{"id":653936,"date":"2025-04-20T05:14:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T09:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=653936"},"modified":"2025-04-20T05:14:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T09:14:49","slug":"leicester-predicted-lineup-vs-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/04\/20\/leicester-predicted-lineup-vs-liverpool\/","title":{"rendered":"Leicester Predicted Lineup vs Liverpool for April 20"},"content":{"rendered":"

A jubilant weekend at the Amex last time out saw the Foxes end their eight-game losing streak against Brighton and Hove Albion. The points were shared with Fabian Hurzeler’s side as Leicester picked up their first points and goals since January.\u00a0 However, the delight on a sunny day on the coast could all be forgotten as Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s side hosts Liverpool. Here is the Leicester Predicted Lineup to take on Arne Slot’s title-chasing squad at the King Power Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leicester Predicted Lineup vs Leicester for Premier League Clash<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

How Leicester Have Lined Up Recently<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Last time out, the Foxes reverted to the 4-2-3-1 system, which served them well under Enzo Maresca <\/span>last<\/span> season. Mads Hermansen started <\/span>once<\/span> again as the shot-stopper, managing five saves versus the Seagulls. Conor Coady and Caleb Okoli formed a centre-back partnership for just the third time this season, whilst Luke Thomas was moved to full-back. Meanwhile, James Justin started as an inverted full-back, <\/span>which was<\/span> unfamiliar territory for the 27-year-old.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Leicester City Loan\u00a0Roundup<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

In the pivot, Wilfred Ndidi and Boubakary Soumar\u00e9 started together <\/span>once<\/span> again, with Oliver Skipp replacing the Nigerian after an hour.\u00a0Bilal El Khannouss <\/span>started<\/span> in the attacking midfielder role, which <\/span>saw him <\/span>have<\/span> greater importance throughout. Kasey McAteer and Stephy Mavididi <\/span>then<\/span> started off the flanks, as the duo provided much more energy and direct running for the midfielders. Leicester legend Jamie Vardy then led the line for the 30th occasion this season at 38 years old.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leicester’s Recent Form And Tactics<\/span><\/h3>\n

After eight losses in a row, something needed to change, and it came in the form of a tactical adjustment to the shape. The Dutchman utilised the 4-2-3-1, which was key to the Foxes’ success last season and was a system he used during his time at PSV. Justin surprisingly starred as the full-back coming into midfield despite Ricardo Pereira making the role his <\/span>own<\/span>last season. The adjustment saw the visitors have <\/span>much<\/span> more of an offensive threat after not scoring for months.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite this, the home side took the lead in the 31st minute as Jo\u00e3o Pedro slotted home his penalty. However, Van Nistelrooy’s side showed some fight this time as they replied with an equaliser seven minutes later, courtesy of Mavididi. The scoreline would then remain all square until yet another penalty was dispatched by the Brazilian. As they did after the opener, the away side kept plugging away and eventually found their reward as Caleb Okoli scored his first goal for the club.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A hard-earned point was taken away from the Amex, but the performance still wasn’t enough to take all three points. Many flaws still loom over the East Midlands side as their relegation to the second tier looks closer and closer. A loss to Liverpool, whilst all results going the Reds’ way could see them clinch a 20th title, <\/span>whilst<\/span> Leicester could also be relegated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leicester City Injuries to Consider<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

As\u00a0revealed by\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0Dutchman<\/span><\/a>, there are no new injuries to the squad. Belgian international Wout Faes is said to have returned to the <\/span>squad<\/span>, alongside 15-year-old Wonderkid Jeremy Monga.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leicester Predicted Lineup vs Newcastle United<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

GK: Mads Hermansen<\/span><\/p>\n

RB: Ricardo Pereira<\/span><\/p>\n

RCB: Wout Faes<\/span><\/p>\n

LCB: Caleb Okoli<\/span><\/p>\n

LB: Victor Kristiansen<\/span><\/p>\n

DM: Wilfred Ndidi<\/span><\/p>\n

DM: Boubakary Soumar\u00e9<\/span><\/p>\n

RW: Facundo Buonanotte<\/span><\/p>\n

AM: Bilal El Khannouss<\/span><\/p>\n

LW: Stephy Mavididi<\/span><\/p>\n

ST: Jamie Vardy<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A jubilant weekend at the Amex last time out saw the Foxes end their eight-game losing streak against Brighton and Hove Albion. The points were shared with Fabian Hurzeler’s side as Leicester picked up their first points and goals since January.\u00a0 However, the delight on a sunny day on the coast could all be forgotten […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5391,"featured_media":650426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,3,1831],"tags":[9936],"class_list":["post-653936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leicester-city","category-premier-league","category-starting-line-up","tag-leicester-city-predicted-lineup"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653936"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":653956,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653936\/revisions\/653956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/650426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=653936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=653936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}