Leicester’s title defence has gotten off to a terrible start, with the surprise EPL champs going down to relegation-favourites Hull 2-1 at Hull’s KCOM Stadium.
Hull shrugged off an injury crisis to shock the champions, despite being favoured by pundits and bookies to go down at season’s end.
Robert Snodgrass thumped home a left-footed winner in the 57th minute after Leicester, who lost only three games last season, failed to clear their lines.
Riyad Mahrez’s second-half penalty for Leicester had earlier cancelled out Adama Diomande’s acrobatic overhead kick.
Diomande gave Hull the lead against the run of play in the first minute of first-half stoppage time, leaping in tandem with Abel Hernandez to meet Kasper Schmeichel’s punched clearance from a Curtis Davies header.
Mahrez responded from the penalty spot two minutes into the second half after Tom Huddlestone had clipped Demarai Gray on the edge of the area, before Snodgrass slammed home the winner, providing some respite for Hull, who had only 13 fit first-team players available.
Leicester’s 2015-16 season hero Jamie Vardy seemed subdued, unable to capture the form from last year that saw him win England selection and the Premier League title.
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