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00:00Street when Sunderland provided the opposition in March 2000, Leicester had come home with the Worthington Cup
00:06It was a testimony to Martin O'Neill's astute management that he'd taken the Foxes to a level where they could win trophies on such limited resources
00:14They'd beaten Trammier 2-1 at Wembley a week earlier
00:18The Foxes, with a place in Europe secured, were at full strength
00:22Matt Elliott, Frank Sinclair and Gerry Taggart were the rearguard of a 3-5-2 formation
00:28Stan Collimore was given his home debut. Could his partnership with Emil Heskey live up to its undoubted potential?
00:36Sunderland were without a Premier League win since Christmas, but they could still go sixth with a victory
00:41Chris Makin and Stefan Schwarz were back from suspension
00:44But they needed a big performance from the Premier League's leading scorer Kevin Phillips, who was on 23 goals
00:50Could he dampen the party atmosphere?
00:53Your match commentator is Steve Banyard
00:58Alex Ray and Kevin Phillips stood over the ball for Sunderland
01:11Heskey climbing for that one, winning the free kick for Leicester, which Lennon takes quickly
01:16This Leicester City XI, that Martin O'Neill has fielded today
01:21Will be a very welcome boost for the Foxes manager after the
01:25Continual injury problems that he's been plagued by through the course of the season
01:33Emil Heskey
01:34Collimore to aim out in the middle of the box
01:36And it's in!
01:37And it's in!
01:38And it's in!
01:39And it's in!
01:40And it's in!
01:41And it's in!
01:42And it's in!
01:43And it's in!
01:44And it's in!
01:45Collimore to aim out in the middle as well
01:47And a corner one for Leicester
01:56Now will Heskey and Collimore click as a partnership?
02:03Slung over and Sunderland's marking a little bit, wait what it has to be said
02:06Savage is inside the area
02:08Looking to snap any rebound
02:12Here's Lennon
02:15Is it's made a good forward run here for Leicester
02:20And it's just out for the throw
02:23But a good positive start here by the home side
02:33Seven goals for Heskey this season but
02:35Certainly his contribution to the team play is
02:39Very notable
02:40Just ask Kevin Keegan and Martin O'Neill
02:46Very workmanlike Leicester City side but
02:49The boring tag that they've been labelled with at times
02:53After they've snuffed out opposition attacks
02:56Is perhaps not really deserved as Collimore comes in for the cross from Heskey
03:03Another great piece of play by Heskey
03:09Collimore who
03:10Who won it originally
03:11And then Heskey with the power to drive through that Sunderland defence
03:18Such a strong figure Emil Heskey
03:21Peter Reid's biggest problem has been
03:24Defensive weakness in recent weeks
03:28Now Elliot taking control for Leicester
03:36Is it?
03:42Now for Darren Eadie
03:44It's good running by Collimore
03:47And an excellently timed tackle from Butler
03:53Timing on that was absolutely critical
03:56Collimore holding the line then darting forward
03:59But a well timed challenge from Butler
04:03Clearly getting the ball first
04:05Fifteen minutes gone
04:08Leicester City now
04:09Sunderland nil at Filbert Street
04:27Stan Collimore nothing but controversial of course
04:36And Kevin Phillips has been absolutely razor sharp this season
04:44Certainly he has been one of the
04:47Most outstanding purchases in recent seasons and Heskey with a snapshot
04:56Well he struck it cleanly, he struck it well and he struck it first time
05:01But again science of a great partnership being forged between Heskey and Collimore
05:16Well won by Sinclair
05:19Now Eadie
05:25Leicester making most of the early running here
05:31Well it's poked on here towards Niall Quinn but the whistle has already gone
05:37Quinn looking across to the linesman
05:40His flag is raised
05:46Sinclair was very close to playing Niall Quinn onside then
05:50Heskey flicking on for Collimore
05:53What a goal from Stan Collimore
05:56He opens his account for Leicester City
06:00Well he's colourful, he's charismatic, he's controversial
06:05He's Stan Collimore
06:07He's the man
06:09He's the man
06:11He's the man
06:13He's the man
06:15He's the man
06:16He's the man
06:18He's the man
06:20He's the man
06:21He's the man
06:25He's the man
06:42Well what a way to
06:43way to make your mark on the Premiership with your new team
06:53115 goals in 279 career appearances before today
07:02everybody's been talking about Martin O'Neill getting the best out of him but
07:06here comes Sunderland with Quinn Lennon try to clear it Taggart hammers it
