Match Preview – Leicester vs Liverpool | 26 Dec 2019 – Sky Sports, Skysports.com
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Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Leicester vs Liverpool in the Premier League on Boxing Day.
Fellow midfielder Matthew James (calf) remains the only long-term absentee.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is missing for
Liverpool
across the festive period after the midfielder sustained an injury to his ankle in Qatar. He was pictured celebrating Liverpool’s eventual 1-0 win wearing a protective boot over his right ankle.
Dejan Lovren, Joel Matip and Fabinho are also still sidelined through injury.
(****************************************** Brendan Rodgers believes it will be hard for Liverpool. or Manchester City to dominate the Premier League over a long period of time because of the level of competition. (**************************************
Brendan Rodgers believes it will be hard for Liverpool or Manchester City to dominate the Premier League over a long period of time because of the level of competition.
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Leicester have lost four of their last five Premier League meetings with Liverpool (D1) since winning 3-1 in FebruaryLiverpool have won their last two Premier League away games against Leicester – they’ve never won three consecutive away matches against them in top-flight history.
Both teams have found the net in each of the last seven Premier League meetings between Leicester and Liverpool. In the previous 20 meetings between them in the competition, both teams had scored in just eight matches.
Leicester and Liverpool played on Boxing Day in the Foxes’ title-winning campaign of – 16 – the Reds won 1-0 at Anfield, inflicting one of just three league defeats on Leicester that season.
Liverpool have won their last four Boxing Day matches in the Premier League, by an aggregate sc ore of – 0. They’ve never won five consecutive such matches in their league history.
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has been directly involved in 10 goals in his last nine starts in all competitions (4 goals, 6 assists), registering at least one assist in his last four starts. Mané could be the second Liverpool player to assist in five consecutive starts in (*************************************************************************, after Trent Alexander-Arnold (six in April and May).**************************************
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Charlie’s prediction
It is a stunning game. I have seen a lot from Leicester but they are still a bit off the top level. Liverpool have been out celebrating their new trophy and I don’t blame them for it – their fixture list is supposed to be hampering them, but they have played two games in Doha where they were not overly stressed in either.
I cannot see the excuses with fatigue or traveling, but I think Leicester will turn this around here. Their energy and movement will cause Liverpool problems, who may want to play on the counter-attack; Liverpool are due a loss and I think this will be the game.
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