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Tom Doyle

Leicester City vs Manchester United, Premier League preview: Prediction, team news, TV channel, kick-off time, live stream, h2h, odds

Leicester City host Manchester United in a winner-takes-all Premier League final-day showdown for Champions League football today.

Brendan Rodgers' Leicester had looked nailed-on for a top-four finish when the season restarted in June, but a disastrous run of results leaves them fifth in the table with one game left.

But the race for Champions League qualification is about as tight as it could be, with United (third) and Chelsea (fourth) just one point ahead of the Foxes.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Red Devils went on a tremendous run since the restart to leave themselves one result away from a top-four finish, but they must avoid defeat at the King Power Stadium - or lose and hope Chelsea also fall to Wolves.

How the top four race looks

Pos Team P W D L GD Pts
3 Man Utd 37 17 12 8 28 63
4 Chelsea 37 19 6 12 13 63
5 Leicester City 37 18 8 11 28 62

Date, time and venue

Leicester City vs Manchester United is scheduled for a 4pm BST kick-off on Sunday, July 26, 2020.

The match will be played behind closed doors at the King Power Stadium with no fans due to be present due to government guidelines regarding coronavirus.

How to watch

TV channel: The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event, and is available via Now TV with a day pass for £9.99, or a three-month pass on offer for £25.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app, with a mobile month pass available for £5.99.

Team news

Eric Bailly is likely to remain sidelined after suffering a head injury during the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea.

Phil Jones and Axel Tuanzebe remain sidelined, so Solskjaer will be relyinh on Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof to stop Jamie Vardy.

Paul Pogba put in another poor performance against West Ham, but the Frenchman is still likely to start in midfield.

Likewise, Solskjaer retained faith with David de Gea versus the Hammers, and he seems certain to start in goal.

As for Leicester, Caglar Soyuncu is suspended, while key trio James Maddison, Ben Chilwell and Ricardo Pereira may remain sidelined due to injury.

Prediction: Leicester 1-1 Man United

With so much at stake and both sides lacking form, Sunday's match is almost certain to be a cagey affair.

United only need a point, but should they play for it, they leave themselves open to Leicester piling forward - and Solskjaer's side have conceded eight in their last four games.

With the game on a knife-edge, a set-piece either way could decide things - but a draw is the likeliest outcome.

Head to head (h2h) history and results

United dominate this Premier League fixture, winning 18 of their 27 top-flight meetings, drawing seven and losing just twice to Leicester.

The last time the two sides met in the League, United sealed a narrow 1-0 win at Old Trafford last September.

Betting odds and tips

  • Leicester to win: 23/10
  • Man Utd to win: 5/4
  • Draw: Between 12/5

Odds courtesy of Betfair Exchange. Click here to find out more.

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