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Leicester v Southampton

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A tough task has been made tougher for Southampton after Ralph Hasenhuttl confirmed a few players will be missing for the trip to Leicester. The biggest one being Danny Ings, while Moussa Djenepo, Michael Obafemi and Nathan Tella will also be absent.

They do welcome back Che Adams and Alex McCarthy and did beat Liverpool with players missing. So while it may be a difficult game, it's not one where they are completely out of it. Set-pieces could be crucial considering Leicester's continued struggles at defending them - only Leeds have conceded more from these situations.

Southampton are joint-top when it comes to set-piece goals in the Premier League. Only Everton can match their nine and that is largely down to the presence of James Ward-Prowse - Ings' winner against Liverpool came as a result of a free-kick.

Ward-Prowse can land a ball on any target. All four of his assists this season have come from either free-kicks and corners and, given Leicester's defensive showings in these situations, there's a great chance he will grab assist number five in Saturday's late kick-off.

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Opta facts

  • Leicester have lost their last two home Premier League matches against Southampton, one more than they did in their first 12 home games against Saints in the competition (W7 D4).
  • Southampton are unbeaten in their last four away top-flight matches against Leicester (W2 D2), winning their last two at the King Power Stadium.
  • The away team has won the last four Premier League matches between Leicester and Southampton, with the last home win in this fixture back in January 2017 (3-0 Saints). The last Premier League fixture to see five consecutive away wins was Crystal Palace vs Liverpool between May 2015 and April 2017.
  • Just 31% of Leicester’s Premier League points this season have been won in home games, the lowest ratio in the division. The Foxes have lost four of their eight home league games so far this term (W3 D1).
  • Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers has lost five of his last nine home league matches (W3 D1), as many as he suffered in his previous 77 games (W57 D15) spanning spells at Liverpool, Celtic and the Foxes. Having lost four home league games this season, Rodgers has only lost five in a season once previously, with Reading in the Championship in 2009/10.

Odds correct at 1700 GMT (14/01/21)

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