Leicester vs Stoke LIVE updates: Latest Premier League score, goals and analysis

Leicester 0-1 Stoke (Shaqiri) LIVE updates: Express Sport brings you the latest Premier League score from the King Power Stadium

HT: Xherdan Shaqiri has scored in three consecutive games in Europe’s big five leagues for the first time ever.

TWITTER ROUND-UP

Nick: Poor. So poor. No urgency. For me it’s obvious. Silva should be in for James. No Okazaki means no party. Diabolical from Leicester.

Jamie: Good God that was atrocious. Stoke not up to anything at all yet typically we find ourself chasing the game, again. Shocker.

Malcolm: Absolutely dreadful – Leicester look like they’ve come into this game on the back of a night on the town! Lose the ball and stand off Shaqiri – yep, that’s the way to do it!

LEICESTER 0-1 STOKE

HT: No chance for Leicester to respond as referee Michael Olivier blows his whistle. Stoke have been there for the taking but Claude Puel’s side were punished for their complacency.

LEICESTER 0-1 STOKE – SHAQIRI

43: The Foxes has been asking for this. They’ve been off the pace and sloppy in possession all afternoon.

The ball is needlessly given away and falls straight to Xherdan Shaqiri, who marauds forward in signature style before curling in from distance.

Cracking finish, but it was a gift from Leicester, who didn’t bother to close him down.

42: Leicester have clearly forgotten the art of passing. It’s just long balls up to Mahrez and Vardy, who aren’t getting much change out of this Stoke defence.

39: Both sides seem pretty content with a draw as far as I can see. Neither team look fussed about winning this thing. Can you tell I’m getting annoyed with how poor this is?

36: After Saido Berahino was left out of the Stoke XI today, he’s now gone TWO YEARS since he last scored a goal.

There’s a pause in play as Ndiaye goes down after a malicious small flick on the nose. He’s fine.

33: Mahrez breaks at speed with only Allen to stop him. The Algerian strides forward, cuts inside and sends an effort five-yards wide of the post.

30: Half-hour gone and I’m struggling to remember anything that’s happened. I’m sitting next to a life-long Leicester fan who’s just used a four-letter word to describe this game.

26: Michael Oliver reaches to his pocket and books Diouf for a pretty nasty challenge on Mahrez. He came in from behind and wasn’t in control.

24: The Potters are enjoying their best period of the game but didn’t manage to carve out any chances.

Honestly, it’s not looking good for goals this afternoon. Neither side threatening to make the breakthrough.

21: So sloppy from Leicester. Twice they’ve given the ball away from set-pieces and twice Albrighton has committed a foul to win the ball back. He’s booked this time.

18: Badou wins possession on the edge of the box, his right-footed effort is saved low by Schmeichel. Half-chance at best.

15: It’s not a classic. Both sides look pretty rusty. Chances at a premium.

12: Joe Allen with an early booking for a foul on Gray. Silly challenge that leaves him walking a tightrope for the next 78 minutes. Quick maths, eh?

9: Stoke have touched the ball folks. Danny Simpson concedes a free-kick and the visitors load the box. Bauer drifts a cross over but it bounces straight out of play.

6: The Foxes continue to boss those possession statistics, and Riyad Mahrez has curled one wide after a signature darting run inside.

3: Leicester aren’t wasting any time here. They’ve won three corners in quick succession and have seen virtually 100 per cent possession. Matty James pings over from distance.

LEICESTER 0-0 STOKE

1: Aaaaaand we’re off! Not that it’s worth the virtual paper it’s written on, but I’ll go for a 3-1 Leicester win today.

TWO-MINUTE WARNING

12:28: Well done to Jamie Redknapp and Sven-Goran Eriksson for managing 45-minute’s worth of semi-coherent analysis today. Can’t have been easy.

The players have emerged from the tunnel to a beautiful sunny day in Leicester. Perfect conditions for football.

LEICESTER vs STOKE

12:25: Quick reminder of the line-ups folks. Got Ben Chilwell in my Fantasy Football team. I expect Stoke to score…

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Maguire, Chilwell, James, Ndidi, Albrighton, Mahrez, Gray, Vardy.

Subs: Jakupovic, Iheanacho, Silva, Dragovic, Iborra, Fuchs, Diabate.

Stoke XI: Butland, Bauer, Zouma, Cameron, Martins Indi, Stafylidis, Ndiaye, Allen, Diouf, Shaqiri, Choupo-Moting.

Subs: Grant, Pieters, Johnson, Jese, Adam, Sobhi, Campbell.

I BLEED MERCH

12:20: Subtle Peep Show reference for the fans out there. If you’ve been living under a rock and not seen it yet, that’s tonight’s homework.

I know it’s easy to poke fun at half-and-half scarves, but honestly, who on earth is going to buy that?

Robert Huth maybe?

THIS AVO…

12:15: Plenty of action to come after this clash. Five fixtures to be precise.

Here’s the line up in full: Bournemouth v Newcastle, Brighton v Swansea, Burnley v Southampton, Liverpool v West Ham, West Brom v Huddersfield.

