{"id":536071,"date":"2019-11-01T05:49:10","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T09:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=536071"},"modified":"2019-11-01T05:49:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T09:49:10","slug":"cyrstal-palace-leicester-city-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/11\/01\/cyrstal-palace-leicester-city-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League’s Two Surprise Packages Meet as Crystal Palace Host Leicester City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brendan Rodgers’ side were expected to do well this season, but nobody expected them to do this well. Leicester City<\/a> are joined by Crystal Palace<\/a> as another of this season surprise packages in the Premier League, as the Eagles currently lie in sixth. The pair meet this weekend at Selhurst Park, off the back of impressive performances last weekend.<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace Host Leicester City At Selhurst Park<\/h2>\n

Impressive Performances Last Time Out Reflects Seasons So Far<\/h3>\n

For Palace, they battled back at The Emirates to conjure a 2-2 draw against Arsenal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Leicester, meanwhile, displayed an outstanding record-equalling performance as they thumped Southampton<\/a> 9-0.<\/p>\n

Both sides performances last time out reflect their retrospective seasons so far.<\/p>\n

Roy Hodgson has used his limited resources in terms of transfer budget to create a tight unit, aiming to hit sides on the counter-attack.<\/p>\n

So far this season it has worked, with just 12 goals conceded and ten goals scored, which has returned 15 points.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Leicester have exceeded expectations of themselves.<\/p>\n

The Foxes were predicted to be the side that can ‘potentially’ break the top six; however, they have gone above and beyond in doing so.<\/p>\n

With six wins and just two defeats so far this season, Leicester lie in third and do not look like being slowed down.<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace Team News<\/h3>\n

Speaking to the Crystal Palace website<\/a> before their clash with Arsenal, Roy Hodgson confirmed that Vicente Guaita<\/a> and Martin Kelly<\/a> were in a battle to prove their fitness for their fixture.<\/p>\n

The pair both missed the trip, and as a result, it is hoped that they will both be available this weekend.<\/p>\n

It is Guaita whose return is most anticipated.<\/p>\n

Despite making crucial saves at points against Manchester City<\/a> and Arsenal, Wayne Hennessey<\/a> has looked shaky at points across the two games.<\/p>\n

It has resulted in the Palace defence looking equally as cautious, something which is not often seen when the Spaniard is between the sticks.<\/p>\n

Leicester City Team News<\/h3>\n

Brendan Rodgers opted to rotate his squad for their Carabao Cup win over Burton Albion.<\/p>\n

He made a total of nine changes from their win over Southampton, with only Youri Tielemans<\/a> and Jonny Evans<\/a> keeping their places.<\/p>\n

It is likely that the Leicester manager will revert back to his side that hammered Southampton.<\/p>\n

As a result, it means the likes of Jamie Vardy<\/a> and James Maddison<\/a> will return to the Foxes line-up.<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace vs Leicester City Prediction<\/h3>\n

Crystal Palace 2-1 Leicester City<\/strong><\/p>\n

Main Photo<\/p>\n

  Embed from Getty Images<\/a>