The Big Match

Wigan in the FA cup! Preview By Simon Mack

Leicester City vs Wigan Athletic 4th January 2019 5:31pm King Power Stadium On the back of 2 valuable wins in the Premier League which both saw changes to the starting eleven Brendan Rodgers and his men welcome Championship Wigan Athletic to King Power Stadium on Saturday evening for the first of 2 home cup ties in the space of 5 days. Wigan lie 3rd from bottom in the Championship table having amassed 5 wins from their 26 league games to date. On New Year’s Day the latics visited Birmingham City and came home with all three points in a 3-2…

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Foxes storm by 10 men Newcastle! Report by Simon Mack

Newcastle United 0 Leicester City 3 1st January 2020 3pm St James Park The foxes made 6 changes to the side that defeated West Ham on Saturday and cruised past a flagging Newcastle side in one of Leicester’s most one sided games of the season. Caglar Soyunchu, Wilfred Ndidi, Ricardo, Youri Tielemans, James Maddison and Ben Chilwell all came into the city starting eleven in a ‘wing back’ formation with Chilwell and Ricardo playing the wide roles whilst Fuchs, Soyunchu and Evans played in a trio of central defenders. The system was designed to negate the home side’s own tactics…

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Newcastle v Leicester Preview By Simon Mack !

Newcastle United vs Leicester City 1st January 2020 3pm St James Park As a new decade dawns Leicester City head north to St James Park to face Newcastle United. The hectic festive Premier League program has not been kind to the magpies who have suffered defeats at home to Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton and on the road at Old Trafford going down 4-1 to Manchester United. Newcastle manager Steve Bruce suggested the home defeat to Ancelotti’s rejuvenated toffees was “a game too far” for some of his Newcastle players and the magpies boss alluded to the toll the congested Christmas fixture…

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Back to Winning Ways! Report by Simon Mack

West Ham 1 Leicester City 2 28th December 2019 17:30 London Stadium Attendance: Brendan Rodgers rang the changes in London as his hugely altered side came up trumps with all 3 points at the London Stadium. In a bold and striking move the city gaffer made nine changes to the team that was so resoundingly beaten by Liverpool on Boxing Day in a risky strategy in an attempt to inject some fresh impetus into the foxes superb season to date with Fuchs, Morgan, Justin, Choudhury, Mendy, Albrighton, Gray, Perez and Iheanacho all getting starts leaving just Kasper Schmeichel and Jonny…

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Back to Basics – And Winning Ways !

Brendan Rodgers put out a bit of a shocking starting 11, with 8 changes from the team that whimpered against Liverpool. Jamie Vardy was an enforced change, due to his wife giving birth to their daughter earlier on match day - massive congrats Vards and Mrs V !! Back on the field and the Leicester City "B" team took on a struggling Hammers, and finally over came them in a dramatic battle which saw the Hammers Boss get the sack ! Josh, aka SPORTSA brings you his views in this post match Vlog.... https://youtu.be/K_Q-ysBtBds Follow SPORTSA here : YOU TUBE…

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Next up… West Ham! Preview By Simon Mack

West Ham United vs Leicester City 28th December 2019 19:30 London Stadium On the back of a trio of disappointing performances in the league Leicester City’s festive program continues without pause for breath on Saturday evening with a trip to London to face West Ham. For the hammers this could be a good time to face the foxes given recent results as the side from East London have little to boast about from their recent Premier League results either. Last out on Boxing Day the irons were defeated 2-1 in a cross London trip to Selhurst Park to play Crystal…

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