Leicester City v Manchester City: Premier League – live!

22 February 2020 04:50
Premier League updates from the 5.30pm GMT kick-offLive scores: follow all the goals | Saturday clockwatchAnd feel free to email Scott with your thoughts 4.40pm GMT Leicester make three changes to the side that drew at Wolves last Friday week. Christian Fuchs, Dennis Praet and Kelechi Iheanacho replace Harvey Barnes, Ayoze Perez and the suspended Hamza Choudhury.Manchester City make three changes as well, in the wake of their midweek victory over West Ham. Fernandinho, Riyad Mahrez and Ilkay Gundogan replace Nicolas Otamendi, Gabriel Jesus and the semi-injured David Silva. 4.32pm GMT Leicester City: Schmeichel, Soyuncu, Evans, Fuchs, Ricardo Pereira, Maddison, Tielemans, Praet, Chilwell, Iheanacho, Vardy.Subs: Justin, Morgan, Albrighton, Ward, Barnes, Perez, James.Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Fernandinho, Laporte, Mendy, Rodri, Mahrez, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Aguero.Subs: Bravo, Stones, Gabriel Jesus, Silva, Joao Cancelo, Otamendi, Foden. 5.49pm GMT You can be pretty sure that Manchester City haven’t given up the Premier League chase quite yet. Yes, they’re currently 22 points behind leaders Liverpool, who require only five more wins to be certain of the title. But the gap was 25 before the West Ham stroll on Wednesday, and it’ll be just 19 if they see off third-placed Leicester City tonight. OK, OK . but do you really think Pep Guardiola is the sort to throw in the towel just because something’s merely improbable? Us neither, so here we all are.This face-off between third and second should be a cracker. Not least because three points would be equally precious to Leicester, as they look to maintain a comfortable chasm between third and fourth. The Foxes took an early lead at the Etihad when these sides met in December, only for the Citizens to overpower them 3-1 in the end. But Leicester have only lost two of their last 18 at the King Power, while their Manchester namesakes went down here last season. Both Cities will take succour from recent history. Continue readingreadfullarticle

Source: TheGuardian