Date and Time: 23rd January 2022 @7:30 PM IST
Venue: King Power Stadium
Leicester City vs Brighton where to watch?
India: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Leicester City vs Brighton Team News:
Leicester City:
Due to injury, Leicester will be missing the services of Timothy Castagne, Wesley Fofana, Ricardo Pereira, Ryan Bertrand, Jamie Vardy, and Jonny Evans for this weekend’s match against West Ham. Meanwhile, Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho, and Nampalys Mendy are all still unavailable for selection owing to their participation in the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt this summer.
Daniel Amartey, who represented Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations, has returned to the team, while Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has been cleared to play after suffering a cramp against Tottenham. James Justin, who came off the bench against Tottenham, might potentially get his first Premier League start, while Harvey Barnes is also expected to make his first Premier League start this weekend.
Shane Duffy and Adam Lallana will both be unavailable for selection this weekend, according to assistant head coach Reid at his pre-match press conference.
Brighton:
The Seagulls will also be without Jeremy Sarmiento, Enock Mwepu, Jason Steele, and Yves Bissouma for the match against the Foxes. Sarmiento, Mwepu, Steele, and Bissouma are all injured. But if Lewis Dunk passes through Saturday’s training session without any problem, the central defender will be considered for a berth in the starting lineup.
After coming off the bench against Chelsea in the last match, Neal Maupay and Leandro Trossard are expected to return to the starting XI for Sunday’s match at the King Power Stadium.
Leicester City vs Brighton Probable Playing XI:
Leicester City possible starting lineup:
Kasper Schmeichel; James Justin, Amartey, Soyuncu, Luke Thomas; Dewsbury-Hall, Youri Tielemans; Lookman, James Maddison, Harvey Barnes; Patson Daka
Brighton & Hove Albion possible starting lineup:
Sanchez; Joel Veltman, Adam Webster, Dan Burn, Cucurella; Moder, Pascal Gross; Tariq Lamptey, Mac Allister, Trossard; Neal Maupay
Leicester City vs Brighton Betting Predictions:
Match Betting: Leicester City win (2.62)
Draw (3.40)
Brighton win (2.70)
The One-Liner Explainer:
When it comes to the Premier League this season, Brighton is a club that should be taken quite seriously, and given their recent record, we find it tough to back the Seagulls to lose on the road. The fact that Leicester will be without a lot of key players means that this game will be a low-scoring affair once again.
