Premier League: Leicester City vs Everton preview

Premier League: Leicester City vs Everton preview
Leicester City will play their first Premier League match in 10 years when they host Everton in their first match of the season at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. Leicester won the Championship last season, an achievement that pushed them back to the top flight after a decade in the lower leagues. In those 10 years Everton have seen a constant improvement, which took them at the doorstep of Champions League qualification last season. Everton made a £28m club-record capture of Romelu Lukaku and also extended the contracts of their rising English stars Ross Barkley and John Stones, all that shows their determination to break into the top four sooner or later. Leicester have spent a few millions themselves in order to avoid the drop this season. They spent 8 million pounds on Leonardo Ulloa from Brighton & Hove Albion, while Richie de Laet, Paul Konckesky and Mark Albrighton will bring important top-flight experience to the squad. Probable starting line-ups: Leicester: Schmeichel - De Laet, Moore, Morgan, Konchesky - Albrighton, James, Drinkwater, Mahrez - Ulloa, Nugent Everton: Howard - Coleman, Jagielka, Stones, Baines - McCarthy, Barry - McGeady, Barkley, Pienaar - Lukaku My prediction: Everton to win 1-0. Here are the odds for the match at Bet365: Leicester win - 11/5 Draw - 12/5 Everton win - 7/5
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