In this week 11 match on Oct 15th, Crystal Palace and Leicester City will play a match in Leicester in a clash of these two closely matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Leicester City sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against AFC Bournemouth. Patson Daka struck first for Leicester City in the 10th minute, but Philip Billing got the equalizer for AFC Bournemouth in the 68th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 71st minute on a goal by Ryan Christie. Leicester City looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 15th placed Crystal Palace, recorded a 2-1 win against Leeds United. Pascal Struijk struck first for Leeds United in the 10th minute, then Odsonne Édouard tied it up for Crystal Palace in the 24th minute on a feed from Michael Olise Finally they completed the comback victory in the 76th minute on a goal by Eberechi Eze to cap off a wild match. Crystal Palace is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Leicester City won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Odsonne Édouard has been the most effective weapon for Crystal Palace lately. The French attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches. Both James Maddison and Patson Daka have been the hottest scorers for Leicester City in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each
Brendan Rodgers’s squad will be without Ryan Bertrand, Wilfred Ndidi, Ricardo Pereira and Nampalys Mendy, while Nathaniel Clyne, James Tomkins, James McArthur and Nathan Ferguson are unavailable to play for Crystal Palace.