Brenden Rodgers airs frustration over Champions league qualification

Leicester drop more points

Leicester City dropped more points in the hope of qualifying for Champions League football next season.

The match last night against Newcastle was their most straight-forward of their final four games.

The Foxes must now face Manchester United, Chelsea and Spurs in the final games of the season.

The drop in form is similar to last season’s which again saw Brenden Rodgers’ side fail to qualify for the European elite competition.

Goals from Joe Willock, Paul Dummett and Callum Wilson (x2) were enough to grab a huge 3 points for Newcastle and all but confirm their safety.

Rodgers blames concentration

This means that Leicester remain in 3rd place but could be overtaken by 4th placed Chelsea and the gap closed to just 2 points.

Brenden Rodgers has blamed a lack of ‘concentration’ and the absence of Jonny Evans on the poor performance.

“Concentration. That was the biggest factor,” said Rodgers.

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 08: Jonny Evans of Leicester City during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers at The King Power Stadium on November 8, 2020 in Leicester, United Kingdom. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images,)

“It’s a period of the season where there’s a lot to play for, and you’ve got to be super-concentrated and if you look at the goals, especially the first one, they are poor goals. We didn’t defend well at all in those moments.

“It’s very frustrating when you know the level of players we have and how we have defended for most of this season.

“You saw the blow of Jonny not playing. He’s such a great organiser for us, he keeps the line tight. It was a blow to lose him.

“It spilled into our passing, we gave the ball away too cheaply. It’s an easy game to analyse. When I look back on it, I won’t have to look too far.”

Leicester still have the chance to cap a poor end to the season with a trophy as they face Chelsea in the FA Cup final.

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Draw	7/2	9/1

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City FC	34	47	80
2	Manchester United FC	33	29	67
3	Leicester City FC	34	22	63
4	Chelsea FC	34	22	61
5	West Ham United FC	34	11	58
6	Tottenham Hotspur FC	34	22	56
7	Liverpool FC	33	16	54
8	Everton FC	33	3	52
9	Arsenal FC	34	9	49
10	Aston Villa FC	33	10	48
11	Leeds United	34	-2	47
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	34	-13	42
13	Crystal Palace FC	33	-22	38
14	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	34	-4	37
15	Southampton FC	33	-18	37
16	Burnley FC	34	-16	36
17	Newcastle United FC	34	-20	36
18	Fulham FC	34	-20	27
19	West Bromwich Albion	34	-34	26
20	Sheffield United FC	34	-42	17

Player	Team	Goals
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	21
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	20
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	16
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	16
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	15
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	14
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	13
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	13
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	13
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	12
Gundogan, Ilkay	Manchester City FC	12
Wood, Chris	Burnley FC	11
Iheanacho, Kelechi	Leicester City FC	11
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	10
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	10
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick	Arsenal FC	10
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	10
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	9
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	9
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United FC	9

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Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United FC	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion	0	9
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	8
Lundstram, John	Sheffield United FC	1	8
Luiz, Douglas	Aston Villa FC	0	8
Hojbjerg, Pierre	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	8
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	7
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	0	8
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	7
Holgate, Mason	Everton FC	0	8
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC	0	8
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	1	6
McGoldrick, David	Sheffield United FC	0	7
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	0	7
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United FC	0	7
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	0	7
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC	0	7
Evans, Jonny	Leicester City FC	0	7
Alioski, Ezgjan	Leeds United	0	7
Kante, N`Golo	Chelsea FC	0	7

Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	13
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	11
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	10
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	10
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	8
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	8
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	7
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	7
Digne, Lucas	Everton FC	7
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	6
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	6
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	6
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	6
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	6
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	6
Raphinha	Leeds United	6
Neto, Pedro	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	6
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	6
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City FC	6