Match Thread Leicester v Brighton

[Jeff]

 

[Brown Nose]

Line up as expected. BR is becoming very easy to predict.

 

[Jeff]

Subs: Ward, Morgan, Mendy, Praet, Ünder, Barnes, Iheanacho.

 

[Brown Nose]

Before kick off, it's worth pointing out that we have scored two goals from our last four PL home games. Our total Xg from our five home matches this season is 5.45. Of the six goals in total at home, one was an own goal and one was a penalty.

We played Brighton at home in June and it ended 0-0 and a low scoring draw would be the most likely outcome tonight. Brighton have a slightly higher Xg from their five away games than we have from our home matches.

Of tonight's starting line up:

Since lockdown in March, Jamie Vardy has scored in only one PL game out of the nine at the KP from open play (Palace).

It's over a year since Maddison scored at home in a PL match. Perez has one home goal since January. Tielemans and Ndidi last scored at the KP in the PL in October 19.

Boxing Day will bring up the second anniversary of the last Albighton home goal in the PL. Justin has one PL goal at home since he joined City in Summer 19. Fuchs last home PL goal was in March 2017. Fofana and Evans have never scored a PL goal at home.

Where are the goals coming from?

 

[mabrah]

3-4-1-2?

 

[Miles Away]

I hate that lineup, but it’s as predicted.

Great to see Wilf back.

 

[sparky79]

Apart from Perez for Barnes, exactly as I suspected it would be. We've set up to nullify Lamptey!

 

[Jeff]

Coverage on Amazon Prime starts at 6:30

 

[tedfoxxx]

Can’t say I’m mad about that.

 

[Lako42]

Cheers Brenda you bore

 

[Brown Nose]

Apart from Perez for Barnes, exactly as I suspected it would be. We've set up to nullify Lamptey!

Curious decision seeing as Lamptey isn't playing.

 

[sparky79]

Even

Curious decision seeing as Lamptey isn't playing.

Well they didn't know that when they named the side.

 

[londonfox]

Well to be fair, that lineup worked so well at Sheffield United last week. (Yes that is said in jest).

**** sake Brendan.

 

[mabrah]

Curious decision seeing as Lamptey isn't playing.

See, it worked!

Tactical genius from Rodgers.

 

[City Fan]

Oh ffs. Same setup for Brighton at home as Man City away, predictable as always.

I thought one of the reasons we were playing 3 centre backs was because of Ndidi’s absence, but alas no.

Why oh why did we sign the direct Ünder if we’d rather our attacking wing play came from James Justin for crying out loud.

It’s an absolute shit show from the most frustrating manager we’ve ever had.

 

[Brown Nose]

BNs bets of the day:

0-0 is 10/1 and 1-1 is 11/2

 

[SJN-Fox]

Not done anything to address the corners issue but they have talked about it. FFS

 

[City Fan]

Not done anything to address the corners issue but they have talked about it. FFS

Incredible.

Well from an attacking point of view it’ll clearly be Maddison taking them again seeing as he’s dropped Ünder.

 

[tedfoxxx]

I’m not going to say it’s shit, I’m not going to call Brenda a twat and I’m not predicting a defeat...

But I just do not get it. I don’t get what he’s driving at with these team selections, it doesn’t seem to make any use of our best assets. I’m not having it that it’s because players are missing, we’re shoehorning Fuchs and Albrighton in to fill that formation and playing Maddison in a role that he rarely does anything in. It’s way over my head.

 

[Skitzo]

Andy Townsend, is there a more lazy pundit, going on the "if Vardy gets injured" trope ...