Championship Leicester vs Hudders
Away Ha Town Coach: Refuse to crouch in the back to defend!
Harbour boss Moore hinted in a pre-match interview that he refused to follow the strategy of other teams in the home stadium of Leicester City. Moore said it's not his style to have 11 people crouching at the back, and he wants his players to be proactive, and he will ask his players to be more proactive.
Away team Ha Zhen has a lot of injuries and lets three games in a row!
Huddersfield are currently in a serious attrition problem, with Berg Sorge (6 goals in 20 games) not included in the squad due to injury problems in the last round, and he is still doubtful for this game. In addition, the team's first goalkeeper Nichols continues to be injured, and the second-goalkeeper Maxwell (8 games) has also missed two games due to injury, and the team has been forced to field three Chapman in the last few games!Hogg in the midfield, Pearson in the backline and others also have injury problems of varying degrees, and Hazhen's strength has been seriously weakened!
Home team Leicester City Unstoppable!6 wins and 1 draw in the last 7 rounds!
Leicester City have been in unstoppable form over the past 12 months, beating Cardiff City 2-0 away in the last round. Leicester City have won a staggering six and drawn one of their seven league games throughout December, with the only draw coming against their biggest title rivals, Ipswich Town. Leicester City are in great form!
The home team Leicester City has beaten Ha Town 4 times in a row, quite a experience!
Huddersfield, for their first time playing here since 2018, has not visited Leicester's King Power Stadium for many years. It is worth mentioning that Ha Town's record against Leicester City in recent years has been very dismal, they have won only 1 of their last 10 meetings, and they have lost all of their last 4 meetings!
Championship Swansea vs West Brom
Home team Swansea sacked their boss at the start of December and have yet to find a new manager!
Swansea City parted ways with head coach Michael Duff in early December, who was sadly sacked after only six months under the club. But until now, Swansea have not found a new manager, and the team is still using Sheehan as interim manager, and Swansea are in chaos.
Away West Brom captain retired injured in the last round, but it was not a big problem!
West Bromwich Albion's main striker Wallace was unfortunate to retire in the second half of the last game and his participation in this game is doubtful. However, it is reported that the homegrown attacker, who has scored three goals and provided three assists in 23 appearances this season, has not had much of a problem, he is just suffering from muscle fatigue.
Home team Swansea City's injuries are concentrated at right-back!
Swansea's current attrition has centred around the backline, with injury to two full-backs, Kee and Ashby. Among them, he scored one goal and provided one assist in 19 appearances in the basic season, Ashby scored one goal in 11 appearances, and Swansea were even forced to let central defender Darling play at right-back in the last round.
Home team Swansea City have just ended a run of six home games without a win!
Swansea beat Preston North End 2-1 at home in their last league fixture, ending a nearly three-month winless run at homePreviously, they were unable to win 6 consecutive home games, only getting 3 draws and 3 losses, but fortunately, they ended this decline at the last home game in 2023!
Away Bitter Lord!West Brom have won just one of their last seven away games!
For West Bromwich Albion, Swansea is a real sufferer!West Bromwich Albion have won just one of their last seven home visits to Swansea, losing five of them
Championship Norwich vs Southampton
Home Team Norwich City's key players have finally recovered from injury!
Norwich's main full-back Giannoulis (3 assists in 22 games) has been hampered by injury recently, missing the squad for the last two games and could still miss this game. But the good news is that winger Borja Sainz (2 goals, 1 assist in 12 games), who was suspended last game, has returned from his ban and could return to the starting line-up for this game. Sargent (three goals and one assist in five games) has been on the bench after playing very well in the first four rounds, and old injury Grant Hanley (one goal in 38 games last season) has also been on the bench, and both could get more playing time.
Away Southampton's main midfielder is back!
Southampton midfielder Fulin Towns (18 games, two assists) was absent from the league game with food poisoning, but has recovered and will travel with the team without incident. However, full-back James Burry (10 games, 1 assist), who retired two rounds ago, has suffered a recurrence of injuries and is almost certain to remain out for this game. At the same time, several veteran injuries such as Suleimana (13 games, three assists) and Stewart (2 games) will also continue to be absent.
Southampton are unbeaten in 17 games, the most points in the league!
Southampton are on their longest unbeaten run in the Championship and have gone 17 games without a loss. In this wave of 17 rounds of unbeaten, they have a super strong record of 12 wins and 5 draws, and the 41 points in 17 rounds are the most points of the team in the same period, and the gap between them and the promotion zone is only 3 points.
Home team Norwich City are unbeaten in 4 games at home!
Norwich's form has been up and down this season, with them recently suffering two defeats in a row, ending their five-game unbeaten run. However, the last two defeats have been 0-1 away defeats, and they are currently unbeaten in 4 rounds at home, with a strong record of 3 wins and 1 draw.
