Week 20 brings us a match on Dec 28th where Liverpool and Leicester City will play a match in Leicester in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Leicester City recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Newcastle United. Youri Tielemans struck first for Leicester City in the 38th minute from the penalty spot, then Patson Daka added another in the 57th minute on a feed from Harvey Barnes At the end of 90 a dissapointed Newcastle United couldn’t manage to score, and Leicester City took the shutout win. Leicester City is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Liverpool recorded a 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane scored the first goal for Tottenham Hotspur in the 13th minute, then in the 35th minute, Andrew Robertson sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Diogo Jota . Liverpool is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Mohamed Salah has been the most effective weapon for Liverpool lately. The attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches. James Maddison has been the most prolific scorer on Leicester City in the last 5 matches with 3 goals
Leicester City will be without Hamza Choudhury, Ayoze Pérez, Ademola Lookman, Daniel Amartey, Çağlar Söyüncü, Jonny Evans, Kelechi Iheanacho, Wesley Fofana, James Justin, Filip Benković and Vontae Daley-Campbell, while Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool squad will be without Virgil van Dijk, Adrián, Fabinho, Thiago Alcântara, Curtis Jones and Nathaniel Phillips.