Leicester City 3-2 Millwall: Foxes return to top of Championship table
Leicester City fought back to beat lowly Millwall with three second-half goals and return to the top of the Championship.
The Lions stunned their hosts after nine minutes when Murray Wallace swung a cross into the box and Tom Bradshaw flicked a header past Foxes keeper Mads Hermansen.
City turned the game on its head shortly after the break, levelling when Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s floated cross looped into the net off Jannik Vestergaard’s shoulder, before Wilfred Ndidi stood up a deep cross for Patson Daka to nod in an unmissable second from a yard out.
Ricardo Pereira forced home after Tom Cannon’s shot was blocked to wrap up the three points, before Kevin Nisbet hammered in a stoppage-time consolation for Millwall from George Saville’s corner.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Leicester
Formation 4-3-3
- 30Hermansen
- 21Ricardo Pereira
- 4CoadyBooked at 37minsSubstituted forJustinat 59′minutes
- 23Vestergaard
- 3FaesBooked at 82mins
- 25Ndidi
- 8Winks
- 22Dewsbury-HallSubstituted forPraetat 79′minutes
- 18Fatawu
- 20DakaSubstituted forCannonat 71′minutes
- 10Mavididi
Substitutes
- 1Ward
- 2Justin
- 7Casadei
- 17Choudhury
- 26Praet
- 28Cannon
- 39Maswanhise
- 41Stolarczyk
- 45Nelson
Millwall
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 20Sarkic
- 18Leonard
- 5CooperBooked at 21mins
- 45HardingBooked at 13mins
- 17Norton-Cuffy
- 14CampbellSubstituted forMitchellat 83′minutes
- 23SavilleBooked at 74mins
- 3M WallaceBooked at 24minsSubstituted forMcNamaraat 45′minutes
- 39HoneymanSubstituted forLongmanat 82′minutes
- 9BradshawSubstituted forNisbetat 74′minutes
- 19WatmoreSubstituted forFlemmingat 74′minutes
Substitutes
- 2McNamara
- 4Hutchinson
- 7Nisbet
- 8Mitchell
- 10Flemming
- 11Longman
- 22Emakhu
- 25Esse
- 33Bialkowski
- Referee:
- Keith Stroud
- Attendance:
- 28,960
Live Text
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Match ends, Leicester City 3, Millwall 2.
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Second Half ends, Leicester City 3, Millwall 2.
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Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kevin Nisbet (Millwall).
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Goal! Leicester City 3, Millwall 2. Kevin Nisbet (Millwall) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
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Attempt saved. Kevin Nisbet (Millwall) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by George Saville with a cross.
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Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Stephy Mavididi.
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Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Dan McNamara (Millwall).
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Millwall).
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Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
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Attempt saved. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Saville.
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Substitution, Millwall. Billy Mitchell replaces Allan Campbell.
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Substitution, Millwall. Ryan Longman replaces George Honeyman.
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Wout Faes (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
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Zian Flemming (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Attempt blocked. George Honeyman (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Leonard.
