Leicester ended Crystal Palace's long unbeaten run with a late 1-0 win at the Walkers Stadium.
Foxes leave it late to sneak win
Leicester ended Crystal Palace's long unbeaten run with a late 1-0 win at the Walkers Stadium.
Barry Hayles bundled the ball home a minute from time to give Leicester a hard-fought victory and inflict Palace's first defeat in 16 games in the Championship.
After a dour first half the game improved in the second period as both sides pushed forward in search of an opener.
Iain Hume went close to breaking the deadlock on 49 minutes with a superb free-kick from the edge of the box which flew into the side-netting.
Jamie Scowcroft had a sight of goal for Palace on 57 minutes when the ball dropped to him inside the box, but he could only volley his effort over the crossbar.
Disallowed
Clinton Morrison thought he had opened the scoring on 65 minutes when he turned the ball home from close-range only for the offside flag to cut short his celebrations.
Steve Howard wasted a good opening on 74 minutes when he rose highest to meet Hume's free-kick only to head his effort off target.
The game looked set to end in a stalemate until Hayles somewhat fortuitously bundled the ball home from close-range to give Leicester all three points.
The win lifts Leicester up to 15th spot in the table, while Palace remain in the play-off spots in sixth.
