Leicester City vs AFC Bournemouth LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture
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Follow live coverage as Leicester City face AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Leicester City vs AFC Bournemouth
It has been a frenzied opening to this game, with both teams going close. Which side can get the crucial first goal of this match?
Leicester City vs AFC Bournemouth
Some clever interplay looks to have given Billing space to shoot, but a big block from Faes prevents his powerful effort troubling Iversen between the Leicester sticks.
Leicester City vs AFC Bournemouth
Both teams have watched stray passes go awry. This time it is Billing who overcooks a ball to his right for Christie, which ends up going out for a goal-kick.
Leicester City vs AFC Bournemouth
The ball sits up nicely for Castagne to let fly at goal, but his low drive skims wide of the left post.
Leicester City vs AFC Bournemouth
The Foxes have never lost a home Premier League match against the Cherries in five previous meetings at the King Power Stadium (two wins, three draws).
Leicester City vs AFC Bournemouth
There should be goals in this match, with Leicester's defence ranked 18th in goals conceded with 51 while Bournemouth have the worst with 57.
Leicester City vs AFC Bournemouth
OFF THE POST! Billing is the man who takes the free-kick, and his curling effort looks destined for the top left corner, only to watch it come off the outside of the woodwork and behind for a goal-kick. That was mighty close to opening the scoring!
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