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Leicester City fixture updates explained

By Thomas Bradley Alderman

SWANSEA, WALES - APRIL 28: A BT Sport television microphone prior to the Premier League match between Swansea City and Chelsea at Liberty Stadium on April 28, 2018 in Swansea, Wales. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
SWANSEA, WALES - APRIL 28: A BT Sport television microphone prior to the Premier League match between Swansea City and Chelsea at Liberty Stadium on April 28, 2018 in Swansea, Wales. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) /
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This is an explanation of the Leicester City fixture alterations and systematic details of the upcoming events over Christmas and the New Year.

Excitement fills the King Power Stadium as the Christmas fixtures approach and eventually arrive. For some reason, Leicester City football feels even more special at that time – regardless of sympathies for the exorbitantly paid pros who have to train and play for two hours in the cold.

The festive period is correctly seen as a vital element of a successful, or unsuccessful, campaign for all teams regardless of status and aspiration. If a team gets results in a tightly congested succession of games at the halfway point of a season – often, it leads to positive momentum. Just look at Leicester City in 2015 as an example.

This term, the Foxes are attempting to politely destroy and rebuild the system, undertaking an overhaul by Claude Puel. Softly spoken Puel is not to be underestimated as a man who knows what he wants; while not being afraid to assert his authority. Christmas will be a great time to judge how noteworthy his squad renovation is to the, once illustrious, team.

Over this time, Puel’s side face a quality looking, yet, fourth-from-bottom placed Fulham, at Craven Cottage. Travel to Wembley to take on an erratic of late Tottenham Hotspur. Then it is recent winners in the East Midlands, Everton. Followed by team-of-the-season so far, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Finally, another struggling big-six club at present, Liverpool.

These are the fixtures which have been chosen to be televised over December and January; with BT Sport and Sky Sports battling for viewing pleasure with the best possible clashes:

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Five updated fixture details

Fulham Vs. Leicester City:
Wednesday 5 December, 7:45pm.

(Match time changed, not televised)

Leicester  Vs. Spurs:
Saturday 8 December, 7:45pm.

Everton Vs. Leicester:
Tuesday 1 January 2019, 12:30pm.

Wolves Vs. Leicester:
Saturday 19 January 2019, 12:30pm.

Liverpool Vs. Leicester:
Wednesday 30 January 2019, 8pm.

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