Leicester City vs Leeds United Preview 20/10/2022

Leicester Metropolis vs Leeds United – 20/10/2022

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Leicester Metropolis and Leeds United will meet within the Premier League this Thursday evening as two groups sit within the backside half of the desk with each managers needing to make a press release right here on the King Energy Stadium.

No different supervisor within the league proper now could be beneath extra stress than Brendan Rodgers and in some methods, he’s nonetheless fortunate to be on the helm of Leicester.

At present, the Foxes are within the relegation zone after racking up simply 5 factors within the league with a sole victory on the board all season lengthy.

This win got here simply two weeks again as Rodgers’ aspect annihilated bottom-placed Nottingham Forest 4-0 to maneuver above them within the desk.

Nonetheless, regardless of beating Steve Cooper’s aspect, the Foxes solely sit above Forest on objectives distinction proper now, having now moved off the underside of the desk following a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace final outing.

Alternatively, Forest’s draw with Brighton pushes them again into twentieth within the Premier League.

No matter what occurs within the Midlands this week, Leicester might be within the backside three till a minimum of the weekend.

Wolverhampton Wanderers are 4 factors away from them after their loss to Palace, however Leicester can transfer above 18th-placed Southampton in the event that they get the job executed right here and Southampton lose their sport.

However, with 24 objectives let in already after simply 10 video games alongside additionally misplaced seven defeats, hope is operating very low on the King Energy.

Leeds have 9 factors thus far within the league and have gained three video games in comparison with Leicester’s one. On the identical time, nevertheless, they’ve an honest document of simply 13 objectives let in thus far and 11 objectives scored of their very own.

What’s extra, Jesse Marsch’s aspect have a sport in hand within the Premier League, which ought to they win, they might launch themselves all the way in which up into eleventh, if different outcomes go their approach.

Each groups are additionally coming into this one with accidents to fret about. Ricardo Pereira goes to be out of motion till February, and the troubles proceed for the Foxes with star man, James Maddison, now suspended. Accidents proceed with Jonny Evans and Ryan Bertrand in defence too.

Stuart Dallas remains to be out for a while and will not return till 2023 for Leeds, and Adam Forshaw, Leo Fuhr Hjelde and Archie Grey could all have to attend till the weekend to return again to motion.

Forebet predicts a uncommon win right here for Leicester and for the sport to see beneath 2.5 objectives.