A stunning victory for Hull City this afternoon, given their summer of turmoil as they have defied the odds to beat the defending Champions Leicester City for the first time since February 2016 through strikes from Adama Diomande and Robert Snodgrass.
The Tigers had gone into the match hit by injuries and the summer departure of Steve Bruce, the manager, but they shook off those issues to hand a defending champions a defeat in their opening match of the next season for the first time in the Premier League.
Leicester were extremely poor today and were even handed a lifeline early in the second half when Riyad Mahrez scored from the spot, but Claudio Ranieri will not be happy with his team with their display at the KC Stadium.
Hull City got their 2016/17 Premier League campaign off to a dream start as they stunnedLeicester City, the defending champions, 2-1 at the KCOM Stadium.
An acrobatic bicycle kick by Adama Diomande gave the hosts the lead in added time of the first half and Robert Snodgrass scored their second after Riyad Mahrez had levelled from the penalty spot shortly after break.
The match ended 2-1 in favour of Hull as they temporary top the EPL table with more matches to be played during the day and within the week
