Follow live coverage as Leicester City face Ipswich Town today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Leicester City FC 2 - 0 Ipswich Town FC
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
17:01Leicester City pick up their sixth Premier League victory of the season as goals from Vardy and McAteer earn the Foxes a 2-0 victory over Ipswich. On his 500th appearance for the Foxes, Vardy's 200th goal for the club opened the scoring just before the half-hour mark. His low shot evaded both defender and goalkeeper after good work from Justin in the build-up. McAteer made certain of the points in the second half with a powerful drive that beat Palmer at his near post. That was McAteer's first Premier League goal of the season, and it could have come earlier had he not been denied by the post. Ipswich had the ball in the net late on, but Davis was denied by the offside flag. Davis also hit a post in the early stages of the match and Hutchinson fired over a big chance before the break. Ipswich created an xG of 1.56, but Leicester gained the three points despite a lower xG of 0.70. The Foxes move above Ipswich into 18th place, whilst Ipswich drop to 19th. Leicester travel to Bournemouth on the final day of the season at the same time as Ipswich host West Ham. That is all from me. Thanks for joining me and goodbye.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:53FULL-TIME: LEICESTER CITY 2-0 IPSWICH TOWN
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:50Davis has the ball in the net for Ipswich, but it will not count. The offside flag is raised after the full-back met Hutchinson's cross and fired home. VAR checks the offside before play continues. It stays 2-0 to Leicester.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:49Four minutes of added time to be played at the end of this second half.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:45Substitution Samy Sayed Mekway Said Morsy Massimo Corey Luongo
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:45Substitution Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi Oliver William Skipp
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:45Leicester look set here to win their final home match in a Premier League season for the third successive campaign.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:41What a moment that would have been for Monga, but the 15-year-old sees his goal-bound effort blocked.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:40The referee pulls Delap over for a word after a show of frustration from the striker on Thomas.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:37Substitution for Leicester as Evans replaces the second goalscorer McAteer for the final ten minutes.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:37Substitution Jamie Richard Vardy Patson Daka
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:36That was a chance for Broadhead to give Ipswich a lifeline in this game. The substitute though couldn't get a clean connection on Hutchinson's cross and his shot bounces wide of the post.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:34Leicester immediately searching for more goals, but their latest corner is straight into the gloves of Palmer.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:32That was McAteer's first Premier League goal of the season and Leicester look set to make it back-to-back Premier League wins at home for the first time since May 2022.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:28Substitution Jens-Lys Michel Cajuste Jack Henry Philip Taylor
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:28Substitution Julio César Enciso Espínola Conor Mark Chaplin
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:28Substitution Jack Raymond Clarke Nathan Paul Broadhead
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:28Substitution George David Eric Hirst Liam Rory Delap
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:27Assist Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:26The away side has never won in seven previous Premier League meetings between Leicester and Ipswich, with Ipswich losing two of their three visits to the Foxes. The Tractor Boys have just over 20 minutes to change that statistic.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:26Goal Kasey Ian McAteer
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:22McAteer hits the post! It is a brilliant forward run by the winger before he curls an effort onto the post. Ipswich just backed off and were thankful for the post for keeping them alive in this game.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:21Substitution Jordan Pierre Ayew Jeremy Monga
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:21Substitution James Michael Justin Ricardo Domingos Barbosa Pereira
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:21Yellow Card Kasey Ian McAteer
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:20Ipswich building some pressure on the Leicester goal now, but the Foxes are looking to catch the visitors out on the counter-attack. Palmer is required on this occassion to get down low and save McAteer's effort.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:18Important block by Faes! Good build-up play against from Ipswich and they find Enciso in the penalty area. He turns well, but Faes is there to block his effort!
