Hoping to avoid going into 2025 with just one win from 14 games in all competitions, Premier League champions Manchester City travel to the King Power Stadium to face Leicester City on Sunday afternoon.
Neither side managed to claim three points on Boxing Day, as Pep Guardiola's men were held to a 1-1 draw by Everton before the Foxes were beaten 3-1 by Liverpool, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
LEICESTER CITY vs. MANCHESTER CITY
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LEICESTER CITY
Out: Jordan Ayew (suspended), Ricardo Pereira (thigh), Mads Hermansen (groin), Wilfred Ndidi (thigh), Abdul Fatawu (knee)
Doubtful: Jamie Vardy (knock)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Stolarczyk; Justin, Okoli, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Winks, Soumare; Decordova-Reid, Buonanotte, Mavididi; Vardy
MANCHESTER CITY
Out: Oscar Bobb (leg), Rodri (ACL), Ruben Dias (muscle)
Doubtful: Kyle Walker (ill), Ederson (knock), Matheus Nunes (knock), John Stones (ankle), Jack Grealish (muscle)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ortega; Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Kovacic; Savinho, Silva, De Bruyne, Foden; Haaland
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
