Leicester vs Man City: Leicester City hosts the defending champions, Manchester City in their next Premier League fixture on Saturday.
Match Details:
Teams: Leicester vs Manchester City
Venue: King Power Stadium, Leicester
Date: Saturday 11th September, 2021
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Live Link: https://www.hotstar.com/in
Preview
Leicester returned to winning ways prior to the international break when they beat Norwich 2-1 in their previous fixture.
Vardy and Albrighton’s goals ensured the points for the Foxes while Pukki scored for Norwich.
The Foxes are placed 9th in the Premier League table with 6 points from 3 matches.
On the other hand, Manchester City thumped Arsenal 5-0 in their last match to make it successive wins with the same score line.
Torres led the way with a brace of goals along with strikes from Gündogan, Jesus and Rodri ensuring the win.
City is placed 7th in the table with 6 points from three matches and seem to be hitting their straps.
The boys are back together! 🙌
🔷 #ManCity | https://t.co/axa0klD5re pic.twitter.com/3GUyd8FO4k
— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 9, 2021
Both sides recently met in the Community Shield last month where Leicester won the contest 1-0 through Iheanacho’s 89th minute penalty goal.
Form Guide
Leicester: WWWLW
Man City: WLLWW
The 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 continues 👊 pic.twitter.com/Ff0rZmlR3a
— Leicester City (@LCFC) September 9, 2021
Last Matches of both teams:
Norwich 1-2 Leicester City
Manchester City 5-0 Arsenal
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Leicester vs Man City in India?
The match is live streamed on Hotstar VIP or Jio TV App while the broadcast is available on Star Sports Select 2/HD.
Team News
Justin, Mendy, Fofana are the players ruled out for this one due to injuries while Perez continues his three-match ban after he received a red card against West Ham.
Jesus and Ederson miss out for the visitors after they breached the Covid protocols during the international break while De Bruyne, Foden are major doubts.
Steffan tested positive for Covid and is another absentee for this clash.
Leicester possible 11:
Schmeichel, Ricardo, Evans, Söyüncü, Thomas, Tielemans, Ndidi, Albrighton, Maddison, Barnes and Vardy
Man City possible 11:
Carson, Walker, Stones, Dias, Cancelo, Silva, Rodri, Gündogan, Grealish, Torres and Sterling
Prediction: Leicester 1-1 Manchester City
Leicester City has a number of players returning from injury while Man City miss some of theirs.
We expect a low-scoring draw take place as City could suffer with the absence of some key players.
Players to watch out for: Vardy, Maddison, Torres and Gündogan.
