Vardy’s Leicester To Welcome Watford In Premier League

Every Leicester fan across the world knows what happened next. Forget survive – the Foxes thrived. An incredible seven wins from those final nine matches – having won only four of the previous 29 – saw Leicester launch themselves to safety in style. And that, of course, was just the start. A season later, Claudio Ranieri’s men would achieve the impossible and claim the Premier League title at odds of 5000-1.

That league title success will understandably be forever remembered as a fairytale story worthy of a Hollywood movie. The glitter of 2015/16 or the grit of 2014/15 is an inspiration to Leicester City’s players even today. They can reflect on that March 2015 defeat at White Hart Lane as a reminder that it always seems darkest before the dawn. Never write the Foxes off

Brendan Rogers' Leicester City

Brendan Rodgers will be looking to build on Thursday’s UEFA Europa League victory over Legia Warsaw when Watford visit on Sunday. The man in the opposition dugout – Leicester City title-winning hero and new Hornets manager, Ranieri – will rightly receive a hero’s welcome upon his return to Filbert Way. And his Watford side will be on a high following a 4-1 victory over Manchester United last time out. But, come kick-off, battle will commence with three points up for grabs.

Leicester fans should focus on the second part of Watford’s result against Manchester United as that goal conceded extended a run which means the Hornets have yet to keep a single clean sheet in 12 Premier League games this season.

Jamie Vardy's Foxes

Jamie Vardy and his colleagues will be confident of firing the Foxes back into form in the Premier League. The Leicester striker might be just a month away from his 35th birthday but he remains an elite goalscorer, already netting against six different top-flight opponents this term and sitting second to only Mohamed Salah in the goalscoring charts. He is also a leader who rises to a challenge and shows up in times of adversity, as shown by his extraordinary record against the best teams in the country. And he doesn’t exactly go easy on the rest, as Watford supporters will confirm – Vardy has netted in four of his last five meetings with the Hornets.

The other man who is likely to be key to City’s chances is, of course, the man at the helm – Brendan Rodgers. He is a winner, not only claiming back-to-back trebles at Celtic but leading Leicester to glory in the FA Cup final and guiding his Swansea side to Championship play-off success early in his managerial career. He, too, is able to see the route to more consistent form in the league.

Confidence was dented after the loss to Chelsea, but it’s been boosted after Thursday’s win over Legia at King Power Stadium and the quality remains on the pitch and in the dugout. Rodgers and Vardy both know that things change quickly in football. Things are looking up for the Foxes.