Lowly Aston Villa defied incessant pressure as they held out bravely for a 1-1 draw at Leicester City despite being unable to field a striker in their League Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday.

EFL Cup: Striker-less Aston Villa hold on for draw at Leicester

Liverpool moved 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League after hammering their closest challengers, Leicester City, 4-0 at the King Power Stadium on Thursday with Roberto Firmino scoring twice.

Premier League: Irresistible Liverpool thrash Leicester

Liverpool, newly crowned Club World Cup winners, return to their main task - fighting for their first league title in 30 years - when they face their closest challengers Leicester City on Thursday.

Football: Liverpool face Vardy threat on festive return to domestic action

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has written to the Premier League to "thank" them for a demanding schedule over the festive period with two matches in less than 48 hours.

Guardiola takes dig at Premier League, says 'thank you' for busy festive season

Leicester City set a club record of eight successive top-flight wins after two goals from Jamie Vardy helped them to an impressive 4-1 Premier League victory at Aston Villa on Sunday.

Premier League: Leicester break club record with 4-1 win at Villa

Manchester United have reached an agreement with Leicester City to sign centre back Harry Maguire with a transfer fee of £80 million ($96.96 million) agreed, British media reports said on Friday.

Manchester United agree record deal to sign Harry Maguire from Leicester: Reports

Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer risked angering Manchester United fans on Wednesday, saying it was only a "loud minority" who want Paul Pogba out of the club. The French midfielder has made clear his determination to leave the Premier League giants, with Real Madrid and his former club Juventus both said to be interested.

Only 'minority' of United fans want Pogba out, says Solskjaer

Leicester City have signed striker Ayoze Perez from Newcastle United on a four-year contract, the Premier League club said on Thursday. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed but British media reported that Leicester would pay Newcastle 30 million pounds ($37.

Leicester City sign striker Ayoze Perez from Newcastle United

Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association in relation to comments made on social media. The 21-year-old posted a series of Tweets in 2013 and 2014, some with racial references and another in which he criticised women's football.

Leicester City's Hamza Choudhury charged with misconduct over social media comments

A brace from striker Jamie Vardy gave Leicester City a commanding 4-1 victory over basement side Huddersfield Town at the John Smith's Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday.

Jamie Vardy double gives Leicester comfortable win at Huddersfield

Wes Morgan's 90th-minute header earned 10-man Leicester City a 2-1 victory over relegation-threatened Burnley at Turf Moor in the Premier League on Saturday. Chasing a second successive win under new manager Brendan Rodgers, Leicester's task was made all the more difficult when Harry Maguire was given a straight red card for fouling Johann Berg Gudmundsson in the fourth minute.

Premier League: Late Morgan header earns 10-man Leicester win at Burnley

Brendan Rodgers looks set to become Leicester City's new manager after Celtic "reluctantly" gave him permission to speak to the Premier League club on Tuesday. The 46-year-old Northern Irishman has been linked with the position at the King Power Stadium since Leicester sacked Claude Puel on Sunday, following their 4-1 home league defeat by Crystal Palace.

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers closes in on vacant Leicester job

Sacked Leicester City boss Claude Puel hailed the club's late chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and said he was privileged to have worked under him at the 2016 Premier League champions.

Sacked Claude Puel pays tribute to late Leicester chairman Vichai

Leicester City Sunday sacked Claude Puel as manager following four successive home defeats in the Premier League. City lost 4-1 at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday in what proved to be Puel's final game after 16 months in charge.

Leicester City sack Claude Puel as manager with immediate effect

Jamie Vardy's 58th-minute strike gave Leicester City a 1-0 win at Everton on Tuesday and condemned the Merseysiders to their fourth defeat in five Premier League games.

Jamie Vardy strike gives Leicester win at Everton

Manchester City slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat by Leicester City on Wednesday as Ricardo Pereira's superb late strike condemned the champions to a second successive Premier League loss.

Manchester City slump again as Ricardo nets Leicester winner

Chelsea suffered their first home defeat since April as Jamie Vardy fired Leicester to a shock 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Maurizio Sarri's side paid the price for failing to convert their chances when Vardy netted early in the second half to hand the Blues their first defeat in five games.

Jamie Vardy strikes as Leicester stun Chelsea

Crystal Palace moved five points clear of the bottom three in the Premier League when Luka Milivojevic scored to give the south London club a 1-0 win over Leicester City on Saturday.

Crystal Palace beat Leicester City to earn crucial points

British air accident investigators looking into the cause of the helicopter crash that killed Leicester City soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha said on Thursday that the failure of the tail rotor mechanism had caused the pilot to lose control.

Leicester City helicopter crash investigators say tail rotor controls failed

Leicester City boss Claude Puel believes the international break helped his players come to terms with the death of club chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha last month and they are ready to fully focus on soccer again, the Frenchman said on Thursday.

International break helped Leicester after helicopter tragedy: Claude Puel

Leicester City will honour their late chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha with a statue outside the Premier League club's King Power Stadium following his death in a helicopter crash last month.

Leicester City to honour late chairman with statue

Leicester City players will wear shirts with club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's name embroidered on them when they play their first home match since the Thai tycoon was killed in a helicopter crash, the Premier League club said.

Leicester players to wear special kits in tribute to owner Vichai

Leicester City's Foxes Foundation will be renamed The Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Foundation in honour of the club's chairman, who tragically died in a helicopter crash, the Premier League side announced on Tuesday.

Leicester rename foundation in honour of late owner

The Leicester City squad as well as members of staff on Sunday attended funeral rites in Bangkok for chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, whose death in a helicopter crash stunned the Premier League club.

Leicester City squad flies to Thailand to attend chairman's funeral ceremony

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