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Hull City 2-1 Leicester City: Premier League champions fall to shock defeat as Adama Diomande and Robert Snodgrass help underdogs win opener

Daily Mail | August 13, 2016

Related Topics: Robert Snodgrass, Riyad Mahrez, Premier League, Adama Diomandé, Leicester City F.C., Hull City A.F.C., List of English football champions

The new Premier League campaign started with a bang as the champions fell to a shock defeat at Hull.

Managerless Hull defied the odds by beating the Foxes thanks to goals by Adama Diomande and Robert Snodgrass.

Riyad Mahrez cancelled out Diomande's bizarre strike before Snodgrass popped up with the winning goal.

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Robert Snodgrass ensured the Premier League champions started the new campaign with a shock defeat
Robert Snodgrass ensured the Premier League champions started the new campaign with a shock defeat
Hull opened the scoring against Leicester but there was confusion over who actually netted the first goal of the new season
Abel Hernandez celebrated the goal on the stroke of half-time but Adama Diomande appeared to get the final touch
Abel Hernandez celebrated the goal on the stroke of half-time but Adama Diomande appeared to get the final touch
Riyad Mahrez cancelled outu00a0Diomande's goal from the penalty spot afteru00a0Tom Huddlestone brought down Demarai Gray
Riyad Mahrez cancelled out Diomande's goal from the penalty spot after Tom Huddlestone brought down Demarai Gray
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