Leicester provided us with lots of entertainment over the past week or so. First, they went to Anfield in the Carabao Cup and twice let two-goal leads slip before losing the tie on penalties. Then they travelled to Etihad Stadium and shipped six goals on Boxing Day. Despite scoring three goals in each of those two high-profile encounters, Brendan Rodgers’ Foxes have nothing to show for their troubles.Injuries, covid infections and suspensions have stretched Leicester’s squad over the past month, with defence notably suffering because of the unavailability of Caglar Soyuncu, Wesley Fofana, Johnny Evans, Ryan Bertrand, Ricardo Pereira and James Justin. Rodgers will have a difficult task to assemble a functioning back four that would be able to repel the attacks of his former club Liverpool on Tuesday night at King Power Stadium.Leicester have conceded 63 goals in 39 Premier League games in 2021. It’s the third-most they’ve ever let in during the same calendar year in the competition, after 66 in 2001 and 64 in 2017. With their defence in disarray, it’s not implausible to equal or beat the undesired record.On the other side, Liverpool have lost just one game of the last 35 in all competitions. Also, the Reds have hit the back of the net at least once in their last 28 successive away games.📊 STAT: Liverpool have lost three of the last 18 Premier League clashes against Leicester, winning 12 and drawing three. There have been only three goalless draws in 102 league games between the clubs. #awlive [lfc]pic.twitter.com/1ZAWvA7MkA— Anfield Watch (@AnfieldWatch) December 28, 2021 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho, Thiago and Curtis Jones have returned to training after their Covid-19 isolation periods ended. Midfielder Thiago was the last of the quartet to come back from his absence as he resumed training on 26 December.”We have one young player who is now isolating and two staff. It’s really tricky. Every morning when you come in it’s a little bit like a lottery, you hope it’s all fine and then one case. That’s the situation, but apart from that we are fine.”Andy Robertson remains suspended while Divock Origi is once again likely to miss out because of a knee injury.PREMIER LEAGUE – Round 20Tuesday18.00: (3.25) Watford (3.50) West Ham (2.30)18.00: (3.90) Southampton (3.50) Tottenham (2.05)18.00: (1.75) Crystal Palace (3.70) Norwich (5.40)23.00: (8.00) Leicester (5.10) Liverpool (1.42)Wednesday22.30: (1.43) Chelsea (4.60) Brighton (9.00)23.15: (15.0) Brentford (7.00) Man.City (1.22)Thursday22.30: (1.90) Everton (3.60) Newcastle (4.50)23.15: (1.40) Man.Utd. (4.90) Burnley (9.00)***odds are subject to change
