Manchester City vs Leicester City is the upcoming match as The Cityzens host the Foxes on Boxing Day at The Etihad Stadium on 26th December. Manchester City is currently on a 7 back to back wins and also the league leaders with 44 points to their name. On the other hand, Leicester City has recently overcome their covid outbreak, followed by an 8:7 thrilling penalty defeat against Liverpool.
EPL Match Preview: Manchester City vs Leicester City
Manchester City:
The Cityzens are on a winning win as they havenโt lost a single match in their last 6 Premier League matches. Currently the league leaders, City have already established a 3 points lead over Liverpool. Also, they have scored 11 goals in their last 2 matches without conceding a single goal. Their 4-0 win over Newcastle United has comfortably pushed Pep Guardiolaโs side to the top and also their ruthless 7-0 thumping of Leeds United is one of the highlighted matches of this season. Manchester City in their last 10 matches has lost only 1 and that was a 2-1 defeat against RB Leipzig. Guardiolaโs men also secured their 34th league victory of 2021 by beating Newcastle, setting a new record for the most top-flight wins by any team in a calendar year.
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Leicester City:
The Foxes are going through some patches as they recently got knocked out of the Europa League at the beginning of December when losing 3-2 to group rivals Napoli. Brendan Rodgersโ side was injected with another unfortunate defeat even after establishing a 3-1 lead over Liverpool. The equalizing goals from Jota and Minamino dragged the match to penalties, which dramatically ended 8:7 in Liverpoolโs favor. Leicester Cityโs last 4-0 win against Newcastle United was showing the hopeful light of getting back to winning ways. However, the recent Covid outbreak shattered their dreams. Which resulted in the postponement of games against Tottenham and Everton.
Manchester City vs Leicester City Recent Team Form in EPL:
Manchester City: W W W W W
Leicester City: L W L L D
Team News
Manchester City:
Kyle Walker is out with an unspecified illness and Ferran Torres is also out and recovering from his foot injury. However, Torres is most likely to be on his way to Barcelona.
Leicester City:
Injuries to both Jonny Evans (hamstring) and Wesley Fofana (ankle) and Caglar Soyuncu also ruled out.
Possible Line-ups:
Manchester City: Ederson; Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko; Gundogan, Rodri, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Sterling, Jesus
Leicester City: Schmeichel; Castagne, Vestergaard, Ndidi, Thomas; Dewsbury-Hall, Tielemans, Soumare; Maddison, Vardy, Barnes
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