Premier League – Match-day 21: Leicester City v Norwich City
The King Power Stadium sees Wednesday action as Leicester take on Norwich – 7:45pm GMT.
Wednesday’s clash between Leicester and Norwich, sees fourteenth take on twentieth in the League.
Leicester City’s campaign so far has seen them accrue 42 points this season
It was a humbling defeat at the hands of Everton for Brendan Rodgers’s men in their last match, they will be hoping to get something out of this game for sure.
Also, Leicester have a huge task to over-turn their opponents in this fixture, having already lost two fixtures this season. With 42 points (11W, 14L and 9D), they are established in fourteenth position in the League having won 11 meetings, drawn nine matches, and lost 14 fixtures.
Leicester have won eight games, drawn four meetings, and lost five matches of their 17 League matches at home this season.
Leicester City will have 45 points so far this season, should they secure a win.
Leicester’s ever growing list of players missing due to injury or illness to be a concern for Brendan Rodgers, ahead of this Wednesday’s fixture against their opponents.
Struggling Norwich City go to the King Power Stadium on Wednesday and hope for a positive result
Having lost to West Ham United in their last game, Dean Smith’s men must reset and try to gain a positive result in this match.
Also, when you suffer 15 defeats in the last 20 games, it should come as no surprise that your team is very much struggling at the bottom of the League. But that is the situation that Norwich find themselves in. Now they have 5 matches won, 24 games lost and 6 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in twentieth place, with a total of 21 points having won five meetings, drawn six meetings, and lost 24 fixtures.
With a poor record on the road, which amounts to two wins, three draws, and 12 defeats, it is hard to predict a positive outcome for Norwich as they travel once more.
A win in this fixture, would take Norwich City’s points from 21 to 24, so far this season.
Norwich’s squad will likely be depleted of seven of their key players when they start on Wednesday, due to injury or illness.
Leicester City v Norwich City – Head-to-Heads.
Regarding their historical duels these two sides have met 20 times before this fixture, with each recording wins on eight occasions. In addition, Norwich have tasted defeat against Leicester in three out of the last four meetings with them. Their most recent encounter in this competition was August 2021 and the score line ended up with a 1-2 away win for Norwich City.
Players to watch
For Leicester, Kasper Schmeichel has netted in 34 League fixtures this campaign, while Tim Krul scored in 35 League fixtures this season for Norwich.
Other players of note for Leicester are James Michael Justin and Wesley Fofana with respectively and for Norwich are Max Aarons and Sam Byram with respectively.
