Tag: Leicester
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Leicester keeper Schmeichel defends under-fire De Gea
Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel says the criticism being levelled at his Manchester United counterpart David de Gea was building a “dangerous narrative”. Calls for De Gea to be dropped have grown after the 29-year-old’s mistakes in United’s FA Cup semi-final defeat by Chelsea last weekend, with Dean Henderson backed to take over after an…
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Iheanacho scores as Everton beat Leicester
Kelechi Iheanacho was on target but his efforts were not enough as Everton continued their rich form under Carlo Ancelotti beating Leicester City 2-1 at Goodison Park on Wednesday. Two early first half goals from Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson were enough to condemn Brendan Rodgers-side to their first defeat in the league since the restart.…
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FA Cup: Ferdinand slams Ndidi for Chelsea’s goal
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has criticized Wilfred Ndidi for his poor defending which led to the goal conceded in Leicester City’s 1-0 FA Cup loss to Chelsea on Sunday. Ferdinand feels the Nigeria international could have done better in the encounter and probably prevented Barkley’s goal. “The gap between the centre-backs start to…
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I didn’t get enough play time at Leicester because of Mahrez – Musa
Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has disclosed that he did not get enough playing time during his time at Leicester City because of his former Foxes teammate, Riyad Mahrez. Musa joined Leicester City from Russia side, CSKA Moscow, for a club-record fee of £16.6million in July 2016. The 27-year-old forward only managed two goals in…
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EPL: Arsenal agreed Vardy deal with Leicester
Former Arsenal chief Dick Law has lifted the lid on Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy’s famous rejection in 2016. Vardy looked set to leave the King Power to join Arsenal only to change his mind late on, and he still remains at the Foxes today. Law told the Athletic: “The deal with Leicester was done,…
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EPL: Vardy scores twice as Leicester thrash Villa
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers thought his side looked back to their best as Jamie Vardy ended his goal drought in their convincing 4-0 win over Aston Villa. The Foxes had only picked up two wins in their past eight Premier League games – and two points in their past four matches. They led through…
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Rudiger scores twice as Chelsea draw Leicester
Leicester and Chelsea played out an entertaining Premier League draw in a see-saw encounter at King Power Stadium. The result means the Foxes stay third in the table, eight points above Chelsea in fourth. After a largely uneventful first half, the game came to life just after the break when Antonio Rudiger headed Chelsea in…
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Iheanacho seals Leicester FA Cup victory
Leicester held off a spirited second-half effort from Championship promotion chasers Brentford to reach the FA Cup fourth round in the final tie to be held at Griffin Park. Kelechi Iheanacho scored the only goal of the game after just four minutes when he tapped in a cross from full-back James Justin, who had been…
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Why West Ham will be difficult for Leicester City – Iheanacho
Kelechi Iheanacho has predicted a ‘difficult’ encounter for Leicester City when they take on West Ham United on Wednesday. Brendan Rodgers’ men have suffered back-to-back losses in their previous two fixtures, with their last league victory coming against Newcastle United on New Year’s Day. West Ham, on their part, are also struggling to secure maximum…