It only took one match of the 2016-17 Premier League season to produce a shock result, as the newly promoted Hull City recorded a 2-1 home win over Leicester earlier tonight.
Claudio Ranieri’s men appeared full of the confidence befitting of champions in the early stages, though while the visitors controlled possession, the likes of Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez where somehow held back by a shoestring Tigers defence.
After letting some glaring chances go begging, Hull would punish the title holders on the stroke of halftime when both Abel Hernandez and Adama Diomande produced stunning overhead kicks on the same loose ball inside the box – with the latter credited with the opening goal of the new campaign.
The Foxes were given a lifeline back into the match moments after the restart, however, when Tom Huddlestone’s challenge on Demarai Gray was incorrectly deemed to have occurred inside the box and Riyad Mahrez converted from the spot. Yet the surprises would not end there, as a long-range drive from Robert Snodgrass nestled in the bottom corner and provided Hull with a start to the season that they would hardly have dreamed of.
Here are the best reactions to come from Twitter after the match:
New #PL season
New way to score a goal…. #HULLEI @Gidi_Traffic pic.twitter.com/dUN4ArRlIn
— SPORT STORIES (@SportStories247) August 13, 2016
Team Spirit ❤️
City Till I Die 🐯#hcafc #HulLei pic.twitter.com/ykPm39Dmrs— Hull_City_News (@Toms_Hull_F) August 13, 2016
People talking about leicester's first defeat of the season. Early days yet, long way too go! Missing Kante. Come on @LCFC #HulLei
— Gagan Bhele (@GaganBhele) August 13, 2016
This game just showed the importance of Kante in Mid field… #HULLEI #PL
— TURAB ALI (@THG1011) August 13, 2016
How do you analyse that 💩 when @LCFC aren’t 100% match fit. Warning came early for the 1st. Bad distribution for the 2nd. #hullei. #lcfc
— Vishal (@v15h4l7) August 13, 2016
Seriously though, a top 6 finish will be an achievement for Leicester.. #HULLEI #PL
— TURAB ALI (@THG1011) August 13, 2016
#HulLei So Hull City beats Leicester City 2-1.
Looks like things are getting back to normal in the #PremierLeague world.
— Rashi Kakkar (@rashi_kakkar) August 13, 2016
Proof that the premier league is completely unpredictable #HulLei
— Daniel Abbott (@Daniel_Abbott1) August 13, 2016
Erm, so this happened…better save this picture for posterity. #HulLei #Hull pic.twitter.com/GIBjTYtVqZ
— Michael Billington (@mbillingtonitv) August 13, 2016
That feeling u get when u defeat a defending EPL champion on your way back from relegation 🙌✊💪 #HulLei #EPLReturns pic.twitter.com/zA7T027sHf
— Aluya Uru (@bossy_gibby) August 13, 2016
Pretty much me throughout the entire game @HullCity #UTT #HULLEI pic.twitter.com/reYLzow28t
— Dawson13 (@Jayd66) August 13, 2016
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