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Liverpool host Leicester City in the Premier League on Boxing Day in their final home game of the calendar year.
The Reds are guaranteed to enter the new year as league leaders after him Tottenham beat Hotspur 6-3 Last weekend but have the potential to extend their four-point advantage when the struggling Foxes visit Merseyside on Thursday.
Arne Slott’s side have still lost just once in all competitions this term and are now leading favourites. Premier League The title They have won their last four meetings with Leicester and will likely be looking for a fifth in a row at Anfield.
The Foxes enjoyed a mini new manager bounce under Ruud van Nistelrooy, picking up lucky but important results against West Ham United and Brighton & Hove Albion. However, reality has set in in their last two outings, thrashing Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 and 3-0 respectively.
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Liverpool vs Leicester H2H Record (Last Five Games)
Current Form (All Competitions)
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Liverpool |
Lester |
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Tottenham 3-6 Liverpool – 22/12/24 |
Leicester 0-3 Wolves – 21/12/24 |
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Southampton 1-2 Liverpool – 18/12/24 |
Newcastle 4-0 Leicester 14/12/24 |
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Liverpool 2-2 Fulham – 14/12/24 |
Leicester 2-2 Brighton – 08/12/24 |
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Girona 0-1 Liverpool – 10/12/24 |
Leicester 3-1 West Ham – 03/12/24 |
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Newcastle 3-3 Liverpool – 04/12/24 |
Brentford 4-1 Leicester – 30/11/24 |
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the country |
TV Channel/Live Stream |
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United Kingdom |
Amazon Prime |
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United States |
fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports App, UNIVERSO NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Network, UNIVERSO |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network Canada |
Liverpool have seen the likes of Alisson and Diogo Jota return in the past few weeks and now have an almost fully fit squad heading into the clash with Leicester. The Reds are likely to be without Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate, but should have the rest of their squad available.
Jota made a second cameo off the bench against Spurs on Thursday to earn his first start since October. With games coming thick and fast, the Portuguese could replace Cody Gakpo, with Luis Diaz moving to the left wing.
Kostas Tsimikas could be another to drop into the starting lineup to rest Andy Robertson, while Curtis Jones will battle with Dominik Soboszlai for a place in the XI.
Liverpool vs Leicester Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Alison; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Jota.
Leicester’s appalling defensive record in their last two matches coincides with Mads Hermansen’s injury. The excellent goalkeeper was withdrawn at half-time against Newcastle and the Foxes scored six goals in the ensuing 135 minutes. He could return against Liverpool but former Red Danny Ward will start otherwise.
Leicester’s fringe stopper Jakub Stolarczyk could also return from his long-term injury at Anfield. Wilfred Ndidi, Ricardo Pereira, Odsonne Edouard and Abdul Fatawu are all currently sidelined for the Foxes.
Jamie Vardy has drawn blanks in his last two but enjoys an excellent record against the Reds. He has scored ten runs in 17 appearances for Liverpool, four of which have come at Anfield.
Leicester Predicted Lineup vs Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Ward; Justin, Cody, Westergaard, Christiansen; Leave, Saumre; Buonanotte, Al Khanous, Mavididi; Verdi.
Only Tottenham have scored more than Liverpool’s 37 in the Premier League this season, the exact number Leicester have conceded. Wolverhampton Wanderers are the only team with a worse defensive record than the Foxes.
25 points separate the two teams and a red-hot Liverpool will fancy their chances of putting Leicester to the sword on Boxing Day. They have been surprisingly porous without Connett in recent weeks but their goalscoring form has been very impressive.
Van Nistelrooy enjoyed plenty of duels with Liverpool during his Manchester United playing days but he could be in for a long afternoon at Anfield on the touchline this Thursday.
