Leicester wins
Both teams score
Joe Worrall is about to be shown a card
Jonny Evans to attempt 90 or more passes
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Monday 8pm: Leicester – Nottingham Forest
Television: Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League
Far from a Leicester win on Monday night and Brendan Rodgers will surely be the next Premier League manager to leave his post.
The Foxes have had a nightmare start to the season, taking just one point from their first seven games and losing six straight away since an opening-day draw at home to Brentford.
They have conceded the most goals in the league and are currently five points off safety.
Losing to Forest on Monday night would be by far the biggest blow of Leicester’s season so far given how much Forest have struggled in recent games.
Forest have lost four games since a draw at Everton in August, conceding 14 goals.
They threw away the home lead against Bournemouth and Fulham, losing both games 3-2 and looking in real trouble even at this early stage of the season.
This is the perfect opportunity for Leicester to grab their first win of the season and take some of the pressure off Rodgers.
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Leicester and Forest have by far the two worst defensive records in the league.
Rodgers’ team has conceded the most goals in the division, conceding a staggering 22 goals in their first seven games. They have yet to concede a goal, while the 1-0 defeat by Manchester United was the only time this season they have conceded fewer than two goals in a game.
However, Leicester have managed a relatively impressive 10 goals so far this season and have only failed to score in that United defeat. They’ve scored two goals in four separate games and should be holding up against a holey Forest defence.
Steve Cooper’s side have conceded a goal in all but one of their seven games this season, with their only conceding coming in a game against West Ham in which their opponents hit the bar twice and missed a penalty.
They have conceded a goal in every away game they have played since returning to the Premier League in August and it would be very surprising if they kept a clean sheet on Monday night.
It wasn’t a memorable debut season for Joe Worrall, who was the lynchpin of a leaky Forest defense.
Worrall has been booked three times in six starts this season, tied with Scott McKenna as the most common of any Forest player.
He has also committed 10 fouls at a rate of nearly two per game, the most of any Forest player this season.
He’s good value to collect his fourth booking of the season against a lively Leicester attack on Monday night.
Jonny Evans has been Leicester’s best passer this season.
The Northern Ireland centre-back has attempted 538 passes in seven games, at odds of 77 per game. He has completed 485 of these passes, giving him a 90% completion rate.
His stats are all the more impressive considering Leicester have played a number of games where possession has essentially been 50/50.
Against a Forest side averaging 43% possession, he should see more of the ball this season.
Forest have recorded possession of 40% or less three times this season and it wouldn’t be surprising if they pull off the feat for a fourth time on Monday, giving Evans every chance of breaking the 90-pass mark.
Leicester wins
Both teams score
Joe Worrall is about to be shown a card
Jonny Evans to attempt 90 or more passes
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