Leicester City will be hoping to ensure that they spend Christmas on top of the Premier League as they begin a festive double header on Merseyside with a a visit to Goodison Park to face Everton.
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If Leicester can withstand the storm of chances that Everton will attempt to create, then they have a real chance of winning this game. They go out knowing they’re going to win the football game, and I think when you develop that momentum, it can be very powerful.
It’s very clear from Ranieri that he wants even more focus from his players after not letting himself get carried away by his team’s impossible start to the season as we approach the mid point. We have 38 points and that is very very good.
“Chelsea Football Club and Jose Mourinho have today parted company by mutual consent”, the club said in a statement Thursday.
Manchester United are now winless in six matches – and four in the Premier League – after a shock 2-1 defeat at home by Norwich, who moved out of the bottom three.
The first half ended 1-1.
“We needed to do better”, said Martinez.
After a quiet opening, Mahrez converted from 12 yards after Ramiro Funes Mori had dragged Okazaki down inside the area.
Spain’s Romelu Lukaku levelled, but Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard tripped Jamie Vardy to allow Mahrez to again convert from the spot.
He added: “Personally when you keep scoring and make some assists to help the team to win it is normal to gain confidence, but also the team and manager give me a lot of confidence”. “To be fast, but calm”.
Just two minutes and 50 seconds separated their two goals at St Mary’s, with Kane making it nine from his last 11 Premier League appearances and Alli claiming an assist before finding the net for the fourth time this season.
Manager Roberto Martinez was in no mood to hide his feelings afterwards. “He did well because we won a penalty and scored a goal”.
The announcement of Claudio Ranieri as manger at Leicester came as a shock to the footballing world. They have the best goalscoring threat in the league and they are the best team on the counter-attack.
Harry Kane scored the first goal five minutes before the break before Dele Alli doubled the lead to hand all the three points to Spurs. The whole game went into a hard way in terms of getting our tempo.
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Ross Barkley’s shot was cleared off the line by Danny Simpson, but the excellent Lukaku lashed home to register his eighth successive goal in all competitions.
