | |
| West Brom 3 - 2 Blackpool | |
| Preston 3 - 2 Nottm Forest | |
| Leicester 1 - 0 Cardiff | |
| Coventry 1 - 1 Plymouth | |
| Wednesday 10th March | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Reading 4 - 1 Derby | |
| Tuesday 9th March | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Peterborough 1 - 0 Sheff Utd | |
| Watford 0 - 1 Swansea | |
| Ipswich 2 - 0 Cardiff | |
| Preston 1 - 1 Doncaster | |
| QPR 2 - 0 Plymouth | |
| Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Bristol City | |
| West Brom 1 - 0 Sheff Wed | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle United | 35 | 73 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 36 | 69 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 64 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 36 | 60 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 35 | 57 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 35 | 52 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 36 | 50 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 36 | 50 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 36 | 49 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 36 | 48 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 36 | 48 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 36 | 47 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 35 | 46 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 36 | 45 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 35 | 44 |
| 16 | Reading | 34 | 44 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 44 |
| 18 | Derby County | 36 | 42 |
| 19 | Watford | 34 | 39 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 35 | 38 |
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 36 | 38 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 35 | 38 |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 35 | 31 |
| 24 | Peterborough United | 36 | 30 |
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Middlesbrough and Newcastle cancelled each other out in the Tees-Tyne derby at the Riverside Stadium.
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Sheffield Wednesday narrowly climbed out of the relegation zone after a goalless draw away at Swansea.