Russell Martin’s Leicester avoided a potential banana skin as the 2021 FA Cup winners beat sixth-tier Oxford City 4-2 in the first round.
Sixty four places separated Sky Bet League One club Leicester and the minnows in the English pyramid.
Talented teenager Louis Page broke the deadlock in the 16th minute with his first senior Foxes goal, a super strike which nestled in the top left corner from 20 yards out.
Leicester fan Scott Pollock got a dream moment when his left-footed in-swinging corner went directly in on the half-hour mark to level.
Martin’s visitors turned the game on its head with a quick-fire double.
First, Harry Howell made an instant impact as his stood up cross was headed home by Emil Riis in the 51st minute before Kamari Doyle’s left-footed strike found the far corner seven minutes later.
The Hoops were back in it when John Ashby stabbed home Zac McEachran’s ball from close range.
Jonathan Maxsted kept the hosts in touch with good saves to keep out Doyle and Howell.
Substitute Tom Watson, who saw a late volley saved, killed any hopes of a late shock when he netted with 10 minutes to go.
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