Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri has won the Premier League manager of the month award for April after directing Leicester to three victories and a draw as the Foxes surrounded their extraordinary title success. Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero has been selected as the player of the month after netting seven Premier League goals for […]
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]]>Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri has won the Premier League manager of the month award for April after directing Leicester to three victories and a draw as the Foxes surrounded their extraordinary title success. Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero has been selected as the player of the month after netting seven Premier League goals for Manuel Pellegrini’s team. Ranieri guided Leicester City to Premier League magnificence as the Foxes kept their cool in the last weeks of the season, finishing a standout amongst the most unimaginable accomplishments ever.
Leicester City defeated Southampton by 1-0 at the King Power Stadium in the beginning of April before a 2-0 win against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. A 2-2 away draw at West Ham United took after as inquiries regarding Leicester’s staying power started to surface again however Ranieri’s team came back to form after a vigorous 4-0 win over Swansea City to end the month on a high.
Ranieri was at last capped a Premier League winning supervisor on Monday, May 2 after Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-2 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. In the meantime, Aguero hit a hot streak in April, netting in each of the five of Manchester City’s Premier League games. The Argentine international scored in a 4-0 away victory against Bournemouth before finding a goal in a 2-1 home win over West Bromwich Albion.
Aguero put a hat-trick at Stamford Bridge for Man City as they cleared Chelsea out before the striker found the net against Newcastle United and Stoke City to make it seven goals in five matches. Ranieri beat Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and Sunderland supervisor Sam Allardyce for the award. Aguero left behind Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez, West Ham United forward Andy Carroll, Newcastle United winger Andros Townsend, Liverpool midfielder James Milner and Sunderland defender Lamine Kone.
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]]>Champions Leicester City easily beat Everton by 3-1 on Saturday before being handed over the Premier League trophy during a day of festivities at the King Power Stadium. Jamie Vardy netted the ball twice however missed out the chance of a hat-trick by hitting a second penalty on the bar. Leicester City’s longest-serving player Andy […]
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]]>Champions Leicester City easily beat Everton by 3-1 on Saturday before being handed over the Premier League trophy during a day of festivities at the King Power Stadium. Jamie Vardy netted the ball twice however missed out the chance of a hat-trick by hitting a second penalty on the bar. Leicester City’s longest-serving player Andy King was the man who scored between the two goals of Vardy and Kevin Mirallas put a late for Everton. However this was just about a sideshow to the celebrations for the Foxes’ first Premier League title in their 132-year history.
The festivities incorporated a pre-match concert from Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli in front of a sold-out stadium adorned in banners pronouncing the club’s new status as champions of England. And after that, once the match had completed, came the moment all associated with the club had been waiting for – the lifting of the Premier League trophy. It was held in the air by skipper Wes Morgan and boss Claudio Ranieri to a joyful reply from those inside the King Power Stadium and many more who had assembled outside the stadium.
Saturday afternoon was charged as a title party, however for most inside the stadium the festivities have been continuous since Tottenham hotspur’s draw at Chelsea on last Monday affirmed the Leicester City as the most astounding of Premier League winners. Leicester City players themselves just came back to practice for this game on Thursday after being awarded an additional day off to delight in their remarkable success and probably to completely recuperate from an unruly Monday night party at Jamie Vardy’s home.
From the moment they developed for their pre-match warm-up, they were cheered to the rafters by fans who had started to mass in the stadium hours prior to appreciate a brew on the club and delight in its most noteworthy moment. So keen were the home supporters to demonstrate their thankfulness to Ranieri and his side that the Italian was compelled to quieten them for the concert of Nessun Dorma by fellow countryman Bocelli, who got a gigantic applause when he detached his tracksuit top to uncover a Leicester City shirt underneath bearing his name.
