Comments and predictions for Leicester vs Man City: Victory for Man City
The match between Leicester vs Man City in the Premier League takes place at 9:30 p.m. on December 29. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Leicester vs Man City team information
Man City's effort against Everton has been hampered by a flu outbreak in the squad, with Kyle Walker missing with flu. His return for Sunday's game remains uncertain.
City's injury list includes Ederson (mild problem), Matheus Nunes (mild problem), John Stones (ankle) and Jack Grealish (muscle), who are being closely monitored. Oscar Bobb (foot), Rodri (ligaments) and Ruben Dias (muscle) are all doubtful. Nathan Ake is expected to feature after being taken off on Boxing Day due to fatigue.
If players are not fit, Pep Guardiola will have few options to change his lineup. However, Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne could bring new life to the midfield, while James McAtee could be in contention.
On Leicester's side, Ayew had a good performance against Liverpool but received a fifth yellow card, causing him to miss the match against Man City.
Ayew joins Ricardo Pereira (thigh), Mads Hermansen (groin), Wilfred Ndidi (thigh) and Abdul Fatawu (knee) on Leicester's list of absentees. Van Nistelrooy is concerned about the fitness of Jamie Vardy, who missed the defeat to Liverpool with a minor injury.
Vardy, 37, is the player who scored the most goals in confrontations with Man City (9 goals). If absent, Patson Daka will take over the attacking role.
Leicester vs Man City latest expected lineup
Leicester City:
Stolarczyk; Justin, Okoli, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Winks, Soumare; Decordova-Reid, Buonanotte, Mavididi; Vardy
Manchester City:
Ortega; Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Kovacic; Savinho, Silva, De Bruyne, Foden; Haaland
Latest football commentary on Leicester vs Man City
The festive atmosphere seemed absent from the blue half of Manchester, even against Sean Dyche's side, who have troubled the Arsenal and Chelsea attack. Everton have reason to believe they can cope with Erling Haaland and co at the Etihad, their home ground is in disrepair.
Everton's hopes of a goalless draw were dashed by Bernardo Silva's strike inside the first 15 minutes, but Iliman Ndiaye's equaliser and Haaland's missed penalty meant City remained winless in the Premier League for the eighth time in their last nine games.
Man City are almost out of the title race as they trail Liverpool by 14 points despite having played one game more. Seventh place in the table puts their Champions League hopes in jeopardy.
The loss of Rodri, the failure to renew the squad and the long injury list are said to be the main reasons for the team's collapse. Pep Guardiola's plans for the new year will take longer than expected.
The Boxing Day draw against Everton ended a run of poor form with just one win in 13 games in all competitions. Guardiola's side have conceded two goals in each of their last five Premier League away games, picking up just one point from a possible 15.
Meanwhile, Leicester almost shocked Liverpool at Anfield thanks to Jordan Ayew's goal. However, goals from Cody Gakpo, Curtis Jones and Mohamed Salah's 100th goal saw Leicester lose 3-1.
A third straight defeat, combined with Wolverhampton's win over Manchester United, has left Leicester just a point off the relegation zone. They have the worst defence in the league, having conceded 40 goals in 18 games, including 12 in their last four games. Leicester have also failed to keep a clean sheet in 12 consecutive games.
Leicester did, however, prevent City from scoring when they won the Community Shield in 2021. However, Guardiola and his men have since won four consecutive games against Leicester, not conceding at the King Power since Boxing Day 2018. Does this bode well for City?
Leicester vs Man City score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Leicester vs Man Cityas follows:
- Sportsmole:Leicester 1-2 Man City
- WhoScore:Leicester 2-3 Man City
- Our newspaper predicts:Leicester 1-2 Man City
When and where to watch Leicester vs Man City live?
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