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Liverpool v Leicester
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Kick Off: Thursday 26th December at 20:00
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Competition: Premier League
Arne Slot’s rampant Liverpool smashed six goals past Tottenham in a pre-Christmas rout in North London on Sunday and back at Anfield, the league-leading Reds look primed to land another flurry of blows when they host struggling Leicester City on Boxing Day.
⭐ Liverpool v Leicester City Best Bet
Table-topping Liverpool are as short as 1.08 (1/12) to beat Leicester at Anfield on Boxing Day, though applying a -2.0 goal handicap to the Reds moves the needle into a much more favourable position at 1.83.
Leicester were walloped 3-0 at home by Wolves on Sunday just 8 days after they were dismantled just as easily by Newcastle (0-4) and another heavy defeat could be in the works here. The Foxes were beaten by at least 3 goals in each of their last 3 away assignments in the division and it’s difficult to see how they can avoid another pasting when they visit Merseyside.
🟢 Liverpool v Leicester #WhatOddsPaddy Tip
Mohamed Salah and Jamie Vardy have been the key protagonists in attack for Liverpool and Leicester this season and both in-form forwards are backed to make an early impact at Anfield on Boxing Day.
Salah nudged his goal tally for the Premier League campaign up to 15 with his brace against Tottenham on Sunday and the Egyptian, who has been averaging a sharp 3.47 shots and 1.67 shots on target per 90 this term, should have more chances to register against a generous Leicester defence.
Salah’s teammates seek him out at every opportunity, so don’t be surprised if the Egyptian winger is the first Liverpool player to test Leicester keeper Danny Ward with an effort on Merseyside.
Similarly, counter-attacking specialist Jamie Vardy is easily the likeliest Leicester player to aim a shot on target at Anfield.
The evergreen veteran, who scored twice in his last four outings for the Foxes, still has plenty of running power in his 37-year-old legs and having lodged 5 shots on target in his last 5 appearances, Vardy is backed to provide some early threat against Liverpool.
👕 Liverpool v Leicester Predicted XI
🔍 Liverpool v Leicester Players to Watch
🔴 Luis Diaz
Colombian attacker Luis Diaz bookended Liverpool’s 6-3 win over Spurs on Sunday with the game’s first and final goals, and the 27-year-old, who has been averaging 2.89 shots and 1.40 shots on target this season, has the tools to unlock the Leicester defence on Boxing Day.
Diaz clocked an incredible 5 shots on target against Tottenham in North London and buoyed from that defence-shredding display, the winger looks like superb value at 1.44 to register 1 or more accurate attempts against Leicester.
🔵 Boubakary Soumaré
Tough-tackling Frenchman Boubakary Soumaré committed 3 fouls in Leicester’s limp defeat to Wolves on Sunday and the 25-year-old, who has fouled at least once in each of his last 3 Premier League starts for the Foxes, is likely to be in the thick of the action again at Anfield.
With Leicester likely to be under the cosh from the first whistle, Soumaré could be one of several City players chasing shadows on Merseyside and the holding midfielder is a hugely attractive prospect at 1.44 to foul just once while carrying out his defensive duties.
🔴 Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah continues to be an other-worldly force in the final third for Liverpool this season and the Egyptian superstar scored 2 goals, claimed 2 assists, had 7 attempts and hit 3 shots on target in another superb display against Tottenham on Sunday.
Salah has had at least 2 shots on target in 5 of his last 8 starts in the Premier League and the supremely-gifted 31-year-old can do serious damage to Leicester’s defence on Boxing Day. Look for the division’s leading marksman to deliver in the 2+ shots on target range at odds of 1.62 here.
📂 Liverpool v Leicester Cheat Sheet
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💻 Liverpool v Leicester Form and Tactics
Leicester averaged 50.33% possession across their last 3 Premier League fixtures and the Foxes have been trying to play in a more controlled manner under Ruud Van Nistelrooy.
Leicester, who have been playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation under Van Nistelrooy, have mustered fewer than 10 shots in 6 of their last 7 matches in the Premier League.
Liverpool earned 4.60 in xGF against Tottenham on Sunday which was their highest figure of the campaign so far.
Liverpool rank 9th in the league for averaging long balls attempted per 90 (66.9), which suggests they are happy to go direct at times.
The Reds rank 3rd in the Premier League behind Man City and Bournemouth for shot-creating actions per 90 minutes (28.19).
Mohamed Salah (15G, 11A) has been involved in 70.2% of Liverpool’s Premier League goals this season and his teammates look to feed the Egyptian at every opportunity.
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🏁 Liverpool v Leicester Ref Watch
- Referee: Darren Bond
- Premier League fixtures with Darren Bond in charge have been averaging 24.00 fouls per game this season.
- Bond last took charge of a fixture involving Leicester on October 5th. Bond booked 4 Leicester players in a 1-0 win for the Foxes against Bournemouth on that occasion.
- Bond brandished 4 yellow cards in his last Premier League assignment (Aston Villa vs Southampton, Dec 7th.)
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