Leicester City vs Brighton and Hove Albion. Premier League.
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Sunday 23 January 2022 13:39, UK
Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Leicester vs Brighton in the Premier League on Sunday; kick-off 2pm.
Leicester have no fresh injury concerns for the Premier League visit of Brighton.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is available after coming off against Tottenham with a calf issue and Daniel Amartey is back after Ghana's early Africa Cup of Nations exit.
Jamie Vardy, Jonny Evans, Wesley Fofana, Timothy Castagne and Ricardo Pereira are injured while Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho and Nampalys Mendy are on international duty.
With Brighton boss Graham Potter having tested positive for coronavirus, assistant Billy Reid will take charge at the King Power Stadium in his absence.
Reid hopes to have captain Lewis Dunk back in contention. The centre-half has been out since the beginning of December with a knee injury but he could be added to the squad if he comes through training on Saturday.
Shane Duffy (ankle) and Adam Lallana (hamstring) remain unavailable, while Yves Bissouma is still at the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Two good footballing teams are likely to cancel one another out here. The draw is a serious runner at 11/5 with Sky Bet.
After their 1-1 draw Crystal Palace, where they created enough to win three matches, Brighton's tag as the kings of underperforming their expected goals data was accurate yet again. They have won the xG battle in five of their last six fixtures but have won just two of those matches. All the metrics suggest a run of positive results are on the horizon - but we've been here so many times with Brighton.
Against such a dangerous, attack-minded team as Leicester, who have scored 29 goals in their last 12 games and possess, arguably, the hottest player in the Premier League at the moment in James Maddison, Brighton are easily swerved at the prices.
Leicester have the edge in attack but Brighton are supremely more organised at the back. I'd fully expect Graham Potter's team to get into some fantastic positions at the King Power but not make the most of them. Back the draw.
SCORE PREDICTION: 1-1
BETTING ANGLE: Back the draw (13/5 with Sky Bet)
The Essential Football Podcast returns as host Alice Piper is joined by Charlotte Marsh and Ben Grounds to preview another captivating round of Premier League games which could have ramifications at both ends of the table.
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