Match Thread Ipswich v Leicester

[Jeff]

 

[Jeff]

Ipswich Town and Leicester City haven’t faced in a league game since February 2014, won 3-0 by the Foxes on their way to promotion to the Premier League that season.

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Leicester have won five of their last seven league games against Ipswich Town (D1 L1), with their only defeat in this run a 1-0 reverse in March 2013.

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Ipswich Town have lost just two of their last 10 league games on Boxing Day (W5 D3) and won 3-0 against Oxford United last year.

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Only Newcastle United (46) and Burnley (44) have lost more English league matches on Boxing Day than Leicester City (42).

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Leicester City have lost seven of their last nine league games on Boxing Day (W1 D1), with their only win that time coming at home to Manchester City in 2018. Outside of the Premier League, they are unbeaten in Boxing Day games however across their last nine (W4 D5).

 

[homer]

Faes at left back - not what I’ve had done, but the rest is spot on

 

[bocadillo]

Shit. Only one keeper on the bench. We're in trouble!

 

[londonfox]

Great to see Doyle on the bench

 

[homer]

Presumably Praet has stubbed his toe or summat

 

[bocadillo]

Presumably pop has stood on Praet's toe or summat

Seems likely.

 

[tedfoxxx]

Gerrinto’em

 

[bocadillo]

Gerrinto’em

****'emup!

 

[Volpone]

Presumably Praet has stubbed his toe or summat

Still got covid?

 

[homer]

Still got covid?

Well he looked perfectly fine on Saturday

 

[popillius]

Presumably Praet has stubbed his toe or summat

Yeah. It's not because he's shit.

 

[Miles Away]

Re: Praet. Obviously not preferred to Casadei. Not sure who should drop from the bench for him.

 

[popillius]

Re: Praet. Obviously not preferred to Casadei. Not sure who should drop from the bench for him.

Unless Norman Wisdom is on it, nobody. And even that's assuming that his death has made it difficult for him to play more of a part than Praet would.

 

[Miles Away]

Unless Norman Wisdom is on it, nobody. And even that's assuming that his death has made it difficult for him to play more of a part than Praet would.

It is very important to have strong intractable opinions.

 

[popillius]

It is very important to have strong intractable opinions.

Norman would do a job.

 

[Miles Away]

Norman would do a job.

I always get confused. Is he the ukulele player or the bloke who did the shit carry on knockoffs?

 

[glyn]

Only Newcastle United (46) and Burnley (44) have lost more English league matches on Boxing Day than Leicester City (42).

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Leicester City have lost seven of their last nine league games on Boxing Day (W1 D1), with their only win that time coming at home to Manchester City in 2018. Outside of the Premier League, they are unbeaten in Boxing Day games however across their last nine (W4 D5).

Literally just texted a mate saying we’re always rubbish on Boxing Day, then read this!!

 

[TornadoShaunUK]

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Only Newcastle United (46) and Burnley (44) have lost more English league matches on Boxing Day than Leicester City (42)

Newcastle and Burnley have both bodged it again so no doubt we will too. George Hirst bound to get on the scores heat too....

 

[Brown Nose]

Norman would do a job.

Apparently, Susan Whelan really wanted Mr. Grimsdale for the managers job in the summer.