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Femi Azeez brushed off Luke Thomas to score the game's only goal just before the break A first-half strike from Femi Azeez earned Millwall a deserved 1-0 victory over Leicester City at The Den and secured the Lions' fourth win in a row. It is the first time Millwall have claimed four consecutive victories since last November. Striker Mihailo Ivanovic could have made the margin of victory greater but his second-half penalty was well saved by Foxes goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk. The hosts stay third and move to just two points behind Middlesbrough, who drew against Wrexham, while Leicester fall to 10th with just one win in their last eight Championship games. The visitors started the brighter and Aaron Ramsey's shot from range tested Millwall keeper Max Crocombe early on. At the other end, Leicester keeper Stolarczyk used his legs smartly to keep out the in-form Azeez. Just before the break, Casper De Norre dropped deep on halfway and played a long ball up to Azeez, who left Luke Thomas floundering before lashing the ball into the back of the net - his fourth goal in as many games. The Foxes were dealt a further blow moments after the half-time break when Tuesday's goal-scorer Ramsey was forced off with an injury and replaced by Argentine loanee striker Julian Carranza. Azeez was then tripped in the box by Foxes midfielder Harry Winks but Serbian striker Ivanovic's well-struck spot-kick was superbly saved down to his right hand side by Stolarczyk. That deprived the struggling visitors of the lift they needed and Azeez went close again, but his left-foot shot from outside the box went just wide. Off the bench, substitute Carranza's attempt to grab his first goal for Leicester saw his overhead kick sail over the bar. Deep into six minutes of additional time, fellow sub Patson Daka was denied a dramatic leveller when his header was saved by Lions keeper Crocombe as the hosts hung on for a well-earned three points. Millwall boss Alex Neil told BBC Radio London: "I think we deserved to win the game. We carried the bigger threat. They are naturally going to have their moments; they are a good side, they have good players. "We built ourselves into the game really nicely in the first half, got the goal at the right time and the second half was always going to be who got the second 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. " Leicester boss Marti Cifuentes told BBC Radio Leicester: "The first 15-20 minutes were OK from our side but, slowly, Millwall started to get that dominance from long throws and set-plays and we couldn't get that momentum into the game. "It was disappointing to end the first half by conceding that goal without us playing at a great level. "When Aaron [Ramsey] gets the muscular injury, it changes all the plans that we had in the second half. Then the game became more of a transition, up and down. In the end the result is very disappointing. "Everybody in this league wants to beat us, that is normal and in that sense we have to understand that no game is easy. " After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 25th October 2025 at 17: 00 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Alex Neil Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Martí Cifuentes Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Alex Neil Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Martí Cifuentes Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Millwall have won four of their last five home league games against Leicester City (L1), keeping three clean sheets across that run. Leicester City have won three of their last four league games against Millwall (L1), though did lose the most recent encounter 1-0 in April 2024. Millwall have won each of their last three league games and will be looking to win four in succession for the first time since November 2024 (run of four 1-0 wins). Leicester have won just four of their 11 league games so far this season (D5 L2); their last campaign in the Championship in 2023-24 saw them win 10 of their opening 11 matches en route to winning the title. Millwall have 20 points from their opening 11 league games this season (W6 D2 L3); it’s the earliest they’ve reached that total in the second tier since 1995-96 (also 11 games). Match ends, Millwall 1, Leicester City 0. Second Half ends, Millwall 1, Leicester City 0. Attempt missed. Femi Azeez (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Attempt saved. Patson Daka (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Max Crocombe (Millwall). Assisted by Jordan James with a cross. Silko-Amari Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall). Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ryan Leonard. Substitution, Millwall. Joe Bryan replaces Zak Sturge. Substitution, Millwall. Aidomo Emakhu replaces Thierno Ballo. Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time. Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jake Cooper. Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Max Crocombe. Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Silko-Amari Thomas. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Ryan Leonard (Millwall). Offside, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu is caught offside. Harry Winks (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City). Femi Azeez (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.