Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy. (Photo : Getty Images)
Defending champions Leicester City FC (2-4-2, 8 points) will try to get out of their current rut as they square off with middling squad Crystal Palace FC (3-3-2, 11 points) in a 2016-2017 Premier League encounter at the King Power Stadium on Oct. 22, Saturday.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 10:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Leicester City is currently on a three-game winless skid as they have also failed to win in four of their last five matches. The team has dropped to the 13th spot of the league table after their ongoing struggles in the first eight rounds of English top flight competitions, only two points above the bottom three relegation area.
The Foxes were thrashed by contending team Chelsea, 0-3, on the road at the Stamford Bridge last Saturday for their second loss in three games, as per Daily Mail Online.
Diego Costa, Eden Hazard, and Victor Wanyama scored in the seventh, 33rd, and 80th minutes of the match respectively to claim the win away from the reigning champs.
Head coach Claudio Ranieri's boys failed to register any shots on target during the game with Jamie Vardy and Ahmed Musa struggling to find their way at the offensive end. With their loss, the team has become the first defending title-holders to lose all four of their first road games in a season.
Meanwhile, Crystal Palace conceded a 0-1 game to West Ham United at the Selhurst Park last Saturday for their second straight winless performance, Goal reported.
Manuel Lanzini provided the winning goal of the contest for the visitors as the Eagles failed to find the equalizer despite the Hammers going down to 10 men late in the game following Aaron Cresswell's red card.
Christian Benteke missed the ensuing penalty kick to disappoint home fans and snap West Ham's five-game winless spell.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a tough 2-1 win by Leicester City.
Leicester City starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Schmeichel; Hernandez, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs; Schlupp, Drinkwater, Amartey, Albrighton; Musa, Vardy
Crystal Palace starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Mandanda; Ward, Tomkins, Delaney, Kelly; McArthur, Ledley; Townsend, Puncheon, Zaha; Benteke
