Leicester City player ratings v Randers: Dewsbury-Hall 8, Barnes 8, Daka 6

Foxes ease past Danes 4-1 in Europa Conference League last-16 first leg at King Power Stadium on Thursday

LEICESTER RATINGS: Kasper Schmeichel - 6: Got a hand to Vito Hammershoej-Mistrati’s goal on edge of half-time and might feel he could have kept it out. Little to do bar picking ball out of net. Reuters

Daniel Amartey - 7: Couldn’t get head round ball just before half-time after Soyuncu’s volley was saved and sent chance wide from close-range. PA

Jannik Vestergaard - 7: Rare start for Danish centre-half who quickly showed he is capable of spraying quality passes out from the back. Should have closed down cross ahead of Randers’ goal but did rest of defensive duties with aplomb. Getty

Calglar Soyuncu - 7: Like defensive partner Vestergaard, looked to ping diagonal balls over Randers defence. Had volley saved by Randers goalkeeper Patrick Carlgren at end of first half. Good performance from the Turk but limped off injured late in game which will be concern for Foxes. Getty

Marc Albrighton - 7: Versatile Leicester stalwart playing on opposite flank to his favoured right. Unfortunate tumble in run-up to Randers’ goal but generally solid night’s work from 32-year-old.

Youri Tielemans - 8: Perfect curling ball from right to pick out Daka in box early on that attacker headed over. Lovely step over followed by shot that keeper saved ahead of Lookman’s goal. Showed quality that deserves bigger stage than Conference League. PA

Wilfred Ndidi - 7: Midfielder opened the scoring with side-foot finish that took slight deflection after exchanging passes with Lookman. AP

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall - 8: One lovely reverse pass as Leicester piled on early pressure but fluffed first-time shot that Calgren saved easily in 17th minute. Denied goal just before break by keeper’s toe. Deserved goal arrived in 74th minute with side-foot finish into corner. Getty

Ademola Lookman - 8: Set up Ndidi goal after nice one-two. Shot saved by keeper just before hour mark. Supplied ball for Dewsbury-Hall goal but missed absolute sitter of header in injury-time. Getty

Harvey Barnes - 8: Pacey, direct running caused Randers constant problems. One of those charges forward ended with shot being saved by keeper in 25th minute. Whipped another strike over 10 minutes later. Scored just after break to put Foxes back in front with sharp finish on the turn. PA

Patson Daka - 6: Headed early chance over that he should have scored. One awful pass when Lookman could have been in on goal and had one shot that went out for throw in. Poked home for third goal after Tielemans’ shot was saved. Getty

SUBS: Kelechi Iheanacho – (On for Daka 64’) 7: Started move for Dewsbury-Hall’s goal and laid chance on plate for Lookman who somehow headed wide. AP

James Maddison – (On for Ndidi 64’) 6: Alarmed teammates when he went down looking ill rather than injured. Helped gingerly off pitch. PA

Hamza Choudhury – (On for Maddison 83’) N/A. AFP

Boubakary Soumare – (On for Dewsbury-Hall 83’) N/A. AP

Leicester City have one foot in the Europa Conference League quarter-finals after beating Danish side Randers 4-1 at the King Power Stadium on Thursday.

Midfielder Wilfried Ndidi put the Foxes in front with a side-footed finish from Ademola Lookman's pass in the 23rd minute.

But the defensive frailties of Brendan Rodgers' side resurfaced just before half-time when Vito Hammershoej-Mistrati levelled for Randers against the run of play, despite goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel getting a glove to the shot.

Leicester came flying out of the blocks in the second half, though, with the always dangerous Harvey Barnes restoring their lead with a good finish on the turn four minutes after the break.

Patson Daka poked home a third from close range five minutes later — although the goal might have been disallowed for offside had VAR been in operation — and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall deservedly got himself on the scoresheet with a simple finish after good work by substitute Kelechi Iheanacho.

After inconsistent performances in the Premier League — where the Foxes currently sit down in 11th — and an embarrassing 4-1 FA Cup thrashing by second-tier Nottingham Forest, the pressure has been building on Rodgers and his side.

But they came through this test with little problems, although substitute James Maddison being forced to come off due to illness and defender Caglar Soyuncu's late injury will be sources of concern.

“I am loving it. I am a kid playing for his boyhood club. It is a dream come true,” said Dewsbury-Hall after the match. “Every minute I spend on the pitch I will give the best I can because I am proud to play for this club. I know the results will come and it is exciting times ahead.

“We wanted to give the crowd something to be happy about. We got the win and they can go home happy. We know this is a great opportunity to secure European football again. We go into this tournament pushing ourselves as hard as we can to win it.”

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