Premier League: Charlie Nicholas makes prediction for Leicester City vs Crystal Palace

Leicester City are preparing to host Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday, July 4. Ahead of the game, Sky Sports football expert Charlie Nicholas has made his prediction. "You have to scratch your head with Leicester. Some teams have come back poorly, some teams have come back positively, and some teams have been inconsistent. What has happened with Leicester?" wrote Nicholas. "If anybody out of the top four could have benefited from the break, it would have been Leicester - they were lagging, struggling for goals, and could not get James Maddison on the ball. Are they in jeopardy of sliding out of the top four? I think they are. "Brendan Rodgers would not have allowed them to soften their attitude, but all of a sudden they do not have goals in there. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is now level with Jamie Vardy, and you can see the frustration within those Leicester players. Maddison played well when he came on last time out but they are not getting the ball in the areas that matter. "Teams are squeezing them and having a pop at them. Rodgers will question why they are panicking. Chelsea have caught up, while Wolves and Manchester United are catching up too. Leicester go to Arsenal next week, and Crystal Palace are the masters of turning a result around and bouncing back from defeats. "I have been fairly impressed with Palace. I like Wilfried Zaha and his skills, but he does not lift his head up to use team-mates. He does not see the bigger picture. Palace will sit in and condense the space, and ask Leicester to play with width. This is going to be another frustrating game for Leicester." Charlie Nicholas' score prediction: 1-1 source - Sky Sports Join us on Telegram

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