1-0, Vardy, min. 10, 2-0, min. 16, Mahrez. 3-0, min 24, Mahrez. 3-1, min. 60, Defoe. 4-1, min. 67, Albrighton. 4-2, min. 71, Fletcher.
Claudio Ranieri's men faced Sunderland on the first day of the 2015-16 Barclays Premier League season, winning 4-2 in a thrilling match.
Despite not being victorious in many previous match-ups against Sunderland, it was in fact Leicester who took all three points in an eye-catching affair.
There was much speculation before the game began about who would start the game upfront for the Foxes. However it was new summer signing Shinji Okazaki and Jamie Vardy who began the game as the strike pairing.
Sunderland started strongest
It was Sunderland who had the early chances in the game. Jermain Defoe failed to convert from a Jeremain Lens cross which was parried behind for a corner by the Leicester 'keeper.
The following corner drew two great saves from the Leicester goalkeeper Kaspar Schemichel, who managed to keep the scorline goalless.
Leicester took the lead through Vardy
After holding out Sunderland after some great early pressure it was Leicester who were to take the lead through Jamie Vardy in the 20th minute. A Mark Albrighton cross found its way to Vardy unmarked, who headed calmly past Sunderland 'keeper Costel Pantillimon.
Leicester then doubled their lead soon after, another Albrighton cross found it's way to a Leicester player. This time it was Riyad Mahrez who found the back of the net with a delightfully cushioned header into the back of the net.
Lee Cattermole was then soon after adjudjed to have fouled Mahrez in the penalty box forcing Lee Mason to award Leicester the penalty. Mahrez stepped up and calmly slotted the ball into the bottom left-hand corner.
Sunderland appeared unable to deal with the attacking prowess of both Leicester's wingers. Vardy and Okazaki also seemed too hot to handle for Sunderland centre-halfs Younes Kaboul and Sebastian Coates.
Advocaat's men feared no better early in the second half
Sunderland were put under pressure immediately after the start of the seconf half. First Vardy came closee after beating his marker for pace, before Mahrez clipped the post after a complex run in the 18-yard-box.
Vardy then almost beat the Sunderland 'keeper for a second time with a spectacular scissor-kick, however the shot proved no match for the wide reach of Pantillimon.
Defoe pulled one back for Sunderland
Sunderland managed to get on the scoresheet through a fantastic passage of play for the Black Cats. Defoe was played through one-on-one with Schmeichel who went the wrong way as defoe calmly placed the ball into the back of the net in the 60th minute.
However, Defoe's goal was quickly cancelled out as Kaboul failed to clear his lines twice - allowing Albrighton an oppurtunity to make it four - which he did sweetly. The winger turned sharply in the 18-yard box before powering the ball passed a helpless Pantillimon.
If a game with goals was what you were seeking, this game certainly didn't disappoint; it was 4-2 only minutes later as Schemichel was beaten to the ball by Defoe before he looped a ball over to Steven Fletcher who rose higher than defender Robert Huth to head the ball home, narrowing the gap once again.
Leicester held out to get the three points
Leicester remained on top throughout the rest of the game even coming close to pulling further away. Leicester also giving debuts to new arrivals Christian Fuchs, Yohan Benalouane and N'golo Kante who all looked up to the mark - especially Kante who came close to assisting Okazaki. However, neither teams managed to score again leaving the result Leicester 4-2 Sunderland.
Ranieri's men were well worthy of the three points - especially the likes of Mahrez and Albrighton who were outstanding throughout. Vardy also with a fantastic performance and could easily have had more than the one goal. Leicester will hope to carry on the form from their winning start in next week's game away at West Ham.
However, the less said about Sunderland the better. Going forward they were merely average. although Defoe proved again hat he can still perform in the Premier League. Defensively they were less than average, failing to mark correctly and making critical errors which Leicester were smart enough to capitalise on.
