Forest beat holders Leicester but fan incident mars FA Cup thriller

FA Cup holders Leicester were dumped out of the competition in the fourth round after being thrashed 4-1 by an inspired Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

The Championship side were unfazed by the arrival of their Premier League opponents and took the lead after 23 minutes when Philip Zinckernagel turned home from inside the six-yard box after Kienan Davis nodded down Brennan Johnson's floated cross from the right.

Forest fans barely had time to celebrate their side's goal before they were on their feet again just 87 seconds later, with Johnson cleverly slotting through the legs of Danny Ward after Daniel Amartey's dreadful backpass played him in.

During the celebrations, a supporter ran onto the field and appeared to throw punches towards Forest players.

Leicester apologised to Forest after the game and pledged a lifetime ban to the fan in question, with a spokesperson saying: "The club is appalled by such behaviour and offers its apologies to Nottingham Forest and its players whose safety was compromised.

"We applaud the swift action taken by City Ground stewards in apprehending the individual involved, who will be subject to a lifetime ban from all Leicester City fixtures at home and away.

"We will offer every support to the relevant authorities in pursuing further appropriate action."

But the incident didn't detail Steve Cooper's side, who were celebrating again just after the half-hour mark when some dreadful set-piece defending allowed returning captain Joe Worrall to steer a header past Ward and hand Forest a stunning 3-0 lead.

Leicester were handed a lifeline when Kelechi Iheanacho (40) beat Forest goalkeeper Brice Samba - who had rashly raced out of his area - to a James Maddison through ball and rolled the