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Ruud van Nistelrooy ploy traps Leicester City in spiral as manager fails to follow his own words
Leicester City FC
Talking points from the 2-0 defeat to West Ham, looking at the effort levels, the lack of goals, Facundo Buonanotte, substitutions and Ruud van Nistelrooy's future
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West Ham 2-0 Leicester City highlights and reaction as van Nistelrooy slips to 11th defeat in 12
Leicester City FC
Live updates, analysis and reaction as Ruud van Nistelrooy's Leicester City look to give their Premier League survival bid a boost with just a second win in 12 fixtures
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Ruud van Nistelrooy implies Leicester City strategy failure as loud cheer reveals big problem
Leicester City FC
Jordan Blackwell debates the big talking points from Leicester's 4-0 home defeat by Brentford and manager Ruud van Nistelrooy's biting post-match comments
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Leicester City player ratings v Brentford as defending shambolic in record-setting defeat
Leicester City FC
How we scored the players as Leicester City lost at home again, Brentford running riot at the King Power Stadium to further dent Ruud van Nistelrooy's survival hopes
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Leicester City 0-4 Brentford highlights and reaction after another disastrous King Power night
Leicester City FC
Live updates, analysis and reaction from the King Power Stadium as Ruud van Nistelrooy's City look to climb out of the Premier League's bottom three by beating the Bees
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Leicester City may have perfect solution if Ruud van Nistelrooy keeps his word and takes risk
Leicester City FC
Jake Evans scored a hat-trick against Newcastle on Friday night and now has nine goals in Premier League 2, a rare feat for somebody as young as the City forward
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Ruud van Nistelrooy must take risks over maligned duo in search of Leicester City sweet spot
Leicester City FC
Talking points from Leicester City's 2-0 defeat to Arsenal, looking at the need for a clean sheet, the historical barren run, Jamie Vardy, Woyo Coulibaly, and the pre-match protests
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Leicester City player ratings v Arsenal as trio stand out with hearts broken by late defeat
Leicester City FC
How we scored the Leicester City players as Mikel Merino scored twice in the final 10 minutes to consign Leicester City to a ninth defeat in 10 Premier League games
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Leicester City 0-2 Arsenal reaction and highlights as Merino scores late double to break City spirit
Leicester City FC
Live updates, analysis and reaction from the King Power Stadium as Ruud van Nistelrooy's side take on title-chasing Arsenal and look to haul themselves out of the relegation zone
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Leicester City selection warning issued over lack of care as double call-up earned
Leicester City Women
The latest Leicester City Women news as Amandine Miquel tells her players she'll pick those with the most energy, while Ruby Mace and Nelly Las get England recognition
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What must decide Ruud van Nistelrooy's best duo as Leicester City 'addition' revives old truth
Leicester City FC
Talking points from Leicester City's 2-1 defeat to Manchester United, looking at the performance of the team and the individual displays of Ndidi, Okoli, and El Khannouss
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Leicester City player ratings v Manchester United as trio stand out in controversial defeat
Leicester City FC
How we scored the Leicester City players as Harry Maguire scored an offside header in the final minute of added time to knock Ruud van Nistelrooy's side out of the FA Cup
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Manchester United 2-1 Leicester City highlights and reaction as van Nistelrooy angered by late Maguire goal
Leicester City FC
Live updates, analysis and reaction from the FA Cup fourth round as Ruud van Nistelrooy looks to cause an upset and beat his former club on their own patch on Friday night
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How Ruud van Nistelrooy must react to transfer worry as Leicester City chants tell damning story
Leicester City FC
Talking points from Leicester City's 4-0 defeat to Everton, looking at the performance, the defence, van Nistelrooy's record, the lack of transfers, and the Premier League table
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Leicester City player ratings v Everton with embarrassing defending in dreadful display
Leicester City FC
How we scored the Leicester City players as they fell to a shambolic defeat to relegation rivals Everton, Ruud van Nistelrooy's side embarrassed at Goodison Park
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Everton 4-0 Leicester City live highlights and reaction from van Nistelrooy after shambolic display
Leicester City FC
Live updates, analysis and reaction from Goodison Park as Leicester City look to claim a second straight Premier League win and increase their chances of survival
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How Ruud van Nistelrooy avoided permanent stain to be owed favour by Leicester City board
Leicester City FC
Talking points from Tottenham, looking at how City ended their dismal run, the performances of Jakub Stolarczyk, Bobby De Cordova-Reid and Boubakary Soumare, and transfers
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Leicester City player ratings v Tottenham as superb Stolarczyk helps end dismal run
Leicester City FC
How we scored the Leicester City players as Jamie Vardy and Bilal El Khannouss netted in a five-minute turnaround at the start of the second period for the three points
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Tottenham 1-2 Leicester City highlights and reaction from van Nistelrooy as huge victory claimed
Leicester City FC
Live updates, analysis and reaction from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Ruud van Nistelrooy's side looks to end their torrid run and lift themselves out of the bottom three
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Leicester City must rush through transfer as Ruud van Nistelrooy exacerbates damaging decision
Leicester City FC
Talking points from Leicester City's 2-0 defeat to Fulham, looking at the substitution of Bilal El Khannouss, Ruud van Nistelrooy's run of form, Tom Cannon's transfer and more
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Leicester City player ratings v Fulham as atmosphere turns toxic in seventh straight defeat
Leicester City FC
How we scored the Leicester City players as Emile Smith Rowe and Adama Traore scored in the second half to condemn Ruud van Nistelrooy's side to another loss
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Leicester City 0-2 Fulham highlights and reaction with chants of 'sack the board' after seventh straight loss
Leicester City FC
Live action, analysis, and reaction from the King Power Stadium as Leicester City look to end their six-match Premier League losing streak and leap out of the bottom three
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Why Jon Rudkin chants are growing louder as Leicester City CVs come into spotlight
Leicester City FC
Talking points from Leicester City's 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace, looking at the chants towards the director of football, the defence's record, the shot count, Jamie Vardy's misses, and more
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Leicester City player ratings v Crystal Palace as Jamie Vardy and Jannik Vestergaard punished
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How we scored the players as Leicester City suffered a sixth straight Premier League defeat, with Jean-Philippe Mateta and Marc Guehi scoring for the visitors at the King Power Stadium
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Ruud van Nistelrooy ploy traps Leicester City in spiral as manager fails to follow his own words
Talking points from the 2-0 defeat to West Ham, looking at the effort levels, the lack of goals, Facundo Buonanotte, substitutions and Ruud van Nistelrooy's future
Leicester City survival hopes assessed as Wolves and Ipswich relegation run-in fixtures compared
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How each of the four relegation battlers' final three months of fixtures stack up with City played five top-half sides in their next six games to further dent hopes of survival
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Leicester City fixtures against Newcastle and Liverpool moved for TV coverage
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The two home games have been given new kick-off times, meaning just one of City's 13 home games between October and April will have been a Saturday 3pm kick-off
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Leicester City fixtures against Newcastle and Liverpool moved for TV coverage
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The two home games have been given new kick-off times, meaning just one of City's 13 home games between October and April will have been a Saturday 3pm kick-off
West Ham star reveals Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha reason for goal celebration against Leicester City
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Tomas Soucek opened the scoring as Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Foxes were beaten 2-0 by West Ham in the Premier League
Ruud van Nistelrooy explains why Leicester City played so badly in first half of West Ham defeat
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The manager gives his take on the 2-0 loss at the London Stadium, his 11th in 12 Premier League games in charge of the club, leaving them five points from safety
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