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Plymouth stunned Leicester in Friday’s only fixture, before Blackburn snatched an away win at Leeds’ expense during Saturday’s early kick-off as two sides battling relegation secured slender victories over championship contenders to kickstart another wild week of Championship action – Ipswich went top despite being held at home to Middlesbrough as the Premier League push continues. Continue reading “16 hours apart, Bundu and Szmodics rip script as Championship title race hots up”
A lot has changed for both sides in the four months since their last meeting, a 2-0 Leicester win propelling them top of the Premier League while confining the Blues to their fifth league defeat in a month under Frank Lampard. Under new management and with a Champions League Final to come on May 29, will Thomas Tuchel’s men prove a step too far for the bullish Foxes here?
Continue reading “FA Cup Final Preview: Chelsea vs Leicester – Time to step up”
A look ahead to three group stage fixtures from MD3 as the Europa League continues on Thursday. Villarreal host Maccabi Tel Aviv, Tottenham hope they can atone for their embarrassment in Antwerp against Ludogorets before Premier League rivals Leicester hope to follow up their emphatic 4-1 win over Leeds in a big home clash against Portuguese side Braga. Continue reading “UEL MD3 Group Stage Previews: Tottenham, Villarreal and Leicester in action”
Roberto Firmino netted a brace, while Trent Alexander-Arnold and substitute James Milner were also on the scoresheet in an inspired second-half display as Liverpool extended their commanding lead atop the Premier League to 13 points after a comprehensive 4-0 away victory over closest title rivals Leicester City.
Mason Mount made a memorable return to Stamford Bridge and scored on his senior home debut but was helpless to stop Frank Lampard’s Chelsea side from dropping two points against a dangerous Leicester side unfortunate not to snatch a late winner in west London. Continue reading “Mason Mount thrills on Stamford Bridge debut, Chelsea drop points again”
Youri Tielemans’ 83rd minute winner proved enough for Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester side to come through unscathed with a morale-boosting win in a tricky affair away against Stoke on Saturday evening. Continue reading “Stoke 1-2 Leicester City: Tielemans’ timely winner sinks Potters in drab affair”
Ayoze Perez’s seventh goal of the Premier League campaign means Rafa Benitez’s Newcastle have all but sealed their Premier League status for 2019/20 after an important 1-0 away win against Leicester this evening. Continue reading “Leicester 0-1 Newcastle: Ayoze ensures Benitez’s men earn important away win”
Paul Pogba’s penalty strike and Luke Shaw’s maiden competitive goal were enough to secure all three points in the first game of the new 2018/19 Premier League campaign, although the visitors will feel hard done by after an admirable showing at Old Trafford.
Continue reading “Manchester United 2-1 Leicester City: Shaw’s first senior goal just enough in curtain-raiser”
Alexandre Lacazette’s well-taken header to score on his Premier League debut after less than two minutes, and Arsenal were in dreamland. For once, they would cruise to a comfortable win on the opening weekend, surely? Wrong. Unsurprisingly. Continue reading “Arsenal 4-3 Leicester City: Giroud heads late winner in seven-goal thriller on opening night”
Having managed to somehow squander a one-goal lead against a Russia side who, on the evening, were very poor, England knew they needed to win against Chris Coleman’s Wales side. They did just that, and as a result, leapfrog their opponents into top spot in Group B.
How did the England players fare individually? Read below, for the Three Lions’ player ratings.
Continue reading “England 2-1 Wales: Player ratings as Sturridge nets late, dramatic winner”
It was clear that, despite the early 12pm kick-off, both sides were raring to start and eager to prove their respective title credentials at the Emirates – buoyed by two sets of supporters who’ve been in contrasting voices all season. Arsenal were tipped as favourites to lift the trophy in May, for the first time in over a decade, whilst Leicester don’t have the pedigree, nor the experience, attached to a ‘title-winning squad’, especially as they narrowly avoided relegation last term.
Continue reading “Arsenal 2-1 Leicester City: Welbeck scores dramatic winner to close gap at summit”
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