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Tuesday 28 December 2021 19:34, UK
Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Leicester vs Liverpool in the Premier League on Tuesday; kick-off 8pm.
Injury-hit Leicester will check on Jamie Vardy and Wilfred Ndidi ahead of Tuesday's Premier League visit of Liverpool after neither were risked at Manchester City on Boxing Day due to hamstring issues.
Ryan Bertrand (knee) became the latest addition to a lengthy Foxes absence list when he was injured in the warm-up at the Etihad Stadium, joining other recent casualties Ricardo Pereira (leg), Patson Daka and Caglar Soyuncu (both hamstring).
The game comes too soon for Harvey Barnes, while Jonny Evans, Danny Ward, James Justin and Wesley Fofana also remain on the sidelines.
Leicester provisional squad: Schmeichel, Jakupovic, Stolarczyk, Albrighton, Amartey, Vestergaard, Thomas, Dewsbury-Hall, Tielemans, Choudhury, Maddison, Ndidi, Castagne, Perez, Iheanacho, Lookman, Vardy, Soumare, Nelson, McAteer, Daley-Campbell.
Defender Virgil van Dijk and midfield trio Fabinho, Thiago Alcantara and Curtis Jones are in contention for Liverpool after returning to training.
Van Dijk, Fabinho and Jones were back among the ranks on Christmas Eve and Thiago returned on Boxing Day, with the quartet having to isolate after positive Covid-19 tests.
Andy Robertson remains suspended while Divock Origi is once again likely to miss out because of a knee injury.
Liverpool provisional squad: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Matip, Robertson, Henderson, Thiago, Fabinho, Jones, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Firmino, Jota, Kelleher, Pitaluga, Williams, Gomez, Tsimikas, Milner, Keita, Minamino, Mane.
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I was made to look very stupid by Leeds two weeks ago when tipping them up to beat Manchester City at 25/1 based on the price being too generous to ignore. Well, I haven't learnt my lesson as I'm taking a swing at Leicester here.
The 13/2 with Sky Bet is staring at me, begging to be backed on the basis that Brendan Rodgers has his attack playing some very dangerous football. Yes, their defensive issues are an obvious and Liverpool are Liverpool but a team showcasing their sort of attacking numbers with the added pull of home advantage should have more of a chance of winning a Premier League game than just 13.33 per cent, no matter the opposition. Remember, Liverpool have lost to West Ham this season and drawn with Brentford and Brighton and were 3-0 down to this Leicester side just last week during their Carabao Cup clash, albeit with a severely weakened team out.
Since they lost to Chelsea in November, Leicester are averaging three goals per game, scoring 15 times in their last five fixtures. This is a higher ratio than Liverpool's 2.5 goals per 90 minutes in their six games over the same period. With James Maddison in the form of his life, their attacking performance at Manchester City where they scored three with the backdrop of a non-penalty expected goals total of 2.54 was worthy of high praise. It was the first time Pep Guardiola's side had conceded an xG against figure greater than 2.5 in 55 Premier League matches - with Leicester also being the last team to do so when creating 2.95 in their 5-2 win last season.
I'd have Leicester's win chances closer to 22 per cent here, which would equate to them being a 7/2 shot, so the edge is too good to pass up. And, due to Leicester's inability to keep clean sheets - just two in the last 25 matches across all competitions - bumping the 13/2 up to 10/1 by adding both teams to score makes plenty of sense.
SCORE PREDICTION: 3-2
BETTING ANGLE: Leicester to win and both teams to score (10/1 with Sky Bet)
