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12-02-2021 | 19:47 Football
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Mark Lawrenson states his prediction for Leicester v Liverpool

Liverpool will be in action against Leicester City in the Premier League at the weekend. The Reds are currently sitting in 4th place in the league table and will be hoping to have a successful game, following their 4 - 1 defeat to Manchester City. However, according to Mark Lawrenson, BBC Sport pundit, both sides will not celebrate a victory on Saturday.

"Leicester striker Jamie Vardy got another half-hour under his belt in his comeback from hernia surgery when he came off the bench to help them beat Brighton in the FA Cup on Wednesday," he said.

"Even if he doesn't start this game, Vardy will feature at some point and the Foxes should be pretty fresh all round after making a lot of changes against the Seagulls, although James Justin's knee injury in that tie is a concern for them.

"Liverpool were already out of the FA Cup, so they have had the week off to regroup after what happened against Manchester City. It should do them some good, because they looked weary in that game, and I don't think goalkeeper Alisson, who made two big mistakes, was fully fit for it.

"It was actually Liverpool's away form that was more of a concern for them as recently as the turn of the year, but since then they have lost three on the bounce at Anfield, and had two good wins at Tottenham and West Ham.

"If they can get back to the level that they showed in London, they won't leave Leicester empty-handed. The problem is if they come up with another display like the one they produced against Brighton, or in the second half on Sunday, and I am not really sure which Liverpool to expect.

"For me, the key for Liverpool finding their old form is to stop worrying about what is going on at the back, where they are not going to be at full strength until Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip are back from injury."

Mark Lawrenson's prediction: 1 - 1

Source: BBC Sport 
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