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]]>Leicester City have won their first ever Premier League title in one of the best sporting stories ever. Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-2 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Monday night confirmed a remarkable success for Claudio Ranieri’s team. Leicester City hardly survived from relegation in the last season. But they have lost only three Premier […]
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]]>Leicester City have won their first ever Premier League title in one of the best sporting stories ever. Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-2 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Monday night confirmed a remarkable success for Claudio Ranieri’s team. Leicester City hardly survived from relegation in the last season. But they have lost only three Premier League games in this season which has been depicted as a “fairytale” and the “most improbable success ever”.
Nearest rivals Tottenham, Arsenal, Man City, Man Utd and the defending champions Chelsea, have all failed to compete with the consistency of Leicester throughout the season. Former Foxes, Everton and England forward Gary Lineker called his hometown team’s success as “the biggest sporting shock of my lifetime”. He had proposed the Leicester City players were on the “edge of sporting immortality” a month ago.
Lineker said: I cannot consider anything that lefts behind it in the history of sports. It is hard to describe it in words. “I got enthusiastic. It was difficult to relax. I was a season ticket holder from the age of seven. This is really unthinkable,” he added. After Leicester City’s 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, it is necessary for Spurs to win their remaining all three league matches to catch the Foxes. But their title hopes were finished when they wasted a 2-0 first half lead to just draw at London opponents Chelsea.
Former Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers and England forward Alan Shearer said Leicester City’s success was “the greatest thing in the history of football”. Shearer, who was a part of Premier League title winning team Blackburn in 1995, said: “For a team like Leicester City to come and take the giants on with their riches and expertise – go up against them as well as to beat them – I believe it is the greatest thing to occur in football.” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Leicester’s “wonderful story” was a “fairytale”.
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]]>Leicester City need two more points for the Premier League title after securing a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday – and they will become champions today if Tottenham Hotspur fail to defeat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The Foxes recuperated well from an unstable start, during that time they went down […]
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]]>Leicester City need two more points for the Premier League title after securing a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday – and they will become champions today if Tottenham Hotspur fail to defeat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The Foxes recuperated well from an unstable start, during that time they went down after eight minutes when Anthony Martial gave hosts the lead from Antonio Valencia’s shot.
Claudio Ranieri’s side exhibited the power of purpose that has turned into their symbol this season when skipper Wes Morgan left behind the United’s defenders to score an equaliser after nine minutes. Both teams had penalty appeals rejected when Manchester United’s Marcos Rojo stopped Riyad Mahrez and when Leicester City’s Danny Drinkwater was sent off in the end after second yellow card for pulling back Memphis Depay, with referee Michael Oliver deciding it was right on the edge of the area.
Leicester City’s fans cheered up with a big noise after the final whistle however this was a setback to Manchester United’s expectations of reaching to the Champions League as they now sit at the fifth place, four points behind fourth-placed Manchester City with just three matches left. Leicester did not exactly finish the conventions of the great story the Premier League has ever told – however it certainly will not be far before they can formally enjoy this tremendous achievement.
Thousands of Leicester City supporters stayed behind well after the final whistle at Old Trafford in an exhibition of utter excitement as this fantasy journey towards a first top-flight title touches its ending. United boss Louis van Gaal gave Leicester boss Ranieri a warm salutation after the final whistle, whereas those home fans still inside the stadium congratulated Leicester City’s players when they moved toward the dressing room.
It was another indication of the rush of goodwill that has went with Ranieri and his players on this earth shattering trip. The landscape now moves to Stamford Bridge on Monday night, where the title will be Leicester’s if Spurs don’t beat Chelsea. What’s more, regardless of the possibility that Spurs do beat Chelsea, a win at home to Everton will wrap everything up next Saturday.
