Gardner KO'd at the bell

Last updated : 09 January 2006 By Editor

The Leicester manager said: "I thought the referee was fantastic. He allowed the players to compete with one another. A centre forward against a centre half should be a physical contest but every week Mark is pulled up for a foul against him every time he challenges for the ball. This was a man’s game out there."

Martin Jol blamed a lack of concentration in defence at a critical moment, as was the case over Christmas when West Brom ended a run of six games without defeat.

Source: The Times