REUTERS – Season’s surprise package Leicester City are seeking further impetus from a face-off with a highly-competitive side as they host fellow title contenders Manchester City in a potential cracker of a Premier League contest on Tuesday. Claudio Ranieri’s team are second in the table, a point behind Arsenal, with a game in hand after […]
Manchester City are expecting a strong response from shock Premier League leaders Leicester City after the Foxes slipped to only their second league defeat.
REUTERS – Premier League leaders Leicester City have the character and spirit to put Saturday’s loss to Liverpool behind them in their next game against Manchester City, defender Danny Simpson has said. The Foxes were beaten 1-0 at Anfield to record only their second loss of this season that snapped their unbeaten 10-game run in […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Leicester City were given a reality check when the unlikely leaders lost 1-0 at Liverpool on Saturday while Manchester United slumped to a third straight Premier League defeat to pile the pressure on Louis van Gaal. Arsenal wasted a Boxing Day opportunity to knock Leicester off the top of the table when […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Cracks finally appeared in Leicester City’s armour as a 10-match unbeaten sequence that propelled them to the top of the Premier League ended in a 1-0 defeat at Liverpool on Saturday. The surprise Christmas leaders were subdued and struggled to contain an energetic Liverpool side who deservedly took the points at Anfield […]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is full of admiration for Leicester City's football style which propelled the Midlands club to the top of the Premier League.
LONDON (Reuters) – Leicester City may be top of the elite league at Christmas for the first time in their 131-year history but manager Claudio Ranieri is still playing down title talk. Ahead of the festive matches against Liverpool and Manchester City, all the Italian would say was that if his team won both they […]
REUTERS – Doubters keep writing off surprise Premier League leaders Leicester City’s title chances but it has proved as a source of encouragement for the players, the club’s on-loan winger Nathan Dyer has said. The Foxes were rock bottom for most of last season but pulled off a great escape to stay up after winning […]
By Ian Chadband (Reuters) – A fresh chapter in Leicester City’s unlikely fairytale was written on Saturday as they ensured they would sit top of the Premier League tree on Christmas Day exactly one year after languishing at the foot of the table. Their 3-2 victory at Everton, fashioned with all the now familiar speed […]
Leicester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table with an impressive victory at Goodison Park as they defeated Everton 2-3. Riyad Mahrez scored a penalty in the 27th minute, but the hosts leveled the score, thanks to the in-form Romelu Lukaku who scored just 5 minutes later. Mahrez then again […]
REUTERS – Leicester City are breath of fresh air for a sport generally dominated by sides with the most financial clout, Everton manager Roberto Martinez said on Thursday ahead of his side’s Premier League clash against the Foxes. Claudio Ranieri’s side sit top of the table on 35 points after 16 games, their challenge spearheaded […]
