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Mihailo Ivanovic had a penalty saved by Foxes' goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk, but Femi Azeez's 44th-minute strike proved decisive for the Lions as they held on to third place on the table with 23 points, two adrift of Middlesbrough in second, which lost points in a 1-1 draw against Wrexham.

Leicester is stuck in 10th on 17 points after a third match with a win and a second straight defeat, leaving boss Marti Cifuentes feeling frustrated.

"It was disappointing to end the first half by conceding that goal without us playing at a great level," he said.

"Everybody in this league wants to beat us, that is normal and in that sense we have to understand that no game is easy."

For Neil, it was another excellent result and one he felt his side deserved, despite missing the chance to double the lead with the penalty.

"I think we deserved to win the game. I thought over the piece, we carried the bigger threat," Neil said.

"Once the first goal went in ... it was always going to be about the next one.

"We had that opportunity with the penalty, it doesn't go in and it makes that next 20 to 25 minutes really tough because you need to dig in.

"We carried a threat throughout the whole game. To do that against that level of opposition and perform as we did, I think just shows where we are as a group at the moment.

"The lads have been brilliant, right across pre-season and building into this. Even when we've had a set-back or two, they always respond, they always react, they're an unbelievable group to work with so I feel very privileged at the moment."