Leicester City vs West Bromwich Albion Preview

October 16, 2017
By: Deke Hardman

Monday evening’s Premier League action comes from the King Power Stadium where Leicester City face West Bromwich Albion.

The hosts go in to the game in eighteenth place, three points from safety having taken just two points from the last fifteen available though victory here would see them climb up to thirteenth on goal difference.

Their only league victory so far this season came against Brighton and Hove Albion, one of the five teams the Foxes can leapfrog with a win here while following Crystal Palace’s shock victory over champions Chelsea means that no team has taken fewer points since August than Craig Shakespeare’s side.

Jamie Vardy is available after recovering from the hip problem that troubled him during the recent international break while Wilfred Ndidi and Ben Chilwell have overcome minor fitness concerns though Robert Huth and Matty James both remain sidelined.

Vardy is favourite to open the scoring at 5.0 (4/1) with Sky Bet with Islam Slimani is a 5.5 (11/2) chance with Bet 365.

The home win can be backed at 2.0 (1/1) with several firms with the visitors priced at 4.5 (7/2) with Sporting Bet. The draw is 3.5 (5/2) with Sky Bet.

The Baggies are also without a league victory in five games though their back-to-back wins at the start of the campaign see them up in eleventh place with a win here set to take them back into the top half.

Tony Pulis could be without attacking trio James Morrioson, Nacer Chadli and Hal Robson-Kanu, who have a back problem, a calf injury and a strain respectively.

Salomon Rondon is 8.5 (15/2) to get the first goal of the game with Bet 365 with Jay Rodriguez available at the same price with a number of firms.

Both of last season’s meetings between the sides ended in away wins by a single goal while four of the last five clashes have seen both teams scoring.

You can back both teams to score at a price of 1.95 (19/20) with Betfair while the same firm offer 2.2 (6/5) for there to be three or more goals in the game.

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