Premier League: Leicester City vs Manchester City preview

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December 12th, 2014
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Manchester City will be looking to add further glory after their midweek success when they travel to Leicester City on Saturday. Manuel Pellegrini's men recorded a 2-0 win at Roma to qualify from Champions League Group E, an achievement that was looking quite unlikely after the home defeat to CSKA Moscow. In the Premier League Manchester City moved to just three points of Chelsea at the top of the table, following their win over Everton last week.

They will be without Sergio Aguero though as the Argentinian star will be out for around five weeks following a knee injury. Vincent Kompany might not be fully fit either before Saturday's game but Yaya Toure will be back in action after missing the Champions League match.

Leicester are currently bottom of the Premier League table following a 10-match winless run. The Foxes have also lost Leonardo Ulloa, their top goal scorer, while goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel is also injured. However, former England defender Matthew Upson should be ready to play again. The two sides haven't met in the Premier League in over 10 years, but they have played in the Capital One Cup last year, with Man City winning 3-1.

Probable starting line-ups:

Leicester: Hamer - De Laet, Morgan, Upson, Konchesky - Mahrez, James, Cambiasso, King, Schlupp - Vardy

Man City: Hart - Zabaleta, Mangala, Demichelis, Clichy - Navas, Fernando, Fernandinho, Nasri - Toure, Dzeko

My prediction: Manchester City to win 2-0.

Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:

Leicester win - 6/1 Draw - 15/4 Man City win - 1/2

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