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On what could prove a pivotal afternoon in the race for automatic promotion, Leicester boss Enzo Maresca put this vital win down to his team’s persistence.

Relegation-threatened Birmingham City were on the verge of claiming a point until Stephy Mavididi’s late header claimed the spoils. Maresca will be acutely aware his side must become more clinical or risk surrendering their place at the top of the table, which was regained due to defeats for rivals Ipswich and Leeds.

Blues’ leading goalscorer Jay Stansfield had earlier cancelled-out Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s opener.

‘The important thing at this stage,’ Maresca said, ‘is to control your emotions.

‘We deserved to come through, of that there is no doubt. We showed patience and belief in how we want to play. All we do now is take it game by game. The league has not ended at this moment. That is the mentality we must have.’