Leicester City got off to the perfect start to 2013 as they hit six goals past sorry Huddersfield.
Two goals apiece from debutant Chris Wood and Anthony Knockaert and further goals from Ritchie De Laet and Martyn Waghorn put the Terriers to the sword. Scott Arfield grabbed a consolation for the visitors.
City manager Nigel Pearson made two changes to the side that beat Burnley on Saturday. Striker Wood came in for Lloyd Dyer, while Man United loanee Michael Keane replaced Liam Moore at the heart of the defence.
Leicester got out of the blocks quickly, almost taking the lead inside the first minute as Knockaert's shot was cleared off the line by Adam Clayton.
They didn't have to wait long though for the deadlock to be broken. A Knockaert corner from the right found David Nugent whose header was superbly saved by Alex Smithies, but Wood nodded in the rebound from no more than a couple of yards for his 12th goal of the season.
The New Zealand international then got his and Leicester's second halfway through the first half. Nugent broke away before squaring to Wood who finished superbly with a shot that went in off the upright.
It was a dream debut for Wood as he and Nugent look like they can be a formidable parternship in the Championship, especially on today's display.
A third goal for Leicester was looking more likelier than Huddersfield grabbing a goal back as the first half came to a close, but few inside the King Power stadium would've predicted the source of City's third which came on the stroke of half time.
Knockaert found right back De Laet who had made a marauding run into the box before firing a low shot from a tight angle past Smithies.
The second half got worse for the visitors, beginning with the injured Smithies being replaced by veteran Ian Bennett.
And the stand in 'keeper's first touch was to pick the ball out of the net as Leicester added a fourth after 50 minutes.
A Paul Konchesky cross from the left found Knockaert on the edge of the area who fired in a left foot shot first time past Bennett.
The French winger kept tormenting the Huddersfield defence, just like he did in the reverse fixture in October, and he added his second of the game just two minutes after his first.
Some trademark trickery in the penalty area saw the Huddersfield defenders stand off before cutting inside and curling a sublime effort into the corner.
The visitors did grab a consolation on the hour mark as Scott Arfield shot past Kasper Schmeichel after the Dane had saved his initial shot.
In fact, Huddersfield had a couple more good chances to make the scoreline more respectable. Firstly, Arfield headed over when he should have at least the target before striker Lee Novak had a shot saved.
Despite the Huddersfield pressure, City went on to add a sixth 15 minutes from time as Wood nodded down a Konchesky ball into the path of substitute Waghorn who hit the ball on the volley.
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