On September 13, Leicester City travelled to the Britannia Stadium and played away to Stoke City.

This small team from Stoke-upon-Trent, England, has no glorious history.

Their greatest glory is that they won the EFL Cup in 1971-1972.

Nope.

has been mixed in the lower leagues, and finally succeeded in the 07-08 season.

The investment is not high, but it has been relegated until now, which is not easy.

Especially last season, they finished a record ninth in the Premier League.

This has been a delight for Stoke City fans for a long time.

In the first three games of the season, they won one and drew two, remained unbeaten and were in good form.

In the face of reporters' interviews, Stoke City fans shouted: "Leicester City is only, we are not afraid!" ”

This sentence alone made the reporter laugh.

A ninth in the Premier League last season, facing last season's Championship team and Premier League newcomers, actually said that we are not afraid of them?

That's really efficient!

Stoke City lined up in a 4-3-3 formation for this game.

Sure enough, they expect more from this game.

For them, a team that has won three consecutive Premier League games is not worth it.

You know, they won a lot of big clubs last season.

But they forgot that although Leicester City were in the Championship last season, they also overcame obstacles in the FA Cup, beating the Premier League giants.

Today, Stoke City lined up front with a combination of Crouch, Bojan and Arnautovic.

In midfield, France's Nzonzi is in charge, and his tall stature is excellent at tackling and passing.

There are also Hutter and Munesa in the backline.

There is also Begovic on the goal line, who performed well last season.

In this game, on paper, Stoke City even surpassed Leicester City.

And after the start of the game, Stoke City did show a strong fighting power.

Several attacks in a row, all very threatening.

In particular, the three strikers have their own characteristics.

Crouch, who is 2.01 meters tall, is a well-deserved air tyrant.

Bojan, the talented striker of La Masia who transferred from Barcelona this summer, is once comparable to Messi.

Strong striker Arnautovic is a strong flashpoint for Stoke City.

These three players are on the field, but they are very threatening.

As soon as the game started, Stoke City scored the first goal.

In the 8th minute of the game, with a throw-in opportunity, Moses' hand threw the ball to Nzongzi.

Nzongqi suddenly crosses from the wing!

The ball found Crouch in the middle of the box very accurately!

England's go-getter jumps off with an easy header!

The ball smashes into the net!

1 to 0!

Stoke City score first!

And 10 minutes later, there was another corner kick opportunity, and Crouch got the ball in the head!

Although he was squeezed by Morgan and did not exert any force, he rubbed his header back!

Arnautovic plugged in the back row and volleyed!

Insert the ball into the net!

2 to 0!

Stoke City scores another goal!

2 to 0!

Britannia Stadium Wild Cheers!

In the live broadcast room, Carragher smiled and applauded: "It seems that Leicester City's good luck has come to an end." ”

Alan Shearer: "It's only been less than 20 minutes, so why are you in a hurry? ”

Carragher: "In just 20 minutes, they conceded two goals and we don't know if the game will continue to expand. ”

Alan Shearer: "Let's not talk about the score, let me ask you, why did you ask for a commentary on Leicester's game? ”

Carragher: "Because I want to see when Leicester loses!" ”

Alan Shearer: "What do you think?" ”

Carragher: "I think it's going to be soon!" ”

Carragher was talking when there was a change on the field.

Not long after Stoke City scored, Leicester City suddenly launched a fast attack!

After the restart, Xia Xing suddenly stepped forward with the ball in the middle!

This change caught the Stoke City players off guard!

Shake off two players in a row and kick straight away!

The ball passed past the two defenders!

Vardy successfully countered offside and pushed into the corner in the box!

The ball goes into the net!

1 to 2!

Leicester pull a goal back!

An excited Vardy rushed into the net and ran back with the ball in his arms.

The rest of the Leicester players didn't bother to celebrate, and they quickly ran back to half-time.

There is one more goal to go to equalise.

Soon, Leicester found another opportunity.

This time it was Mahrez who broke down the right flank, crossed to Ulloa, and then continued the sprint!

Ulloa doesn't stop the ball and picks it directly into the penalty area!

Wonderful two-over-one!

But in the penalty area, a tall figure took the lead in the position and cleared the ball with a header!

Leicester's counter-attack is ruined!

On the sidelines, Pearson nodded slightly, and although he missed a good opportunity, he was full of praise for the defender just now.

"That's a good defender."

Shakespeare, who was next to him, agreed: "The 30-year-old German defender, Hut, is strong, tall and experienced in the Premier League. ”

Pearson said "um": "After all, he is a talented defender who came out of the Chelsea Academy, and if he hadn't been on the bench at Chelsea for too long, he might have been kicked out a long time ago." ”

Shakespeare: "So for a lot of young people from big families, we're the better choice." ”

Pearson: "Go back and keep an eye on Hutt and see if there's a chance to poach him." ”

Shakespeare: "Good! ”

From the opening point to now, Huth has successfully defended many times, which has made Pearson very tempted.

The game continues.

After Leicester scored a goal, it was not long before they were back to the rhythm of Stoke City.

Two consecutive strikes, Schmeichel made a contribution.

High and low block, try to keep the goal from losing.

When he saved Crouch's header again, Morgan cleared the ball with a big foot and kicked the ball to Xia Xing in midfield.

Three Stoke City players come up to grab!

Summer travel to protect the ball, light footsteps!

Ten thousand flowers have been in the bush, and the leaves do not stick to the body!

Kick the ball!

The ball goes to left-back Delaette, who cuts in forward!

De la Ette makes a long pass to find the back point!

Mahrez receives the ball on the baseline and knocks it back!

Drinkwater's non-stop shot from the back row!

The ball hits the net!

2 to 2!

Leicester City finally equalised!

But that's not the end of it!

At the end of the first half, Xia Xing took advantage of the corner kick opportunity and took a penalty kick into the penalty area!

The low flat ball is extremely fast!

Cambiaso at the front point stabs a shot!

The ball goes into the net!

3 to 2!

Leicester City scored another goal!

Both teams scored five goals in the first half!

In the second half, Stoke City still attacked quickly.

In the 71st minute of the game, Bojan suddenly accelerated with the ball and advanced along the side.

Beat Mahrez and De la Aet in a row and fired low into the corner of the box!

3 to 3!

The two sides are back on the same starting line!

Leicester certainly won't give up, though.

In the 87th minute of the game, Xia Xing passed diagonally into the penalty area again, Vardy missed at the front point, and Ulloa at the back point stabbed the goal!

The ball is in!

4 to 3!

In the end, Leicester City had the last laugh in this goal shootout!

(End of chapter)