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]]>Tottenham Hotspur produced an outstanding display to thrash Stoke City by 4-0 and move five points behind leaders Leicester City with four games of the season remaining. Harry Kane’s sublime curling finish, his 23rd Premier League goal of the season, set them on their way before Christian Eriksen hit the crossbar. Dele Alli doubled the […]
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]]>Tottenham Hotspur produced an outstanding display to thrash Stoke City by 4-0 and move five points behind leaders Leicester City with four games of the season remaining. Harry Kane’s sublime curling finish, his 23rd Premier League goal of the season, set them on their way before Christian Eriksen hit the crossbar. Dele Alli doubled the lead before he hit a post when it was easier to score. Kane rolled in the third, which was his 24th, before Alli’s right-foot volley wrapped up Spurs’ ninth away league win of the season.
The result lifted Mauricio Pochettino’s side to 68 points from 34 matches, with Leicester on 73 from the same number of games. Tottenham Hotspur’s travelling fans at the Britannia Stadium chanted “Leicester City – we’re coming for you” after Alli’s chip made it 2-0. Had Spurs lost, Leicester could have been champions next Monday, but the visitors were in control from start to finish as they turned on the style on what could be a pivotal day in the race for the title.
After the Foxes’ leading scorer Jamie Vardy was left facing the possibility of an increased ban after being charged with improper conduct by the Football Association, Stoke were blown away by a dynamic and aggressive display as Tottenham Hotspur showed no signs of pressure. Eriksen was involved in three of the four goals, Kane has now scored more Premier League goals than relegated Aston Villa this season, and Alli is in double figures.
Leicester City’s final four matches are against Swansea (home), Manchester United (away), Everton (home) and Chelsea (away). Tottenham Hotspur, meanwhile, face West Brom (home), Chelsea (away), Southampton (home) and Newcastle (away). Spurs have the best attack (64 goals) and the best defence (25 conceded) in the Premier League this season and there is a feeling their title charge is gathering momentum at the right time.
Curated from Stoke City 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur – BBC Sport
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]]>Stoppage time penalty of Leonardo Ulloa saved a point for Leicester City in a contentious meeting with West Ham United as the Foxes went eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table. Jamie Vardy’s header from a lightning break provided leaders Leicester the lead in the 18th minute – however he was […]
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]]>Stoppage time penalty of Leonardo Ulloa saved a point for Leicester City in a contentious meeting with West Ham United as the Foxes went eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table. Jamie Vardy’s header from a lightning break provided leaders Leicester the lead in the 18th minute – however he was then sent off later on getting a second yellow card for plunging when he snarled with Angelo Ogbonna in the 56th minute.
Referee Jonathan Moss made himself much more disagreeable when he granted West Ham a penalty with six minutes left. There had been pushing and pulling in both penalty areas but he chose to penalise Wes Morgan for pulling back Winston Reid at a corner. Substitute Andy Carroll converted it to end Leicester City’s run of 574 minutes without conceding a league goal and Aaron Cresswell seemed to have opened the door to the Foxes’ title contenders Tottenham Hotspur with an outstanding left-footed finish after two minutes.
When the match entered into stoppage time, Moss made another contentious decision when he indicated the spot once more after Carroll made the merest contact with Jeff Schlupp. West Ham plainly judged Moss had leveled things up after making some earlier decisions in their favour, however Ulloa was not concerned as he took the opportunity to secure what might yet be an essential point – despite the fact that Leicester City will be without Vardy for next weekend’s home game against Swansea City.
Leicester City’s supporters celebrated at the end before turning their displeasure on referee Moss – although it was his exceptionally faulty choice that permitted them to acquire that point at the end. Mentally, this point could be important because a defeat might just have created a few doubts and given Spurs just a little more wiggle room going into their game at Stoke City on Monday. It implies Leicester City’s last Premier League defeat is still that last-minute loss at Arsenal on 14 February and their spirits will be lifted by the way in which they gained a point when it appeared to be sure they would end up with empty-handed.
