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Alla Zakarian

16-07-2020 | 16:20 Football
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"What a cracking game" Charlie Nicholas makes prediction for Leicester VS Sheffield clash

  Leicester City and Sheffield United will face each other at the King Power Stadium in a match, where two sides have clear targets. Leicester are hanging onto a top-four spot after winning one of their six matches since the restart, while Sheffield are back up to seventh following back-to-back victories. Ahead of the game, Sky Sports pundit Charlie Nicholas has made his prediction ahead of the game. "What a cracking game this is. All of a sudden, with the suspensions and mistakes, Leicester look like they are struggling to make the top four. It was an embarrassing result at Bournemouth. The quality and work they put in for the first part of the season, sitting above City in second for large parts, could be undone, and Brendan Rodgers will be thinking the same. Jonny Evans made a couple of mistakes, while Caglar Soyuncu received a stupid red card - the club should fine him for his behaviour - but the lack of quality in midfield is haunting the Foxes," said Nicholas. "Sheffield United are a beast of a team and they are taking everyone on. They have great energy and bombing full-backs. They have never been in Europe in their history and this would be amazing for Chris Wilder. If fairness counted, the Blades deserve to get a place in Europe. "They are way above anywhere I could have thought, and maybe where they would have thought too. Their football is eye-catching and it is quite incredible what they have done. If it has to go long it will go long, but it's not route one. They play adaptable football - the manager is still fiery and showing his true fan feelings too. It has to be advantage Sheffield United right now, they are the team going after it. Leicester are under scrutiny, and I fear they will feel the pressure here." Nicholas thinks that Sheffield will beat Leicester City with a 2-1 score. Source: Sky Sports

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