Leicester City vs. Southampton
Venue: King Power Stadium
Kick off: 1:30pm
Leicester City’s pursuit of the Premier League title will continue on Sunday (today) when they welcome Europe-chasing Southampton to the King Power Stadium.
Entering week 32, Leicester hold a five-point lead over second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, but that gap could be down to just two by the time that the Foxes take to the field.
As for Southampton, back-to-back victories have moved them into seventh spot and now just four points off the Champions League positions, with seven games of the season left to play in England’s top flight.
The finishing line is in sight for Leicester as they chase down what would be the most incredible of title wins in English football, but they simply cannot afford to take their eye off the ball as Tottenham continue their strong challenge at the summit.
Leicester have won nine of their 15 home league games this season, losing just once, while they have the best away record in the division having recorded 10 victories from their 16 matches on their travels.
At this stage of the 2014-15 season, Leicester were bottom of the table. They have 41 more points from 31 games this season (66) compared to the previous campaign and a title challenge that was expected to tail off is still going strong.
These are the type of fixtures though that will determine whether the Foxes have what it takes to get over the line.
It would be fair to say that it took Southampton a little bit of time to get going this season and while they have had some difficult patches throughout the campaign, they are currently challenging for a European spot as the month of April opens.
Indeed, a total of 47 points has left the Saints in seventh position in the table, just four points behind fourth-placed Manchester City.
They lost back-to-back games against Chelsea and Bournemouth at the end of February and start of March, but have beaten Stoke City and Liverpool in their last two to put themselves back in the mix.
Southampton’s away form this season has been a bit hit and miss – winning five, drawing five and losing five of their 15 on the road, while they have only managed 13 league goals away from St Mary’s.
Ten points have been gathered from their last five away league matches, however, and they have suffered just one defeat during that run.
Leicester possible starting lineup: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs, Mahrez, Kante, Drinkwater, Albrighton, Vardy, Okazaki.
Southampton possible starting lineup: Forster, Martina, Van Dijk, Fonte, Cedric, Wanyama, Clasie, Davis, Tadic, Pelle, Mane.