Leicester City have parted company with manager Claude Puel following Saturday’s 4-1 home defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace.
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Crystal Palace piled further pressure on Leicester City manager Claude Puel on Saturday with a comprehensive 4-1 English Premier League win over his team.
Leicester City manager, Claude Puel, has dismissed talk of a rift with Jamie Vardy, saying he had no problem with the striker’s angry reaction following last week’s 1-0 Premier League defeat by Manchester United.
A late-minute goal from midfielder Victor Camarasa and a penalty kick save from goalkeeper Neil Etheridge on Saturday ensured Cardiff City beat Leicester City 1-0 for their first away victory.
Jamie Vardy’s 51st minute effort helped Claude Puel’s men end a four-game winless run.
Leicester manager Claude Puel has denied his side will be out for revenge when they take on struggling Crystal Palace in the Premier League this afternoon.
Spurs begin the weekend in third place in the top-flight standings, but Mauricio Pochettino will be aware that his side require a strong Christmas period to remain in the hunt for the league title.
Leicester City Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi have earned the praises of their boss Claude Puel following their impressive performance in their 1-1 draw with Brighton and Hove Albion.
Leicester City players attended the funeral for club chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died in a helicopter crash a week ago, at a Bangkok temple on Sunday on the second day of a ceremony due to last one week.
Leicester and West Ham will both look to end runs of two straight Premier League defeats when going head to head at the King Power Stadium this evening.
The Foxes are eighth in the table after beating Huddersfield and Newcastle in their last two matches.
The Cherries were unbeaten in six top-flight meetings against the Foxes heading into the game and Ryan Fraser’s brace, Joshua King’s penalty and Adam Smith’s low finish saw Eddie Howe’s side build a seemingly insurmountable lead.
It is unlikely to be plain sailing for Jurgen Klopp and his team, though, as Claude Puel’s side are in good form having recovered from their opening-day defeat
Southampton battled to a 0-0 draw at home to last season’s surprise package Burnley in their opening match of the new season before being beaten narrowly at Everton last Saturday.
Puel is the bookmakers’ favourite to be the first Premier League manager to be sacked this term, despite Leicester playing only one game so far – a 2-1 defeat at Manchester United last weekend.
Jose Mourinho’s side have endured a difficult pre-season period, full of fitness and transfer frustrations, but have won their opening game in each of the last three seasons
The Nigerian striker is set to lead the line in Friday’s Premier League opener against Manchester United with Jamie Vardy, only back in training on Monday, unlikely to be risked
Leicester City manager Claude Puel has praised the mentality of Kelechi Iheanacho, but he also insisted the Nigeria striker is still far from full fitness after an extended break caused by his participation at the World Cup.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ndidi picked up the injury in Saturday’s 5-0 loss to Crystal Palace.
The Eagles are six points clear of the bottom three with three games of the season left to play