🎧 Pursuit of Hlozek and goals for the seasonpublished at 09:06 16 August
09:06 16 August
The latest episode of the When You're Smiling podcast has landed.
Owynn Palmer-Atkin is joined by Matty Fryatt and I'm A Celeb star Owen Warner to discuss the Foxes' pursuit of Adam Hlozek and aims for the upcoming campaign.
Can the new boys survive?published at 08:28 16 August
08:28 16 August
Pat Nevin Former footballer and presenter
There should be some focus on the newbies in the Premier League just as much as the old guard in the top half of the table.
When you get promoted, you really do want to hit the ground running. Start the season on a high and you can ride that wave for a while. Lose, and that sunny hopeful optimism can turn to a dark menacing cloud of fear before August is over.
Both Ipswich Town and Leicester City have got home openers but that is counter-balanced by the fact that it is Liverpool and Tottenham they will face - two teams with designs on a top-four finish. Southampton have a bigger mountain to climb, when they face Newcastle United at St James' Park.
Last season, all three promoted teams in Burnley, Luton Town and Sheffield United were duly relegated nine months later. That was an unusual occurrence that last happened back in season 1997-98 but at least Leicester and Southampton have a decent amount of recent Premier League experience.
Even so, it is hard to see any of them doing anything other than battling relegation. I wish them well but expect just one will survive.
Leicester v Tottenham - did you know?published at 11:51 15 August
11:51 15 August
Of all Premier League fixtures to have been played at least 30 times, Leicester against Tottenham has the highest goals-per-game average (3.8 - 128 goals in 34 games).
There have been 28 goals scored in the past five meetings between the sides alone (5.6 per game).