Thai-owned Leicester City goes 2nd in Premier League

Leicester City's Thai owners are smiling today as the Foxes sit in second place in the Premier League, ahead of Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea.

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Thai-owned Leicester City goes 2nd in Premier League

English Premier League football club Leicester City plays its matches in King Power Stadium and they have King Power printed prominently on their match shirts.

If that sounds familiar, it should. The Foxes, as they are known, are owned by a Thai-led consortium named Asian Football Investments and their chairman is Thai billionaire (US dollars) Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha of the King Power Group.

In five short years, the Thai owners have seen their club move from the Championship to the Premier League where, as a result of yesterday's 3-2 comeback win over Aston Villa, they now sit in second place, ahead of Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea.

Yes, it's early in the season, but Thai fans can still dream.

Here, from AFP, is a description of Sunday's match.

Dyer sends Leicester second

AFP – Nathan Dyer scored a brave 89th-minute winner as Leicester City stormed back from 2-0 down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 and claim second place in the Premier League on Sunday.

Villa looked set to inflict a first defeat of the campaign on Claudio Ranieri's men after stylish first-time finishes either side of half-time by Jack Grealish and Carles Gil put them in control at the King Power Stadium.

But Ritchie De Laet halved the deficit in the 72nd minute with a flick from a Riyad Mahrez corner that the Goal Decision System showed had just crossed the line before Jamie Vardy turned in Danny Drinkwater's low cross for the equaliser 10 minutes later.

With Villa hanging on, Mahrez floated a cross into the box and Dyer, a half-time replacement for Shinji Okazaki, showed huge courage to beat outrushing goalkeeper Brad Guzan to the ball and head home.

"It's fantastic. We showed spirit and good character," said Leicester manager Ranieri, who succeeded the sacked Nigel Pearson in July.

"After 2-0, I watched my players and they believed everything was possible.

The result preserved Leicester's unbeaten record and left them four points below leaders Manchester City, with their Midlands rivals Villa seven points back in 15th place.

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