Liverpool v Leicester

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Liverpool hit Tottenham for six on the weekend in the Premier League as The Reds ran out easy 6-3 winners at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to maintain pole position at the top of the Premier League table and the merseyside club will be eyeing off another three points against lowly Leicester City on Boxing Day no doubt.

Leicester City slipped to another defeat in the English top flight on the weekend when The Foxes were dealt a damaging 3-0 loss at home to fellow strugglers Wolves, which followed a heavy 4-0 loss away from home at Newcastle United, leaving the east midlands club perched just above the relegation zone.

As a result of their win against Tottenham along with Chelsea drawing 0-0 away at Everton, Liverpool now hold a four-point lead over Chelsea at the top of the Premier League table heading into Christmas and having put together a strong looking 12-match unbeaten sequence, The Reds look to be in a commanding position.

Within these previous 12 league matches, Liverpool have picked up no fewer than nine wins in the process, five of which have been achieved on home soil at Anfield with victories gained over Bournemouth, Chelsea, Brighton, Aston Villa and Manchester City, while nine of these 12 games have also resulted in three goals or more being scored.

Leicester City have conceded seven goals within their last two games in the domestic top flight having been handed down heavy 4-0 and 3-0 defeats respectively by the likes of Newcastle United and Wolves, while the wider picture shows The Foxes have now managed to muster just the single win from their previous nine games overall.

Six defeats within these previous nine games also tells its own story and one which new manager Ruud van Nistelrooij will be hoping his side can atone for following recent losses at the hands of Nottingham Forest, Manchester United, Chelsea and Brentford as well as the two aforementioned losses.

Leicester City's singular success within this nine-game sequence came in the form of a 3-1 home win against West Ham but having collected a total of just three wins so far this season, hopes will not be especially high as The Foxes make their way to Anfield on Boxing Day.

The bigger picture shows Leicester City have registered just one win from their last 16 outings on the road in the Premier League, slipping to 10 defeats, while no fewer than 11 of these 16 games have also resulted in three or more goals being scored as well.

Liverpool v Leicester City Verdict

Liverpool have won the last five encounters on the trot and four of these five wins have also produced three goals or more.

Therefore, our main bet will be Liverpool win & Over 3 goals @ 1.60

Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals & BTTS No @ 2.40

Correct Score: Liverpool 3-0 @ 8.00