FT: Leicester City 3-1 Liverpool

Leicester City scorers: James Maddison (78'), Jamie Vardy (81'), Harvey Barnes (85')
Liverpool scorers: Mohamed Salah (67')
Venue: King Power Stadium
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Kasper Schmeichel, Çaglar Söyüncü, Jonny Evans, Ricardo Pereira, Daniel Amartey, James Maddison, Youri Tielemans (Hamza Choudhury), Wilfred Ndidi, Jamie Vardy, Harvey Barnes, Marc Albrighton (Ayoze Perez) (Nampalys Mendy).
Subs: Danny Ward, Christian Fuchs, Kelechi Iheanacho, Luke Thomas, Cengiz Ünder, Vontae Daley-Campbell.
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Liverpool
Alisson, Jordan Henderson, Ozan Kabak, Andy Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Georginio Wijnaldum (Xherdan Shaqiri), Curtis Jones (Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain), James Milner (Thiago), Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mané, Mohamed Salah.
Subs: Rhys Williams, Adrián, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Nathaniel Phillips, Neco Williams, Leighton Clarkson.
MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN
17' On: Thiago|Off: James Milner
24' Curtis Jones Yellow Card
43' Jonny Evans Yellow Card
67' Mohamed Salah Goal
71' Ozan Kabak Yellow Card
74' On: Ayoze Perez|Off: Marc Albrighton
75' On: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain|Off: Curtis Jones
78' James Maddison Goal - Free-kick
81' Jamie Vardy Goal
85' Harvey Barnes Goal
87' On: Xherdan Shaqiri|Off: Georginio Wijnaldum
87' On: Hamza Choudhury|Off: Youri Tielemans
90' On: Nampalys Mendy|Off: Ayoze Perez
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Tottenham vs West Brom

Tottenham: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies, Hojbjerg, Lamela, Moura, Ndombele, Son, Kane.
West Brom: Johnstone, Peltier, Ajayi, Bartley, Townsend, Maitland-Niles, Sawyers, Gallagher, Snodgrass, Grant, Diagne.
Score: 2 - 0
Commentary Via Skysports.com:
1: With the referee's first whistle, the players, officials and staff take a knee before Tottenham get us under way.
3: A fairly even start to proceedings, although Spurs have shaded the possession. Not too much in the way of goal mouth action just yet.
7: ALMOST! Some good play from West Brom as Sawyers picks out Townsend with a cross-field pass.
8: CLEARANCE! Great work from Bartley as Moura dances his way into the area and past all comers, but the West Brom captain makes a well-timed clearance.
11: OVER! Not a bad effort from Lamela after a neat lay-off from Aurier at the top of the area, but it curls wide of Johnstone's post.
15: OFF THE BAR! Huge chance for Spurs.A neat touch from Lamela sees Aurier away, before he squares the ball for Kane at the edge of the area. He takes a touch too many though as he sets himself up and can only ping his effort off the top of the crossbar and wide.
18: CHANCE!! Kane again - but he misses! Maybe a little bit of rustiness after a few games out, but you'd expect him to bury that.
19: CLOSE! Another for Spurs but West Brom do enough.
25: Another Tottenham corner, this time Grant is the man to see the ball behind.
27: Three efforts at goal so far from Harry Kane on his return - but none on target just yet.
33: A decent flick on from Bartley as West Brom make a rare foray into the Spurs area, but Hojbjerg is there to see the ball away for a throw-in.
36:It's some lovely play from Spurs around the area, but Ndombele's low shot/pass into the area is blocked by Lamela's body.
37: SAVE! Big save from Johnstone to keep out Kane.
42: OFF THE LINE! West Brom are giving this everything at the back.
44: HUGE CHANCE FOR WEST BROM! There haven't been many but they are inches away from taking a shock opener.
HT: 0 - 0 it is.
46: SAVE! It's almost an instant opener for Tottenham as Kane and Son combine.
49: Free kick on the right flank as Sawyers commits the foul on Lamela.
GOAL! TOTTENHAM 1-0 WEST BROM (Kane, 54)
GOAL! TOTTENHAM 2-0 WEST BROM (Son, 58)
60: OFFSIDE! West Brom had the ball in the net - but the flag is up!
64: First yellow card of the game for Lamela as he catches the ankles of Gallagher.
67: Two injury concerns for Tottenham with Son and Aurier down with suspected injuries. We could see some changes now too.
72: Oh dear, Snodgrass has done himself a big of damage here as he flies into a challenge on Davies. He does get the ball but take a knock to the back.
77: Gallagher has worked hard today, he is fouled again launching another counter-attack.
78: YELLOW CARD! Snodgrass booked for a foul on Davies. Kicked out a bit but the VAR has checked and no further action.
82': Diagne scores but is offside again.
FT: 2 - 0. Spurs win comfortably. Good win for them.

