Leicester City vs Sheffield United
Leicester City vs Sheffield United STARTS ON 16 JULY 2020 IN ENGLAND
MATCH INFO
Start date: 16 Jul 2020
Location: Leicester
Venue: King Power Stadium
Referee: Michael Oliver, England
Brendan Rodgers didn't twiddling my thumbs following Leicester's shocking 4-1 collapse against Bournemouth on Sunday, admitting that his side are nowhere near Champions League level.
From looking top-four certainties before the restart to counting on other teams to drop points, a season that offered such a lot for City is in danger of completely crumbling.
Leicester took the lead against an out-of-sorts Bournemouth side through a Jamie Vardy strike, but a calamitous two-minute spell saw them concede twice and lose a person .
Bournemouth took advantage of Caglar Soyuncu's dismissal by deed with the win, making it six points from the last 18 on offer for Leicester.
That ultimately means Leicester's fate remains in their own hands, but they face tricky games against Sheff Utd, Tottenham Hotspur and Man Utd to conclude the campaign.
One game at a time are going to be the mantra for Rodgers, and indeed counterpart Chris Wilder, who has got to be a contender for the Manager of the Season award.
Wilder's men have recovered from a post-lockdown slump that saw them lose two and draw one among their first three matches back by taking 10 points from the last 12.
As far as performances go, that display was right up there as United crushed third-place Chelsea - a result that Leicester supporters would have celebrated even as wildly.
The Yorkshire club are one point behind Wolves within the final Europa League spot and have mid-table Everton and Southampton to return after this trip to the East Midlands.
With Leicester only five points more happy , even an area within the Champions League can't be entirely ruled out for United just yet in what has been a campaign to recollect .
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