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Premier League: Leicester City’s Downward Spiral Explained

By Keith Lisenbee

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: Ben Chilwell of Leicester City encourages the crowd during the Carabao Cup Semi Final match between Aston Villa and Leicester City at Villa Park on January 28, 2020 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: Ben Chilwell of Leicester City encourages the crowd during the Carabao Cup Semi Final match between Aston Villa and Leicester City at Villa Park on January 28, 2020 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /
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Three events and their loss to Man City were a clear illustration of what the last two months have been like at King Power Stadium.

On December 9, 2019, Leicester City was the one sitting in second place by seven points over City.

They finished the first seventeen matches of the Premier League season by winning their eighth straight match against Aston Villa by three goals. The Foxes had lost only two league games at that time (only Liverpool had lost less).

Though still ten points behind the Reds, talks began to murmur in the Premier League circles that this Leicester City squad was better than their miracle 2015-16 title-winning squad and that they could challenge for another title.

The Foxes had a winnable match with Norwich City ahead, followed by the festive period of facing the defending champions and Liverpool, followed by further winnable matchups with West Ham and Newcastle. Many people, including myself, circled the Boxing Day duel between Leicester and unbeaten Liverpool, as it was the game to watch and see if this team was a true contender.

Leicester City drew against Norwich, lost by two goals to Manchester City, and then were thoroughly dismantled at the King Power Stadium by the Premier League leaders, 4-0. After receiving a punishment rather than Boxing Day gifts at the hands of Liverpool, the Foxes have continued to spiral downwards.

Overall, they have only won three matches (against West Ham twice and Newcastle) in their last eleven Premier League matches. They have flipped positions with Pep Guardiola’s club going from seven points ahead to seven points behind.

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