Manchester City vs Leicester City

Etihad Stadium is the venue as Manchester City and Leicester City go head-to-head in an exciting Premier League encounter.

Manchester City have hit the ground running in the Premier League since falling to a shock 2-0 home loss to Crystal Palace in October, racking up an eye-catching eight-game winning league streak since. Indeed, Pep Guardiola’s men have hit their stride of late, winning their last two Premier League matches by an aggregate score of 11-0, including a 7-0 thumping of Leeds United in their most recent home league outing. The ‘Citizens’ will be looking for another clear-cut victory, encouraged by their impressive home form on Boxing Day of late, having avoided defeat in each of their last eight such contests (W6, D2). The reigning English champions eked out a narrow 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture, making it to two top-flight H2H wins in a row without conceding.

Meanwhile, Leicester City will fall back on fond memories of their most recent visit to the Etihad, having registered an overwhelming 5-2 triumph at this venue back last season. Coming into this matchday, Brendan Rodgers’ men claimed a comprehensive 4-0 home win over relegation-battling Newcastle United to halt a run of two consecutive Premier League games without winning (D1, L1). However, the ‘Foxes’ have been far from impressive away from home lately, picking up just one victory in their last six Premier League road trips (D3, L2) while conceding 2+ goals four times in the process. Adding to a sizeable list of worries, Leicester have only won one of their last 11 Premier League fixtures on Boxing Day (D2, L8), though that solitary success came at the expense of Man City of all teams.