Foxes trapped in a pouring Nottingham rain, as second-tier Forest storm to a 4-1 FA Cup win

Last season, Leicester were a contender for the Champions League spot, which they were left without in the very last EPL matchday, but in the current one, something strange is happening with the Brendan Rodgers’ team.Injuries of several important are to blame for most of the problems, but they cannot be an excuse for what happened to the Premier League side tonight in the good old FA Cup.Championship side Nottingham Forest knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup in the third round.Today they eliminated holders Leicester after a 4-1 win 💥 pic.twitter.com/vSEPsoeTFx— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 6, 2022 Despite facing Nottingham Forest with a very formidable starting lineup, the second-flight slot served them one of the heaviest defeats this season, 4-1.The King Power Stadium outfit conceded three in the span of just nine minutes – between the 23rd and 32nd minute.3+ – Leicester’s 1-4 defeat against Nottingham Forest is only the third instance in FA Cup history of the holders losing by 3+ goals against a side from a lower division, after:Aston Villa 1-5 Manchester United (1905-06)Nottingham Forest 0-3 Sheffield United (1959-60)Hunted. pic.twitter.com/ZYBCZelwb6— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 6, 2022 The Leicester players were humiliated at City Ground, with Iheanacho’s goal being only the second attempt on target for the entire 90 minutes. Too little, too disappointing.FA CUP – FOURTH ROUND FridayManchester United – Middlesbrough 0-0 (1-0)/Sancho 25 – Crooks 64/Middlesbrough win 8-7 on penalties.SaturdayKidderminster Harriers – West Ham United 1-2 AET, 1-1 (1-0)/Penny 19 – Rice 90+1, Bowen 120+1/Chelsea – Plymouth Argyle 2-1 AET, 1-1 (1-1)/Azpilicueta 41, Alonso 105+1 – Gillesphey 8/Stoke City – Wigan Athletic 2-0 (1-0)/Maja 14, Brown 62/Wolverhampton Wanderers – Norwich City 0-1 (0-1)/McLean 45+1/Manchester City – Fulham 4-1 (2-1)/Gundogan 6, Stones 13, Mahrez 53, 58 – Carvalho 4/Peterborough – QPR 2-0 (1-0)/Ward 25, Jones 72/Southampton – Coventry City 2-1 AET, 1-1 (0-1)/Armstrong 63, Walker-Peters 112 – Gyokeres 22/Crystal Palace – Hartlepool United 2-0 (2-0)/Guehi 4, Olise 22/Huddersfield – Barnsley 1-0 (1-0)/Holmes 19/Everton – Brentford 4-1 (1-0)/Mina 31, Richarlison 48, Holgate 62, Townsend 90+1 – Toney 54 pen/Cambridge United – Luton Town 0-3 (0-2)/Burke 16, Mendes 23, Muskwe 88/Tottanham Hotspur – Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 (2-0)/Kane 13, 66, March 24 og – Bissouma 63/SundayLiverpool – Cardiff City 3-1 (0-0)/Jota 53, Minamino 68, Elliott 76 – Colwill 80/Nottingham Forest – Leicester City 4-1 (3-1)/Zinckernagel 23, Johnson 24, Worrall 32, Spence 61 – Iheanacho 40/

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