Liverpool vs Leicester City Match Analysis and Prediction

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Brendan Rodgers makes a quick return to Anfield as his side Leicester City prepare to face the Merseyside giants Liverpool for their Thursday’s Premier League clash.

Liverpool secured their place in the fifth round of the FA Cup by defeating Cardiff City 3-1 at the weekend, while Leicester were humbled by Nottingham Forest.

Jurgen Klopp was glad with his side’s comfortable victory over Cardiff in the FA Cup, especially with Harvey Elliott’s return, with the 18-year old bagging his Reds goal after nearly five months on the sidelines with a horrific ankle injury.

With Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah also primed to return from AFCON duty in the near future, the Reds are well-positioned to push Manchester City all the way in the title race, currently sitting nine points adrift of the champions with a game in hand.

The Reds, who have now recorded four wins in a row across all competitions, will be facing Chelsea in the EFL Cup later this month, and Klopp will welcome his side scoring at least two goals in all four of those wins without Mane and Salah leading the charge.

Meanwhile, Brendan Rodgers witnessed his side kicked out of the FA Cup, with Steve Cooper seeing his Nottingham Forest side run out a comfortable 4-1 victory over Leicester at the City Ground.

Goals from Ben Johnson, Philip Zinckernagel, Joe Worrall and right-back Djed Spence were enough to sink the defending champions, and even with a consolation from Kelechi Iheanacho, Rodgers admitted to be embarrassed by the display.

However, Leicester managed to sink Liverpool 1-0 at the King Power back in December, with Ademola Lookman being the hero of the hour for the hosts, and the Foxes pushed the Reds all the way in the EFL Cup before ultimately bowing out on penalties after a 3-3 draw.

Liverpool vs Leicester City head to head

The two sides have previously met on 98 occasions across all competitions. where Liverpool are leading with 42 victories while Leicester have won 35, and they have drawn in 21. Liverpool won through penalties after a 3-3 draw with Leicester in the League Cup on December 22, before losing 1-0 in the league.

Leicester City 0-4 Liverpool 26/12/19

Liverpool 3-0 Leicester City 22/11/19

Leicester City 3-1 Liverpool 13/02/21

Liverpool (P)3-3 Leicester City 22/12/21

Leicester City 1-0 Liverpool 28/12/21

Liverpool latest home form

Liverpool have been on a good run of form at home so far this season. They recently picked up a goalless draw against Arsenal in the League Cup. They also managed to defeat Cardiff City 3-1 in the FA Cup in their last game at home on February 6.

Liverpool (P)3-3 Leicester City 22/12/21

Liverpool 4-1 Shrewsbury Town 09/01/22

Liverpool 0-0 Arsenal 13/01/22

Liverpool 3-0 Brentford 16/01/22

Liverpool 3-1 Cardiff City 06/02/22

Liverpool latest away form

The Reds lost 1-0 away to Leicester City in the league in December. However, they since have kept a good run of form on the road, as they have been unbeaten in their last three matches. In their last five away matches, they have won two, drawn two and lost one.

Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Liverpool 19/12/21

Leicester City 1-0 Leicester City 28/12/21

Chelsea 2-2 Liverpool 02/01/22

Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool 20/01/22

Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool 23/01/22

Leicester City latest home form

Leicester have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, and they have not won in their last two matches. However, they have recently managed to defeat Watford 4-1 in the FA Cup. In their last five matches, they have won three, drawn one and lost one.

Leicester City 4-0 Newcastle United 12/12/21

Leicester City 1-0 Liverpool 28/12/21

Leicester City 4-1 Watford 08/01/22

Leicester City 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur 19/01/22

Leicester City 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion 23/01/22

Leicester City latest away form

The Foxes have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having failed to win in any of their last seven away matches. They lost their last away match 4-1 to Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded 18.

Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester City 05/12/21

Napoli 3-2 Leicester City 09/12/21

Liverpool (P)3-3 Leicester City 22/12/21

Manchester City 6-3 Leicester City 26/12/21

Nottingham Forest 4-1 Leicester City 06/02/22

Liverpool news

Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane’s availability for Thursday’s fixture is uncertain, but Diaz may be ready to make his full debut after Klopp played down any concerns of an injury in the Cardiff win.

Joe Gomez and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have completed their isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.

Leicester City news

Senegalese midfielder Nampalys Mendy will likely take some time to recuperate before returning to first-team action, after his participation in AFCON.

Wesley Fofana, Jamie Vardy, Jonny Evans, Timothy Castagne and Ryan Betrand all remain absent through injury, but Fofana is duee to rejoin team training next week as he recovers from a broken leg.