The Leicester City Courier
Match5 Sep 2026
Jordan James wins it after the whistle should have gone
90 minutes played. Jordan James found the finish in time that only existed because of earlier delays, and Middlesbrough went from a point to nothing inside one movement.
Market7 Sep 2026
Henry Cartwright puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Leicester City, and it is not being withdrawn.
Player ratings7 Sep 2026
Jordan James goes up and wins it — 7.87
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.87 for the rest of it.
Market7 Sep 2026
The Bournemouth deal is off
Everything was agreed until it was not, and Luke Thomas reports back to Leicester City with a summer to forget. Neither club is saying who walked away from the table.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Leicester City
Tommy Watson was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The terraces7 Sep 2026
Leicester City supporters have found a favourite in Jordan James
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Jordan James has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match5 Sep 2026
Leicester City get the job done against Middlesbrough
A 1‑0 win over Middlesbrough, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Jamaal Lascelles falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad7 Sep 2026
The manager makes an example of Bobby De Cordova-Reid
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- Player ratings Divine Mukasa runs at them all day
- Market Sheffield United are about to pick up the phone
- Squad Hamza Choudhury named in the team of the month