Leicester City faced off with Fulham in a Premier League fixture on Saturday, August 24th.
Steve Cooper will have been looking to build on his side’s positive start to the season when they kicked off at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
Leicester City drew 1-1 with Tottenham Hotspur in their opening game of the 2024/25 Premier League campaign.
Jamie Vardy cancelled out Pedro Porro’s first-half opener at the King Power Stadium to secure the Foxes a massive point.
And after Fulham lost their opening clash, the Midlands outfit likely fancied their chances over the weekend.
However, it was not to be as Leicester suffered their first defeat of the season. Cooper made a key mistake vs Fulham, opting to switch from a back-four to a back-five, which made his team very vulnerable on the flanks.
Gary Lineker expressed his worry over Leicester following the match as well, after goals from Emile Smith Rowe and Alex Iwobi saw Fulham pick up a 2-1 win.
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Dermot Gallagher explains Fulham vs Leicester City VAR call
After going 1-0 down in the 18th minute, Leicester were given a lifeline shortly before half-time thanks to VAR.
Wout Faes’s goal was originally ruled out for offside before referee Darren Bond was sent to the monitor and deemed Jamie Vardy to have not interfered with Bernd Leno’s efforts to make a save.
It was an interesting decision as Vardy did look to be in the goalkeeper’s line of site initially.
However, speaking on Sky Sports, former referee Dermot Gallagher has explained why VAR made the right goal on Saturday.
He said: “It’s excellent work from the VAR. When you see it, [Vardy] clearly plays no part in the incident.
“He’s peeling away and plays no part. It’s a good header for the goal and VAR has on this occasion done a massive service for the game.
“The referee was led brilliantly by VAR Jarred Gillett.”
Leicester City form is concerning
Leicester may have been helped out by VAR against Fulham but it was still not enough to secure them a point.
The Foxes were also lucky to come away with anything from the Spurs match, having been penned back in their own half for much of the 90 minutes.
Leicester were always expected to struggle on their return to the Premier League but the manner in which they have played so far is concerning.
After a League Cup clash with Tranmere Rovers, Leicester face Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday and another very tough outing is expected.