Week 18 features a match on Friday Dec 30th, where Liverpool plays host to Leicester City in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. 6th placed Liverpool is fresh off their 3-1 win against Aston Villa. Mohamed Salah struck first for Liverpool in the 5th minute, then Virgil van Dijk added another in the 37th minute on a feed from Mohamed Salah. Liverpool should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Leicester City is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Newcastle United. Chris Wood scored the first goal for Newcastle United in the 3rd minute on a penalty, then Miguel Almirón added another in the 7th minute on a feed from Bruno Guimarães In the end, Leicester City couldn’t muster any offence and Newcastle United ran away with the shutout win. Leicester City is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Leicester City’s top weapon lately has been Harvey Barnes, who has two goals in the last five matches. Mohamed Salah has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Liverpool
Luis Díaz, Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Naby Keïta, Arthur, Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota are unavailable to play for Liverpool, while Ryan Bertrand, Ricardo Pereira, Jonny Evans and James Justin are unavailable to play for Brendan Rodgers’s team.