This Week In History: Wins Up & Down The Country

Heritage
23 Aug 2020
2 Minutes
The week of 17-23 August has produced some enjoyable victories over rivals across the nation, as detailed in the latest edition of This Week In History.

Monday 17 August marked seven years since Leicester City’s 1-0 win over Derby County at Pride Park during their Championship-winning campaign.

Goalkeeper Lee Grant’s own goal on 35 minutes proved to be enough for Nigel Pearson’s outfit to secure a third win of the season in all competitions.

The Foxes went on to win the second tier with a Club record 102 points, losing just six times all season en route to Premier League promotion.

They have competed in England’s top tier ever since, and will next month begin their seventh-straight season in the division.

Five years later, on 18 August, 2018, after a productive summer transfer window, City recorded a 2-0 success over Wolverhampton Wanderers at King Power Stadium.

Another own goal, this time from Matt Doherty, and a well-taken strike from James Maddison helped City beat the newly-promoted side, despite Jamie Vardy being dismissed on 66 minutes.

No.10 Maddison was one of three new summer recruits on the field that day alongside Northern Ireland centre-back Jonny Evans and Portugal star Ricardo Pereira.

The Foxes finished the 2018/19 Premier League season in ninth position, while Brendan Rodgers was appointed as manager in February 2019.

The season prior, on 19 August, 2017, City’s first home game of 2017/18 saw fan favourite Shinji Okazaki score inside a minute on Filbert Way.

The Japan striker’s close-range finish was added to by Harry Maguire in a 2-0 Premier League triumph over Brighton & Hove Albion.

It proved to be the first of two wins over the Seagulls that term, and it sparked an unbeaten run of six games against the south coast side.

City’s campaign in 2017/18 saw them place ninth in the division, while they also reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and League Cup.

Just three days later, on 22 August, 2017, City were back in action – this time in the second round of the League Cup.

A resounding 4-1 win over then Championship outfit Sheffield United came at Bramall Lane and featured a fine solo opener from Demarai Gray.

Algeria striker Islam Slimani’s double and an effort from Ahmed Musa in the third minute of injury time saw Leicester advance to the third round.

City then beat Liverpool and Leeds United before a shootout defeat by Manchester City in the last eight thwarted their push for a fourth League Cup trophy.