England Round 20

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Leicester City vs Liverpool Preview:

Possible starting lineups:

Leicester City:
Schmeichel; Daley-Campbell, Amartey, Vestergaard, Castagne; Ndidi, Tielemans, Soumare; Perez, Vardy, Maswanhise

Liverpool:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Henderson, Fabinho, Keita; Salah, Jota, Mane

Leicester City are looking a revenge for the League Cup elimination when host second-placed Liverpool at King Power Stadium. The Foxes sit in the middle of the table with 22 points, but have two matches in hand as their games with Tottenham and Everton were called off due to a COVID-19 outbreak. The actual form is very hard to be evaluated. The Foxes hammered Newcastle United 4:0 at the King Power Stadium thanks to goals scored by Youri Tielemans (two), Patson Daka and James Maddison. The victory was followed by two poor results. First they were eliminated from Carabao Cup on penalties exactly by Liverpool. It was a very interesting clash, Brendon Rodgers' men had 3:1 after the first half, but conceded twice in the second. Then, Luke Thomas and Ryan Bertrand missed the penalties and Liverpool secured the semi-finals. Leicester then suffered another defeat, losing 6:3 to Manchester City on Boxing Day. The Foxes came back from 4:0 down to make it 4:3 thanks to goals scored by James Maddison, Ademola Lookman and Kelechi Ihenacho, but that wasn't enough to avoid the defeat at the Etihad. Nevertheless, it wasn't a shame to suffer defeat against the reigning champions and I believe the players confidence is still high. Rodgers could be without a number of players including the key striker Jamie Vardy, as well as regular centre-backs Caglar Soyuncu and Jonny Evans. That's not all as Wesley Fofana, James Justin, Ricardo Pereira and Patson Daka are also expected to remain out, while Harvey Barnes and Ryan Bertrand are rated as doubtful.

Liverpool are sharing the second place with Chelsea as both teams have 41 points. However, the postponement of their Boxing Day meeting with Leeds United means the Reds have a match in hand. In addition, the COVID-19 outbreak have given Klopp an extra day for his players to rest. That could be very important in the busy festive period. In the last match Liverpool have dropped two points playing a 2:2 draw at Tottenham. Klopp's men started fast, but the Spurs generated plenty of problems for Alisson. After conceding an early goal, the Reds came on strong to take a 2:1 lead, but goalkeeper's big mistake allowed Son to equalize the result. Two referee's decisions had a great part in the final result. First, referee Paul Tierney showed only a yellow card to Harry Kane when he fouled Robertson with his studs up. Had Robertson’s foot had a little more weight on it, the leg would undoubtedly been broken rather than just getting cleaned out. VAR didn't ask for a second look, which made the process for Andy Robertson’s red card even more frustrating. Later on in the first half, Diogo Jota got brought down by Emerson Royal without touching the ball. This fumed the Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp as he let rip on the match official. Klopp then sarcastically bowed after receiving a yellow card by the referee. However, the Reds have dropped two points and lost Robertson for the next three matches due to suspension. Klopp has additional issues as four players were positive on Coronavirus - Virgil van Dijk, Curtis Jones and Fabinho have spent the necessary period in self-isolation, but they are rated as doubtful after missing the training sessions in the last period. Thiago Alcantara is still isolated, while Harvey Elliott, Adrian, Nat Phillips and Divock Origi are sidelined with injury.

Leicester City vs Liverpool Prediction:

Last time Liverpool visited King Power was in February and they lost 3:1. Maddison, Vardy and Barnes scored in the final 12 minutes to complete a fine comeback after Salah put the Reds in front after 67 minutes were played. On Wednesday they played a 3:3 draw in Carabao Cup. In addition, there were lot of goals in the last Premier League fixtures of both teams. While Leicester lost 6:3 to Manchester City, Liverpool played a 2:2 draw at Tottenham. Considering these facts, I expect an open and efficient match with at least four goals.

