Liverpool can move one win away from the Premier League title if they seal three points against Leicester City on Sunday.
The Reds are going to be crowned champions in Arne Slot’s first season, it is just a matter of when.
Liverpool have been the best team in the country, and if they can inflict a ninth straight home league defeat on the Foxes, the title will be nearly in their grasp.
However, they could even be crowned champions with a win if Arsenal lose to Ipswich on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Leicester managed to end their losing run last weekend with a spirited draw against Brighton & Hove Albion.
But they haven’t won in the Premier League since a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur earlier this year.
Leicester vs Liverpool: Signed and sealed
After Mohamed Salah signed a new contract to keep him at Anfield for two years, it has been confirmed that Virgil van Dijk is following.
The Dutchman officially put pen to paper on a new deal earlier this week.
Van Dijk’s contract hasn’t seen him take a pay cut.
Instead, he will be on roughly the same wages as Salah, and Slot has managed to keep two vital players at the club.
Van Dijk has enjoyed an excellent season for the Reds and looks to be able to play at the top of the Premier League for a while yet.
- Leicester have won just two of their last 13 Premier League games against Liverpool (D1 L10), with both these wins coming consecutively at home in 2021 (3-1 in February, 1-0 in December).
- Liverpool have won their last four Premier League games against Leicester, while they’ve only failed to score in one of their last 15 against the Foxes in the league, a 0-1 loss in December 2021.
- Leicester have lost both of their league games played on Easter Sunday, going down 0-3 at West Ham in the second tier in 1993, and 1-2 at Newcastle in the Premier League in 2022.
Leicester vs Liverpool: Team news
The Foxes will be able to welcome Facundo Buonanotte back to their squad after he was ineligible to face Brighton.
The forward is on loan from the Seagulls, so Ruud van Nistelrooy was unable to select him.
Wout Faes and 15-year-old Jeremy Monga are doubtful, while Harry Winks remains absent due to an ongoing disciplinary matter.
For Liverpool, Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to play some part.
The England international has been out with a foot problem, but he’s trained.
Darwin Nunez has been struggling with illness, but he is expected to be available.
- Liverpool have lost just one of their 10 league games played on Easter Sunday (W7 D2), going down 3-0 at Manchester United in 2008. They will be the second team (after Arsenal earlier today) to play on Easter Sunday in three consecutive years, drawing 2-2 with Arsenal in 2023 and beating Brighton 2-1 last year.
- Leicester City have lost their last eight home Premier League games without scoring a single goal, a record run in top-flight history. Only six teams have ever lost nine home games in a row in the top-flight, most recently Southampton between November and March this season.
- If Arsenal lose and Liverpool win on Sunday, the Reds will be crowned champions. It’d be just the sixth time a side has won the top-flight title with five games to spare, with Liverpool in 2019-20 the last occasion that happened, winning it with seven games to go, a record.
Leicester vs Liverpool: What has been said?
Speaking after signing his new deal, Van Dijk revealed just how pleased he was to get things wrapped up.
He said: “It was always Liverpool.
“That was the case. It was always in my head, it was always the plan and it was always Liverpool.
“There wasn’t any doubt in my head that this is the place to be for me and my family.
“I’m one of Liverpool. Someone called me the other day an adopted Scouser – I’m really proud to hear these things, it gives me a great feeling.
“It’s a proud feeling, it’s a feeling of joy. It’s just incredible.
“The journey I’ve had so far in my career, to be able to extend it with another two years at this club is amazing and I’m so happy.”
- Leicester are looking to avoid becoming the first side in top-flight history to go nine consecutive home games without scoring a goal. In Football League history across all divisions, only Mansfield (9 in third tier between August and December 1971) and Wolves (10 in second tier between December 1984 and April 1985) have achieved this unwanted feat.
- Mohamed Salah has scored in all five of Liverpool’s Premier League games against newly promoted sides this season (7 goals). No player in the competition’s history has scored in six separate matches against promoted clubs in a single campaign.
- Stephy Mavididi has scored in four Premier League games for Leicester this season but is yet to end on the winning side (D3 L1). The only Foxes player to score in more games without winning in a season is Mark Draper in 1994-95 (5).
- Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has been involved in 45 Premier League goals this season (27 goals, 18 assists), a record for a 38-game season. The all-time record is 47, by Andrew Cole in 1993-94 and Alan Shearer in 1994-95 (both 34 goals, 13 assists).
Leicester vs Liverpool: Date and how to follow
This Premier League game is set to take place on Sunday, April 20.
Kick-off at the King Power Stadium is scheduled for 4:30pm.
The match will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League.
Sky Go customers can stream the game through their laptops or mobile devices.
Alternatively, fans can watch on NOW TV. You can see find more info here.
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