Wolves vs Leicester City

Wolves: Rui Patricio; Nelson Semedo, Conor Coady, Max Kilman, Jonny; Leander Dendoncker, Ruben Neves, Joao Moutinho; Adama Traore, Willian Jose, Pedro Neto.
Leicester City: Kasper Schmeichel; Ricardo Pereira, Jonny Evans, Caglar Soyuncu, James Justin; Youri Tielemans, Hamza Choudhury; Ayoze Perez, James Maddison, Harvey Barnes; Kelechi Iheanacho.
Score: 0 - 0 (FT)
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Liverpool vs Man City

Liverpool:Alisson, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold, Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago, Wijnaldum, Jones, Salah, Firmino, Mane.
Man City: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Stones, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Rodri, Bernardo, Sterling, Mahrez, Foden.
Score: 1 - 4 (FT) {Gundogan, Salah, Gundogan, Sterling, Foden}
Comments:
3: Thiago is booked for a poor challenge on Gundogan. I am positively shocked.
5: Foden is playing as a false nine. Pep with his typical big game rejig. Lets see how it goes.
7: Real boring stuff till now. Could end up being a tactical one this game.
11:Both teams being respectful of one another and defending in numbers.
15: Manchester City dominating possession.
20: City the better team thus far. Neither keeper tested till now however.
24: TAA puts a good cross in, Mane heads over. Should have scored .
27: Free Kick for City. Nothing comes of it.
29: Great hit from Firmino. City countered from the resultant corner.
35: Liverpool.dominatong possession now, good play.
36: Penalty for Manchester City. Sterling goes down from the challenge of Fabinho. Gundogan steps up and nails it into the kop. Dreadful penalty. Still 0-0.
41: Good flow in the game now. Not exactly end to end but better.
44: Liverpool have a free kick in a good position. TAA primed for it. Thiago takes it, corner for Liverpool.
45:TAA whips it in, Mane nods it on, simple save for Ederson.2 minutes added on.
Half Time: 0 - 0, all to play for in the second half.
47: City and Liverpool at it again; good flowing football but no end product.
49: GOAL!!! Redemption for Gundogan!! Sterling and Foden combine to force a save from Allison and he parries it to Gudogan who smashes it in.
51: Peter Drury reminds us the last time Liverpool got beat in three consecutive games at Anfield was in 1966 and a certain Bill Shankly was the manager. Klopp in line to register his name with a legendary manager; good on him.
54: More than 11 hours since Manchester City conceded a goal in the Premier League; 7 consecutive clean sheets; SAF did say defense wins you leagues.
57: Strong play from Curtis Jones; his shot skews wide after a deflection from John Stones. Good Play.
60: City now dominate. Going from side to side.
62: Dias errs; Pulls Salah to the ground; PENALTY; more of a penalty than the one City got.
63: Salah blasts it in! 1 - 1. City have conceded! Great Penalty.
68: Good play from Man City; Bernardo Silva is found from a cutback by Sterling; He cuts across the ball and it goes well wide in the end.
70: Cynical pull back from Fabinho; Yellow carded.
72: Stones scores but is offside. VAR Checks. No Goal.
74:Allison oh my! Howler after Howler. Hits his clearance straight to Foden, who dances into the box and sets up Gundogan again! 2-1 to City. Gundogan could have had a hattrick today had he dispatched his penalty.
76: Forget David. Allison has been the biggest joker this game week my lord. You have to see this to believe it. Jeez. 3 - 1 to City. Sterling heads it from half a yard.
81: Liverpool hoofing it up now; they are desperate now unfortunately. City remain firm though.
83:FODEN! Boy this guy is good. Thumps one into the top corner. Real embarrassing this for Liverpool. The side view shows the ball going over Allison; another howler that.
85: Statement from Man City; Something we were looking for ourselves when we went to Anfield. The gulf in quality is still quite a lot. Top 4 remains the priority.
93: City walking to the win at the end! Full Time. Man City go 5 points clear off at the top of the table with one game in hand.
FT: 4-1 it ends to Manchester City; Completely took Liverpool apart in the second half.

Sheffield United vs Chelsea

Sheffield United: Ramsdale, Basham, Egan, Bryan; Bogle, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, Lowe; Burke, McBurnie.
Chelsea: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rüdiger; James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Mount, Chilwell; Werner, Giroud.
Score: 1 - 2 {Mount, Rudiger(OG),Jorginho} (FT)

Pre-Match thread, Leicester City vs Liverpool
Premier league
Venue: King Power Stadium
Referee: Anthony Taylor. Assistants: Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn. Fourth official: Lee Mason. VAR: Stuart Attwell. Assistant VAR: Mark Scholes.
Team News

