Preston win despite Monga's Leicester record

Jeremy Monga's goal made him the youngest player to score in the Championship since its rebrand in 2004-05

Teenager Jeremy Monga's record-breaking goal was in vain as Preston struck five minutes from time to defeat Leicester City.

At 16 years and 37 days old, Monga became the youngest player to score in the Championship since its rebrand in 2004-05 and the youngest across the top four tiers since Jordan Ibe's strike for Wycombe in League One in October 2011 when he was 15 years and 325 days.

Alfie Devine put the hosts in front after seven minutes with an excellent finish from a tight angle after beating Foxes goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk to the ball.

Substitute Monga was introduced in the 67th minute and equalised with a low drive 10 minutes later before Milutin Osmajic calmly stroked home the winner from Thierry Small's cross in the 85th minute.

Alfie Devine put Preston ahead with a fine finish from a tight angle

Osmajic's second goal of the season meant Leicester suffered their first league defeat since their return to the Championship, while Preston stay unbeaten.

Spurs loanee Devine opened the scoring in some style as he chased a ball down the right flank and took it around Stolarczyk, who had come racing out of the box, with his first touch before firing into the empty net from outside the penalty area.

Leicester responded well to going behind with Caleb Okoli seeing a header blocked before Stephy Mavididi got on the end of Abdul Fatawu's cross but failed to hit the target.

Preston went close to doubling their lead on the half-hour when Michael Smith met Pol Valentin's cross but the striker sent his header wide and Leicester's Jordan Ayew also missed a headed chance as the Foxes ended the half without a shot on target.

Preston skipper Ben Whiteman was off target with a free-kick and Osmajic spurned an excellent chance after good work from Small as the hosts pushed for a second.

Marti Cifuentes sent on Monga and last week's match-winner Wout Faes on the hour mark and it paid immediate dividends as the duo combined for the equaliser.

Faes found Monga on the left and he drove into the box before finishing low past former Foxes goalkeeper Daniel Iversen to level on 67 minutes.

Fresh from becoming Leicester's youngest ever starter in the midweek EFL Cup defeat by Huddersfield, Monga's goal meant he beat another club record set back in 1979 as their youngest scorer.

But it was not to be a point-saving goal as Preston pushed forward late on and Small's pinpoint delivery found Osmajic between the Foxes centre-backs to slot home the decisive strike.

'He is a talented boy' - post-match reaction

Leicester boss Marti Cifuentes told BBC Radio Leicester: "It's not a good performance and it's not a good result and obviously we are disappointed. I know what we can expect with Preston, they are very clear in terms of identity, and the two goals that we conceded were poor.

"Our positioning especially in the first half was not as good as it could have been we didn't cope with the long balls and in behind, we could have done better.

"We improved in the second half got the goal to change the momentum and when we got the draw we got some chances but conceded a goal that we should have coped better with. The tracking back could have been better but it's a good goal from them good quality on the cross and a good finish."

On Monga: "He deserves the credit, he is a talented boy and we are trying to take care of him because he is very humble and that is very important for me because the way he works on the pitch is excellent.

"He wants to learn, he is eager to improve and he has a lot of talent so I'm happy that he scored his first goal and I'm sure he's going to stay humble as well and I'm not happy only about the goal but the whole performance.

"He is showing character and personality and we're going to try to help him to be the player we think he can be."

Preston manager Paul Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire:

"I thought it was very good. I thought we should have been more in front than one when they equalised but I don't want us to settle, so if we are brave and we go for it and they get the second then we lose a point, but if we are brave and go for it and we get it then we gain two.

"It's those nudges and shifts in mentality. We've come away with the points and that's the big difference. We had to be good without the ball and we were with one blip being the goal.

"All their shots were from 20 yards. With the ball we were really positive. We had to make sure we kept the right mentality. We were really slick and clinical and I'm really pleased."