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]]>Leicester City are just three victories away from lifting their first Premier League trophy. The Foxes went close to the title after beating Sunderland by 2-0 at Stadium of Light on Sunday. Jamie Vardy, who has scored 21 Premier League goals for the Leicester City this season, scored both the goals for the league leaders in the […]
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]]>Leicester City are just three victories away from lifting their first Premier League trophy. The Foxes went close to the title after beating Sunderland by 2-0 at Stadium of Light on Sunday. Jamie Vardy, who has scored 21 Premier League goals for the Leicester City this season, scored both the goals for the league leaders in the second half. Victory against the Black Cats confirmed their place in the Champions League 2016-17 season, as Manchester United lost their game to Tottenham Hotspur by 3-0 at White Hart Lane the same day.
Vardy calmly opened the scoring against relegation-threatened Sunderland, before overtaking the defence of his opponents and putting a second one in stoppage time. The hosts’ best opportunity tumbled to Jack Rodwell, who blazed over. Sunderland stay 18th in the Premier League table, four factors from safety. Leicester City’s amazing surge towards the title indicates no signs of abating after a fighting success over Sam Allardyce’s side.
Foxes goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel said there is “no pressure” on his team in the run-in to title and undoubtedly there were no indications of worries at the Stadium of Light. Danny Drinkwater helped Vardy with a long pass in his 20th league goal of the season, the first Leicester City forward to achieve the landmark in the top flight since Gary Lineker in the 1984-85 season. His 21st goal in stoppage time was terrific, leaving Patrick van Aanholt staggering before going round Vito Mannone to slip the ball into an open net.
Claudio Ranieri’s players have now won their last five league matches without conceding any goal, collecting their 14th clean sheet of the season on Sunday. They have lost only three of their 33 league matches so far. The fans stayed inside the ground well after the final whistle chanting “we’re going to win the league” and it now appears to be just a shocking breakdown will prevent them from lifting the trophy.
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]]>Leicester City moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League after beating Southampton by 1-0 on Sunday. The Foxes skipper Wes Morgan was the man who connected with Christian Fuchs’ first-half cross to score his first goal of the season. Southampton came closest when Sadio Mane rounded Kasper Schmeichel, but his goalbound […]
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]]>Leicester City moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League after beating Southampton by 1-0 on Sunday. The Foxes skipper Wes Morgan was the man who connected with Christian Fuchs’ first-half cross to score his first goal of the season. Southampton came closest when Sadio Mane rounded Kasper Schmeichel, but his goalbound shot was superbly blocked by Danny Simpson. Leicester City will win the title if they win four of their remaining six games.
Claudio Ranieri’s side have now won five of their last six matches by a 1-0 scoreline, and after main title rivals Tottenham slipped up with a draw at Liverpool on Saturday, the most unlikely title triumph in Premier League history must surely be considered a probability now. Southampton remain seventh after a first defeat in four matches. Only two of the Foxes’ first 26 league games were 1-0 wins, but at a crucial stage of the season, they have found the knack of grinding out narrow victories based on defensive solidity and clinical finishing.
They have also been able to rely on finding vital goals from unlikely sources – with Danny Drinkwater, Andy King and Leonardo Ulloa all having chipped in in recent weeks – and this time it was Morgan who found the net. The defender outmuscled Jordy Clasie from a cross by Fuchs – the Austrian’s fourth assist of the season. Thereafter the hosts had to weather persistent Southampton pressure, as their possession dropped from 52.5% in the first half to 40% after the interval.
But once again their back four proved impregnable, with Morgan and Robert Huth making 20 clearances between them. Claudio Ranieri says the victory over the Saints was good reply to Premier League title pressure. He says his table-topping Leicester City team are enjoying a “magical season” and can handle the pressure of the title run-in. “I am very calm,” said Ranieri. “We believe in what we are doing.” He said “everybody” was waiting to see how they would react to Tottenham’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool, adding: “We gave a very good answer.”