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:15Hutchinson's left-footed cross is met and headed over the crossbar by Cajuste. Promising signs though from the visitors that they can get an equaliser.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:13Clarke drives inside and commits a couple of Leicester bodies into coming out to stop him. He prods the ball into the path of Enciso who drags an effort wide of the post.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:10Enciso cuts inside from the right flank and his low effort gives Stolarczyk his first save to make of the match.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:08No side has scored fewer second half goals than Ipswich in the Premier League this season, with the Tractor Boys netting the lowest share of their goals after half time. Meanwhile, only Southampton have conceded more second half goals than Ipswich in the competition this term.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:06A late challenge from Greaves on Ayew earns Leicester a free-kick on the half-way line.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
16:03Leicester get the second half started. No changes for either side at the break.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:58That Vardy goal which has given the Foxes the lead at the break has given Leicester a 66% chance of winning this match according to the Opta supercomputer. Ipswich have work to do in the second half to turn this game around and they are given just a 12% chance of doing so. A draw is 22% probable to be the final outcome. The second half from the King Power is coming up shortly.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:54On his final appearance for Leicester City, it took Jamie Vardy just 28 minutes to score his 200th goal for the club. That strike is the difference at half-time as the Foxes lead 1-0 against Ipswich. Justin carried the ball forward to the edge of the penalty area before slipping in Vardy who provided a low finish through the legs of the defender and past the goalkeeper. Ipswich haven't had a shot on target, but have controlled large spells of this match. Hutchinson had the biggest opportunity when he fired over from close-range. The hosts have created an xG of 0.47 in the first half, compared to an xG creation of 0.66 for the visitors. Leicester are moving above Ipswich into 18th as it stands.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:48HALF-TIME: LEICESTER CITY 1-0 IPSWICH TOWN
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:47One minute of added time to be played at the end of this first half.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:47Davis' free-kick is headed clear by Justin. The resulting corner from Enciso then comes to nothing for the visitors.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:43Davis drives to the by-line and hangs a cross up to the back post. Hutchinson chests the ball down, but then fires over the crossbar from close-range. A big chance for the visitors.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:41Morsy delivers a teasing cross into the penalty area and O'Shea rises highest to meet it. His header deflects over the crossbar for an Ipswich corner.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:40Davis was free down the left and Clarke looked to find him as he was bursting forward into the penalty area, but the pass was overhit and the ball goes out for a goal-kick.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:38El Khannouss too eager to win the ball back high up the pitch and he commits a foul on Morsy.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:36Leicester have won all three home games when opening the scoring in the Premier League this season.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:34Nearly a second for Leicester! Ayew strides into the penalty area with ease before seeing his shot blocked and deflect behind for a corner-kick.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:30Assist James Michael Justin
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:29Goal Jamie Richard Vardy
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:28Davis whips a delightful cross into the penalty area. Hutchinson meets it at the back post, but he can't keep his effort down to be able to test the goalkeeper.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:27Morsy slips Hutchinson in down the right flank, but the offside flag is raised by the assistant referee and Leicester win a free-kick.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:25A dinked free-kick finds Vardy, but the striker is falling as he attempts to take the shot under the close supervision of Morsy and he again can only find the side netting.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:23A first chance for Vardy! Ayew plays in the striker, but he is forced wide by the recovering Ipswich defenders and he can't get a clear sight on goal. Vardy's effort ends up hitting the side netting.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:21Ndidi's cross looks for Vardy in the penalty area, but it deflects kindly into the gloves of Palmer. The striker has still yet to be presented with an opportunity in this game.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:19Enciso's low effort does little to trouble Palmer in goal, but he again shows his quality after gliding away from Faes and Ndidi in the build-up to the shot.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:16Leicester’s 2-0 win against Southampton in their last home match ended a nine-game losing run at the King Power Stadium in the Premier League. They last won consecutive home top-flight matches in May 2022.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:13Greaves comes across and makes a fine sliding tackle on Ayew. Thomas takes the opportunity to then launch the ball into the box from the throw-in, but Ipswich clear their lines.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:11An important challenge from Ndidi denies Clarke a shot inside the penalty area before Morsy's long range effort narrowly goes over the crossbar. A good start from the visitors.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:09Chance for Ipswich! Enciso turns away from Ndidi in the middle of the park and strides forward. Enciso then finds Davis in space down the left. Davis' first shot is blocked before his second effort strikes the post!
