Patrick Vieira takes his side up to Leicester for a game that sees the hosts under pressure to get a result with their manager under threat of losing his job following a poor start to the season
TIME/ DATE/ VENUE
- 3pm
- 15th October 2022
- King Power Stadium, Filbert Way, Leicester LE2 7FL
PREVIOUS MEETING
First half goals from Ademola Lookman and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall effectively sealed the points for the host the last time Palace appeared at the King Power, back in April. Wilfried Zaha scored a consolation mid-way through the second half as Palace failed to find an equaliser.
WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Keirnan Dewsbury-Hall (8.0)
OFFICIALS
- Referee: Andy Madley
- Assistants: Derek Eaton, Steve Meredith
- Fourth official: Chris Kavanagh
- VAR: Mike Dean
- Assistant VAR: Lee Betts
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Nathan Ferguson, Nathaniel Clyne, Jack Butland, James McArthur and Chris Richards are all expected to miss out through injury.
LEICESTER – Ricardo Pereira, Ryan Bertrand and Wilfred Ndidi will miss out due to injury. Jonny Evans and Nampalys Mendy could feature.
DISCIPLINARY THIS SEASON
RED CARDS – none
YELLOW CARDS (3+) – James Maddison (4), Cheick Doucoure (3)
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
- 10/04/22 Leicester 2-1 Palace
- 03/10/21 Palace 2-2 Leicester
- 26/04/21 Leicester 2-1 Palace
- 28/12/20 Palace 1-1 Leicester
- 04/07/20 Leicester 3-0 Palace
Last FIVE results for Palace:
- 09/10/22 Palace 2-1 Leeds
- 01/10/22 Palace 1-2 Chelsea
- 03/08/22 Newcastle 0-0 Palace
- 30/08/22 Palace 1-1 Brentford
- 27/08/22 City 4-2 Palace
Last FIVE results for Leicester;
- 08/10/22 Bournemouth 2-1 Palace
- 03/10/22 Leicester 4-0 Forest
- 17/09/22 Spurs 6-2 Leicester
- 04/09/22 Brighton 5-2 Leicester
- 01/09/22 Leicester 0-1 Manchester United
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture, Leicester are bottom with 4 points from 9 games played, while Palace are 15th with 9 points from 8 games played.
RECORD AGAINST LEICESTER
- Played 77
- Won 27
- Drawn 20
- Lost 30
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
- James Maddison 7.29
- Wilfried Zaha 7.25
- Joachim Andersen 7.19
- Youri Tielemans 6.86
ONE TO WATCH
JAMES MADDISON
FORMER CLUBS – Coventry City, Norwich City, Aberdeen (loan)
It is mad to think that Maddison has only one cap to his name and there are plenty of calls for him to make the England squad for the World Cup in Qatar, but right now his side need his form to continue as they look to escape their current predicament.
KEY CLASH
ODSONNE EDOUARD v JONNY EVANS
The Frenchman is looking to score for the third game in succession after a run of games for the Eagles which is proving fruitful. He will likely be up against seasoned Northern Irish defender Jonny Evans who is part of defence that have leaked plenty of goals so far this season.
PRE-MATCH FACTS
- Palace have won 8 of the 20 Premier League meetings. A 9th victory would be their most in the division against a particular opponent.
- Leicester have earned 14 points from 6 league matches against Palace with Brendan Rodgers in charge.
- The Foxes have won this fixture at home in each of the past 3 seasons.
- Leicester could lose 8 of their opening 10 league matches in a season for only the 3rd time, emulating 1957-58 and 1983-84. Both those seasons ended in relegation from the top flight.
- They have the worst defensive record in the division this season, conceding 24 goals in nine games.
- Leicester have dropped a league-high 14 points from winning positions in 2022-23. Palace and Nottingham Forest have the next worst record, both dropping 10 points.
- The Foxes are one short of 100 Premier League home defeats.
- James Maddison has 9 goals and 5 assists from his last 12 league appearances, but he hasn’t scored – and only managed one assist – in his 6 previous games against Palace.
- Jamie Vardy has failed to score in all 9 of Leicester’s league matches this season.
- Both of their league wins this season came after they conceded the opening goal. The Eagles have surrendered a lead in 4 of their matches.
- Palace’s 3 league defeats this season were all against teams who started this weekend’s fixtures in the top 4: Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea.
- They have not played away from home since 3 September, a goalless draw at Newcastle.
- Wilfried Zaha has scored 7 goals in his last 9 league games against Leicester.
- Odsonne Edouard can score in 3 consecutive league appearances for the first time. The Frenchman netted 20 goals in 44 league appearances for Celtic under Brendan Rodgers.
PRE-MATCH STATS
- GOALS – Wilfried Zaha (4 – 10th in PL)
- ASSISTS – Eberechi Eze (2 – 18th in PL)
- PASSES – Marc Guehi (438)
- TACKLES – Jeffrey Schlupp (17)
- TOUCHES – Marc Guehi (539)
- SHOTS – Wilfried Zaha (20 – 15th in PL)
- SAVES – Vicente Guaita (20 – 14th in PL)
DID YOU KNOW?
Leicester have seven second-tier titles to their name, making them the joint most successful club at this level in English football.
PREDICTION
The Eagles can inflict more misery on the hosts with a victory and do themselves a big favour and make it two wins in a row. As we know, this fixture can provide a mixture of emotions and it is difficult to know what we see at the King Power this time around but the pace Palace possess in attack will be a key weapon.
FINAL SCORE: 1-2
BETTING ODDS
- Home – 13/10
- Draw – 23/10
- Away – 2/1
- Both teams to score – 8/13
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