Hobbs has been a regular for high-flying Leicester this season

Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson is hopeful that Jacks Hobbs' red card in the 1-0 win over Bristol Rovers will be rescinded by referee Graham Horwood.

Hobbs saw red for a foul on Darryl Duffy in the box after 56 minutes.

Pearson told BBC Radio Leicester: "The sending-off was unfortunate. I don't think it was intentional and I hope the ref looks at it again."

On-loan keeper Mark Bunn saved the resulting penalty and the Foxes held on to the lead given them by Matt Fryatt.

"Jack tried to clear the ball, it bobbled, Kerrea Gilbert was round to cover and so it was debatable if he was the last man," Pearson added.

"Jack didn't know how he missed the ball but I was in line with it and the ball took a nasty bobble."

Bunn, playing only his second game for the club after joining on a month-long loan deal from Blackburn, said his spot-kick heroics from were down to doing pre-match research.

"Me and the goalkeeper coach (Mike Stowell) looked at some penalties before and he (Ricky Lambert) went to the right so I went to the right and I saved it.

"It's about time I saved one because that's the first penalty I've saved in about 10 I think."

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