• There are minor question marks over the fitness of Thiago Alcantara and Fabinho after both missed Liverpool training earlier this week, while Georginio Wijnaldum was pictured training away from the rest of the squad.
• As yet there is no further indication of injuries for any of the trio and so they will all be expected to start on Saturday, although there could be changes elsewhere - including a debut for deadline-day signing Ozan Kabak.
• Liverpool have had almost a full week to prepare for this match and so Kabak should now be ready to feature, likely alongside Fabinho at centre-back, to release Jordan Henderson back into midfield.
• The six-day break will have been welcomed for a squad Klopp acknowledged was looking weary, although it has not eased his injury issues much with Naby Keita, Diogo Jota, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip all still sidelined.
• Leicester have plenty of injury problems themselves too, with in-form full-back James Justin the latest player on the treatment table after suffering a knee injury in the FA Cup win over Brighton.
• The full extent of the injury is yet to be confirmed, but Justin is expected to miss this match, leaving Christian Fuchs likely to fill in on the left with Timothy Castagne also among the absentees.
• Ayoze Perez was also amongst the walking wounded against Brighton, picking up a shin injury, so he could join Wesley Fofana, Dennis Praet and Wes Morgan on the sidelines.
• There was better news in midweek with the return of Wilfred Ndidi, though, while the likes of Kasper Schmeichel, Harvey Barnes, Jonny Evans and James Maddison should come back into the starting XI.

Form guide +/-
Liverpool: 43/29 LWWLL
Leicester City: 39/25 WDLWD
Possible line-up from The Gaffer
Alisson Becker
TAA - Fabinho - Ozan - Robbo
Henderson - Gini - Thiago
Salah - Bobby - Mane
Match build up

• Third hosts fourth in the Premier League on Saturday lunchtime when high-flying Leicester City welcome champions Liverpool to the King Power Stadium.
• Three points separate the two sides in the table after 23 games, and the visitors arrive at the King Power looking to bounce back from successive league defeats for the first time under Jurgen Klopp.
• Klopp had been warning for weeks that Liverpool's main fight this season is for a top-four spot rather than for the title, even before last Sunday's chastening 4-1 defeat at home to Manchester City.
• While a couple of costly and uncharacteristic Alisson Becker errors gave the scoreline a slightly skewed look, the facts are increasingly grim for a Liverpool side already a whopping 24 points off the pace they set last season.
• The Reds were 19 points clear at the top after 23 games of 2019-20 but now find themselves 10 points adrift of leaders Manchester City having played a game more, not to mention five points behind second-placed Manchester United and three off Saturday's hosts.
• Liverpool's superior goal difference over Leicester means that victory this weekend would lift them back up to third, but anything less than that would open the door to Chelsea, who are now just a point behind following their resurgence under Thomas Tuchel, to leapfrog the champions into the top four.
• Some may even consider Leicester as slight favourites for this match given that Liverpool have won just two of their last nine league outings, including back-to-back defeats for the first time under Klopp.
• Current Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers was in charge the last time Liverpool lost three Premier League games in a row, in November 2014, but in a stark turnaround in form it is at home where most of those recent troubles have come.
• Away from Anfield, Liverpool are looking to win three consecutive top-flight games for the first time in a year, winning three and losing one of their last five compared to three defeats and no wins from their last five home league games.
• Even so, nine teams have still picked up more points than Liverpool on the road this season, although Leicester's home form has not been overly impressive either, with the Foxes faring much better on their travels.
• Leicester have already lost more home games this season than they did throughout the whole of 2019-20, and another defeat on Saturday would see Rodgers suffer six home league defeats in a season for the first time in his managerial career.
• Add to that the fact that former Liverpool managers have lost their last 12 Premier League reunions with the Reds stretching back to 2012, and that Leicester have lost 16 of their last 20 top-flight games against the reigning champions, and the omens perhaps look better for Liverpool than their recent form would suggest.
• Indeed, the Foxes are currently enduring their worst-ever home losing run against Liverpool in the league - three straight defeats - and could suffer four in a row against a particular opponent for the first time since 2003.
• Home and away Liverpool have won six of the last seven Premier League meetings, but Saturday's showdown looks poised to be the most evenly-matched contest between the two sides in some time.
• Leicester have suffered a minor slump in recent weeks with only one win in their last four league games, but they have also only lost one of their last 10, while only Man City have won more games over the course of the entire season so far.
• A goalless draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend edged the Foxes three points clear of their visitors on Saturday - a position Rodgers would have gleefully accepted had it been offered to him before the start of the season.
• Even another Premier League title challenge is not yet out of the question for the 2015-16 champions, although the FA Cup may provide a more likely route to silverware after they secured their place in the quarter-finals with a last-gasp winner against Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday night.

