Concern was already apparent following the Foxes' English Football League Cup opener against Northampton Town, which they won in spite of rather dubious play at times. Now Leicester City supporters have more worries and fears following the most recent game which saw the League One campaign kick-off at last.
Not to mention some questionable decisions and tactics from Russell Martin that Foxes of Leicester will dive into briefly soon enough. Anyway, after the final whistle versus the Cobblers, The Scottish Sun reported City fans' many frustrations.
"Play like this against any mid lower League One team and we don’t win."Leicester fan via The Sun
The Blue Army, as LCFC's fan base is known, said things like 'a win is a win, but it was boring', 'passing from the back won't end well', and 'if it wasn't Leicester playing, I'd have switched the TV off'. Martin certainly carried that slightly iffy momentum into the match against Notts County at Meadow Lane.
Multiple incidents and brilliant dispatch from Leicester City draw
The East Midlands team got off to a sluggish and regrettable start; indeed, Martin's men should have been behind before taking the lead. Bobby De Cordova-Reid was cited as making errors: first of all with respect to passing and subsequently positionally, he was therefore rightly chastised by his manager.
Russell Martin furious with Bobby Reid. CF comes deep to get on ball, has it pinched and Notts should score. Ness puts it over.
— Josh Holland (@joshhollandLCFC) August 15, 2026
Notts County 0-0 #LCFC
The gaffer was left furious as the forward came deep to collect the ball only to have it pinched away, leaving Notts County with a clear chance that the home side arguably should have converted. Lucas Ness ultimately put the resulting chance over the bar to spare Leicester’s blushes on that occasion.
Harry Souttar was also accused of stopping and appealing rather than 'playing to the whistle' for the County goal, which is startlingly bad form. In the meantime, City's goal was a thing of beauty, with a trio of Foxes Academy graduates combining to finish.
Jayden Joseph slammed a low drive home after flowing creativity from Will Alves and a deftly subtle assist via Sammy Braybrooke.
Yet for all the brilliance of Joseph's fine goal, the underlying problems that have troubled the fan base remain far from resolved just two matches into the new season.
Alves 👉 Braybrooke 👉 Joseph
— Leicester City (@LCFC) August 15, 2026
A goal made in the Leicester City Academy ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/NlZfSS92mN
Overall, Leicester dominated with 69 per cent possession and 560 passes, controlling territory though creating fewer clear chances. The visitors took the lead but Notts County were far more direct: 16 shots to 11, along with the Magpies' 39 touches in the box. Despite less ball time, County pressed fiercely and realistically earned their late equaliser.
