Liverpool vs Leicester
Premier League 2019/20 season
Venue: Anfield
Date: Saturday, 5 October, 2019
Kick-off time: 3pm BST
Liverpool welcome former manager Brendan Rodgers and his Leicester side to Anfield today.
The Reds maintained their 100 percent start to the new league season with a hard-fought win at Sheffield United last Saturday – a win that maintained their five point lead at the summit of the Premier League.
Leicester's bid to challenge for a top four finish continues to gain momentum with the Foxes up to third after their crushing win over Newcastle last Sunday.
Saturday will mark Rodgers’ first return to Anfield since being sacked by the Liverpool board in 2015.
Liverpool vs Leicester team news
Klopp has a late decision to make on whether to recall goalkeeper Alisson Becker. The Brazil international has been sidelined by a calf injury sustained in the opening game of the season but has returned to full training with the first team.
Centre-back Joel Matip will definitely miss out, however, with a minor knee problem which made him unavailable for the midweek Champions League win over Red Bull Salzburg.
Brendan Rodgers is likely to change a winning side on his return to Anfield.
Midfielder James Maddison has recovered from an ankle problem which forced him to miss the 5-0 thrashing of Newcastle last weekend.
Summer signing Dennis Praet impressed against Newcastle, but the Belgium international is the most likely to make way for Maddison.
Predicted line-ups
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Salah, Mane, Firmino
Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell, Ndidi, Perez, Maddison, Tielemans, Barnes, Vardy
Prediction: Liverpool 2-0 Leicester
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Match odds
- Liverpool to win: 1/2
- Leicester to win: 7/1
- Draw: 7/2
TV channel and live stream information
Liverpool vs Leicester will not be televised LIVE in the UK.
You can follow all of the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog with David Lynch at Anfield.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
This will be the 113th meeting between the two sides with Liverpool winning 48 of those. Leicester have 39 wins to their name – but just one in their last five against the Reds.
