Leicester vs Liverpool Prediction: Doomed Foxes no match for Reds

Leicester City's latest stay in the Premier League seems certain to be a brief one, and their relegation may even have been confirmed before they step onto the pitch for the visit of Liverpool on Sunday.

The Foxes will be relegated irrespective of results elsewhere if they lose to the Reds, who could potentially claim the title with a win, although they would need Arsenal to fail to beat Ipswich Town earlier in the day. Below are my Leicester vs Liverpool predictions for Sunday's game at the King Power Stadium (16:30, Sky Sports Main Event).

Team News

Leicester remain without Harry Winks and Abdul Fatawu, but boss Ruud van Nistelrooy can welcome back a quartet of players who missed the 2-2 draw at Brighton last time out.

Facundo Buonanotte was ineligible to face his parent club last weekend, while Wout Faes, Jeremy Monga and Victor Kristiansen are back in contention.

Joe Gomez and Tyler Morton are Liverpool’s only confirmed absentees. Darwin Nunez should be available after missing the win over West Ham due to illness, and Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is being tipped to depart in the summer, could potentially return to the bench after a month out with an ankle problem.

Leicester vs Liverpool Odds

Liverpool are the heavy favourites at 1/5 to win, a draw is 6/1, and Leicester are 14/1, or a 6.7% chance, to pull off an upset. The Foxes are 16/5 to avoid defeat in the double chance market.

Leicester have not managed to score in any of their last eight Premier League home games, a run stretching back to December, and one or both teams to fail to score is priced at 4/5.

Liverpool -2 handicap @ 7/5

No team has scored more goals than Liverpool’s 74 in the Premier League this season, but recently they haven’t been quite as devastating.

Arne Slot’s side haven’t won by three or more goals since February, but Sunday’s trip to Leicester looks a good chance to record a big victory.

Leicester have not scored at home in the league since December, and their draw at Brighton last time out ended a run of nine straight defeats. The Foxes struck twice against Albion to take their tally to three goals in their last 10 games, and they may struggle to make any kind of impact against Liverpool’s defence.

If Liverpool are able to keep a clean sheet, they could beat a two-goal handicap fairly comfortably. Leicester have lost their last three home games by at least three goals, and Liverpool look capable of winning by a wide margin.

Mohamed Salah to score 2+ goals @ 11/4

Mohamed Salah has a chance to set a few more personal records this season, and one goal against Leicester would see him become the first player to score in six separate games against newly-promoted sides in a single Premier League season.

With 27 goals and 18 assists, Salah has 45 goal contributions, meaning he is just two behind Alan Shearer’s Premier League record of 47, and he may be able to draw level with the Newcastle legend against Leicester.

Salah’s form did dip a little after the international break, but he looked sharp with an assist in the win over West Ham, and 11/4 on the Egyptian to strike twice against a Leicester side that has shipped 33 goals in 16 home games looks good value.

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