History beckons - win today and it's the best home start for Leicester City since 1906-07
Leicester City can create a piece of history today if they beat Crystal Palace at the King Power Stadium.
Victory would maintain their 100 per cent home record and make it seven consecutive home league wins since the start of the campaign.
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Assistant manager Craig Shakespeare
That would be the club's best start to a league campaign on home soil for more than a century.
The last time City managed the feat was at the start of the 1906-07 season –106 years ago.
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They will still have plenty of work to do to eclipse that Fosse side, who recorded 13 consecutive home victories, a club record.
Their seventh victory in that sequence came with a 5-1 victory over Blackpool on November 17, 1906.
City are currently on six consecutive home victories. They have previously achieved that feat twice before, in 1922-23 and 2002-03, which was the last time City were promoted to the Premier League.
Although the 1906-07 Fosse were only beaten once at home, by Nottingham Forest in their final home game of the season, their away form cost them promotion and they finished third.
Assistant manager Craig Shakespeare believes the present players are driven to continue their impressive form. "The players' mentality is very important and seeing them around the training ground and how they conduct themselves, I have no hesitations in believing they can maintain it," he said.
"Yes, you need a bit of luck with injuries and suspensions. But we have trust in them.
"We talk about pressure but we have never been frightened to mention the word promotion.
"Top of the table is where we want to be. What we have to do is prepare right for each game and then it will take care of itself.
"Knowing the players as we do, I don't think complacency will come into it. They have that belief to know they have to play their own game.
"The players have an inner strength and belief in what they are doing at the moment."
Filbert Street will remembered when City hosts a heritage afternoon at the King Power Stadium tomorrow afternoon from 2pm.
Former City captain Steve Walsh will be conduct a question-and-answer session.
Ticket prices are priced from £10 for adults.
Comments
by foxeerod
Sunday, October 28 2012, 7:11PM
“forestreddog congratulations on your loan signings finally gelling and getting you a result,
the thing is, we foxes can afford to lose next week and even if you win .... we will still be above you .
in fact its about time you got a move on, ive had a bad neck all season looking down the table at poor forest
anyway lets see what happens at our place in november ...lets hope you put up a better fight than the cup game last season , what was it ? oh yes 5nil .
bye forestreddog .... back in your kennel”
by City_C10
Sunday, October 28 2012, 7:11PM
“Crystal Palace sadly know how to stop a party!”
by forestreddog1
Sunday, October 28 2012, 6:05PM
“POP POP POP POP POP, your little run has just burst....”
by FoxFreak
Sunday, October 28 2012, 5:34PM
“And why are all these post mortems on yesterday's game attached to an article written before the game? It's 5.30pm on Sunday night as I write this - and the LM has had an hour longer than usual to cobble something together. They'd never have got jobs on The Buff (or The Green 'Un for that matter).
As far as yesterday's result is concerned - we've just got to get over it. Not many teams get out of this division without dropping a few results at home, certainly not last season's promoted teams. I seem to recall Southampton actually losing at home to us - and we're better now than we were then.
Come On You Blues!!!!!”
by Stigman
Sunday, October 28 2012, 12:55PM
“Yes Chappy, I agree about the Ref. Not only missing blatant fouls, but inventing ones that didn't exist, like giving Palace a free kick after their player slipped over without being touched. Or another time when their player quite obviously dived before the tackling player made contact - probably would have been a foul from behind though if the player hadn't dived.
But the rule is the referee's decision is final, so we have to suffer these sorts of days sometimes. It wasn't the first time and won't be the last.”
by TheGeofflane
Sunday, October 28 2012, 12:22PM
“AND we still need a REAL striker! Nuge is really our Tevez, an excellent old-fashioned inside forward. Sven tried to get Jelavic, now pulling up trees at Everton. Burnley have found one. Come on Nigel, twist our Thais arms, find a CENTRE Forward, good in the air and mobile, to play with Nuge. Vardy, Waggie and Futacs all need time. We don't have time. They'll sack you if we don't go up. We could have signed Jutkiewicz - we didn't. And 'Boro' are right behind us. Only our midfield is scoring at the moment. That's me done for a week.”
by TheGeofflane
Sunday, October 28 2012, 12:03PM
“I wasn't at yesterday's game, just listened to it. My London friend has my (home end) Watford ticket organised. I see City away. For the most reliable goalie we've had since Wallington, seeing Schmeichel on TV this morning was a shock. Came and dropped the first, stayed on his line when he should have come for the second and, crazily, nearly gave away the third. I hope the Real scout sees the pics too. Our most important player. Hope normal service is resumed next Sat. Nuge isn't himself currently. Three games in eight days on an Achilles niggle? Maybe Futacs deserves 90mins? And replacing Dyer with James, not Marshall, when you're at home ain't very brave. Thank God we're out of the League Cup. A week's rest for sore legs may be all we need. My elder daughter was born in Croydon and supports Palace. Feel sorry for me,please.”
by foxeerod
Sunday, October 28 2012, 10:17AM
“the sign of a good side is the ability to bounce back , bring on watford”
by LCFC_Dave15
Sunday, October 28 2012, 10:15AM
“I am disappointed with loss, but look at positives: we are still 2nd. Every good form team must lose eventually, we had a really good run and I'm sure we can get back on track at Watford. Good words by Pearson, he understood we were on a off day but he wasnt angry. I have faith he will sort it out. Come on City, lets get back top of the league!!! LCFC FOREVER!!!! :-)”
by Norman09
Sunday, October 28 2012, 10:03AM
“Appreciate your opinion Chappy. But we can't turn the clock back the score is on the sheet now. We are second top. Dull & the trees are creeping up. Better watch our backs and start scoring some goals. I agree that refs get it horribly wrong at times.
just another reason to have a video ref. A lot of other sports have as they call them Referee's Technical Assistants.”