Leicester to out-fox Tigers

A look over Saturday’s relegation battle

Football punters have an intriguing Premier League relegation battle on their hands on Saturday afternoon, in what looks to be the standout of the 3.00pm starts. Leicester vs Hull, The Foxes vs The Tigers – a Championship fixture next season, if things don’t improve.

Leicester enjoy home advantage, and that should be crucial in such a tight affair, especially with Hull struggling to pick-up points on their travels for the majority of this season. The locals also go in with confidence onside, having picked up a morale-boosting win over Liverpool only a matter of days ago.

Leicester up for a row

No one gave the managerless champions a chance against Klopp’s big guns at this venue on Monday night, and many more thought that they deserved the relegation that was surely coming their way following the sacking of Claudio Ranieri. Opinions count for nothing at the King Power however, they never have, and the side, led by interim boss Craig Shakespeare, dominated the evening, running out 3-1 winners, thanks to a double from Vardy and another from Drinkwater.

Shakespeare told the press, and just about anyone who cared to listen at the conclusion of that match that his side is full of guts and are firing back at the critics who had dished out some cruel remarks during their troubles this season. He promised that they had the stomach for a fight and would be building on that win.

The three points earned there moved Leicester up into 15^th-place, level on points with Swansea, and just two behind Bournemouth. Six points in just five days would go some way to seeing them play top-flight football again next season, and the home win can be backed at our tempting 5/6.