Leicester vs Crystal Palace Prediction, Lineups, Preview, and Team News | Premier League, January 15, 2025

Leicester vs Crystal Palace Preview

• Tournament: Premier League
• Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2024
• Time: 7:30 pm GMT
• Venue: King Power Stadium

Leicester City will host Crystal Palace at the King Power Stadium on Wednesday in an important Premier League clash. It’s expected to be a thrilling encounter considering both teams’ form this season.

Leicester have struggled on their return to the Premier League and find themselves in the relegation zone. They are 19^th in the table after 20 games with three wins, five draws and 12 defeats. However, the Foxes are just two points behind 17^th-placed Wolves. They have a realistic chance of avoiding relegation if they can string a run of positive results.

Crystal Palace, meanwhile, appear to have stabilized their season after a horrible start. Once in the relegation zone, they are now 15^th in the standings, seven points behind the top 10. They have four wins, nine draws and seven defeats in 20 games so far.

Leicester Team News

Leicester will be without Mads Hermansen, Wilfred Ndidi and Ricardo Pereira due to their respective injuries. Jannik Vestergaard is a doubt for the clash while Abdul Fatawu is out for the season due to his ACL injury.

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Crystal Palace Team News

Crystal Palace, meanwhile, are without Adam Wharton and Matheus Franca due to their respective injuries.

Predicted Lineups

Leicester predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Jakub Stolarczyk

Defenders: Luke Thomas, Wout Faes, Conor Coady, James Justin

Midfielders: Boubakary Soumare, Harry Winks, Bilal El Khannous

Attackers: Stephy Mavididi, Jamie Vardy, Jordan Ayew

Crystal Palace predicted lineup (3-4-2-1):

Goalkeeper: Dean Henderson

Defenders: Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi

Midfielders: Daniel Munoz, Will Hughes, Jefferson Lerma, Cheick Doucoure, Tyrick Mitchell

Attackers: Jean-Phillippe Mateta, Ismaila Sarr, Eberechi Eze

Leicester vs Crystal Palace H2H Record

In their previous 25 meetings, both sides have won nine times each while seven games ended in a draw.

Last 5 results:

Key Players to watch in Leicester vs Crystal Palace

Jamie Vardy

Even after all these years, Jamie Vardy continues to be the main man for Leicester City. He is their top scorer and has also provided the second-highest number of assists this season. He’s scored seven goals and provided three assists in 19 games across competitions.

Vardy ended a run of four games without a goal by scoring in their 6-2 win over QPR in the FA Cup Third Round last time out. He will be keen to continue this run against Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

Eberechi Eze

The English midfielder has had an underwhelming 2024-25 campaign so far. He struggled at the start of the season and then also suffered an injury. However, he’s bounced back well, which has also helped his team climb up the table.

Eberechi Eze has scored six goals and provided four assists in 21 games across competitions this season. He is their joint-top assist provider and will look to make an influence against Leicester as well. He has scored two goals and provided one assist in his last three appearances.

Leicester vs Crystal Palace Prediction

The Foxes are going through a terrible run of form with just two wins in their last 14 games across competitions with two draws and 10 defeats. They had a run of five straight defeats but broke it with a 6-2 win over QPR at home in the FA Cup Third Round.

In their last five games, Leicester lost 3-0 against Wolves, 3-1 against Liverpool, 2-0 against Manchester City and 2-1 against Aston Villa before beating QPR. After a tough run of games, they will fancy their chances against Crystal Palace.

The Eagles, meanwhile, are unbeaten in their last four games with two wins and two draws. In their last five games, they lost 5-1 against Arsenal, drew 0-0 against Bournemouth, beat Southampton 2-1, drew 1-1 against Chelsea and then beat Stockport County 1-0.

While Leicester City have the home advantage, Crystal Palace have form on their side. Since their players have returned to fitness, the Eagles have performed well. This could end in a draw.

Predicted Score: Leicester 2-2 Crystal Palace

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