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Liverpool vs. Leicester: Preview, team news, prediction for Premier League match
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Liverpool look to maintain or even extend their lead atop the Premier League standings on Boxing Day as they welcome Leicester City to Anfield.
The Reds enter the day with a four-point advantage over second-place Chelsea despite drawing two straight matches before pummeling Tottenham 6-3 over the weekend, and now they face a Leicester side far removed from the league title chase.
Instead, the Foxes' more imminent concern is not slipping into the relegation zone as they sit 17th in the standings. Leicester have suffered back-to-back league losses ahead of this match, losing by a combined 7-0 score to Newcastle and Wolves, respectively.
Liverpool vs. Leicester: Head-to-head and recent statistics
- All-time meetings:Â 122
- Liverpool wins: 56
- Draws:Â 25
- Leicester wins:Â 41
Liverpool hold the advantage in all-time meetings, with 56 wins in 122Â matches.
Recent history tilts more into Liverpool's favour as they've lost just two of the last 12 Premier League meetings between the clubs.
Liverpool vs. Leicester: Team news
Liverpool
- Injured: Konate, Bradley
- Suspended: None
Leicester
- Injured: Hermansen, Pereira, Fatawu, Winks, Ndidi
- Suspended:Â None
Liverpool vs. Leicester: What the managers are saying
Arne Slot, Liverpool
(via LiverpoolFC.com)
"You have to keep on going, keep on going. Every three days you have to be on top of your game, every minute of the game. That's why it is so hard to win it because it's not always easy to show up every three or four days."
Ruud van Nistelrooy, Leicester
(via LCFC.com)
"This is going to be a long run this season and every game that we are going to play is a new one. After a win, a draw or a loss, we will prepare for the same things and that’s to get better. Of course, in the way we want to play and what we want to achieve."
Liverpool vs. Leicester: Prediction
This looks like nothing less than a holiday feast for Liverpool, who have been flying high against the best in both England and Europe. They now come up against struggling Leicester, who have been giving up goals for fun and will likely do so again in this match.
Prediction: Liverpool 3-0 Leicester
