The team at BBC Radio Leicester have all the post-match reaction from the Foxes' 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town.
There was late drama in the top-of-the-table Championship showdown as Leicester City threw away all three points thanks to an injury-time own goal from Jannik Vestergaard.
Former Foxes winger Matt Piper gives his thoughts on the game, plus hear from boss Enzo Maresca.
The Christmas spirit and the deluge of games that come with it is upon us.
For a player, it’s a crazy time. What’s mad is everything is happening festive wise and you want to enjoy it in some way – like a party for the lads if you can fit it in. It means you feel you have some kind of Christmas.
But the games keep coming, especially at the top end if you’re in several competitions. Then you have the training load and training on Christmas Day. I won’t lie, that is psychologically a challenge not to feel a bit sorry for yourself. Sometimes you think everyone is having a good time, but you have to think how many people would swap with your position. You have to realise and think about what you are doing.
But when you have your kids there playing with their new toys and you have to go training, that is a big sacrifice It’s not about money, it’s just human nature.
What I think they should do is make it compulsory that you cannot train as a club on Christmas Day. That way, no one gets an advantage. What happens is you see is the owners will question why you didn’t train if you lose on Boxing Day.
Boxing Day is brilliant to play on. You can see the bigger crowds and feel the festive spirit. I used to love having Christmas Day off and playing on Boxing Day. But only a few managers will trust you to have that day off, Neil Warnock was one of them.
It’s a tiring spell and I will admit, I have been set to play on Boxing Day and wondered if I’ll get through the game as I’d had too much Christmas dinner.
Playing in this spell, you have to take it as a privilege. You are playing so everyone else is able to watch football at that great time of year.
Image source, Getty ImagesThere are still "many things" Leicester City can improve on despite sitting top of the Championship table, says manager Enzo Maresca.
The Foxes, who are looking to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking, are three points clear at the top of the table and 13 points above the play-off places.
Maresca has impressed since joining the east Midland's club in the summer following their relegation to the Championship, but he still feels there is more to show heading into the second part of the season.
"We started a new journey which is never easy. We're quite happy but we still have the second half of the season to play," the Italian said in his pre-match news conference.
"There are many things we can improve and we see everyday, after each session, how we can attack teams differently and improve the way we defend."
The Foxes host bottom of the table Rotherham United on Saturday, but Maresca is not taking the Millers lightly despite the gulf in the table.
"It'll be the most difficult game of the season," he added.
"Everyone forgets they drew against Leeds, Ipswich, Southampton. No doubt it will be the most difficult.
"You look at the table and everyone is expecting it won't be tough, but football is not like that. We saw that with the game at Sheffield Wednesday."
Winger Stephy Mavididi talks to BBC East Midlands Today about how he has "enjoyed every minute" with Leicester City after arriving in the summer.
The former Arsenal youth player, who went on to feature for Juventus and joined the Foxes from Montpellier, has scored seven goals and provided four assists for the Championship leaders so far.
His double in Tuesday's 3-2 win against Wayne Rooney's Birmingham City ensured the Foxes moved three points clear at the top of the table.
Mavididi sat down to chat with BBC East Midlands Today's Natalie Jackson before his match-winning efforts at St Andrew's.
You can read more from Mavididi by clicking here.
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Can your team be top of your league at Christmas and, as a football fan, you're still not happy?
Two words describe your average football fan: fickle and insatiable.
First, we all know how fast the players can go from zero to hero. Jannik Vestergaard is the prime example here. And do not forget Patson Daka - two goals and an assist in two games and the fans who were calling for him to be sold are now shouting for a contract extension.
Then there is insatiable. Five goals up against Southampton at half-time, we wanted 10, you get my drift.
Top of the Championship. Won 18 of 22 games. The best goal difference and 13 points above Leeds United in third. And I want more.
What I want exactly is for Leicester to kill games off. We have been leading the past two games 3-1, and both times we have taken our foot off the pedal and nearly thrown it away.
It is almost like the team think the points are in the bag. We got lucky in those games. One day we will get caught out.
Enzo, sort it out!
As someone once said: "It's a funny old game."
Former Leicester striker Steve Howard reacted to the Foxes' victory over Birmingham City on the When You're Smiling Podcast: "Totally dominant of the game, silly mistakes just let Birmingham back in again. They defended ever so well in the last 10, 15 minutes from the long throw-ins and long balls from the goalkeeper. They did well in the end to see it out.
"I thought they dominated in the middle of the park. Harry Winks and Dewsbury-Hall, every second ball they picked up and retained possession. They gave it to the wide men who had a field day. They gave the wide lads space so they could get the touches and get at the defenders which was great to see.
"When the goal [Birmingham's second goal] went in, they didn't panic and that's the sign of a good team. They got back to what they were doing by keeping the ball and made some great runs into the corner, ran the clock down and are going away with three points.
"I think [Patson] Daka did well tonight, it was a lot of unseen work, I think he worked hard. One criticism is that he wasn't selfish enough. With the purple patch he's been on, there's a couple of flicks he did where he should of just gone himself and done it. He led the line well."
Listen to the full match reaction here
The latest episode of the When You're Smiling podcast by BBC Radio Leicester has landed.
Owynn Palmer-Atkin is joined by former Leicester defender Michael Morrison and The Fosse Way's Iain Wright to discuss plans to expand King Power Stadium and reflect on the Foxes' 3-2 win over Milwall.
Image source, Getty ImagesLeicester City have been given permission to expand their stadium capacity to 40,000 seats.
The King Power Stadium currently holds 32, 261, meaning an increase of 8,000 is possible to the East Stand.
Plans were submitted back in October 2021 and include an application to improve the surrounding area of the stadium. A fan zone, an event and entertainment arena, a hotel, a residential building and a new club shop are also set to be built.
Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Leicester City winger Matt Piper spoke to BBC Radio Leicester's When You're Smiling Podcast about Tom Cannon, who made his debut on Saturday: "I didn't see his debut, but from the clips and what other people have said, he seems a really exciting prospect."
On comparisons between Cannon and Jamie Vardy, Piper said: "From what we understand, Vardy is really generous with his time with the youngsters. He tries to help and support that. He [Cannon] is in a brilliant place and back to fitness. I'm really looking forward to seeing him."
Leicester City fan Tom Foyster added: "We've struggled a little bit at converting possession into chances and goals over the last few games so it was really good to see him come on. I thought he did pretty well given the stage of the game, he made some nice runs and got involved.
"Hopefully it's a really good step forward in his development and I look forward to seeing him more. A lot of Everton fans were quite disappointed and annoyed to see him leave to someone who could easily be competing against them next season. It's great to see him on the pitch.
"Enzo Maresca has a very clear way of playing, and I think he'll settle into that well. He was on the shoulder a lot on Saturday, making runs and looking for space. If some of the players around him were a bit more switched on, we might have seen a bit more from him.
"He's going to be incredibly important because [Kelechi] Iheanacho is out of contract soon. There's been questions about whether [Patson] Daka's future lies here or not. It's hugely important that he gets game time, and I'm fully confident that any player who plays under Maresca will get better in all aspects of their game."
Listen to the full podcast episode here
