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Following a strong away victory against Spurs last weekend, Liverpool is still steaming towards a possible Premier League crown.
Boxing Day, December 26, 2024, will see the Reds maintain their march in a home encounter versus Leicester.
Previous Matches and Head-to-head
Liverpool has established themselves as the Premier League leaders with an eight-win run out of nine-matches.
Although Arne Slot's squad is now perfect in 11 games, their three most recent outings have resulted in four points lost.
This has let Chelsea close the difference to only four points, although Liverpool has a game ahead after their Merseyside Derby showdown with Everton was postponed. Liverpool now possesses the top offensive in the league, having scored 37 goals and the strongest defense—with only 16 goals surrendered.
Steve Cooper has been let go by Leicester City meanwhile after a dismal start to their comeback to England's top tier. Originally under the temporary leadership of Manchester United, Ruud van Nistelrooy has since been named manager. The outcomes have been uneven; after an exhilarating victory against West Ham, they made an amazing comeback tie against Brighton but then lost a humiliating 4-0 to Newcastle.
This positions the Foxes only one spot and two points above the relegation zone.
Liverpool x Leicester Team News
Arne Slot is supposed to have a nearly completely available team, with only Ibrahima Konate out due to injury.
A major knee injury will cause Issahaku Fatawu to be out long-term; Wilfred Ndidi is not likely to return until the new year. Furthermore, Ricardo Pereira and Jakub Stolarczyk have a specific comeback date.
Our Predictions
Liverpool to score first half over 1.5 goals @ 1.90 on Sky247.ng
Although Liverpool will be worried about the number of goals they are giving up, their scoring ability guarantees that they will stay Premier League leaders.
Over their previous three league games, Slot's team has engaged in goal-laden matches wherein they have dropped four points from a potential of nine.
Though Leicester seems like the kind of club the Reds could shut out, considering that they began the season with four clean sheets from their first six Premier League games, it is an alarming trend.
Liverpool seems sure to score enough goals to claim victory against a Foxes club that has surrendered 22 goals in their eight away games since returning to the top level, regardless of whether they keep it close or not.
That is more than any other team in the Premier League; with the hosts having scored five first-half goals in their past two games, this one may be over fast on Boxing Day.
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