18.02.2021, 02:26 240

Are Leicester City title contenders?

Adem Edilbi

After 23 games this season, Leicester City sit in third place with 46 points, ten points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City, and behind second-place Manchester United only on goal difference.

Although Manchester City have a clear advantage, Leicester have been impressive so far, recreating some of the magic we saw from them in their 2015-16 title-winning season. They also show no signs of dropping out of the top four, as they did last season. The Foxes are unbeaten in their last four games in all competitions and have only lost a single game in their previous 14, while beating the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Premier League holders Liverpool.

Leicester City's main man Jamie Vardy continues to perform at the age of 34. The Englishman has found the back of the net 12 times and assisted 5 goals so far this season. Although Vardy has proved time after time that he is The Foxes' key and most dominant player, others have shown that there is more to Leicester City than just their leading goalscorer. James Maddison, Wesley Fofana, Wilfred Ndidi, James Justin and Youri Tielemans are only a portion of players who have been outstanding during the 2020-2021 campaign.

Brendan Rodgers' side will look forward to their next game as they face Slavia Prague in the round of 32 in the Europa League. Progression to the last 16 of the tournament would be a massive achievement, and victory against Manchester United in the FA Cup on March 21st would put them in the semi-finals in that tournament as well.

But the Foxes have to be careful not to tire out their best players too much. They still need to travel to the blue side of Manchester to face league favourites Manchester City on April 3rd, and then again to the red side of the city for an all-important league match against Manchester United on May 11th. These may very well be title deciding matches.

Can Leicester City continue their incredible run and lift the Premier League trophy this May? They certainly have the quality, but a repeat of their 2015-16 miracle would largely depend on Manchester City botching their lead.

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Takımlar	O	P
1. Galatasaray	32	87
2. Fenerbahçe	32	85
3. Trabzonspor	32	52
4. Beşiktaş	33	51
5. Rizespor	32	48
6. Başakşehir	32	46
7. Kasımpasa	32	46
8. Sivasspor	32	44
9. Antalyaspor	32	42
10. Alanyaspor	32	42
11. A.Demirspor	32	40
12. Samsunspor	32	38
13. Ankaragücü	33	37
14. Kayserispor	32	37
15. Konyaspor	32	36
16. Hatayspor	32	33
17. Gaziantep FK	32	31
18. Karagümrük	32	30
19. Pendikspor	32	30
20. İstanbulspor	32	16

Takımlar	O	P
1. Eyüpspor	30	68
2. Göztepe	30	60
3. Kocaelispor	30	52
4. Ahlatçı Çorum FK	30	52
5. Sakaryaspor	30	51
6. Bodrumspor	30	49
7. Boluspor	30	46
8. Bandırmaspor	30	46
9. Gençlerbirliği	30	44
10. Erzurumspor	30	41
11. Manisa FK	31	36
12. Keçiörengücü	30	36
13. Şanlıurfaspor	30	34
14. Ümraniye	30	34
15. Tuzlaspor	30	32
16. Adanaspor	30	32
17. Altay	31	15
18. Giresunspor	30	7

Takımlar	O	P
1. M.City	32	73
2. Arsenal	32	71
3. Liverpool	32	71
4. Aston Villa	33	63
5. Tottenham	32	60
6. Newcastle	32	50
7. M. United	32	50
8. West Ham United	33	48
9. Chelsea	31	47
10. Brighton	32	44
11. Wolves	32	43
12. Fulham	33	42
13. Bournemouth	32	42
14. Crystal Palace	32	33
15. Brentford	33	32
16. Everton	32	27
17. Nottingham Forest	33	26
18. Luton Town	33	25
19. Burnley	33	20
20. Sheffield United	32	16

Takımlar	O	P
1. Real Madrid	31	78
2. Barcelona	31	70
3. Girona	31	65
4. Atletico Madrid	31	61
5. Athletic Bilbao	32	58
6. Real Sociedad	31	50
7. Valencia	31	47
8. Real Betis	31	45
9. Villarreal	31	39
10. Getafe	31	39
11. Osasuna	31	39
12. Las Palmas	31	37
13. Sevilla	31	34
14. Deportivo Alaves	31	32
15. Mallorca	31	31
16. Rayo Vallecano	31	31
17. Celta Vigo	31	28
18. Cadiz	31	25
19. Granada	32	18
20. Almeria	31	14