Savage Wins First Game as Peterborough Boss, Beats Leicester 3-1 at King Power Stadium

Peterborough United beat Leicester City 3-1 at the King Power Stadium on Saturday, October 10, in Robbie Savage's first League One match as a manager. It is also his first managerial job in the English Football League.

Posh were ahead after 12 minutes. Owura Edwards cut in from the left, got past Olabade Aluko and fired into the far corner. Harry Leonard tapped in the second after Bolu Shofowoke rounded the Leicester goalkeeper, and a Warren O'Hora own goal made it 3-0 at half-time. Home fans were chanting for Russell Martin to go, and a section left at the break.

Martin made three changes at half-time, but Leicester found the net only in the 68th minute. Substitute Wes Burns squared for Emil Riis, who slid the ball into an empty net. It was Leicester's 20th attempt on goal. Peterborough goalkeeper Alex Bass made a fine save from Kamari Doyle, and Danny Ormerod went close to a fourth late on.

The win was a big shock for a Peterborough side that had won only once in the league this season. Savage called it one of the greatest days of his life. For Leicester, it was a third league home defeat of the campaign. Martin said after the match that sacking him would not be a quick fix.

Elsewhere in League One, Plymouth Argyle beat Wimbledon 2-1 with a stoppage-time goal from substitute Xavier Amaechi. They had come from behind after Jayden Stockley's 16th-minute opener, with Caleb Watts equalising. The win put Plymouth clear at the top of the table.