Leicester city – Football Flame

4May

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Dean Smith, Leicester city, PREMIER LEAGUE

Smith hopes in-form Vardy can help Leicester beat the drop

Jamie Vardy of Leicester City celebrates scoring the 2nd goal with Youri Tielemans during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Everton FC at The King Power Stadium on May 1, 2023 in Leicester, United Kingdom.Leicester manager Dean Smith says his team have had to play more to Jamie Vardy’s strengths as they battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League. The veteran forward has scored in each of the past two games, draws against Leeds and Everton, to help the club edge out of the relegation zone after Vardy went 19 matches without a goal. Smith, who replaced Brendan Rodgers last month with a brief to keep 2016 champions Leicester up, said Vardy was “firing” ahead of Monday’s trip to mid-table Fulham. “People will have seen in his last few performances the hunger and...

2May

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Leicester city, PREMIER LEAGUE

Leicester & Everton remain in trouble after chaotic draw

Leicester City's Jamie Vardy defending against Everton's Dominic Calvert-Lewin during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Everton FC at The King Power Stadium on May 1, 2023 in Leicester, United Kingdom.Leicester City and Everton had to settle for a draw in a chaotic match which leaves both in deep trouble at the wrong end of the Premier League table. The two clubs started the game in the bottom three but a point was enough to drag Leicester out of the drop zone on goal difference, while Everton stay 19th, one point behind 17th-placed Leeds. Dominic Calvert-Lewin opened the scoring with just his second goal of the season from the penalty spot, picking himself up to convert after being bundled over by Timothy Castagne. The lead lasted just seven minutes as the hosts eq...

26Apr

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Jamie Vardy, Leicester city, PREMIER LEAGUE, UCL

Vardy salvages late draw for Leicester at Leeds

Jamie Vardy of Leicester celebrates scoring the goal to make it 1-1 during the Premier League match between Leeds United and Leicester City at Elland Road on April 25, 2023 in Leeds, England.Substitute Jamie Vardy scored a late equaliser to salvage a Premier League point for Leicester City at Leeds United, keeping both sides firmly in trouble. Vardy slotted home a cool finish in the 80th minute from James Maddison’s pass and the former England striker then thought he had won it when converting from close range, but it was ruled out for offside. Colombian winger Luis Sinisterra opened the scoring in the first half with a header at the back post from Jack Harrison’s pin-point cross, but the hosts could not hold on. The draw leaves Leicester firmly in trouble, only out of the bottom thr...

2Apr

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Brendan Rodgers, Leicester city, PREMIER LEAGUE

Leicester sack Rodgers after Crystal Palace loss

Brendan Rogers manager of Leicester City during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Leicester City at Selhurst Park on April 1, 2023 in London, United Kingdom.Leicester City have sacked manager Brendan Rodgers after Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace with the club’s board “compelled to take alternative action” to stay in the Premier League.Their fifth league defeat in six games dropped them into the relegation zone.Rodgers, appointed in February 2019, won Leicester’s first FA Cup in 2021.But chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha said performances and results this season have been “below our shared expectations”.In a statement, he added: “It had been our belief that continuity and stability would be key to correcting our course, particularly given our previous achieve...

18Mar

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Brentford, Leicester city, PREMIER LEAGUE

Leicester end losing run with draw at Brentford

Harvey Barnes of Leicester City takes on Bryan Mbeumo of Brentford during the Premier League match between Brentford FC and Leicester City at Gtech Community Stadium on March 18, 2023 in Brentford, England.Leicester City gained a crucial point and ended their five-match losing run as Harvey Barnes netted a second-half equaliser at high-flying Brentford in the Premier League. Barnes was sent through on goal by James Maddison shortly after half-time, dinking the ball over Brentford keeper David Raya. Earlier, Mathias Jensen’s deflected shot had put Brentford ahead in the 32nd minute at the Gtech Community Stadium. In the closing stages, Brentford substitute Shandon Baptiste was sent off for a second bookable offence, catching Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. A point for Leicester saw them stay 1...

1Mar

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FA Cup, Kelechi Iheanacho, Leicester city, NEWS

Kelechi Iheanacho frustrated by Leicester’s missed FA Cup opportunity

Kelechi Iheanacho of Leicester City during the Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round between Leicester City and Blackburn Rovers at The King Power Stadium on February 28, 2023 in Leicester, England.Kelechi Iheanacho admits Leicester blew their FA Cup chance after a last-16 defeat to Blackburn. Tyrhys Dolan and Sammie Szmodics scored to book Rovers a quarter-final spot for the first time in eight years with a 2-1 win on Tuesday. Iheanacho grabbed a second-half consolation – meaning he has 18 goals in 24 FA Cup appearances – but knows the Foxes missed their chance. “It’s so disappointing, especially at home,” he said. “It wasn’t good enough. If you don’t do what you need to do, you get punished. Obviously, that’s gone now, we need to look forward to the Premier League, but we need to do more. “(...

12Feb

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Iheanacho, Leicester city, PREMIER LEAGUE, Tottenham Hotspur

Leicester come back to blow away sloppy Spurs

Kelechi Iheanacho of Leicester City celebrates after scoring the team's third goal during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur at The King Power Stadium on February 11, 2023 in Leicester, England.Tottenham’s mentality was questioned as assistant boss Cristian Stellini apologised for their humbling by Leicester City. The Foxes were hugely impressive as they came from behind to win with four goals for the second time in a row. Spurs, with boss Antonio Conte back in the dugout following a gallbladder removal, had an ideal start when Rodrigo Bentancur diverted home Victor Kristiansen’s sliced clearance. But the resurgent Foxes netted twice in less than two and a half minutes to turn the game on its head. First Nampalys Mendy scored only the second goal of his e...

12Nov

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England, James Maddison, Leicester city

Injury scare for Maddison before World Cup

James Maddison of Leicester City leaves the pitch injured during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Leicester City at London Stadium on November 12, 2022 in London, England.England midfielder James Maddison was substituted after just 25 minutes on Saturday, appearing to suffer a problem with his right leg in Leicester’s final game before the World Cup. Maddison, who was called up to England’s squad for the tournament in Qatar, went down after taking a corner, but was able to walk off the pitch. The 25-year-old had opened the scoring in the Premier League game at West Ham. England’s first group game is against Iran on Monday, 21 November.