Leicester City vs Liverpool Pick: Over 3.5 goals @ 2.07 with 10Bet

 

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Chelsea vs Brighton Preview:

Possible starting lineups:

Chelsea:
Mendy; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger; James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso; Ziyech, Mount; Lukaku

Brighton:
Sanchez; Lamptey, Webster, Burn, Cucurella; Bissouma, Lallana, Mwepu; Mac Allister; Welbeck, Maupay

The festive period in England continues with another interesting clash as second-placed Chelsea host Brighton & Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge. The Blues weren't at highest level in the last period, dropping points in the matches against Everton and Wolverhampton. However, Thomas Tuchel's men returned to the winning ways in the last round when they beat Aston Villa 3:1. What is interesting, all four goals were scored by the visiting players. Chelsea went down after 28 minutes when Targett's whipped cross from the left was met by Reece James and his glancing header diverted the ball past Edouard Mendy and into the net for an own goal. Just six minutes later the guests equalized the result with Jorginho converting a penalty after Hudson-Odoi was brought down by Cash. Romelu Lukaku, who came as substitute after missing three matches because of Coronavirus, netted for 2:1 in the 56th minute, while the same player earned an injury-time penalty that was again converted by Jorginho. The atmosphere in the squad is much better now and they will try to secure back-to-back victories. Tuchel has some issues as Thiago Silva and N'Golo Kante were both forced off at Villa Park. They will join the long-term absentee Ben Chilwell on the sidelines. German duo Kai Havertz and Timo Werner are rated as doubtful after both had positive Covid-19 tests earlier.

Brighton & Hove Albion are in the middle of the table with 23 points from 17 matches. The actual form isn't at desired level in the last period as they were winless on 11 matches in the Premier League. But the poor series came to their end during the weekend. The Seagulls managed to beat Brentford 2:0 on Sunday, ending a period of three months without a league victory. Last time they registered a success was against Leicester City on 19 September. Leandro Trossard scored the opener with a sublime lob after 34 minutes, while Neal Maupay set the final 2:0 with a wonderful curling strike eight minutes later. Potter also paid tribute to Welbeck in the build-up to the Brentford game, noting that his absence coincided with an 11-game winless run. Two more players should also be mentioned - keeper Robert Sanchez had two vital saves and Marc Cucurella for a headed clearance off the line. But Trossard was replaced at half-time after felt a tightness in his hamstring. The Belgian is rated as doubtful for the trip to Stamford Bridge. The Seagulls are already without Jeremy Sarmiento, Lewis Dunk and Steven Alzate, while Joel Veltman is also an injury doubt. On the positive note, Yves Bissouma is back from a suspension and should start from the first minute. The South Coast outfit will try to use the momentum for another positive result, but it won't be easy at all. The Seagulls are without a goal in six away league matches versus Chelsea.

Chelsea vs Brighton Prediction:

Chelsea play very good under Tuchel. Since his first game in charge in January, Chelsea have lost just five matches in the Premier League, fewer than any other side. But they are showing some weaknesses in the last period. I must admit I was surprised they dropped points against Everton and Wolverhampton. Maybe the absence of Lukaku was the reason. Now he is back and Chelsea scored three at Villa Park, with the Belgian involved in two of them. Brighton haven't scored at Stamford Bridge on the last six visits, so I expect to continue struggling. The Blues should win in handicap.

Chelsea vs Brighton Pick: Chelsea -1.5 AH @ 2.38 with SBOBet

 

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Brentford v Manchester City

At a time when the coronavirus decays one team after another, two ManCity players allowed themselves to celebrate an enchanting victory over Leeds (7-0) in a nightclub. Josep Guardiola publicly criticized Foden and Grilisch and left the two in reserve in the previous two games. The fact that Phil did receive twenty minutes of playing time in the match against Leicester suggests that the coach's anger is gradually fading. But the problem for Grealish and Foden is that their rivals - Marez and Sterling - have taken full advantage of the opportunity. Each of them have scored in all three of their previous games: Raheem has hammered four goals, and Riyadh has added three more assists to three goals. It will now be difficult to oust this couple from the base.
Brentford's problems grow with every match. Thomas Frank, after losing to Brighton, admitted that he made a mistake when choosing the starting lineup. The coach's words were probably about the choice of a trio of central midfielders: without Vitaly Yanelt, the Bees sagged noticeably in this zone, and in the first half they gave out the worst percentage of ball possession for themselves in the season and made too many mistakes. Against Manchester City, the German midfielder will also not play due to the coronavirus, and in addition to him, Christian Nergaard has also dropped out, who will miss the game due to the overuse of yellow cards.

Perfect odds, by my opinion - Total over 3.5