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Patson Daka (left) scored to put Leicester in front in the match for the first timeLeicester 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.
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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
Match ends, Leicester City 3, Millwall 2.
Second Half ends, Leicester City 3, Millwall 2.
Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kevin Nisbet (Millwall).
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.
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.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Stephy Mavididi.
Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dan McNamara (Millwall).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Millwall).
Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
Attempt saved. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Saville.
Substitution, Millwall. Billy Mitchell replaces Allan Campbell.
Substitution, Millwall. Ryan Longman replaces George Honeyman.
Wout Faes (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
Zian Flemming (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. George Honeyman (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Leonard.
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