Having just locked horns in the EFL Cup just under a week ago, Leicester City and Liverpool do battle once again, this time, in the English top-flight on Tuesday night.
Brendan Rodgers witnessed his side throw away a 3-1 lead in their EFL Cup last 8 at Anfield before losing to the Reds on a penalty shootout. Would we see a revenge victory from the Foxes ?
Another top-quality football match on the cards
Following Vardy's brace and Maddison's stunner, Leicester already had one foot in the last four but failed to shut up shop in the final minutes of the game, conceding a late equalizer. Their leaky rearguard was on show just a couple of days later at the Etihad Stadium as we saw them ship a whopping six goals in Manchester. Although they netted three of their own to make the score-line a tad bit respectable, it was yet another poor performance from the Foxes who picked up their fourth loss in six games in all competitions. Currently, they're currently in 10th position and would be keen on using their decent home form as a platform for victory against Klopp's charges.
COVID-19 cases coupled with some injuries for Leeds United meant that Liverpool had a rare six-day rest in this hectic December schedule with their Boxing day game with the Whites postponed. This is a rare win for the Reds as they don't boast the squad depth of the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea with all three sides gunning for the EPL title this season. Liverpool's only blemish in their last 10 games in all competitions is the 2-2 draw away at Tottenham about two weeks ago with the Reds winning the remaining nine matches and having beaten the Foxes just last week, they would be fairly confident in their ability to do it again.
Leicester vs Liverpool Team News
Leicester possible starting XI:
Schmeichel; Daley-Campbell, Amartey, Vestergaard, Castagne; Ndidi, Tielemans, Soumare; Perez, Vardy, Maswanhise
Liverpool possible starting XI:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Henderson, Fabinho, Keita; Salah, Jota, Mane
Leicester vs Liverpool Prediction: 1-3
We expect to see yet another goal-laden affair with both sides boasting top-quality attacking players. However, given that the Reds are at full strength compared to Leicester's injury woes, we envisage yet another victory for Liverpool.