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6 Nov 2024

No fireworks for Foxes at Sixfields as Leicester’s young stars wait to impress

6 Nov 2024

Viewpoint

Our perspective on the latest news and events at Leicester City

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David Bevan

No fireworks for Foxes at Sixfields as Leicester’s young stars wait to impress

David Bevan

Iain Wright

Ten games in, what have we learnt: Stuck in the middle with Coops

Iain Wright

Simon Birch

Leicester need leaders - Conor Coady could be the answer to our 45-minute problem

Simon Birch

Harry Gregory

Hazzetta dello Sport 2024 - Issue 9: Leicester City v Nottingham Forest

Harry Gregory

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Fosse Friday

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Matchday

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Ipswich Town 1 Leicester City 1: Soumaré to the rescue

Manchester United 5 Leicester City 2: We must be mad

Leicester City 1 Nottingham Forest 3: The search for scapegoats

Southampton 2 Leicester City 3: Fatawu the orchestrator in crazy comeback

Aston Villa 0 Leicester City 0: The 94th minute, 39 hours later

Leicester City 0 Crystal Palace 2: Home truths as the Eagles land historic firsts

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Spotlight on Seagrave

Wilby Toothill takes you inside Leicester City’s Academy setup to focus on our next generation of talent

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Exciting lineup, disappointing result: Young Foxes slip to derby defeat

In the opening part of a double header this week – with the first team welcoming Nottingham Forest to King Power Stadium on Friday night - Leicester City Under-21s suffered narrow Premier League Cup defeat at the hands of their Forest counterparts at a cold Seagrave on Monday evening.

A reason to be cheerful: Leicester City’s Academy shine in superb week at Seagrave

As I sat in the stands at Walsall last Tuesday, even I – a self-proclaimed Leicester City rational optimist – was struggling to extract too many positives and had to admit that the general outlook was looking fairly grim.

One shining light last week, however, amongst this LCFC-induced commotion and subsequent fan meltdown, was the Academy.

When Leicester won away

Exploring historical links with away wins at each of Leicester’s 19 Premier League opponents this season

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Bond, Beatles, Banks and the Mighty Magyars: When Leicester City won at Ipswich Town

Leicester City didn’t play Ipswich Town at all until Boxing Day 1961, when we travelled to Portman Road to face the team that would win the First Division title for the first and only time the following April.

So in the 1962/63 season, our first away win over Ipswich came against the reigning champions of England.

Assault, a ship and Shilts: When Leicester City won at Southampton

When most Leicester City fans think of Southampton away, the number nine comes to mind. But it was a number one who made his mark at The Dell in 1967, while a Saints striker made more than one mark after Leicester’s first visit back in the 19th century.

Death, disorder and decampment: When Leicester Fosse won at Woolwich Arsenal

The team formed in 1886 by workers at the Dial Square workshop in the Royal Arsenal armaments factory in Woolwich famously played south of the river - but when Leicester Fosse first made the trip to face Arsenal nine years later, they didn’t have to cross the Thames.

Airships, Boxers and Charabancs: When Leicester City won at Crystal Palace

Selhurst Park may be a tough place to go, and a tough place to get to, but Crystal Palace has a rich history of contests and spectacles that have drawn visitors from far and wide.

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Foxy Figures

Explaining Leicester City’s 2024/25 season in numbers

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Foxy figures: You’re still thinking about the bad news, aren’t you?

Our second Foxy Figures looks at Leicester’s defeat to Arsenal and reviews the season so far. Warning: xPositivity is in short supply.

Foxy figures: 5 stats that explain Leicester City’s Premier League start

The first international break of the season is a chance to reset before the marathon begins in earnest. In the first Foxy Figures of the season, we look at what the first three games have taught us.

The Kushiro Archives

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“Jesus Christ - that’s Upson Downes!”: An Everton face in the crowd

It's amazing how often it happens. Researching football history you unearth a little gem that leaves you shouting 'Eureka!' Or something even stronger.

A view from above: The remarkable story behind one Filbert Street photo

In the first of two historical articles in the run-up to this weekend’s clash with Fulham, an aerial view of Filbert Street takes centre stage.

A glimpse into Leicester’s past: One day on Fosse Road

With another season almost upon us, why not first take a breath and another deep dive into Leicester history. This solves the mystery of a day on Fosse Road and its connections to some lost Leicester City history.

Welcome to Leicestershire: The tale of Shepshed Charterhouse and one Martin O’Neill

Friday 31st May 2024 marked 24 years since Martin O’Neill's last day as Leicester City manager. The Irishman features in this tale of two clubs on different courses and what could have been.

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Hazzetta dello Sport

Previewing every Leicester City game in the 2024/25 Premier League season

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Hazzetta dello Sport 2024 - Issue 10: Ipswich v Leicester City

What a difference a week makes. The relief of the first win over Bournemouth followed by the jubilation of the last-minute winner at Southampton fully extinguished.

Hazzetta dello Sport 2024 - Issue 9: Leicester City v Nottingham Forest

Friday night lights. Rivalries renewed. Forest return to LE and face their former manager. How to get the juices flowing? How do we try to build the fans to a frenzy? To boost that atmosphere as we’ve seen can occur when it gets dark down Filbert Way. Coconut Rolls. Free Coconut Rolls. That’s the answer.

Hazzetta dello Sport 2024 - Issue 8: Southampton v Leicester City

We appreciate serious, top journalism at the Hazzetta. We’ve really felt this in a week where several tabloids went with inane and manic ramblings on the recent England managerial appointment.

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This Leicester Life

Finding out what kind of people would support a club like this…

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This Leicester Life: Turning from Tottenham to follow the Foxes

What if Leicester City haven’t always been the one true love of your footballing life? After Tony Barnard wrote for us recently and referenced his switch in allegiance from Tottenham Hotspur to Leicester City, we wanted to find out a bit more about that experience.

This Leicester Life: From little hamsters to the Big Strong Leicester Boys

Beans and little sausages! It’s time for the most-requested interview so far in the This Leicester Life series and the first of the Big Strong Leicester Boys we’ll hear from… it’s Ric Flair.

This Leicester Life: A Blue Devil walks into Duffy’s

In 2019, Chinese student Zhang Junhao arrived in Leicester from Shanghai with a love of ultras-style support for his blue-shirted football team - in need of a new home for his passion…

This Leicester Life: “Fans weren’t allowed in the stands, but I was on the pitch”

There are hundreds of Leicester City fans who go home and away to every game - Zoe Mcgrady does it from Liverpool while studying for a sports journalism degree.

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