Liverpool welcome Leicester Metropolis to Anfield within the Carabao Cup quarter-finals tonight.
Jurgen Klopp was incensed after his aspect’s 2-2 draw in opposition to Tottenham on Sunday, deriding referee Paul Tierney’s failure to award a penalty and ship off Harry Kane.
The draw noticed Liverpool slip again within the title race, with Manchester Metropolis now three factors clear on the prime, and there was little time for respite forward of tonight’s difficult last-eight tie.
For Leicester, although, there was an extended delay between fixtures, with a Covid outbreak on the membership inflicting video games in opposition to Everton and Tottenham to be postponed.
Right here is every thing it’s essential know forward of the match:
When is it and what time is it?
The match will get underway at 7.45pm on Wednesday 22 December at Anfield.
How can I watch it on-line and on TV?
Sadly, the match won’t be broadcast stay on UK tv, though highlights will likely be accessible shortly after full-time.
What’s the group information?
Liverpool are with out Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Thiago as a consequence of Covid whereas Jordan Henderson is absent with a chilly. Divock Origi, Adrian, Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones are injured whereas Andrew Robertson is suspended.
Leicester are nonetheless with no host of gamers as a consequence of a Covid outbreak inside the first group. Jannik Vestergaard, Ayoze Perez, Ademola Lookman, Kelechi Iheanacho, Vontae Daley-Campbell, Filip Benkovic and Hamza Choudhury are all considered unavailable because it stands. On prime of that, Wesley Fofana, James Justin, Caglar Soyuncu and Jonny Evans are injured.
Predicted line-ups
Liverpool: Kelleher; Williams, Gomez, Konate, Tsimikas; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Morton, Milner; Gordon, Firmino, Minamino
Leicester: Schmeichel; Albrighton, Amartey, Ndidi, Bertrand; Tielemans, Soumare; Maddison, Dewsbury-Corridor, Barnes; Daka
Odds
Liverpool – 8/13
Draw – 3/1
Leicester – 19/5
Prediction
Jurgen Klopp is more likely to rotate his aspect closely, nevertheless, with Leicester having not performed for nearly two weeks, and nonetheless lacking so many key gamers, an in-form Liverpool ought to nonetheless have sufficient high quality to prevail in a detailed recreation. Liverpool 2-1 Leicester.
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