Results Round-Up: League Campaigns Underway
A maiden Premier League fixture for Craig Shakespeare’s men began proceedings for the Foxes on Friday night and while they lost in London, there were plenty of positives to take.
Arsenal 4 Leicester City 3
Highlights from Arsenal 4 Leicester City 3 in the Premier League.
Defensive duo Christian Fuchs and Harry Maguire did not dwell on the defeat and said that focus for the Foxes immediately turns to Saturday’s clash with Brighton and Hove Albion (3pm kick-off).
Manager Shakespeare, who we’ll hear from on Friday prior to City’s first 2017/18 Premier League match at King Power Stadium, highlighted his side’s ability to create chances in the capital – that’ll no doubt be key this weekend against the league’s new boys.
First Team League Standing: 13th
Next Up: Brighton and Hove Albion (H)
Top Scorer: Jamie Vardy (2)
Over in the U18 Premier League, where the country’s elite academies contest a 29-game schedule throughout the term, there was a 2-1 victory for Trevor Peake’s youngsters on Saturday.
Sim Thandi and Morgan Brown sealed three points for the young Foxes against Southampton at the Staplewood Campus.
The triumph followed a successful pre-season campaign, where they faced foreign opposition, as well as Liverpool and Manchester United.
A first fixture of the season at Belvoir Drive comes next for the Under-18s on Saturday, when they host a Tottenham Hotspur side that swept aside Norwich City 4-0 during their 2017/18 opener (11:30am kick-off).
Under-18s League Standing: 6th
Next Up: Tottenham Hotspur (H)
Top Scorer: S. Thandi/M. Brown (1)
It was the Club’s Development Squad who completed City’s involvement with a testing clash against former Sunderland boss Ricky Sbragia’s Manchester United on Monday.
Steve Beaglehole was encouraged with the performance of his team, who were undone only be Demetri Mitchell’s excellent free kick.
Leicester City U23s 0-1 Man Utd U23s
Watch all the action from the young Foxes' opening Premier League 2 fixture.
First teamer Robert Huth, currently recovering from an ankle problem, completed an hour, while summer signing George Thomas, formerly of Coventry City, made his first appearance in a Leicester shirt.
Coming up for the Under-23s is a trip to the Merseyrail Community Stadium on Friday evening to face current Premier League 2 champions Everton (7pm kick-off).
Under-23s League Standing: 11th
Next Up: Everton (A)