Both teams kicked 7+ in the first leg!
The two teams played a thrilling 4-4 draw in the first leg, with Norwich leading three times on the road but eventually being held to a 97-minute draw. In the last 6 games between the two teams, Southampton has a strong record of 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Championship Leeds United vs Birmingham
Away Birmingham City miss out due to injury!
Birmingham City's midfielder Christian Belik (22) was red-colored on the pitch for the third game of his suspension. Meanwhile, veteran centre-back Mark Roberts (8 games) retired injured after starting five consecutive games in 20-24 rounds, while main full-back Cody Delame (3 assists in 16 games) was out of action against his parent club after a loan transfer from Leeds United. Three veteran injuries Alfie Chang, George Hall and Ito Laird also continue to be sidelined, with Birmingham City currently missing a number of players.
Away Wayne Rooney leads the team to play Manchester United's sworn enemies, and will be booed!
Birmingham's current manager is Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney, but he has managed a dismal record of just two wins, four draws and eight defeats in 14 league games, and the team has dived from fifth all the way to 20th. Eustace led the team to a high level at the beginning of the season, but the management fired him in order to attract attention and replaced him with the more famous Rooney, but unfortunately the latter's coaching level was worrying and the fans were quite dissatisfied. It is rumoured that the hierarchy is already considering sacking Wayne Rooney, and it is worth mentioning that as Manchester United's all-time leading goalscorer, leading the team to the home stadium of Manchester United's arch-rivals Leeds United will not be treated well.
Home team Leeds United won 8 out of 9 games at home, and the form is bursting!
Leeds United is super explosive at home, although they have suffered consecutive defeats away from home recently, they have won 8 wins and 1 draw in 9 games at home!They have not lost in 12 home games this season, with a strong record of eight wins and four draws, and home is the focus of their points.
The two teams have played each other for nearly 9 years without a draw!
Draws between Leeds United and Birmingham City have rarely been a draw, with the last 11 meetings between the two teams coming to a draw in 2015. Birmingham have a slight 6-5 advantage in the last 11 meetings, and have lost two of their last six visits to Elland Road.
Premier League Liverpool vs Newcastle
Home team Mohamed Salah leaves for the last game before Africa Cup of Nations!
This game will be Liverpool's key Mohamed Salah's last game before he leaves for the Africa Cup of Nations, and it will also be the last game before midfielder Endo goes for the Asian Cup. Mohamed Salah has contributed 12 goals and seven assists in 19 league games this season, maintaining an average of one goal per game, while Endo has also started seven games, and the two will miss at least a month of the final period and will lead the team to victory for the last time before leaving.
Home team McAllister is expected to return from injury!
Liverpool's midfielder Allister is likely to return after missing six games and has returned to training. McAllister started the first 15 games except for a one-game suspension, and his return has been a huge help to Liverpool's midfield. In addition to the possible return of McAllister, several other veteran injuries such as Robertson, Joel Matip, Thiago and Tsimikas continue to be absent.
Away Newcastle are second to last in the league in away combat!
Newcastle have won 1 of their last 8 league games away from home, and they have suffered 4 consecutive defeats in the last 4 away games!They have lost back-to-back away games to Luton Town, Tottenham, Everton and Bournemouth, with the remaining three teams all in the bottom half of the league with the exception of Tottenham. They have picked up five points from nine away games this season, the second-fewest points on the road in the entire league, just more than bottom-placed Sheffield United.
Away Newcastle 9 men continue to be absent!
Newcastle will continue to be without nine first-team players. The most crucial of these is one Pope (14 games), and the second Dubravka has completed a clean sheet and conceded 14 goals in these seven gamesAt the same time, the main central defender Lascelles (1 goal in 13 games) is not seriously injured but difficult to return, Jacob Murphy, Joseph Willock, Elliott Anderson and other old injuries continue to be absent.
Home team Liverpool have not won their first game of the new year in the past three years!
Liverpool have dropped points in their opening games over the past three years, including a draw with Chelsea last year, a defeat to Brentford the year before and a defeat to Southampton the year before. It is worth mentioning that it was also their first league game since 2015 on New Year's Day, when they were held to a 2-2 draw by Leicester City, with Liverpool players being slow to heat up heading into the new year.
There are a lot of stories about the first leg between the two teams!
Newcastle's first leg against Liverpool was full of drama, with Liverpool coming from 1-0 down with one man to play less, before Nunez scored a brace to win 2-1. Liverpool have also been a bloodline against Newcastle in recent years, with a strong record of 10 wins and four draws in their last 14 league games against Newcastle, and the last time they lost to Newcastle was in 2015, just two months after Klopp took over.
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