FT: Leicester City 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion

Leicester City scorers: Kelechi Iheanacho (90'+4')
Venue: King Power Stadium
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Leicester City
Danny Ward, Çaglar Söyüncü, James Justin (Christian Fuchs), Daniel Amartey, Youri Tielemans, Wilfred Ndidi (Hamza Choudhury), Luke Thomas, Vontae Daley-Campbell, Jamie Vardy (Kelechi Iheanacho), Ayoze Perez (James Maddison), Cengiz Ünder.
Subs: Kasper Schmeichel, Jonny Evans, Marc Albrighton, Harvey Barnes, Sidnei Tavares.
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Brighton & Hove Albion
Christian Walton, Lewis Dunk, Dan Burn, Ben White (Joël Veltman), Jakub Moder, Pascal Gross, Adam Lallana (Yves Bissouma), Steven Alzate (Alexis Mac Allister), Michal Karbownik, Andi Zeqiri, Percy Tau.
Subs: Jason Steele, Danny Welbeck, Aaron Connolly, Neal Maupay, Jensen Weir, Moises Caicedo.
MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN
44' Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52' Youri Tielemans Yellow Card
62' On: Kelechi Iheanacho|Off: Jamie Vardy
62' Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Ayoze Pérez because of an injury.
62' On: Hamza Choudhury|Off: Wilfred Ndidi
71' On: Joël Veltman|Off: Ben White
75' On: Christian Fuchs|Off: James Justin
79' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yves Bissouma replaces Adam Lallana.
79' On: Alexis Mac Allister|Off: Steven Alzate
90'+1' Yves Bissouma Yellow Card
90'+4' Kelechi Iheanacho Goal - Header
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FT: Crystal Palace 1-1 Leicester City

Crystal Palace scorers: Wilfried Zaha (58')
Leicester City scorers: Harvey Barnes (83')
Venue: Selhurst Park
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Crystal Palace
Vicente Guaita, Cheikhou Kouyaté, James Tomkins, Tyrick Mitchell, Nathaniel Clyne, Jairo Riedewald (James McArthur), Luka Milivojevic, Jeff Schlupp (Jordan Ayew), Andros Townsend, Wilfried Zaha, Christian Benteke.
Subs: Mamadou Sakho, Joel Ward, James McCarthy, Patrick van Aanholt, Michy Batshuayi, Jack Butland, Eberechi Eze.
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Leicester City
Kasper Schmeichel, Jonny Evans, Daniel Amartey, Luke Thomas, James Justin, Dennis Praet (Jamie Vardy), Nampalys Mendy, Hamza Choudhury (Youri Tielemans), Kelechi Iheanacho (Demarai Gray), Harvey Barnes, Ayoze Pérez.
Subs: Danny Ward, Wes Morgan, Christian Fuchs, Marc Albrighton, Wilfred Ndidi, Çaglar Söyüncü.
MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN
19' Kelechi Iheanacho Penalty - Saved
51' Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57' On: Youri Tielemans|Off: Hamza Choudhury
58' Wilfried Zaha Goal
66' On: Jamie Vardy|Off: Dennis Praet
72' On: Demarai Gray|Off: Kelechi Iheanacho
74' On: James McArthur|Off: Jairo Riedewald
83' Harvey Barnes Goal
84' On: Jordan Ayew|Off: Jeff Schlupp
94' Ayoze Perez blasts it over the bar!
FT Two points lost for Leicester here. Palace surely happy of scrapping a point before New Year's Eve.
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FT: Leicester City 0-2 Arsenal

Arsenal scorers: Christian Fuchs (57' OG), Edward Nketiah (90')
Venue: King Power Stadium
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Leicester City
Danny Ward, Christian Fuchs, Wes Morgan, Luke Thomas, Daniel Amartey, James Maddison (Dennis Praet), Kieran Dewsbury-Hall (Ayoze Perez), Hamza Choudhury, Kelechi Iheanacho, Demarai Gray, Marc Albrighton.
Subs: Eldin Jakupovic, Josh Knight, Youri Tielemans, James Justin, Harvey Barnes.
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Arsenal
Bernd Leno, David Luiz, Sead Kolasinac, Rob Holding, Mohamed Elneny, Joseph Willock (Dani Ceballos), Bukayo Saka (Hector Bellerin), Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Edward Nketiah, Reiss Nelson (Willian), Nicolas Pepe.
Subs: Alexandre Lacazette, Granit Xhaka, Runar Runarsson, William Saliba.
MATCH EVENTS | via ESPNFC
90' Goal! Leicester City 0, Arsenal 2. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
90'+4' Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Arsenal 2.
- Match ends, Leicester City 0, Arsenal 2.

