Leicester City vs Liverpool: Pre-match report
What's the story
Liverpool will lock horns with Leicester City at the King Power Stadium today, as the Reds will seek to continue their winning streak. They have accumulated nine points from their first three matches. Notably, Leicester have two consecutive wins, under their belt, against Wolverhampton and Southampton and they would also be brimming with confidence. Here is our pre-match report of this exciting tie.
Facts
Some interesting facts to charge you up for the match
Liverpool are yet to win 4 consecutive opening matches of a season since 1990-91. In 2005/06, Liverpool kept 4 successive clean-sheets in their first four league matches. They would try to replicate the feat. Leicester City have won three out of their last four meetings against Liverpool at the King Power Stadium. Liverpool have won 47 matches against Leicester, drawn 24 and lost 39.
Leciester
Vardy will miss the encounter: Team news from Leicester
Jamie Vardy will not feature in the match, being suspended for 3 matches after being handed a red-card against Wolverhampton. Matty James will be out due to injury concerns. Claude Puel might field a 4-2-3-1 formation, using Iheanacho as the center-forward and Albrighton, Maddison and Gray as the central mid-fielders. Schmeichel will be taking up his usual goal-keeping duties.
Liverpool
Team news from the Merseyside Reds
Dejan Lovren will not feature in the match due to his stomach problems, along with Oxlade-Chamberlain, who is suffering from a knee injury. Klopp might field the unchanged squad from the last three matches, with the trio of Salah, Mane, and Firmino leading the attack. Keita, Milner, and Wijnaldum will take up their mid-field roles with Alisson at the back.
TV listing
Predicted line-ups and TV listing
Liverpool- Alisson, Virgil van Dijk, Gomez, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold, Wijnaldum, Keita, Milner, Mane, Salah, Firmino. Leicester City- Schmeichel, Morgan, Maguire, Pereira, Chilwell, Ndidi, Mendy, Albrighton, Maddison, Gray, Iheanacho. The tie between Leicester City and Liverpool kicks off at 5:00 PM IST. It will be broadcast live on Star Sports Select and Star Sports Select HD. The match can also be streamed live on Hotstar.