Curated from Leicester City 1-0 Southampton – BBC Sport
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]]>Leicester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points as Rafael Benitez’s first match in charge of Newcastle United ended in a 1-0 defeat. Shinji Okazaki’s spectacular overhead kick earned the Foxes a win which, with just eight games left, moved them closer to their first league title. An […]
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]]>Leicester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points as Rafael Benitez’s first match in charge of Newcastle United ended in a 1-0 defeat. Shinji Okazaki’s spectacular overhead kick earned the Foxes a win which, with just eight games left, moved them closer to their first league title. An improved Newcastle went close through Ayoze Perez and Moussa Sissoko. But ultimately Leicester City’s pressing foiled them and the defeat leaves the Magpies second from bottom.
Before the match, Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri refused to accept his team were favourites to win the title, insisting that qualifying for the Europa League was the target. But as Ranieri gesticulated on the sidelines in the closing minutes, urging the home fans to increase the volume, his actions suggested that he and his team are chasing more than a chance to compete in Europe’s second-tier competition.
With every passing week, the prospect of the Foxes achieving what their former striker Gary Lineker describes as possibly the most “unlikely triumph in the history of team sport” becomes more likely. A team which at the start of the season were among the bookies’ favourites to be relegated are on the home straight, unbeaten in four matches and closing in on history. Ranieri’s men are 12 points clear of Manchester City and 11 ahead of Arsenal, leaving many to believe the title is a two-way fight between the leaders and second-placed Tottenham Hotspur.
But Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri says the Premier League title race is still open. He insists the title race is not a straight fight between his side and Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester City are still in it. Asked if only Leicester City or Spurs could be champions, Italian Ranieri, 64, responded: “No, the race is open.” He added: “There are so many people who are dreaming, but we have to continue to work hard. I want to fight every match. Now our concentration is about Crystal Palace, who will be their competitors in next game on Saturday, another difficult match. We will go to battle there.”
Information took from Leicester City 1-0 Newcastle United – BBC Sport
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]]>Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger thinks his team came out successfully from an essential mental test as they came from behind to overcome 10-man Leicester City at Emirates Stadium. Premier League leaders were leading at half time with Jamie Vardy’s goal just before the break. Theo Walcott finished their lead in the 70th minute and then substitute […]
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]]>Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger thinks his team came out successfully from an essential mental test as they came from behind to overcome 10-man Leicester City at Emirates Stadium. Premier League leaders were leading at half time with Jamie Vardy’s goal just before the break. Theo Walcott finished their lead in the 70th minute and then substitute Danny Welbeck scored the winning goal just few seconds before the final whistle. Welbeck, who had not played for Arsenal since April 2015 following the knee surgery, replaced Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the 83rd minute.
Now two points behind Leicester, Wenger said: “It was a serious mental test because we found ourselves 1-0 down against a team that defends so well.” Wenger celebrated on the touchline at the end while the Gunners players mobbed the returning Welbeck. And the Gunners manager added: “We came back with relentless energy and took all the risks because we knew a draw wasn’t good enough. It was down to our mental desire. “It was a big mental hurdle for us because we were in shock at being behind at half-time. We didn’t see that coming. It is not a coincidence Leicester are top.
“This strengthens our belief that we are in the fight. It would have been massive for us to lose because we would have been eight points behind and that is three games for us to win while Leicester would also have to lose three.” Welbeck’s dramatic entrance came after two days in training that convinced Wenger he was fit enough for a place on the bench following knee surgery. The manager said: “It was a great decision in the end because Danny Welbeck is a great player and everybody is extremely happy for him because he has been out for 10 months.
“He has worked very hard with our fitness team to come back so strong and he got a great reception from the other players in the dressing room. He is a great guy with a great mentality.” Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri felt referee Martin Atkinson had been “a little bit severe” on his side. The Italian was still so pleased with his table-topping team, however, that he has given them a week off – with the club not in FA Cup action next weekend.
Curated from Arsenal: Arsene Wenger says Leicester win was a mental test – BBC Sport
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