Leicester's perfect start ends with defeat by Hull

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Hull City striker Liam Delap (second left) celebrates taking the lead during their Championship match at Leicester City

Hull City won at Leicester City to end the Foxes' 100% start to the new season.

Liam Delap put the Tigers in front in the 15th minute when he cut in from the right and found the bottom left-hand corner with a left-footed strike which took a deflection off defender Jannik Vestergaard.

The hosts were wayward with their shooting but rallied after the break as debutant Abdul Fatawu rattled the foot of a post, fellow substitute Cesare Casadei fired wide and Jamie Vardy headed off target.

A first defeat for Leicester since Enzo Maresca took charge this summer following relegation from the Premier League saw them drop off the top of the Championship table and down to third, while Hull climb to sixth after extending their unbeaten run to four league games.

Relive Saturday's EFL action as it happened

Leicester started strongly, with captain Ricardo Pereira sending a shot from inside the area just wide of the upright, but the visitors went ahead following a moment of class from Delap.

The on-loan Manchester City striker showed good control to bring down a cross-field pass from Jean Michael Seri before ghosting past a defender and firing his side ahead.

Maresca made a triple substitution seven minutes into the second half, but Hull should have had a second goal soon after when Delap supplied Aaron Connolly in the 18-yard box, but the Republic of Ireland international put his shot over the bar.

Ghana winger Fatawu, who joined Leicester on loan from Sporting Lisbon on Thursday, came closest to getting an equaliser when he curled a shot against the woodwork.

Hull continued to press for a second goal and Mads Hermansen had to parry a Cyrus Christie shot over the bar, before the Foxes keeper saved at his near post from Scott Twine.

Line-ups

Leicester

Formation 3-4-3

30Hermansen
3Faes
23VestergaardBooked at 58mins
5Doyle
21Ricardo Pereira
25NdidiSubstituted forCasadeiat 53'minutes
8WinksBooked at 55mins
22Dewsbury-Hall
29AkgünSubstituted forFatawuat 53'minutesBooked at 90mins
14IheanachoSubstituted forVardyat 68'minutes
35McAteerSubstituted forMavididiat 53'minutes

Substitutes

2Justin
7Casadei
9Vardy
10Mavididi
17Choudhury
18Fatawu
40Marçal-Madivadua
41Stolarczyk
45Nelson

Hull

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Ingram
2CoyleBooked at 7mins
5JonesBooked at 2mins
4GreavesBooked at 75mins
3VinagreBooked at 60minsSubstituted forMcLoughlinat 65'minutes
27Slater
24Seri
20DelapSubstituted forSayyadmaneshat 84'minutesBooked at 90mins
10TraoréSubstituted forChristieat 65'minutes
30Twine
44ConnollySubstituted forLokiloat 74'minutes

Substitutes

6McLoughlin
9Sayyadmanesh
11Sinik
14Vaughan
17Allsop
22Lokilo
26Smith
32Lo-Tutala
33Christie

Referee:John Busby

Attendance:31,318

Live Text

Match ends, Leicester City 0, Hull City 1.
Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Hull City 1.
Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
Jason Lokilo (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Wout Faes.
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (Hull City).
Attempt missed. Cesare Casadei (Leicester City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Winks with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lewie Coyle.
Attempt blocked. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Cesare Casadei (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
Substitution, Hull City. Allahyar Sayyadmanesh replaces Liam Delap.
Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Regan Slater (Hull City).
Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.