Plymouth Argyle dealt a blow to Championship leaders Leicester City's automatic promotion hopes, giving their retention hopes a huge boost with a 1-0 win at Home Park.
After being on the back foot for the first 20 minutes, Argyle took the lead with Mustafa Bundu calmly scoring with his right foot after a great counter-attack.
Leicester's Patson Daka had two great chances to equalize in the first 20 minutes of the second half, but the hosts held out and kept the Foxes at bay, adding to their frustration.
Argyle keeper Michael Cooper was outstanding in denying substitute Jamie Vardy's shot in the 87th minute as the visitors were unable to convert their late pressure into a goal.
The Foxes remain top of the table with 88 points after suffering their second successive away defeat following Tuesday's game against Millwall.
They are level on points with Ipswich Town and just one point behind Leeds United, with Leeds hosting Blackburn and Ipswich hosting Middlesbrough on Saturday, with both teams having a chance to surpass the Foxes. be.
Argyle have gone unbeaten in all three games since Ian Foster was sacked as head coach, picking up seven points from nine games.
The victory moves the team, under the caretaker management of director of football Neil Duesnip and first-team coach Kevin Nancekibel, from 20th to 16th place, five points out of the relegation zone.
Leicester – Who knew about them earlier in the day? There will be no point deductions this season. Regarding financial issues, Daka's goal was ruled out for offside six minutes into the game, and two minutes later Ricardo Pereira played a superb one-two with Wilfried Ndidi, forcing a good save from Cooper. They showed their intentions early on.
The Foxes had dominated possession, but after Tuesday's draw with QPR, Adam Forshaw's great pass from midfield sent Bundu out to the left and the Sierra Leone forward cut inside, resulting in a 5-0 lead. Two of the players were recalled to the team and it was Argyle who took the lead. Then Wout Phase found the bottom corner while keeping him away.
Leicester continued to dominate the ball, with Keenan Dewsbury-Hall and Harry Winks closing in on goal from long range, but struggled to convert possession into anything meaningful.
Then, as the noise level in Home Park increased, Morgan Whittaker and the impressive Forshaw played a fine one-two on the edge of the box, with Forshaw firing a shot high over the bar to seal the hosts' lead five minutes from half-time. There was a possibility that the team could have taken an even bigger lead.
The hosts started the second period more intensely by increasing the pressure on the Foxes, but Daka managed to score from close range after Abdul Fatawu went close on goal on the right-wing, giving Leicester a 10-minute lead. That should have tied the score.
Moments after substitute Dennis Prato scored a header, Daka missed a great chance by slicing wide to the far post from four yards short of Prato's flick-on.
Leicester remained in the home half for a long time, but were unable to find a decisive pass as the home side put their bodies on the line and forced the Foxes into making mistakes.
Vardy gave his best effort in the closing stages, but Cooper contained the former England striker up front as Argyle held on for a memorable win, but the fans gave a deafening welcome. Now I feel like I can stay awake after the game. During the tumultuous three months of Foster's reign, they fell off the table.
lineup
plymouth
formation 3-4-2-1
- 1cooper
- FivePreguess erotic
- 6Scar
- twenty twoGalloway
- 2Moomba
- 27ForshawBooked for 41 minutesReplacementHortonin 71 minutesminutes
- 20randell
- 14mirrorI made a reservation in 30 minutes.Replacementedwardsin 34 minutesminutes
- TenwhitakerI made a reservation in 50 minutes.
- 15BunduReplacementgibsonin 63 minutesminutes
- 9hardyBooked in 49 minutesReplacementwaynein 71 minutesminutesI made a reservation in 90 minutes.
substitute
- FourHorton
- 8edwards
- 11light
- 16divine
- 17gibson
- twenty onedanger
- twenty threewayne
- 26phillips
- 35Ichizaka
leicester
formation 4-2-3-1
- 30hermansen
- twenty oneRicardo Pereira
- 3Fes
- twenty threeVestergoatBooked in 69 minutes
- 2justin
- 8wink
- twenty fiveNdidiI made a reservation in 45 minutes.ReplacementPratoin 54 minutesminutes
- 18Fatau
- twenty twoDewsbury Hall
- Tenmavididi
- 20DakaReplacementVardyin 67 minutesminutes
substitute
- Fourcody
- Fivedoyle
- 9Vardy
- 17chowdhury
- 26Prato
- 28Cannon
- 29Akgun
- 41stralczyk
- 45nelson
- Referee:
- robert jones
- Attendance:
- 16,861
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Game over, Plymouth Argyle 1, Leicester City 0.
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End of the second half, Plymouth Argyle 1, Leicester City 0.
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Foul by Abdul Fataw (Leicester City).
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Brendan Galloway (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in defence.
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Foul by Abdul Fataw (Leicester City).
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Brendan Galloway (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in defence.
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Attempt failed. Jannik Westergaard (Leicester City) took a header from the center of the box, but it went just wide of the target. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall assists a cross from a corner kick.
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Leicester City corner. Julio Pulguezuelo conceded a goal.
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Ben Wayne (Plymouth Argyle) was shown a yellow card for a serious foul.
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Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ben Wayne (Plymouth Argyle).
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Abdul Fattaw (Leicester City) wins a free kick inside the defence.
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Foul by Ben Wayne (Plymouth Argyle).
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Attempt failed. Harry Winks (Leicester City) took a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it went wide of the corner kick.
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Leicester City corner. Adam Randell confirmed.
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Attempt blocked. Keenan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) took a left-footed shot from the left of the box, but it was blocked. Supported by Steffy Mavididi.
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Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) took a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it was saved in the center of the goal. Supported by Steffy Mavididi.
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I'm late. They are ready to continue.
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Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle) was late for the game due to injury.
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Leicester City corner. Julio Pulguezuelo conceded a goal.