IF ever Ian Holloway required a show of support from his players this was the occasion. The Leicester City manager could not have been presented with a more emphatic demonstration that he has their complete backing at the Walkers Stadium.

Man City 1 Norwich City 0

Georgios Samaras was handed the chance to rebuild his shattered reputation after Sven-Goran Eriksson gave the Greek forward his first Manchester City start of the season.

Goals from Joe Ledley and Paul Parry put Cardiff three points clear at the Coca-Cola Championship summit in their top-of-the-table clash with Birmingham.