Leiscester City travelled to Ewood Park as they went head to head with Blackburn Rovers and had to settle with a 1-1 draw which was played on March 22. The result sees Leiscester City still remaining at the top of the Football League Championship while Blackburn is in the middle of the standings.

After the match concluded, the manager of Leiscester City, Nigel Pearson had to be hospitalized. According to staff members of the club, he was suffering from sickness before the game and decided to get medical advice as a precautionary measure.

"Our thoughts are with him. He is very keen on returning but I don't want to jump ahead of myself. As soon as we get the test results hopefully it put everyone's minds at rest." The assistant manager, Craig Shakespeare revealed.
Craig Shakespeare also went on talking about their draw against Blackburn Rovers and even though it wasn’t the victory that the club wanted to have secured, it still was another step closer for their promotion.

"We look at it as another point closer to our target and that is how we reflected on it with our players’’.

"The lads are very easy to keep focused; they are a much focused bunch. We really concentrate on our own performance and make sure the players are only focused on the next game. Once we went 1-0 ahead, you have to give Blackburn some credit. They were at home and they put us under a lot of pressure at the start of the second half’’. Shakespeare added.

With less than 11 matches remaining until the end of the season, Leisceter City and Burnley are looking to be the more likely contenders on earning the top spot and promotion. The next remaining matches will be crucial on deciding which club will be crowned as the champions.