Middlesbrough boss Rob Edwards brings his side to the King Power Stadium on Tuesday(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)

Middlesbrough boss Rob Edwards is “surprised” by Leicester City’s run of defeats, but only because he feels they’ve not earned the results their performances have merited.

Edwards brings his high-flying Boro to the King Power Stadium on Tuesday night where they take on a City outfit that have lost their last three to slump to 14th in the table.

While Marti Cifuentes has criticised the level of performance shown by his players, Edwards feels they’ve been “unlucky” with how some of the games have panned out.

“They’ve got really, really good players, especially for this level,” Edwards said at his press conference on Monday. “They play in a good way.

“They’ve been unlucky. They’ve created big chances and not quite taken them and then been punished at times in games where they’ve dominated.

“They do have a lot of the ball, they have a really clear way of playing and they have very good individuals once they get into the wide areas especially.

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