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1989 - Leicester are the 1st reigning top-flight champs to lose their opening league game of the next season since Arsenal in 1989/90. Shock
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 13, 2016
Leicester City really struggled to make an impact on the game from the beginning and Hull City took an unlikely lead in the first half thanks to a combination of Diomande's and Abel Hernandez acrobatic effort.
Although, Leicester equalised through Mahrez's penalty early in the second half, Hull always looked threatening and they took a 2-1 lead in the 58th minute through a beautifully struck shot from Snodgrass.
As the clock ticked, Vardy and co ran out of ideas as Hull held on resolutely to secure a shock 2-1 victory on opening day
Leicester City lose their first game in the Premier League since February. They also become the first defending champions to lose on the opening day. What a start the Premier League has got off to
FT: Hull City 2-1 Leicester City
90+5' SAVE! Drinkwater's shot goes straight into Jakupovic's arms and that should be that!
90+4' The resulting free-kick is chipped in by Mahrez, but it is cleared easily by Clucas who has had an excellent game
90+3' Free-kick for LEI! Huddlestone brings down Mahrez
90+2' SHOT! Meyler takes a shot which goes well wide of Schmeichel's goal
90' 5 minutes have been added on! Can Hull hang on, or will Leicester find a late goal? The atmosphere at the stadium is absolutely electric. Who would have thought that Hull which was sunk in administration troubles would come out and thrill their supporters like this . The Premier League has once again managed to thrill and surprise
88' SHOT! Musa takes a shot from far out which goes horribly high and wide. Leicester are running out of ideas
87' Just three minutes left for the first game of the season to end! What a shock this would be
85' The game is being played at feverish pace here! Leicester are throwing the kitchen sink at this.
83' The Resulting free-kick from Drinkwater is defended easily by the Hull back-line
82' Ranieri takes the opportunity to bring on Ulloa for Simpson! Leicester now have 4 forwards on the pitch
82' Clucas goes into the book for making a bad foul on Musa
81' SAVE! Snodgrass goes for the shot from a tight angle which is saved brilliantly by Schmeichel on the near post
80' Hull win a free-kick near the by line with the dangerous Snodgrass standing over the ball
79' The way Leicester City are playing now, Ranieri's words of targeting 40 points first may not be underplaying his side too much after all
76' Hull City have organised themselves very well and a lot of credit should go to Phelan for setting out his team with a proper strategy to counter Vardy and Mahrez
74' SHOT! Musa combines well with Okazaki, but the Japanese international's shot goes high and wide
71' SAVE! Jakupovic makes a brilliant save from the resulting Mahrez free-kick. Hull need to hold on for just 18 minutes to secure a famous opening day victory
70' LEI now win a free-kick in a dangerous area as Mahrez is brought down in full flow by Huddlestone
69' CLOSE! Okazaki almost makes an instant impact, but his dangerous through ball is brilliantly cut out by Davies who is having a very good game
Leicester City are making two changes now. Gray and King are going off and they are replaced by Okazaki and Amartey. A very attacking line-up played by Ranieri and he has three forwards (Vardy, Okazaki and Musa) on the pitch now
64' Morgan now goes into the book for a bad foul! Hull are giving Leicester a taste of their own medicine
62' Hull City are causing all sorts of problems for Leicester City here! They are defending really well and are not allowing the LEI players to settle on the ball
59' The resulting free-kick takes a deflection and goes well above Schmeichel's goal
59' FREE-KICK for Hull in a very dangerous area! Can it incredibly become 3 for Hull?
57' GOOOOOOOOAAAALLLLLL! Snodgrass smashes home a left footed shot to take the lead! A cross sent in from the right-hand flank takes a deflection off Simpson and finds its way to Snodgrass who makes no mistake to give Hull the lead.
Hull 2-1 Leicester City
54' It is really strange to see Leicester play possession football here. They spent most of last season playing on the break but today, they themselves are struggling to break down the Hull defence
51' Gray is beeing booed by the crowd every time he touches the ball now. But LEI look much more assured on the ball and are causing the Hull defence some problems
48' What an opening game this is turning out to be! LEI the comeback kings of last season have once again come back from a 1 goal deficit to equalise. The defending champions will be backing themselves to go on and win the game
47' GOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLLL! Mahrez drills the penalty straight down the middle to equalise!
HULL 1-1 LEI!
46' PENALTY FOR LEI! Gray is tripped by the Hull defender just 15 seconds after kick-off! The decision looks harsh as Gray seems to have been brought down outside the box
46' LEI get us underway for second half!
The players are walking out now! Will Hull hold on or will the defending champions dig deep to secure a comeback victory?
Breaking news coming in! Diomande has been awarded the goal. Both Abel Hernadez and Diomande seemed to strike the ball at the same time, but it has now been awarded to Diomande
The Premier League never ceases to amaze does it? Hull who were the rank underdogs at the beginning of the game take a shock lead into the break. Can they hold on to secure a famous victory over the defending champions? The last minute goal in the first half would have definitely changed the team talks of both the managers
HALF TIME - Hull 1-0 Leicester City
45+1' GOOOOOOAAAALLLLLLL! Hull City score from the corner! Snodgrass plays in a corner which is met by Davies. The shot is saved brilliantly by Schmeichel. However, his save falls to both Abel Hernandez and Diomande who both seem to strike the ball at the same time with an acrobatic effort to give Hull the lead.
No one was expecting this! HULL 1-0 LEI
45' 2 minutes of time have been added on here as Hull win a corner
42' WHAT A MISS! Musa cuts back a brilliant ball for Vardy whose shot goes high and wide! 2 great chances for LEI in the space of 2 minutes
40' HOW DID LEI NOT SCORE! Musa and Fuchs play a brilliant one-two which sends Fuchs through on goal. The Austrian's shot rebounds of Jakupovic and falls to Vardy whose shot is blocked brilliantly by Davis.
38' SUPERB SKILLS BY DIOMANDE! The Hull City winger goes past 2-3 Leicester City players as if they did not exist . However, his cross is slightly overhit and the Leicester City defence is able to scramble the ball away
36' Hull will be really pleased with the first 36 minutes with Ranieri's side struggling to create anything of note
32' SHOT! Hull play a long ball which finds Abel Hernandez, but the Uruguayan's shot goes high and wide
29' JUST WIDE! Snodgrass takes the resulting free-kick which goes just wide of Schmeichel's goal
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Let us hope the remaining games are filled with as much drama as the opening one! Until then ciao!