Leicester bounced again from a disappointing finish to final season to get their new marketing campaign off to a successful begin as Jamie Vardy scored two penalties in a Three-Zero win at West Brom. Belgian worldwide Timothy Castagne opened the scoring on his debut as West Brom got a harsh lesson on the step up in high quality they face on their return to the Premier League. Leicester gained simply two of their final 10 video games to overlook out on a spot within the Champions League on the final day of final season and Brendan Rodgers had voiced his frustration at a scarcity of funds to assist their probabilities of success in 4 competitions this season.
However the one new signing the Foxes have added made a huge impact as Castagne’s towering header from Dennis Praet’s cross opened the floodgates 11 minutes into the second half.
Regardless of Leicester’s drop-off within the second half of the marketing campaign, Vardy nonetheless gained the Premier League’s golden boot final season and the 33-year-old launched his problem to be high scorer as soon as extra with two expertly taken spot-kicks within the last 16 minutes after he and James Justin had been felled inside the world.
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On Saturday, Arsenal kicked off the new Premier League season with a Three-Zero rout of newly promoted Fulham, with debutants Willian and Gabriel Magalhaes impressing for the Gunners at Cravern Cottage.
Defending champions Liverpool additionally started their title defence with win, albeit a nervy one, as they overcame Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds Four-Three at Anfield, with Mohamed Salah scoring a hat-trick.
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