Leicester 2-1 West Brom: Stoppage-time Fatawu volley snatches all three points

Adbul Fatawu scored a brilliant volley in the 94th minute as Leicester secured a 2-1 victory over West Brom in the Championship.

Jordan Ayew put the Foxes ahead after a fast start before Karlan Grant restored parity, but Fatawu’s last-gasp winner condemned Ryan Mason’s side to a 10th straight away defeat.

Caleb Okoli and Jeremy Monga both failed to hit the target with their early efforts, but Ayew broke the deadlock in the 17th minute. A flowing move saw Leicester cut through the West Brom defence before Jordan James’ cut-back was turned home by Ayew.

However, the hosts failed to build on their strong start and were pegged back shortly after the half-hour mark. West Brom skipper Alex Mowatt played Grant through on goal and the latter took a touch before curling the ball into the bottom-right corner.

The Baggies almost went ahead in the 52nd minute when his deflected attempt struck the right post, while Aune Heggebo saw his first-time effort denied by Jakub Stolarczyk.

It looked like West Brom were going to get a winner, with Samuel Iling-Junior and George Campbell both hitting the target, but Stolarczyk stood strong before Fatawu latched onto the end of Stephy Mavididi’s cross, while Louis Page missed a golden chance to make it 3-1 soon after.

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— Leicester City (@LCFC) January 5, 2026

Data Debrief: Harsh finish for the Baggies

It looked like if any team was going to snatch a winner, it would have been the Baggies, but it was not meant to be for the visitors. They produced 1.07 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Leicester’s 0.81 from 11 attempts.

West Brom’s 10th consecutive loss away from home marks their worst such run in almost 100 years, leaving them 18th in the Championship.

James, meanwhile, was one of the few Leicester players who perhaps deserved to finish on the winning side. He created four chances, regained possession nine times and won 100% of his tackles (two).