Leicester 0-1 Hull: Foxes winning streak comes crashing down as visiting Tigers retain early lead… as Manchester City’s loanee Liam Delap nets the winner

Leicester City’s 100 per cent winning start in the Championship came to a surprising end as Hull pulled the early season pacemakers back down to earth in an upset win.

If the Foxes are Premier League-tied then this performance won’t take them very far in the top flight of England as Liam Delap’s attack in the first half netted the Tigers three points in what remains one of the toughest grounds in the Championship is to visit. .

The visitors weren’t shy about showing their confidence as they played from the back, with the passes between goalkeeper and defense going all the way despite a sea of ​​blue ready to strike.

The problem for Liam Rosenior’s side was struggling with Leicester’s smooth versatility as they attacked in the early substitutions.

Bookings for defenders Alfie Jones and Lewie Coyle in the opening ten minutes highlighted Hull’s defensive struggle, but their forwards enjoyed the freedom and exploited it at every opportunity, with Liam Delap being at the heart of everything positive.

Kelechi Iheanacho of Leicester City fights against Alfie Jones of Hull City during the match

Maresca will have seen first-hand the quality of the Manchester City academy product during their time together at the Etihad and is said to have recognized the 20-year-old’s looming goal threat as he came in from the wing, floated past Callum Doyle with ease and finished in the bottom corner as his shot from Jannik Vestergaard ricocheted off to put Hull ahead after 15 minutes.

There was some immaturity in Leicester’s defense as Aaron Connolly started to win his individual fight against Wout Faes and Hull’s approach of two passes through the middle before going wide continued to work almost every time.

It was route one tactic that countered the elemental defenses, and most importantly, it was effective.

Ricardo Pereira, Wilfred Ndidi and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall looked for the equalizer with speculative attempts from range, while Kelechi Iheanacho’s blushes were spared at the end of the first half after he surrounded goalkeeper Matt Ingram, but saw his final shot go from offside to the line was blocked. flag went up.

The host continued to test Hull’s resolve early in the second half with the same approach that had yet to work. Iheanacho remained the focal point amid a lack of quality in the final third and Maresca responded by putting in a triple substitution after less than 10 minutes, but it was Hull who remained in the upper hand.

Connolly should have ended the game in the 59th minute, but his shot hit the crossbar before Fatawu knocked the home fans off their seats when his shot bounced off the post moments later.

Veteran striker and Premier League winner Jamie Vardy started the game on the bench

Ryan Christie would later force a brilliant save from Mads Hermansen.

Leicester were good until the moment they actually had to put the ball in the back of the net.

Jamie Vardy came off the bench but failed to sniff the goal, Dewsbury-Hall was wasteful inside the box and Pereira’s efforts from outside the box summed up Leicester’s afternoon.

The Foxes may be the favorites for promotion, but Hull exposed vulnerabilities on Maresca’s side that other teams will pay close attention to.