07:11away
07:25he's made a habit of scoring spectacular goals as Sunderland try and threaten with
07:29Phillips
07:42he's won
07:58Sinclair underneath it and not a bad try either for Sunderland from Kevin Phillips
08:04so
08:10beautiful first touch off the chest and look at that just dipping over
08:22so
08:34now Phillips
08:37Schwartz
08:39Quinn's made a promising run just ahead of him but
08:46well the Schwartz is brought down it's another opportunity for Sunderland in a dangerous area
08:52Kevin Kilban perhaps to have a strike on goal the left-sided player for Sunderland it's a great effort
09:03well a phenomenal strike from the former West Brom player
09:08rattling the woodwork and Quinn almost able to capitalize on the rebound but this positively
09:15thumped against the bar I think he took a deflection off a Leicester player in the wall as well
09:23but Flowers was certainly beaten
09:33Keski accelerating away from his marker
09:37he's got two to aim at Collymore with a great chance for number two it comes off Butler
09:46well phenomenal pace from Emil Heskey he left his marker completely for dead here
10:00that's a great flick on up the near post by Collymore
10:05Taggart along with Elliott were up there for it in fact it
10:09yes it was Collymore's initial flick Taggart nearly getting his boot to it
10:24make it
10:29it's a good piece of play by making shot spins back off Elliott
10:34Kilban
10:38but it spins away to the middle alongside Quinn Sunderland have a throw
10:42cross on make it
11:03and the ball spinning kindly here for Leicester
11:06a little bit wayward that time by Sunderland Nenham steals it for Leicester
11:20Heskey through the middle Heskey 2-0 for Leicester City
11:26and after a mistake by Sunderland possession stolen back by Leicester
11:32and Emil Heskey applies the perfect finish
11:38the Wembley winners enjoying the homecoming and Heskey's acceleration took him away
11:46from his marker once again and a sure right-footed finish past Sorensen
11:55Leicester City 2-0 Sunderland
11:58is what
12:11thank you Martin O'Neill
12:14were able to have a fully fit squad this would be his first choice starting 11 as
12:20Sunderland look to counter and Elliott almost scoring an own goal there
12:29well he's chipped in with eight goals at the right end this season
12:36Heskey with two red and white shirts around him in by Taggart nicely touched off for Reedy
12:44now Guffey with space to pick out his man it's a great delivery and the header coming in from Muzzy is it
12:51well again Sunderland completely left Guffey there
13:01time and space to pick out his man it was inch perfect for Muzzy is it Holloway
13:11is it chasing around pressing the ball all the time but there goes the halftime whistle
13:17Stan Collymore has certainly extinguished any doubts about his ability this afternoon
13:22his opening goal after missing the Worthington Cup final last weekend
13:27being cup tied followed up by that cracking goal from Emil Heskey as well
13:31at halftime at Filbert Street it's Leicester City 2-0 Sunderland
13:35Leicester getting us underway in this second half last three meetings at Filbert Street have actually been draws
13:57and in the reverse fixture back up at the Stadium of Light in
14:01mid-September and it was 2-0 to Sunderland that day the goal scorers Butler and Gavin McCann
14:08who's one of several players on the treatment table for Sunderland
14:13injured his knee against Coventry he's out for the rest of the season and an early chance here
14:17for Sunderland with Alex Ray getting forward into the danger zone and testing Tim Flowers
14:23World Queen winning the header and Ray getting the snap shot away
14:42Taggart's clearing header back by one the ball for Phillips what a goal by Kevin Phillips
14:52they're right back in it and England's sharpest shooter fire Sunderland back into the game
14:59with goal 24 of the season
15:05put on a plate for him and he was quite happy to eat that one up Taggart's header down and
15:12Phillips on the turn Flowers beat Leicester 2 Sunderland 1
15:22Darren Eadie unable to continue and Stefan Oaks coming on in his place
15:34Martin O'Neill just needing to steady the ship a little bit
15:39Sunderland looking far stronger in this second period
15:45Leicester still 2-1 in front after those first half goals from Collymore and Heskey
16:00out by Butler only as far as Matt Elliott
16:09Elliott's side stepping shorts raises it and a little bit of a trip there by Maken
16:25Lennon's ball in the header and a second goal for Stan Collymore
16:32what an amazing match what an amazing afternoon this man is having
