Bidding to move out of the relegation zone, Burnley welcome Leicester City to the Turf Moor in what is expected to be a vital match in their relegation fight. Read on for our expert tips and predictions.
With four goals scored, the spoils were shared when both sides clashed at the King Power Stadium back in September. How would this second leg pan out ?
The Clarets' chance to cross the dotted line
Just as expected, Sean Dyche's Clarets have put out a 'we wouldn't go down without a fight' statement taking into account their recent results. Having looked down and out for most of the season, they have returned to the Burnely of old- a good set-up, tough-to-break-down side. This has been evident in their most recent games as they've gone on to amass a total of seven points from a possible nine, shipping just one goal during this run. Jeffrey Schlupp was the scorer of said goal, one which put Crystal Palace in front last weekend but was eventually cancelled out by Milivojevic's own goal as Burnley celebrated the solitary point. Things are looking bright for the Clarets as they head into this game guaranteed a spot out of the relegation zone with a win here whilst still having a couple of games in hand on their fellow strugglers.
This is probably Brendan Rodgers' driest spell as Leicester boss with the Foxes heading into his game without a win in the league since beating Liverpool last December- a run that has spanned across five games. In spite of the fact that they've played the fewer amount of games in the division due to postponements, they're currently down in 13th position and for a side that has the quality to be at the top end of the division, that's utterly unacceptable. Still and all, we expect them to be buoyed by their 7-2 aggregate victory against Randers in their UEFA Europa Conference League.
Burnley vs Leicester City Team News
Burnley possible starting XI:
Pope; Roberts, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Lennon, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil; Weghorst, Cornet
Leicester City possible starting lineup:
Schmeichel; Pereira, Amartey, Soyuncu, Thomas; Ndidi, Tielemans; Lookman, Maddison, Barnes; Daka
Burnley vs Leicester Prediction: 1-1
Only Manchester City and Liverpool have conceded fewer goals at home than Burnley and we expect the Foxes to also have problems breaking down this Burnley rearguard. The Foxes did have an extended period of rest and although this might work in their favour, we're backing his revitalized Burnley side t pick up at least a point.