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Leicester City have been tearing up the Premier League, losing just one league game back on match day seven. With lead striker Jamie Vardy netting in his ninth consecutive game, Leicester grabbed all three points in a 2-1 win over Watford on Saturday. This was the clubs seventh win of the season, putting them in sole possession of third place with 25 points.





Claudio Ranieri, manager of Leicester, was very pleased after the match, urging his team to keep pushing forward.

“For us, it’s important to continue. This is momentum. It’s not easy for our team to continue in this way, but we want to, we are very ambitious.”





With clubs like Manchester United, Tottenham, and Chelsea all below them, it’s clear that Leicester has continued their form from the end of the previous season in a big way.

The Leicester City team of last year defied all odds by staying up in the top division, winning seven of their final nine matches to claim the 14th spot at the end of the season, six points clear of relegation. This was by no means a successful season in terms of silverware, but avoiding a return to the lower division was enough of a gift after a 10-year absence from the Premier League.





The current season sees Leicester riding high, with both the league’s top scorer and one of the top assisters in the first team. Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez, who have 12 and 7 goals respectively this season in league play, are grabbing the attention of fans and managers alike from all around Europe. With Vardy in tantalizing form and Mahrez adding five assists to his goal tally, both players are proving they are vital assets to the team’s winning ways.

With one of the toughest December schedules in the league coming up, Leicester will only find themselves fighting harder for every point. Finishing the season in European contention may seem like a big ask of the club, but when your striker averages a goal a game, there is little reason to not have high hopes for the Foxes.





Leicester’s next match takes place away to Newcastle on November 21st.