Leicester have been grinding out victories of late with their ferocious work-rate allowing them to capitalise on occasional moments of inspiration like Shinji Okazaki’s brilliant overhead kick in Monday’s tense 1-0 win against Newcastle. “He’s been terrific for us this season and the goals are coming with it”.
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Tottenham bowed out of the Europa League against Borussia Dortmund yesterday but, with the last 16 tie effectively decided in the first leg, boss Mauricio Pochettino was able to rest Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen and Mousa Dembele to keep them fresh for Bournemouth.
Crystal Palace will be able to welcome back Wayne Hennessey to Premier League action after he overcome his back injury that kept him out of the Liverpool clash and after the mistake that Alex McCarthy made against Liverpool, there should be no trouble in reclaiming his spot. “It’ll be tight and we hope we can get a result”. We’ve not done that in the league and that’s telling me there is a slight psychological issue with the team. “We’ve got a chance to turn it around now”.
“It’s typical of Crystal Palace”.
Connor Wickham’s thigh injury has not recovered in time while club captain Mile Jedinak is a doubt for the game with a back complaint. – Jamie Vardy needs one more goal to reach 20 league goals for the season.
He was hired midway through the 2013/14 Premier League season, and guided the Eagles to safety in the top flight. – Leicester have lost just five of their last 41 Premier League matches (W25 D11 L5) but four of those have been against London clubs (Arsenal twice, Chelsea & Spurs).
They remain outsiders for the clash at home with Betway offering a first Palace win in three months at 2/1 (3.00) while Claudio Ranieri’s men can be backed at a tempting 7/5 (2.40) and the draw is offered at 23/10 (3.30).
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