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Gameweek 8
Brighton vs Burnley 0-0
Brighton (Graham Potter)
Happy with the performance and limiting the opposition's chances. Had enough chances to score, just did not take them.
Danny Welbeck (5.5m FWD) was pleased with him, got in good positions, only had a few training days with the club so will get better in the future. Yves Bissouma (4.5m MID) had a good performance today, recovered the ball well and great defensively.
Florin Andone (4.8m FWD) is expected back in the new year.
Neal Maupay (6.5m FWD) worked well for the team, gave everything for the game, forming a good partnership with Danny Welbeck today considering it's the first time they’ve played alongside each other.
Leandro Trossard (6.0m MID) is expecting back after the international break due to a training injury a few days before the game.
Burnley (Sean Dyche)
There is a need to create more chances despite the defence improving in the game. A lot of players coming back from injury gaining fitness.
Dale Stephens (4.4m MID) had a small injury before the game which left him out, Gudmundsson was close to playing in the game but decided against it.
Southampton vs Newcastle 2-0
Southampton (Ralph Hassenhuttl)
Liked the way Theo Walcott (5.8m MID) and Che Adams (5.9m FWD) played upfront as a partnership. Che looks like he is getting better and better throughout the season.
Newcastle (Steve Bruce)
Ryan Fraser (6.0m MID) has a tear in his hamstring which left him out of the squad.
Callum Wilson (6.5m FWD) had limited chances, we lost the ball in possession which meant they couldn’t get further up the pitch. Need to get him scanned, hoping his hamstring isn't too bad.
Everton vs Man U
Everton (Carlo Ancelotti)
Was not a good performance defensively, gave them too many easy opportunities. With the ball we did well especially in the second half, not worried about the attack but the defence was concerning.
Jordan Pickford (5.0m GK) did well nothing to do with the goals being conceded.
Man U (OGS)
Happy with how the team reacted despite conceding the first goal.
Luke Shaw (4.9m DEF) and Marcus Rashford (9.5m MID) both had injury concerns after the game, Marcus with an hamstring issue which will be assessed.
Bruno Fernandes (10.5m MID) had a great performance, lots of desire and a good reaction.
Harry Maguire (5.5m DEF) had a good game considering he was against DCL, and didn't allow him to get ahead of him in the air.
Crystal Palace vs Leeds 4-1
Crystal Palace (Roy Hodgson)
Eze (6.0m MID) responded well to the expectations of him when coming to the club.
Leeds (Marcelo Bielsa)
Jamie Shackleton (4.8m MID) received a knock in training. Pablo Hernandez (5.8m MID) was not injured but not in the squad, didn't feel he was suitable for this game, ‘I picked the 18 players I thought were suitable for this game.’
Chelsea vs Sheffield United 4-1
Chelsea (Frank Lampard)
Thiago Silva (5.5m DEF) has made a huge difference to the defence in recent weeks, has lots of experience at a world level.
Hakim Ziyech (8.1m MID) gives us a difference in style coming off his left foot, importance in becoming a high impact player.
Sheffield United (Chris Wilder)
Aaron Ramsdale (4.8m GK) was at fault for the second goal but he’s a young keeper and the players in front of him aren't playing well, he’s made good saves so we’ll have to stick with him.
Oli Burke (4.4m MID) has not featured due to a tactical decision, has done well in his games but the team needs something different at the moment due to loss of possession.
West Ham vs Fulham 1-0
West Ham (David Moyes)
Fulham (Scott Parker)
Angry at Ademola Lookman (5.0m MID) young players make mistakes, his character will make him learn and understand. Mitrovic (5.7m FWD) is the designated penalty taker but he was struggling with a minor injury at the end of the game.
West Brom vs Spurs 0-1
West Brom (Slaven Bilic)
Disappointed with the result but we were there for the game.
Branislav Ivanovic (4.5m DEF) found out he was out of the team on Tuesday and Wednesday so we had time to prepare without certain players.
Spurs (Jose Mourinho)
Brought on a different striker to give the opposition a different problem to solve which they could not.
Looks like Hojbjerg (4.9m MID) will be going on international duty for the final game against Belgium.
Leicester vs Wolves 1-0
Leicsters (Brendan Rodgers)
Kasper Schmeichel (5.5m GK) has been playing really well, the defenders are getting a lot of the praise but he’s pulling out a lot of key saves. Wesley Fofana (5.0m DEF) is brilliant for a young player, comfortable on the ball.
Will have to wait and see Castagne (5.7m DEF) coming back into the team for the Liverpool game after the international break.
Puts the penalties his team gets due to getting the ball in the box a lot of the time.
Ayoze Perez (6.1m MID) was included today as there is only an 18 player limit, not due to an injury.
Wolves (NES)
A lot of discussion about the handball rules and the penalty incidents in the game.
Man City vs Liverpool 1-1
Man City (Pep Guardiola)
Didn't expect Gabriel Jesus (9.3m FWD) to play the full 90 minutes, had a good contribution to the game and great finish.
Joao Cancelo (5.4m DEF) has become very consistent in his performances recently.
Liverpool (Jurgen Klopp)
A lot of discussion on scheduling and the three substitution rules.
Trent Alexander-Arnold (7.4m DEF) will be out for the England games and maybe some more players will be out during the break.
Arsenal vs Aston Villa 0-3
Arsenal (Mikel Arteta)
Performed below our standards, didn't have any passion within the team.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (11.7m MID) has been performing below, the team needs to create more chances for him to compete with the big teams.
Thomas Partey (5.0m MID) was a precaution, will have a scan this week to see how bad the injury is, may not go on international break.
Aston Villa (Dean Smith)
Ross Barkley (6.0m MID) is forming a great partnership with Jack Grealish and must be catching the eye of Gareth Southgate.
Ollie Watkins (6.1m FWD) has been performing at his best against the top teams which is a great sign. Has hit the ground running and is showing he can perform at this level.

