EPL: Hull Stun Leicester In New Season Opener

The Premier League was back with a bangand an upset-as Leicesters title defence got off to an embarrassing start as the champions crashed to 2-1 defeat at troubled Hull in the season opener game yesterday.The hosts opener was initially credited to Abel Hernandez and may indeed rest with him but actually the ball was simultaneously attacked during dual backward flips by Hernandez and team-mate Adama Diomande.There have been acrobatic moves into the synchronised diving in Rio in the last week that have been less spectacular and it was a fine way for a largely dull first half to be brought to life.he Foxes were level early in the second half when Riyhad Mahrez converted a penalty awarded for a foul outside the area. Then Hull secured a winner to tip the prevailing narrative on its head when Robert Snodgrass lashed home from 18 yards.And so Leicester became the first English champions since Arsenal in 1989 to begin their title defence with a defeat in their opening game of the following season.The mood outside the ground beforehand could not have been more contrasting. The KCOM stadium had been daubed with graffiti overnight reading Allams Outa message to the owners.Assem Allam and son Ehab have made no secret they want to sell, which is presumably why they are not putting any money into transfers and have a squad so thin that midfielder Jake Livermore was playing at centre half.
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