Leicester 6-2 QPR: James Justin hits brace and Jamie Vardy scores penalty in thrilling FA Cup third round tie played in very foggy conditions
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In a season where Leicester have been battered and bruised, the FA Cup becomes the haven that offers a taste of revival. This was the free-scoring therapy they needed after weeks of angst. Five defeats in a row, with two scored and 14 conceded, threatened to turn Ruud van Nistelrooy’s first Premier League job into a hellscape.
![[The match at the King Power Stadium was played in extremely foggy conditions]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/15/93991849-14273567-image-a-50_1736611084377.jpg)
Here, peering through the fog, his shouts turning to icicles, he saw a blueprint for how his Foxes might look and feel – devastating on the counter, dominant on the wing, and clinical like he was in a 384-goal joyride on the grass. The King Power Stadium resembled an operating theatre as they sliced apart an in-form QPR with gleeful abandon, though this performance was far from perfect, particularly for an error-strewn Harry Winks.
![[James Justin scored twice for the Foxes as they progressed to the fourth round]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/15/93991351-14273567-image-a-20_1736609341686.jpg)
They enjoyed a rapturous start when James Justin slid home from Facundo Buonanotte’s eighth-minute free-kick, with QPR’s defence confused by the mist. But Jonathan Varane levelled with a howitzer of a strike from 25 yards 10 minutes later after Winks’ sloppy pass.
![[Stephy Mavididi was on the scoresheet for Leicester in an entertaining victory]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/15/93990915-14273567-image-a-17_1736607741884.jpg)
Jamie Vardy scored a penalty as Leicester beat QPR 5-2 in the FA Cup third round. The match at the King Power Stadium was played in extremely foggy conditions. James Justin scored twice for the Foxes as they progressed to the fourth round. Leicester soon reasserted dominance with two quickfire goals.
![[Facundo Buonanotte expresses his delight after scoring Leicester's third goal]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/14/93990847-14273567-image-a-1_1736607591533.jpg)