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:07A controlled start to this match from the visitors and no chances for either side yet.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:05Ipswich, in their pink away kit, are enjoying the early possession here. It was a 1-1 draw when these sides met at Portman Road earlier in the season. Leif Davis’ early second half goal was cancelled out by Jordan Ayew’s 94th minute equaliser.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
15:02Ipswich get the game started at the King Power Stadium.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
14:59The teams are out on the pitch and kick-off is just moments away ahead of Leicester's final home match of the season.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
14:54Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna makes four changes from the side that lost 1-0 to Brentford last time out. Leif Davis returns after a three-match ban, whilst George Hirst, Jens Cajuste, and Jack Clarke all come into the starting line-up. Liam Delap, who has 12 Premier League goals this season, drops to the bench.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
14:54IPSWICH TOWN SUBS: Luke Woolfenden, Conor Chaplin, Jack Taylor, Ben Johnson, Liam Delap, Massimo Luongo, Christian Walton, Nathan Broadhead, Ben Godfrey.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
14:49IPSWICH TOWN LINE-UP (4-2-3-1): Alex Palmer; Leif Davis, Jacob Greaves, Dara O'Shea, Axel Tuanzebe; Jens Cajuste, Sam Morsy; Jack Clarke, Julio Enciso, Omari Hutchinson; George Hirst.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
14:49Manager Ruud van Nistelrooy makes just one change from the Leicester side that drew at Nottingham Forest. Boubakary Soumare replaces Oliver Skipp in midfield. Ricardo Pereira returns to the bench after missing the last two matches through injury. Jamie Vardy starts and captains the Foxes on his 500th appearance for the club as he searches for goal number 200.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
14:44LEICESTER CITY SUBS: Caleb Okoli, Victor Kristiansen, Patson Daka, Ricardo Pereira, Oliver Skipp, Daniel Iversen, Facundo Buonanotte, Jake Evans, Jeremy Monga.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
14:44LEICESTER CITY LINE-UP (4-2-3-1): Jakub Stolarczyk; Luke Thomas, Wout Faes, Conor Coady, James Justin; Boubakary Soumare, Wilfred Ndidi; Bilal El Khannouss, Jordan Ayew, Kasey McAteer; Jamie Vardy.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
14:38Ipswich Town are ending the season in poor form with just two points collected from their past six matches. Kevin Schade’s goal was the difference last time out as Brentford were the latest team to defeat Ipswich on their own patch. The Tractor Boys are currently above Leicester on goal difference and will also be keen to end the season positively ahead of their return to the second tier. Julio Enciso has been a rare bright spark for Ipswich lately, with his stunning strike against Everton in their last away match reminding the Premier League of his quality. Moments of quality from Enciso and his team-mates though have been few and far between for Ipswich in a campaign which has seen them lose 22 league games.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
14:38Leicester City fought back to earn a point last time out against rivals Nottingham Forest as the Foxes went two games unbeaten in the Premier League for the first time since December. That 2-2 draw at the City Ground followed up their 2-0 win over Southampton as the Foxes look to end the season strongly after a miserable campaign. The visit of Ipswich to the King Power Stadium presents another opportunity to extend their unbeaten streak against a side they will be renewing acquaintances with in the Championship next season. Leicester will also be eager to win for club legend Jamie Vardy, who is making his 500th and final appearance for the Foxes here. Vardy is on 199 goals for the club, and this is his final chance to score goal 200.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
14:33Hello and welcome to this live text commentary of Leicester City against Ipswich Town in the Premier League.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Leicester City vs Ipswich Town
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