Harry Winks keeps Leicester flying with last-gasp winner against West Brom

Enzo Maresca expressed his disbelief over the fact that his Leicester squad had one less day to recuperate from their midweek match compared to West Brom, who they faced in a Championship game at lunchtime. Despite the disadvantage, Leicester managed to emerge victorious in a thrilling late finish, scoring two goals to West Brom's one.

Leicester kept their position at the top of the standings thanks to Harry Winks' game-winning goal in stoppage time. His score nullified substitute Josh Maja's tying goal in the 89th minute. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall broke the deadlock 72 minutes into the match and then passed the ball to Winks, who scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time.

The game was quite challenging as a result of the opponents and the tight schedule. Playing on Wednesday night and Saturday afternoon is tough enough, but it was made even more difficult since the opposing team had an extra day to rest and recuperate from their Tuesday night match. It's hard to believe that both teams don't play at the same time, rather than staggering the schedule, as the disparity in recovery time makes a huge difference.

According to Maresca, a few of his players were feeling exhausted during the game. He mentioned that Wilfred Ndidi had recently recovered from a lengthy injury and though they rested him on Wednesday, his fatigue was visible during the match. Maresca also acknowledged that Wout Faes, Jannik Vestergaard, and James Justin made significant contributions despite being fatigued.

Dewsbury-Hall stood out as Leicester's top performer, having scored six goals this season and providing an assist for the other goal. However, Maresca believes that he can do better. Maresca says that he is satisfied with Dewsbury-Hall's goal tally but that he is not happy with his assists. Maresca wants him to improve his last pass, as he has missed several opportunities to do so.

During the game, Leicester managed to score first thanks to Dewsbury-Hall's header, which was set up by Ndidi's cross. However, their lead was short-lived, as West Brom managed to equalize right before the game ended. Faes prevented a throw-in from Furlong by heading it away, but when the ball was put back in play by Kipré, Pereira could only assist Maja in scoring his first goal for Albion.

Leicester secured victory by capitalizing on a lengthy West Brom throw-in. Kelechi Iheanacho passed to Dewsbury-Hall, who skillfully maneuvered 40 yards down the field, evading the keeper, Alex Palmer, and ultimately setting up Winks for the score.

Carlos Corberán, the head coach of West Brom, stated that he had no feelings of remorse for taking a risk instead of being satisfied with a draw following the equaliser.

The speaker mentioned that they were not attempting to safeguard their score, but instead were going on the offensive in the way they deemed necessary. However, they acknowledged that they should have approached the situation leading up to the toss-in more cautiously and with less aggression, so as to not give the opposing team the opportunity to score. The individual stressed that they remained true to their usual style of attacking. They also noted that altering their approach could have negative consequences. The speaker gave an example of how instructing their center-backs to not assist in the attack, after scoring a goal at home, would have been regrettable.

There are various minor details that need fixing - not just because we lost, but to prevent opponents from taking advantage during transitions. When we have a throw-in next time, we have to be ready not only to aim for a goal, but to avoid any potential risk of a counterattack. Sometimes, in the 93rd minute, we may make mistakes due to emotions - not necessarily the urge to attack, but rather the desire to retrieve the ball, assist our team, or even commit a foul to stop our opponents. After all, we are all human, and this is what makes football so special. These moments are a part of the magic of the game.