Leicester City made the most of their few clear openings to beat promotion-chasing Stoke City 2-1 in a gripping Championship contest, as Stephy Mavididi and Patson Daka struck superb first-half goals before Bae Jun-ho set up a fraught finale. The hosts scored with their only two efforts on target yet still needed two outstanding saves from Asmir Begovic to claim back-to-back league wins and breathe life into a stuttering campaign.
Stoke, who would have gone second with victory after Middlesbrough's draw with Oxford United and began the day only two points off the automatic promotion places, dominated large spells of the game. But their profligacy in front of goal and two costly errors were ruthlessly exposed by Leicester, who climbed to 10th with a gritty display that checked the Potters' momentum while easing the pressure on head coach Marti Cifuentes.
Stoke's Bright Start Undone By Mavididi's Solo Stunner
Mark Robins made just one alteration to his Stoke side, bringing Tomas Rigo into midfield for Lewis Baker, and the visitors quickly imposed themselves. Rigo was involved in the early exchanges as City moved the ball fluently, with Million Manhoef forcing Begovic into action with a side-footed effort that tested the Leicester goalkeeper's positioning. Moments later, Junior Tchamadeu powered down the right and picked out Jun-ho unmarked on the edge of the six-yard box, only for the South Korean to lose his footing just as he shaped to shoot, a slip that summed up Stoke's early wastefulness.