Competition: Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Kickoff: Tuesday 7 July 2020. 20:15
Referee: Chris Kavanagh. Assistants: Daniel Cook, Sian Massey-Ellis. Fourth official: Darren England. Replacement official: Carl Fitch-Jackson. VAR: Stuart Attwell. Assistant VAR: Simon Beck.

Team news

Pepe likely to return after leave for baby. Ozil still a doubt. Leno, Chambers, Mari, Martinelli out longer term.

Leicester news

Maddison, Chilwell and Perez are doubts. Pereira and Amartey out longer term.

Facts!

• Our last 6 league matches (2017 onwards) have gone to the home team.
  
• Leicester just broke a string of poor form since the restart (D-D-L-L) with a 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace.
  
• We have taken 16 points from a possible 18 at home in 2020, with only one draw (Sheffield in January) while Leicester are winless away from home in 2020 (5 matches)
  
• Leading the race for the golden boot this season are Jamie Vardy (21 goals) and Auba (19 goals).
  

Run-in to end of season reminder

• Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal - Sunday 12 July 16:30
• Arsenal v Liverpool - Wednesday 15th July 20:15
• FA Cup semi final Arsenal v Manchester City - Saturday 18th July 19:45
• Aston Villa v Arsenal - Tuesday 21st July 20:15
• Arsenal v Watford - Sunday 26th July 16:00

