In this week 22 match, on Sat Jan 15th, Burnley will host Leicester City in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Burnley recorded a 1-2 loss against Huddersfield Town. Jay Rodriguez struck first for Burnley in the 28th minute, then in the 74th minute, Sorba Thomas sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Josh Koroma But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 87th minute on a goal by Matthew Pearson. Burnley looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while leicester City sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-1 win against Watford. Youri Tielemans struck first for Leicester City in the 7th minute from the penalty spot, then James Maddison added another in the 25th minute on a feed from Ademola Lookman. Leicester City is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Burnley and Leicester City last played eachother at the King Power Stadium on Sat Sep 25th. Leicester City and Burnley battled to a 2-2 draw. Jamie Vardy struck first for Burnley on an own goal in the 12th minute, then in the 37th minute, Youri Tielemans sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jamie Vardy .
Leicester City is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with James Maddison and Youri Tielemans each having 3 goals in their last 5. Burnley is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Aaron Lennon and Maxwel Cornet each only have 1 goal in their last five
Jay Rodriguez, Ashley Barnes, Connor Roberts and Nick Pope are unavailable to play for Sean Dyche’s team, while Ryan Bertrand, James Maddison, Ricardo Pereira, Harvey Barnes, Çağlar Söyüncü, Jonny Evans, Jamie Vardy and James Justin are unavailable to play for Leicester City.