Middlesbrough earn shock win at leaders Leicester

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Finn Azaz gives Middlesbrough a first-half lead against Leicester City

Runaway Championship leaders Leicester City saw their lead cut to nine points as Middlesbrough ended a four-game winless run with a stunning victory at the King Power Stadium.

Boro defended resolutely, surrendering possession and hitting the Foxes on the break to great effect as they took a 2-0 half-time lead through slick moves and tidy strikes from Finn Azaz and Sammy Silvera.

Leicester, who went close through Jannik Vestergaard and Patson Daka before falling behind, piled forward on the resumption.

And the introduction of Tom Canon at half-time, Kasey McAteer and former England striker Jamie Vardy with just under 30 minutes remaining, finally brought reward.

Having smashed a glorious chance over the bar, Vardy raced on to Canon's pass to blast in his 12th goal of the season.

But despite continuing to dominate, the Foxes could not break through for a second time as their four-game winning run come to an end with a shock defeat.

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Line-ups

Leicester

Formation 4-2-3-1

30Hermansen
21Ricardo Pereira
3FaesBooked at 60mins
23Vestergaard
2Justin
8Winks
22Dewsbury-HallSubstituted forMcAteerat 63'minutes
18FatawuSubstituted forAkgünat 58'minutes
26PraetSubstituted forAlbrightonat 89'minutes
10MavididiSubstituted forCannonat 45'minutes
20DakaSubstituted forVardyat 63'minutes

Substitutes

4Coady
5Doyle
9Vardy
11Albrighton
17Choudhury
28Cannon
29Akgün
35McAteer
41Stolarczyk

Middlesbrough

Formation 5-4-1

23GloverBooked at 59mins
12AylingBooked at 81mins
17McNair
3van den Berg
5ClarkeBooked at 3mins
27Engel
8McGreeBooked at 73minsSubstituted forDijksteelat 89'minutes
20AzazSubstituted forGreenwoodat 68'minutes
4Barlaser
28O'Brien
18SilveraSubstituted forForssat 78'minutes

Substitutes

1Dieng
13Hoppe
14Gilbert
15Dijksteel
21Forss
29Greenwood
38Nkrumah
49McCabe
59Woolston

Referee:Chris Kavanagh

Attendance:31,487

Live Text

Match ends, Leicester City 1, Middlesbrough 2.
Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Middlesbrough 2.
Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a cross.
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Anfernee Dijksteel replaces Riley McGree.
Attempt missed. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Dennis Praet.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lukas Engel.
Goal! Leicester City 1, Middlesbrough 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Cannon with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Thomas Cannon following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Thomas Cannon (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey McAteer with a cross.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Rav van den Berg.
Attempt missed. James Justin (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yunus Akgün with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tom Glover.
Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Thomas Cannon (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough).
Foul by Yunus Akgün (Leicester City).
Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.