We’ve got LIVE coverage of all those games and the team news in full at around 2pm. I’ll post a link closer to the time.

STATTLEBOX

12:10: The headline is an attempted play on Gogglebox that didn’t nearly work. Sorry folks, my humour has been sabotaged by a cancelled train this morning and a bottle of wine last night.

*Only Manchester City have a better shot conversion rate than Leicester City in the Premier League this season.

*Leicester have lost only one of their seven previous Premier League matches against Stoke – losing 1-0 at the King Power Stadium in January 2015.

*Stoke have won just twice in their last 29 visits away to Leicester in all competitions, with both victories arriving in their last 10 trips.

GREAT MINDS

12:05: Sky Sports have two of the greatest minds in football on the panel this afternoon. Jamie Redknapp and Sven-Goran Eriksson.

The pair have managed to grind out five minutes discussing whether Kasper Schmeichel should be appointed as Leicester captain.

The answer was yes. Next BIG topic, lads?

RELEGATION SCRAP

12:00: I don’t want to pile the misery on Stoke fans, but I’m gunna.

Stoke have registered only one victory since Christmas and have scored just five times in those eight Premier League games.

Lambert is seeking some attacking firepower ahead of the trip to Leicester, where he will be without 37-year-old Peter Crouch due to injury.

That’s led to a senior call-up for teenage striker Tyrese Campbell, the son of ex-Arsenal and Everton forward Kevin Campbell, after his hat-trick for the under-23s last weekend piqued Lambert’s interest.

TWITTER ROUND-UP

Michael: Don’t understand dropping Dragovic at all. He’s done nothing wrong. Very unfair. Plus, Silva in for James I’d have expected.

David: Why are we not starting Silva? His passing and his ability to control the play is something we need! Also Chilwell and Gray need to improve massively today.

Akron: Is it just me or Kostas Stafylidis does sound like the name for a disease? No disrespect to the player.

Just you Akron, just you…

HAVE YOUR SAY

11:45: If you want to vent your frustrations, or discuss any issues in the world of football (within reason), then get in touch!

You can either comment at the bottom of the page or contact me via Twitter using the hashtag #ExpressSport.

TEAM NEWS – LEICESTER

11:40: Claude Puel makes four changes from the side who were spanked by Manchester City.

Aleksandar Dragovic, who’s quite unlucky to be dropped, is replaced by captain Wes Morgan in defence.

Elsewhere Riyad Mahrez is back which means Fousseni Diabate has to settle for a place on the bench.

Danny Simpson and Demarai Gray return in place of Christian Fuchs and Adrien Silva.

TEAM NEWS – STOKE

11:35: Let’s start with the visitors. Guests first and all that…

Paul Lambert has made three changes from the side who drew with Brighton all those years ago.

Bruno Martins Indi, Kostas Stafylidis, Geoff Cameron replace Ryan Shawcross, Erik Pieters, Darren Fletcher.

LEICESTER vs STOKE

11:30: And here are the line-ups for today’s clash folks. No surprises. Riyad Mahrez starts. I suppose the headline should read: ‘Well paid employee fulfils contractual obligation’.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Maguire, Chilwell, James, Ndidi, Albrighton, Mahrez, Gray, Vardy.

Subs: Jakupovic, Iheanacho, Silva, Dragovic, Iborra, Fuchs, Diabate.

Stoke XI: Butland, Bauer, Zouma, Cameron, Martins Indi, Stafylidis, Ndiaye, Allen, Diouf, Shaqiri, Choupo-Moting.

Subs: Grant, Pieters, Johnson, Jese, Adam, Sobhi, Campbell.

MORNING

11:25: Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Leicester vs Stoke.

It’s a B-E-A-utiful afternoon at the King Power Stadium and the Foxes will be mighty confident of taking all three points.

Can you tell that I watched Bruce Almighty last night?

Anyway, Stoke have registered only one victory since Christmas and have scored just five times in those eight Premier League games.

And what’s worse, 37-year-old Peter Crouch is out due to injury.

Nightmare…

LEICESTER vs STOKE

Leicester skipper Wes Morgan (hamstring) could make his first Premier League appearance since New Year’s Day after coming through 90 minutes unscathed in last weekend’s 1-0 FA Cup win over Sheffield United.

Shinji Okazaki will miss out once again with a knee injury which has sidelined him for three weeks, but is expected to return to full training next week.

Peter Crouch remains sidelined after sitting out the 1-1 draw with Brighton last time out due to an ankle infection.

Potters boss Paul Lambert is considering bringing 18-year-old forward Tyrese Campbell into the matchday squad. Bruno Martins Indi is set to be part of the 18 after missing the last three games, but Stephen Ireland (calf) is still unavailable.

Last season: Leicester 2 Stoke 0, Stoke 2 Leicester 2

Last five league matches: Leicester D W L D L; Stoke L W D L D

Top scorers: Jamie Vardy (Leicester) 15; Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke) 6

Referee: Michael Oliver (Northumberland)