A mouth-watering clash on the cards as the defending champions are up against Leicester City. It is 3rd place vs 4th place with lots at stake.
Match Details:
Teams: Leicester City F.C vs Liverpool F.C
Date: 13th February, 2021
Time: 6:00 PM IST
Venue: King Power Stadium, Leicester
Preview:
Leicester City come into this fixture having qualified for the FA Cup Quarter finals and have lost only 1 out of their last 5 fixtures in the Premier League.
Liverpool on the other hand have lost 3 out of their last 5 fixtures which includes consecutive defeats at home to Brighton and Manchester City. They will face a resilient Leicester City who will be keen to keep the momentum going.
Brendan Rodgers will be facing his former side and Jurgen Klopp will be looking to make amends and get Liverpool right back on track. The last time these two sides faced each other Liverpool were victorious 3-0 in November 2020.
Leicester have lost their last 3 Premier League home matches to Liverpool, which will only encourage the Reds.
League form of both sides:
Leicester City- DWLDW
Liverpool- LLWWL
Last matches of both teams in EPL:
Wolves 0- 0 Leicester City
Liverpool 1- 4 Manchester City
Where to watch the live telecast and streaming of Leicester City vs Liverpool:
The match will be telecast on Star Sports Select 1 and its HD channel and the live stream can be seen on the Hotstar App.
Team News:
Leicester City Possible line up: Kasper Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Johnny Evans, Soyuncu, Christian Fuchs, Tielemans, Wildfred Ndidi, Cengiz Under, James Maddison, Harvey Barnes, Jamie Vardy.
Liverpool possible line up: Allison Becker, Trent Alexander Arnold, Ozan Kabak, Fabinho, Robertson, Thiago, Wijnaldum, Jordan Henderson, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane
Prediction Analysis
The contest is expected to be a tight affair. Both teams are missing several players owing to injuries.
Vardy’s return will help in providing the goals whereas Mane, Salah and Firmino will be looking to get into the form they possessed last season.
Klopp’s men are 10 points adrift of leaders, Manchester City who have a game in hand.
Prediction: Leicester City 1-1 Liverpool
