Category: Leicester City

  • Premier League Players of the Day

    Premier League Players of the Day

    View image | gettyimages.com Today was another enthralling day of Barclays Premier League football. We saw Sunderland stun Everton in the early kick-off, Burnley relegated and vital wins for Aston Villa, Leicester City and Manchester United. We take a look at the top five Premier League performers of the day; Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) Jermain Defoe has…

  • Premier League: Burnley relegated, Newcastle manage not to lose

    Premier League: Burnley relegated, Newcastle manage not to lose

    View image | gettyimages.com Ben Crump guides you through Saturday’s action in the Premier League which saw a superb relegation battle which ended with Burnley being sent down to the Championship. A Villa 1-0 West Ham ‘Villa like Barcelona’, claimed Chris Kamara on Sky Sports News and the first half performance from Tim Sherwood’s men…

  • The rise of Jamie Vardy

    The rise of Jamie Vardy

    View image | gettyimages.com Jamie Vardy is a English striker who currently plays for Premier League side, Leicester City. Vardy scored 31 goals for Fleetwood in the 2011/12 and winning “Player of the Year” award. In May 2012 he signed for Leicester City in the Football League Champonship for a non-league record transfer of £1…

  • Leicester City boss Pearson upset with ‘another dubious decision’

    Leicester City boss Pearson upset with ‘another dubious decision’

    View image | gettyimages.com Nigel Pearson has bemoaned a penalty awarded to Tottenham Hotspur in his side’s 4-3 defeat at White Hart Lane. Leicester had held their own against Spurs on Saturday afternoon but a spot kick awarded to the home side saw the Premier League strugglers surrender another three points. “The first two goals…

  • Stoke City and Leicester City make moves to sign Sawyers

    Stoke City and Leicester City make moves to sign Sawyers

    View image | gettyimages.com Goal.com have reported that Stoke City and Leicester City are among the Premier League clubs following Walsall midfielder Romaine Sawyers. The 23-year-old has emerged as one of the standout players in League One this season and has helped guide the Midlands side to a JP Trophy final place at Wembley, where…

  • Press Room: Man City boss explains Kompany snub

    Press Room: Man City boss explains Kompany snub

    View image | gettyimages.com Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has revealed that he dropped captain Vincent Kompany in order to freshen up his starting eleven. The Belgian international has been under fire lately for a string of poor performances and calls were made on Wednesday morning for him to be dropped heading into the game…

  • David Silva & James Milner goals see Man City return to winning ways

    David Silva & James Milner goals see Man City return to winning ways

    View image | gettyimages.com A first half strike from David Silva and a second half goal from James Milner saw Manchester City beat Leicester City 2-0 on Wednesday evening. The home side began the game well with January signing Wilfried Bony coming close with a header, however, Argentine midfielder Esteban Cambiasso was on the line…

  • Premier League Team of the Week: Free-scoring Ivanovic and Cazorla feature

    Premier League Team of the Week: Free-scoring Ivanovic and Cazorla feature

    View image | gettyimages.com The last of February’s Premier League fixtures saw a dramatic weekend of football and more than our fair share of contentious refereeing. The lead at the top was cut down to just five points, two derbies took place in the capital and a last-minute penalty brought heartbreak to two Premier League…

  • Villa reach quarter-final as new boss Sherwood looks on

    Villa reach quarter-final as new boss Sherwood looks on

    Leicester City crash out the FA Cup after suffering a 2-1 loss at Villa Park. The pairing of these two sides in the fifth round of the FA Cup was always likely to be a feisty affair; the two previous Premier League fixtures of the Midlands Derby resulting in a sending off for each side.…

  • Press Room: Arsenal boss surprised to see Leicester City bottom

    Press Room: Arsenal boss surprised to see Leicester City bottom

    Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has discussed his side’s 2-1 win over Leicester City and praised the visitors for their spirited performance at the Emirates stadium. Laurent Koscielny and Theo Walcott gave the home side a two-goal cushion before Andrej Kramaric struck for the visitors on Tuesday night and Wenger has issued high praise to Nigel…