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Leicester v Liverpool: Oxlade-Chamberlain ruled out

24 Dec 2019
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Classic match: Liverpool 2-2 Leicester

The top two sides go head-to-head at the King Power Stadium.

Second-placed Leicester City are seeking to bounce back after their nine-match unbeaten run was ended by Manchester City.

Liverpool, who won the Club World Cup at the weekend, return to Premier League action aiming to increase their 10-point lead at the top.

Team news

The fitness of midfielder Harvey Barnes is being monitored by the Leicester medical team after he suffered an ankle problem at Manchester City.

If Barnes comes through training on Tuesday with no reaction he will be in contention to play.

Liverpool's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (ankle) has been ruled out until the new year, while Dejan Lovren (muscle), Joel Matip (knee) and Fabinho (ankle) remain sidelined.

Did you know?

Liverpool have won their last two Premier League matches at Leicester. They have never won three consecutive away matches against them in top-flight history.

These sides met on Boxing Day in the Foxes' title-winning campaign of 2015/16. The Reds won 1-0 at Anfield, inflicting one of only three league defeats on Leicester that season.

Match officials

Referee: Michael Oliver. Assistants: Stuart Burt, Simon Bennett. Fourth official: Craig Pawson. VAR: Paul Tierney. Assistant VAR: Stephen Child.

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