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December 26, 2020
LEICESTER 0 UNITED 0
No heavy Christmas-dinner bellies on show here as both sides keep up a frantic pace. Martial gives Schmeichel a worry in the Leicester goal before a collective effort at the back from United clears the danger with Leicester lurking in numbers. Momets later, Vardy flashes a shot just past De Gea’s right-hand post. Keep it up!
December 26, 2020
LEICESTER 0 UNITED 0
Jamie Vardy replies in kind as his volley sails over. To be fair, he was under pressure from the United defence, but given the form he is in you would expect him to hit the target. Lively start.
December 26, 2020
KICK-OFF: LEICESTER 0 UNITED 0
We are under way at King Power Stadium and Marcus Rashford misses a sitter in the opening minute. All alone in the six-yard box, he nods his header over with the goal at his mercy.
December 26, 2020
LEICESTER v UNITED
10 mins to kick-off…
A victory on the road for United would truly put them among the favourites for the title for the first time since … well, a long time. They have a game in hand on leaders Liverpool, also! Intriguing indeed. It may be a hindrance to have yet another game on your schedule during this most hectic period in top-flight footy as the English teams are playing almost every other day during the festive fixtures.
“It is a truly unique time in football as we come to the end of the year,” says Craig Leader, manager at Crown & Lion, Byblos Barsha Heights. “The tables are packed, especially on Boxing Day as patrons look to shake off their Christmas excesses. A full card of football always helps and it will stay this way right through to January 2 (after which the Premier League goes on a short break).”
December 26, 2020
LEICESTER v UNITED
Brendan Rodgers Leicester are second, one point ahead of United in third, and a win for either side would have them right on the heels of leaders Liverpool. I’m sure Jurgen klopp would settle for a draw before his Reds play tomorrow.
December 26, 2020
LEICESTER v UNITED
TEAM NEWS
Leicester: Schmeichel, Justin, Fofana, Evans, Castagne, Ndidi, Tielemans, Albrighton, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy
Substitutes: Ward, Iheanacho, Pérez, Amartey, Choudhury, Mendy, Praet, Fuchs, Thomas
United: De Gea, Bailly, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, James, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial
Substitutes: Henderson, Pogba, Cavani, Greenwood, Lingard, Telles, Matic, Van de Beek, Tuanzebe
December 26, 2020
Here is a rundown of today’s Boxing day treats
Saturday
Leicester City v Manchester United, 4.30pm
Aston Villa v Crystal Palace, 7pm
Fulham v Southampton, 7pm
Arsenal v Chelsea, 9.30pm
Manchester City v Newcastle, midnight
Sheffield United v Everton, midnight
December 26, 2020
Good afternoon, hope you all had a nice festive Friday feed yesterday and have stocked up on turkey sandwiches for today’s football feast from the English Premier League.
There are six games today to help blow those Christmas cobwebs away, starting with an interesting test for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s rejuvenated Manchester United at Leicester City.