16:37Stan the man is back in town he's back in business
16:42and Leicester have restored their two-goal cushion what a great header
16:50Sorensen beaten all ends up
16:55pace and curl on the delivery from Lennon
17:00and a quite wonderful header from Stan Collymore
17:06Lennon
17:16Sunderland pressing all the time to try and get this ball back now
17:20Savage forward for Collymore drops down for is it
17:26Heskey
17:37is it capitalizing on to it and Guppy's forward here he can wrap it up but he's pulled it wide
17:45that could really have killed off Sunderland for sure
17:48Sunderland's defenders Butler in particular perhaps went to sleep there
17:58and Guppy knows he really should have hit the target
18:05so too does Martin O'Neill
18:09Alex Ray
18:10Kevin Phillips seems to be dropping deeper and deeper in an effort to get Sunderland back on track here
18:25is Quinn great skill from Niall Quinn and a quite excellent finish from the veteran striker
18:32back to 3-2 and Niall Quinn goes into double figures for the season
18:40certainly had the control and the composure to beat Elliot before slotting past the unfortunate Tim Flowers
18:54game on once again
18:59well I don't suppose the odds on that Phillips and Quinn being the Sunderland scorers would have been
19:04too great today
19:07but that goal from Niall Quinn certainly gives Peter Reed's men a chance of getting something out of this game
19:16what more is in store
19:20less than quarter of an hour to go Somerby's long throw in towards Quinn
19:25and the shot blocked this time by Lennon
19:34now Oaks is going to be another real test of Leicester's character
19:56now Heskey for Collingwood
19:59for Collingwood
20:03it's been a memorable afternoon for Stan Collingmore in particular but
20:06only if Leicester City go on and win it and this is a good positive run here by Jon Oster
20:13pulling the shot from the edge of the area and forcing the save from Flowers
20:18that's a fantastic looking pass
20:32Jon Oster sidestepping Oaks
20:38Oster back for Somerby
20:42Schwartz in support
20:49the banners pulled wide
20:56make it
21:02and Somerby able to put the cross in this time
21:06in towards Quinn but out by the combination of Sinclair and Elliott
21:10so
21:17it could be an anxious last few minutes this for Leicester
21:24Sunderland fighting back Quinn
21:35here's Oaks
21:35and Heskey is on side this could be the chance that Leicester need to take to wrap it up
21:45it's Collingmore it's a hat trick for Stanley Collingmore and Leicester City have surely
21:52beaten Sunderland now what a way to get your debut up to a flying start Stan Collingmore
22:01hits a hat trick for Leicester
22:05unselfish play by Heskey the offside trap was broken
22:12and Sunderland seemingly stood and watched
22:15as Collingmore was able to scuff the shot into the back of the net
22:20oh
22:29Quinn will it be 4-3? well the ball could go anywhere Savage steered back for Schwartz
22:43Taggart with an uncompromising clearance
22:45Peter Reid wondering what he has to do to get Sunderland back to their form of early season
22:59certainly he's promised changes
23:08Peter Reid publicly slated his players after the Coventry game and stated that
23:15a number of them would be sold and replacement sort if they failed to restore the
23:22quality that he'd injected into the side in the early part of the season
23:32now are we going to get a Collingmore special of a free kick
23:37oh
23:47oaks it is it was deflected and it's five
23:54Stefan Oaks his first ever premiership goal for Leicester
24:00and it just clipped off the wall to totally wrong foot Sorensen
24:08the margin of victory is now complete and comprehensive
24:18five goals in total in the second half and that's the full-time whistle
24:25a hat-trick for Stan Collingmore on his home debut and what a hero's homecoming it's been
24:32Collingmore got Leicester City off to an absolute flyer with a bullet of a shot from the edge of the area
24:41the combination of Collingmore and Heskey was absolutely rampant in the first half
24:48and it finishes at Filbert Street Leicester City five Sunderland two
24:55some way to register your home debut a great performance from Stan Collingmore and from Leicester City
25:02controversy was never very far away throughout Collingmore's career
25:05but here at least was a pure example of his talent Collingmore and Heskey helped Leicester
25:11to a fantastic eighth place that season in what was a golden era for the club
25:16Sunderland also showed plenty of backbone during the season Peter Reid's men got back on