Chris Dunlavy

Chris Dunlavy: Bottom three agony tells a bigger story

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Chris Dunlavy
13 April 2025

By Chris Dunlavy - A fresh take on football

Pathetic. There’s really no other word for the way Leicester played against Newcastle on Monday night. Well, maybe a few. Gutless. Witless. Hapless. Eddie Howe’s side didn’t even need to try.
They just waited patiently for Leicester’s players to cough up possession, ambled goalwards and quietly inflicted a 15th defeat in 16 matches. But was anybody surprised?
Since early December, the Foxes have somehow managed to be even worse than Southampton, who pre-weekend were still on course to become the worst Premier League team ever.
Ipswich, at least, h...

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