My team prediction

 Auba Laca Pepe Tierney Xhaka Ceballos AMN Kola Luiz Mustafi Martinez 

See also BenjaminDaaly21 's lineup poll and predictions

Hi, as the title says, I would like to assess every football club in the Premier League, using a mixture of opinion and stat based analysis, as well as the eye test when watching them play, especially focusing on transfers that could/should be made. I begin with Leicester City. (Because when I started they were top of the table). Let's go!
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GK - Schmeichel, Ward, Jakupovic.
Schmeichel is a good goalkeeper, good enough for the top 6, that's to say I wouldn't bat an eye if a top 6 side had him in goal. He is 33 and is making a few more mistakes than he used to though. Not a liability, but I could see him becoming one in 2-3 years. Ward and Jakupovic are not good enough for Leicester City. I think for now they are golden, but a backup with perceived high potential is where I would lean towards. Perhaps an u23 prospect from the academy. Otherwise Leicester should start looking for a rough diamond. Suggestions - Karol Niemczycki (21, Cracovia), Predrag Rajkovic (24, Stade De Reims) and Dominik Greif (23, Slovan Bratislava).
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RB - Pereira, Castagne, Justin.
Absolutely stacked. Nothing else to say really, does Justin become LB full-time? Who knows. No-one is declining, all three are great players and competition in this position will be huge for years to come. RB and CAM are Leicester's biggest assets right now.
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CB - Soyuncu, Evans, Benkovic, Morgan. (Amartey, Ndidi)
Good for now, in need of a refresher though, hold onto Soyuncu and give him a worthy partner who for GODS SAKE is left-footed. Evans is injury prone, Morgan is captain but his playing days are over with the way football is being played. Put a 27 year-old Wes Morgan into that Leicester team and he still wouldn't be able to keep up, so how does he do at 36? Not great. Soyuncu is a great CB, £19m was a bargain. I feel like Leicester should be looking at a starting LCB, my suggestions would be Jordan Torunarigha (23, Hertha Berlin), Moussa Niakhate (24, FSV Mainz 05) and Benoit Badiashile (19, AS Monaco).
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LB - Thomas, Fuchs. (Justin, Castagne)
I see two solutions to this, either play out the season with Castagne/Justin as starting LB as they can both play on both sides, OR sign a new LB, reducing (Most likely) Justin to a backup role. So far he has looked amazing, the only thing I am worried about is James Justin being a confidence player, he's on a high, does he have lows? What happens to him if he does? Those are unknowns with young players that's why it's always a consistency risk. What if one difficult game where he scores an own goal or gives away a penalty completely destroys him? While it is difficult to know, and the system in place is already great, I'm not 100% on it yet. Luke Thomas is a decent backup, but I would still consider a starting LB. Not a must by any means though. My suggestions would be Alejandro Grimaldo (25, Benfica), Jose Gaya (25, Valencia) and Layvin Kurzawa (28, PSG).
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CDM - Ndidi, Choudhury, Mendy, Amartey
I'm not here to talk about changing tactics, so Leicester play with one DM, one pivot. That pivot is ideally Ndidi, who in my eyes is a top 3 DM in the league (Kante, Allan, Fabinho are also in the conversation). Nampalys Mendy is a great backup, and Choudhury is also a good, young player who can be played further up if needed. Amartey sticks out though, I think he needs to be let go, possibly sold (Could maybe get 9-10m for him), or kept around for depth and cups, kind of as a safety net. Despite overcrowding, a very strong position for Leicester.
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CM - Tielemans, Praet, Silva, James (Choudhury, Maddison, Albrighton)
Quite strong, Tielemans has buckets of talent, and Praet is a very direct player, which suits Leicester and the way they like to play. Adrien Silva and Matty James... While okay as backups, I feel like in a similar vein to Amartey, should be sold or kept as depth or for cup games. Marc Albrighton has lost half a yard of pace rather early, just one of those players who declined at 29 not 32. I feel like he has all the qualities to be a great CM for the next 3-4 years though, so that is what I would do, sell Adrien Silva and Matty James (Or keep them around for cup games/depth). I reckon the combined fees could bring in around 15m. I don't know if this aligns with a lot of other people, but I'm very much for supporting the squad with academy players, rather than keeping around players like Adrien Silva for depth.
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CAM - Maddison, (Tielemans, Iheanacho, Albrighton)
Maddison is an amazing player, he can have off games, but most of the time he's quality. I have a plan for Kelechi Iheanacho, turning him away from 9 due to his poor finishing, and turning him into a 10 due to his impressive range of passing (he has also played as a CAM/False 9 for Nigeria before). This is a big strength of Leicester, I have nothing to add or subtract from this position.
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LW - Barnes, Gray (Perez, Under)
I love Harvey Barnes, he has eclipsed Demarai Gray despite being given less time. I see two options here, either trust Demarai Gray to be in and around the squad, OR sign a relatively cheap, but good left-footed left winger, not to compete with Barnes, but to provide a different option, a more crossing option rather than cutting inside. It's going to be difficult to find a LW who is happy being a rotation option, or a super-sub, but I would suggest Theo Bongonda (24, Genk), Yakou Meite (24, Reading) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (19, Rubin Kazan).
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RW - Perez, Under, Ghezzal (Albrighton)
This is a good position, Ayoze Perez hasn't really kicked on, he's not a star of this leicester side by any means. I was very surprised to see Rachid Ghezzal still on the books. I love the addition of Cengiz Under, he will definitely add a new dimension to leicester. I would love it if Under could be made permanent, Ghezzal was let go (I reckon 10-15m price tag) and Albrighton was turned into a CM/CAM. Ghezzal can also be kept for depth if no-one submits a good enough offer.
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ST - Vardy, Slimani (Iheanacho)
I put Iheanacho in brackets because I feel like he is more suited as a CAM/False 9. Slimani is not good enough as a backup. If Jamie Vardy gets injured, Leicester lose a huge asset, and Iheanacho is not good enough in that role to replace him, neither is Islam Slimani. I would sell Slimani (10-12m price tag) or keep for depth/cup games as with all other sales. I would edge Iheanacho towards a deeper role, and promote a young and hungry number 9, either from the academy, or as a transfer. Tactically, I see Leicester playing the same way they have been under Brendan Rodgers, with a twist for if Vardy gets injured, with no Vardy I would play Iheanacho AND that new signing, with Iheanacho making overlapping runs or providing through balls. For a young and hungry number 9 I would suggest Eddie Salcedo (18, Inter), Martin Minchev (19, Sparta Prague) and Lenny Pintor (20, Olympique Lyon).
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OVERALL: I feel like Leicester currently have the 6th best squad in the Premier League, whether that means they finish 6th that is left to be seen. The small changes I am suggesting cover up for the holes in their squad currently, these improvements could see them challenging for the Champions League spots in my eyes.
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TL;DR - 5 Signings, 2 future, 3 now. NOW: Left-Footed CB, Starting LB and Left-Footed LW for depth/rotation. 2 future: GK and ST.
Am I a fraud or do you agree with me? Should I do the other 19 clubs or give up because I'm useless? Let me know!

When:

20th June 2020

Where:

Vicarage Road

Time:

12:30 GMT

Televised:

It's a Premier League ^TM Game. Of course it is! (Minus the fans now...)

