Match Thread Leicester v Manchester City (league Cup QF)
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camberwell fox
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****ing hell, that’s a disaster
Polar Bear
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I'm depressed, I've got a Shakatak earworm and now this. What a shit day.
FOX Franks
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We’ve already given them that one then. Why is Puel prioritising the league when we’re not going to get relegated and not ****ing win it.
Decision to not go down justified.
Decision to not go down justified.
Miles Away
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We are going to get battered
Brown Nose
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Chucked my tickets in the bin.
Feck 'em.
Feck 'em.
camberwell fox
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What the **** is that?
Something he got down on the street.
SJN-Fox
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- Leicester have been eliminated from all four of their previous League Cup meetings with Manchester City, including a penalty shootout defeat in this round last season.
- Manchester City have gone on to win the League Cup the last two times they've faced Leicester in the League Cup - knocking them out at the quarter-final stage in both 2013-14 and 2017-18.
- This is only the second time Leicester have faced the holders of the League Cup, with the Foxes losing 4-3 against Chelsea in the 2007-08 campaign.
- Leicester are looking to reach the League Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1999-00, when they went on to win the competition.
- Manchester City haven't been eliminated at the quarter-final stage of the League Cup since 2007-08, when they lost to eventual winners Spurs. They've progressed the last five times they've reached this stage.
- Leicester are yet to concede a goal in this season's League Cup.
- Leicester's last two League Cup games have been decided on penalties - only Liverpool and Stoke in 2015-16 and Cardiff in 2011-12 have had three games go to penalties in a single edition of the competition.
- Leicester's Kelechi Iheanacho has been involved in seven goals in his nine League Cup matches with Leicester and Man City combined (4 goals, 3 assists).
FOX Franks
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In his interview pre match, Puel - astonishingly - talked about our qualiteeeee
camberwell fox
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But not about intensiteeee
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Championship
| P | Pld | Pts | |
| 1 | Leicester | 45 | 97 |
| 2 | Ipswich | 45 | 93 |
| 3 | Leeds Utd | 45 | 90 |
| 4 | Southampton | 45 | 84 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 45 | 73 |
| 6 | West Brom | 45 | 72 |
| 7 | Hull City | 45 | 70 |
| 8 | Middlesbro | 45 | 66 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 45 | 64 |
| 10 | Preston | 45 | 63 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 45 | 62 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 45 | 62 |
| 13 | Swansea City | 45 | 57 |
| 14 | Watford | 45 | 56 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 45 | 56 |
| 16 | Millwall | 45 | 56 |
| 17 | QPR | 45 | 53 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 45 | 53 |
| 19 | Blackburn | 45 | 50 |
| 20 | Sheffield W | 45 | 50 |
| 21 | Plymouth | 45 | 48 |
| 22 | Birmingham | 45 | 47 |
| 23 | Huddersfield | 45 | 45 |
| 24 | Rotherham Utd | 45 | 24 |
