Manchester City will face Leicester City at Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester, England, on December 26, 2021 at 15:00 UTC. The match is a Premier League encounter.
This season, Manchester City faced Leicester City in one match. Manchester City is now in first place, with Leicester City in ninth place.
MATCH INFO
Start date: 26 Dec 2021 20:30
Location: Manchester
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Referee: Chris Kavanagh, England
Head to Head Record
11/09/21
FT: Leicester City 0-1 Manchester City
07/08/21
FT: Leicester City 1-0 Manchester City
03/04/21
FT: Leicester City 0-2 Manchester City
27/09/20
FT: Manchester City 2 -5 Leicester City
Manchester City Team News
Given their top-flight rivals’ current struggles, City appear to be relatively unaffected by injury or illness, with only two players expected to miss Leicester’s visit.
Kyle Walker might return to the bench after missing the triumphs against Leeds and Newcastle last week, while Ferran Torres – who is still healing from a foot ailment – is still out, despite the Spain forward’s move to Barcelona being close to completion.
Despite Pep Guardiola’s preference for rotation, the hosts could remain mostly unchanged, with Riyad Mahrez partnering Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus in attack, where he scored his 50th Premier League goal last time out.
Leicester City Team News
Meanwhile, Ayoze Perez, Ademola Lookman, Kelechi Iheanacho, and Jannik Vestergaard have all recently tested positive for COVID-19, albeit they were all back on the bench in midweek. At the Etihad Stadium, however, Harvey Barnes and Timothy Castagne are expected to miss out.
Due to the absences of Jonny Evans (hamstring) and Wesley Fofana (ankle), Brendan Rodgers may elect to play Wilfred Ndidi in the back four once more, especially if Vestergaard requires more time to heal and Caglar Soyuncu is ruled out.
The Foxes’ Turkish centre-back limped off early against Liverpool, raising fears that he may have aggravated a hamstring ailment from which he has just recently recovered. Leicester’s defence is set to be severely depleted at the worst conceivable time, considering City’s goal-scoring proficiency.
Possible Lineups
Manchester City XI: Ederson; Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko; Gundogan, Rodri, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Sterling, Jesus
Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Albrighton, Vestergaard, Ndidi, Thomas; Dewsbury-Hall, Tielemans, Soumare; Maddison, Daka, Lookman
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