Liverpool vs Leicester City Preview

Liverpool will look to continue their brilliant run of form when they welcome Leicester City to Anfield on Boxing Day.

After a recent drop in form with two draws in the Premier League, the Reds came roaring back with a breathless 6-3 win over Tottenham at the weekend. That win ensured Arne Slot’s side maintained a four-point lead over Chelsea with a game in hand.

The result also means that the Reds will now sit pretty at the top of the Premier League tree at Christmas for a record-breaking 21st time in English top-flight history. They have gone on to convert that lead to a title on 11 of the 20 previous occasions.

Extending their lead at the top should come fairly easy for Liverpool, especially at Anfield, where they have lost just three times in their last 69 home league games (W52, D14). This is their last game at home this year, and they will be desperate to end it with a win.

There’s evidence that it will be a good outing for them as Liverpool have become accustomed to dominating on Boxing Day. They have won their last seven Premier League games the day after Christmas by an aggregate score of 20-1.

Leicester City knows all about that having been the victim in two of those games and they tally a mammoth 17 losses in their last 25 games against Liverpool (W5, D3). To make matters worse, they make the trip after back-to-back defeats to Newcastle (4-0) and Wolves (3-0).

As a result, they have slipped down the table in recent weeks and will spend Christmas a mere two points above the relegation zone in 17th place. The prospect of a celebratory Boxing Day win looks slim on all fronts then, especially historically, seeing as they’ve won just once in their last ten matches played on the 26th of December (D2, L7).

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