Cheltenham v Leicester: Foxes show class with first-half double

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Cheltenham Town were beaten 2-0 by Championship side Leicester City in front of the biggest Whaddon Road crowd for 13 years.

Patson Daka and Stephy Mavididi scored the goals in the first half, with the Robins' main threat Jordan Thomas twice denied by Asmir Begovic.

Mavididi, who set up Daka for the opener, was the standout player for 2021 winners Leicester, who safely progress to round four of this year's competition.

Cheltenham net £26,500 as a third round losing team, while Leicester take £121,500 in prize money.

Steve Cotterill's Robins travel to Oldham Athletic in League Two next weekend.

Cheltenham Town: Day; Tomkinson, Cundy, Wilson, Nurse; Stevenson, Kinsella (Taylor 70), Young; Thomas (Harmon 77), Bickerstaff, Martin (Power 77). Subs not used: Diallo, Miller, Obieri, Willcox, Backwell, Sohna.

Leicester City: Begovic; Aluko, Vestergaard (Okoli 55), Nelson, L Thomas; Choudhury, Skipp; S Thomas (Monga 70), Page, Mavididi (Marcal 89); Daka (Ayew 70). Subs not used: James, Vieites, Decordova-Reid, Pereira, Evans.

Referee: James Linington.

Attendance: 6,677 (1,050 away).

See how the action unfolded in our live blog below

15:54KEY EVENT

15:49KEY EVENT

14:06 - FULL-TIME

Cheltenham Town 0 Leicester City 2

14:04 - Skipp shot

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Well parried by Day in the final seconds

14:02 - Four

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Added minutes

14:01 - Leicester sub

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Marcal on for Mavididi in the 89th minute

13:59 - Wilson cross

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Tomkinson header wide in the 88th minute

13:58 - Luke Thomas and Tomkinson

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Both shown yellow cards after an altercation in the 87th minute

13:54 - Into the last 10 minutes

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Still 2-0

13:49 - Subs

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Power for Martin, Harmon for Thomas (77)

13:41 - Leicester subs

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Ayew and Monga and Daka and Silko Thomas, 70th minute

13:41 - Sub

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Cheltenham sub: Taylor for Kinsella (70)

13:34 - Thomas

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Gets away from Choudhury and tries to chip Begovic, who claws it away for a corner, very good save, 63rd minute

13:26 - Leicester sub

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Okoli for Vestergaard, 55th minute

13:17 - 10th highest

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Whaddon Road attendance for Cheltenham Town

13:16 - Teams back out

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No changes for either side at the break

13:14 - Attendance

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Attendance: 6,677 (1,050 away)

13:01 - Mavididi

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Has made one and scored the other to give Leicester a two-goal cushion at the break

13:01 - HALF-TIME

Cheltenham Town 0 Leicester City 2

13:00 - 2-0 Leicester

Mavididi, who has been superb, with a shot deflected past Day after skipping past Tomkinson in the 45th minute

12:55 - Mavididi

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Wayward shot after some more fancy footwork in the 41st minute

12:52 - Thomas

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Denied by Begovic's diving parry after Bickerstaff's pass in the 38th minute

12:51 - Corner cleared to Choudhury

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Whose shot is blocked on the edge of the box, 37th minute, still 1-0 to the Foxes

12:50 - Luke Thomas' cross

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Headed behind for a corner by Jordan Thomas

12:43 - Superb save

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Page corner, Vestergaard header, brilliant touch from Day to turn it over for another corner in the 29th minute

12:43 - Close range chance

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For Silko Thomas after a corner, but it's over the bar for a Leicester corner in the 28th minute

12:41 - Daka

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Is a Zambia international, formerly with Red Bull Salzburg

12:38 - Leicester lead

With their first real attempt on goal, superb curling finish from Daka in the 23rd minute, no chance for Day - end of an incisive passing move and footwork from Mavididi, showing their Championship quality.

12:34 - Aluko

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Wins a corner after Nurse's sliding challenge

12:32 - Speculative effort

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From Daka, easy for Day, 17th minute