Watford's Five Game League Form:

L D L #W L

Team News:

Where on Earth do we start? Under normal circumstance I wouldn't be typing this in what would normally be the Summer break, but Covid-19 happened and everything just stopped. After a few months of will it, won't it, can it, should we we've had the decision of yes we will proceed. As such, here we are. Coming into this, Deulofeu will not feature in this extended Season, still recovering from his ACL injury. Otherwise, we are expecting to see a clean bill of health across the whole unit. Just learnt Janmaat and Success will join Deulofeu on the sidelines for the Season. Success tore his achilles. ffs. Deeney has been mooted to start owing to his good fitness level even after his longer break owing to his concerns for his son's health and welfare with Covid-19. Other notable points in the build-up is Hughes coming off in the Brentford game with what appeared to be a knock to his foot (Likely precautionary than anything more sinister) and that Welbeck got minutes over Pereyra in the friendly vs Brentford and picked up an assist courtesy of an outstanding Capoue strike. (Brentford, by the by just picked up a Covid-19 positive player...) Otherwise, with the extra 2 subs expect to see more of our squad being utilised than usual as every team looks to try and shake off the rust.
Leicester meanwhile come into this with an extra injury concern or two. The superb Ricardo Pereira picked up a Season ending injury in the form of knee ligament damage, whilst Daniel Amartey also suffered a Season ending injury as well. Ayoze Perez, Ryan Bennett are doubts for the game; should they feature expect them to be from the bench.

Predicted Line-Up:

Foster
Femenia - Cathcart - Kabasele - Masina
Capoue - Hughes
Doucoure
Sarr - Doucoure - Welbeck
Deeney

u/Powerjugs predicts:

Vardy consistently has the measure of us (And most teams to be fair) and is able to out fox our keepers to giving away penalties with his pace and ball control, as well as his general finishing. I suspect Kabasele will be the main CB to track him given he's the only one we have to possess a modicum of pace himself, whilst Cathcart will be marshalling the back line. Honestly, I'm just happy Mariappa won't be starting after a well taken own goal v Brighton. However, Sarr has settled into the side and before the break was one of our leading players going forward with Deeney being Deeney; making a nuisance of himself whilst bringing others into play. Deulofeu's injury opens the door for Welbeck and Pereyra with the former looking more likely to start.
1-1; Vardy opening the scoring with a well taken 1-1 finish whilst Deeney prods home from the 6 yard box.

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Newcastle United 0-3 Leicester

• Perez (36’)
• Maddison (39’)
• Choudhury (87')

VENUE: St. James' Park

	Lineups
Newcastle United		Leicester City
Dubravka		Schmeichel
Fernández		Soyuncu
Lejeune		Evans
Schär		Ndidi
Almirón		Fuchs
Hayden		Pereira
Shelvey		Maddison
Willems		Tielemans
Manquillo		Chilwells
Muto		Perez
Joelinton		Iheanacho

Match Events
0' - Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
3' - Attempt saved. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
5' - Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
14' - Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
19' - Attempt saved. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey.
21' - James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Yoshinori Muto (Newcastle United).
22' - James Maddison short chip to Iheanacho who wins a corner
22' - Short corner and ball is crossed to the far side of the goal, which is crossed back but too close to the keeper.
23' - Throw in for Leicester, then throw in for Newcastle in Newcastles half
24' - Shelvey breaks away for the counter but Muto loses the ball
25' - Shelvey find Joelinton, flag stays down 1 on 1 with the keeper but Schmeichel comes out on top with Soyncu clearing from the goal line
26' - VAR check, Maddison inside the penalty area and goes over
27' - NO PENALTY, VAR check complete
29' - Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Javier Manquillo.
30' - Newcastle on the counter Muto finds Almiron on the left side of the penalty box, makes a back heel into the penalty. No one there except Schemiechel. Poor clearance and Newcastle have the ball again, which they lose in midfield and commit a foul. Fast action.
32' - Freekick to Leicester near corner flag, ball is headed away and recovered by Leicester who are now passing it around.
33' - Corner for Leicester
33' - Good corner, finds Ndidid who heads it over the bar
35' - Newcastle counter, broken up by Ndidi
36' - Goal! Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 1. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
36' - Really poor giveaway by Newcastle from Lejeune. Completely from nothing, while trying to cross from his own penalty box to the sideline.
38' - Offside, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but Ayoze Pérez is caught offside.
39' - Goal! Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 2. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box.
39' - Lejeune gives the ball away near his own penalty box, crazy stuff minutes apart. Just gives it to Perez and finds Maddison just outside the penalty box who smashes into the top right corner.
41' - Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey with a cross.
43' - Leicester not satisfied and Perez finds Iheanacho who misses from inside the six yard line. Possible offside but doesn't matter since there was no goal.
45' - Substitution, Newcastle United. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Jetro Willems because of an injury.
45'+1' - Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3' - Substitution, Newcastle United. Emil Krafth replaces Javier Manquillo.
HALF TIME, with a chorus of boos.
53' - Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
55' - Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
60' - Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
68' - Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
69' - Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Miguel Almirón.
75' - Leicester passing the ball around at will
76' - Martin Dubravka (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77' - Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces James Maddison.
83' - Yoshinori Muto (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84' - Substitution, Leicester City. Wes Morgan replaces Jonny Evans.
87' - Goal Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 3. Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box.
87' - Too much for Newcastle fans and they are heading out en masse.
88' - First professional goal for Choudhury.
90'+3' - FULL TIME