Leicester City’s development team suffered a 3-1 defeat to Middlesbrough Under-21s on Monday evening.
After a difficult night in the EFL Trophy, the young Foxes are back in Premier League 2 this week, facing Boro at the LCFC Training Ground. The visitors took all three points at Seagrave, with Callum Kavanagh opening the scoring in the 20th minute, his fifth of the Teesiders’ campaign.
It remained that way at the break, before the visitors doubled their lead thanks to Ben Nelson’s own goal less than 10 minutes into the second. Max Howells’ strike then went past Brad Young, sealing the deal. determined victory for Mark Tinkler’s team.
Man City striker Amani Richards continued his good form in front of goal with a late consolation, but there was not enough time to mark the Foxes’ comeback, leaving Leicester 24th in PL2, with three points after their first five matches.
It’s been a quick turnaround for the Ben Petty-coached side, who now focus on Fulham at Motspur Park this Friday (7pm BST kick-off).
Details
City:
Young, Aluko, Godsmark-Ford, Nelson (Hill 78′), Ali (Maswanhise 45′), Wilson-Brown, Marçal, Raikhy, Cover, S. Thomas (Fennant 78′), Richards.
Unused subs:
Doherty, Appiah. But:
Richards 87′.
