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On September 13, Leicester City visited Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium.

This small team from Stoke-on-Trent, England, does not have a glorious history.

Their most glorious achievement is that they won the EFL Cup in the 1971-1972 season.

Gone.

He has been playing in low-level leagues and finally succeeded in reaching the Super League in the 2007-08 season.

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

Especially last season, they actually achieved a record-breaking ninth place in the Premier League.

This has made Stoke City fans happy for a long time.

In the first three games of this season, they have won one and drawn two, remaining undefeated and in good shape.

Facing the reporter's interview, Stoke City fans shouted loudly: "It's just Leicester City, we are not afraid!"

This sentence alone made the reporter laugh.

A guy who was ninth in the Premier League last season, faced with last season's English Championship team and the new Premier League team, actually said that we are not afraid of them?

This is so efficient!

Stoke City deployed a 4-3-3 formation for this game.

Sure enough, they expected more from this game.

For them, a team that was lucky enough to win three consecutive Premier League wins is not worth clinging to.

You must know that they defeated many giants last season.

But they forgot that although Leicester City was in the English Championship last season, they also overcame obstacles in the FA Cup and defeated the Premier League's giants.

Today Stoke City has a combination of Crouch, Bojan and Arnautovic on the front line.

French player Nzonzi is in the midfield. He is tall and excellent in confrontation and passing.

Huth and Muniesa are also on the defensive line.

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

Judging from the paper strength of this game, Stoke City even surpassed Leicester City.

After the game started, Stoke City indeed showed strong combat effectiveness.

Several consecutive attacks are very threatening.

Especially the three strikers, each with their own characteristics.

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

La Masia's talented forward Bojan, who transferred from Barcelona this summer, was once comparable to Messi.

The strong striker Arnautovic is Stoke City's strong point.

These three players are very threatening on the court.

The game just started and Stoke City scored the first goal.

In the 8th minute of the game, with a throw-in opportunity, Moses threw the ball towards Nzonzi.

Nzongqi suddenly made a pass from the wing!

The ball found Crouch in the center of the penalty area very accurately!

The Englishman took off the header easily!

The ball hit the net!

1 to 0!

Stoke City scores first!

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

Although he was squeezed by Morgan and couldn't exert any force, he headed the ball back!

Anautovic came in from the back and fired a volley!

The ball goes into the net!

2 to 0!

Stoke City scores another goal!

2 to 0!

Britannia Stadium cheers wildly!

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

Alan Shearer: "The game has only lasted less than 20 minutes, why are you in a hurry."

Carragher: "They conceded two goals in just 20 minutes. I don't know if the game will continue to expand."

Alan Shearer: "Let's not talk about the score for now. Let me ask you, why did you ask to commentate on Leicester City's game?"

Carragher: "Because I want to see when Leicester City lose!"

Alan Shearer: "When do you think it will be?"

Carragher: "I think it will be soon!"

As Carragher was talking, something changed on the field.

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

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

This change caught Stoke City players off guard!

Shake away two players in a row and hit the ball through!

The ball passed two defenders!

Vardy succeeded in countering offside and shot into the dead center in the penalty area!

The ball hit the net!

1 to 2!

Leicester City gets a goal back!

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

The other Leicester City players did not care about celebrating and quickly ran back to the half-court.

One goal away from equalizing.

Soon, Leicester City found another opportunity.

This time it was Mahrez who broke through from the right, passed it to Ulloa, and then continued to sprint!

Ulloa didn't stop the ball and passed it directly into the penalty area!

Wonderful one-two!

But in the penalty area, a tall figure took the lead and headed the ball to clear the ball!

Leicester City's counterattack was ruined!

On the sidelines of the court, Pearson nodded slightly. Although he lost a good opportunity, he was full of praise for the defensive player just now.

"That defender is really good."

Shakespeare next to him also agreed: "The 30-year-old German defender, Huth, is strong, tall, and has rich experience in the Premier League."

Pearson said "Yeah": "After all, he is a talented defender who came out of Chelsea's youth academy. If he hadn't been a substitute for Chelsea for too long, he might have been kicked out long ago."

Shakespeare: "So for many young people from wealthy families, we are the better choice."

Pearson: "Look back at Huth and see if there is a chance to dig him over."

Shakespeare: "Good!"

From the start to now, Huth has successfully defended many times, which makes Pearson very tempted.

The game continues.

After Leicester City scored a goal, they quickly returned to Stoke City's rhythm.

Schmeichel made contributions in two consecutive attacks.

He blocked the ball high and low to keep the goal.

When he saved Crouch's header again, Morgan kicked the ball to Xia Xing in the midfield.

Three Stoke City players rushed to grab the ball!

Xia Xing protected the ball with light steps!

He passed through the flowers without getting a leaf on him!

He kicked the ball!

The ball was passed to the left back De Laet who was advancing!

De Laet made a long pass to find the back point!

Mahrez received the ball at the bottom line and knocked it back!

Drinkwater, who was inserted in the back row, shot without stopping the ball!

The ball hit the net!

2 to 2!

Leicester City finally equalized the score!

But it's not over yet!

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

The low ball was extremely fast!

Cambiasso at the front point poked it!

The ball went into the net!

3 to 2!

Leicester City scored another goal!

The two teams scored 5 goals in the first half!

In the second half, Stoke City continued to attack fiercely.

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

He passed Mahrez and De Laet in succession and scored a low shot in the corner of the penalty area!

3 to 3!

The two sides are back to the same starting line!

However, Leicester City will certainly not give up.

In the 87th minute of the game, Xia Xing made another diagonal pass into the penalty area. Vardy missed the front point, and Ulloa at the back point poked it into the goal!

The ball went in!

4 to 3!

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