Goals from Adama Diomande and Robert Snodgrass sealed a 2-1 win for the Tigers, who became the first side in 27 years to inflict an opening weekend defeat on the title holders.
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Leicester’s players can not say they were not warned as the champions lick their wounds after Saturday’s embarrassing 2-1 defeat at crisis club Hull City.
Hull’s Robert Snodgrass got a 57th-minute victor as Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester lacked the intensity of their last campaign while City got away with their lethargic display as Sunderland debutant Paddy McNair scored an 87th-minute own goal.
Leicester’s luck changed within seconds of the restart, with the visitors gifted an equalizer after a clumsy challenge by Tom Huddlestone on Demarai Gray on the edge of the area.
A debut goal for Nathan Redmond helped Southampton come from behind to secure a 1-1 draw at home to Watford while a late Leroy Fer strike gave Swansea City a 1-0 victory at promoted Burnley, who were fuming after a penalty claim was waved away. I can say thank you to my players because they fought amazingly. “We showed a lot of rust and I felt we were second best throughout”, he said.
“There’s a danger with Leicester that if you play high, they can hurt you behind”, added interim coach Mike Phelan. Hull City, first game at home, they want to win. Now we are back with feet on the ground and we have to work hard. “That’s something we’ve got to get used to”, said full-back Danny Simpson.
The centre back called his team together after helping guide the crisis club to a deserved win that came even with caretaker manager Mike Phelan declining to make a single substitute due to his threadbare squad.
Riyad Mahrez levels for Leicester from the penalty spot The Algerian celebrates scoring his side’s goal 2.
“I told the players that we made a very strong effort but as individuals”.
Aguero fired City into the lead in the fourth minute after Patrick van Aanholt brought down the lively Raheem Sterling but City were lethargic in attack despite enjoying the vast majority of possession.
Moyes’ former club Everton started life under Ronald Koeman by drawing with last season’s third place team Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park.
France goalkeeper Lloris limped off with a hamstring injury in the 35th minute, with Michel Vorm replacing him.
Managerless Hull handed champions Leicester a taste of their own medicine on the opening afternoon of the Premier League season, emerging from their chaotic summer to take all three points at the KCOM Stadium.
The rest of the second half can be summed up as poor for Leicester, and that’s putting it lightly.
“I was waiting for a match like we watched today”.
Promoted Middlesbrough were denied victory in their first top-flight game since 2009 as a 67th-minute free-kick by Xherdan Shaqiri earned Stoke City a 1-1 draw.
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Leroy Fer scored Swansea’s late victor against Burnley and a header from West Brom’s Salomon Rondon gave the visitors their victory at Crystal Palace.
