The Boxing Day match between the league leaders and the Foxes will be one of the most interesting to watch this Sunday. Follow it with our guide.

The clash between Manchester City and Brendan Rodgers' Leicester will be one of the reasons for football fans to stay home on Boxing Day. There might be a sizeable gap between both squads at the moment, but that will not matter when bith teams enter the pitch at Etihad Stadium.

These teams will get to this game in different sides of the table. Manchester City are one of the top teams in the competition with 44 points to their name and currently ranked first, while Leicester City's streak of bad results has ended with them in ninth place and 22 points behind the Citizens at this point of the competition. Needless to say, this game will be key for the Foxes if they want to get back on track and end the tournament in a better position.

Manchester City have reached this point of the campaign with an eight-game winning streak in the domestic competition. During that run, Guardiola's men have scored a whopping 24 goals, and they have cemented themselves as the team to beat in the English top-flight. Bernardo Silva is the team's top scorer with seven goals up to this point in the season.

On the other hand, Leicester City reach the halfway point of the season with two games in hand and with only two wins in their last six matches. Their players have found the back of the net 27 times, but the team's defensive unit has conceded the same number of goals, which has made it almost impossible for Brendan Rodgers' team to rise in the standings in the way they have done in the past couple of years. Striker Jamie Vardy has scored 9 of the team's 27 goals.

Fans around the globe will be in for a treat when they tune into this match. Let's have a closer look at the major details that lead up to the match's kickoff.

Manchester City vs Leicester City - Who's in and who's out?

Manchester City - Injured: Ferrán Torres. Doubtful: Kyle Walker. Ineligible: Benjamin Mendy.

Leicester City - Injured: Wesley Fofana, James Justin. Doubtful: Çaglar Söyüncü, Ricardo Pereira, Jamie Vardy, Timothy Castagne, Jonny Evans, Harvey Barnes. Ineligible: Filip Benkovic, Daniel Amartey, Hamza Choudhoury.

Manchester City vs Leicester City - Head-to-head stats

  • The most recent game between these teams concluded with a one-nil win for Manchester City.

  • Manchester City have won four of their last six matches against the Foxes across all competitions.

  • Leicester's last win against Manchester City took place on September 27, 2020. That game ended in a whopping 5-2 win for the Foxes. That was the heaviest defeat for a team coached by Pep Guardiola ever.

  • Manchester City have only kept one clean sheet against Leicester in their last six games at Etihad Stadium.

  • This will be Brendan Rodgers' tenth game against a team coached by Pep Guardiola. His record so far shows two wins, two draws, and five losses.

  • Pep Guardiola will face Leicester City for the 15th time. He has never drawn a game against the Foxes, with the previous 14 ending in 10 wins for his teams and four defeats.

Broadcast info - Manchester City vs Leicester City

In the U.K.: BBC Radio Manchester, Premier Player HD.

In the U.S.: Peacock.

In Spain: DAZN 1, Movistar+, DAZN.

In Canada: DAZN.

In Germany: Sky Go, Sky Ticket, Sky Sport 3/HD.

In France: RMC Sport en direct, Canal+ Sport, Free, RMC Sport 2.

In Argentina: Star+, ESPN Argentina.

In Mexico: Blue To Go Video Everywhere, Sky HD.

In Australia: Optus Sport.

 

Match details, result and original broadcast info

Manchester City 6 - 3 Leicester City

December 26, 2021 10:00amEtihad Stadium (Manchester)

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Live TV coverage and streaming in United States

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