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In-form Leicester were made to work hard for their place in the third round of the Carabao Cup with a battling 2-0 win over Tranmere at Prenton Park.<\/p>\n

Second-half strikes from Wilfred Ndidi and Jamie Vardy proved to be the difference as the Foxes weathered a number of early scares to overcome their League Two opponents.<\/p>\n

The Foxes enjoyed much of the possession in the early stages and could have taken the lead as early as the seventh minute when Harry Winks\u2019 long-range effort flew narrowly wide.<\/p>\n

The 2016 Premier League champions continued to dominate with further chances as Cesare Casadei\u2019s header flew narrowly over the Rovers crossbar.<\/p>\n

The visitors did not have it all their own way, however, and having defended resolutely and frustrating their Championship opponents for large periods of the game, Tranmere almost took the lead themselves when Dan Pike\u2019s 20-yard effort was pushed out by Jakub Stolarczyk in the Leicester goal.<\/p>\n

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But the pressure eventually told after 55 minutes when Ndidi\u2019s effort from the corner of the box ended up in the back of the net via both posts.<\/p>\n

And just four minutes later Leicester doubled their lead when Vardy was on the spot to force the ball home from close range following an Ndidi cross right in front of the huge travelling support to make the game safe.<\/p>\n

It is now six wins out of six in all competitions for Enzo Maresca\u2019s side who will be in the hat for the third-round draw having also won their opening four matches of the Championship campaign.<\/p>\n

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