Premier League: LEI v TOT - Kane and Iheanacho will be leading the captaincy race

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Match Details: 

Tournament: Premier League 2020/21
Venue: King Power Stadium, Leicester
Date: Sunday, 23rd May 2021
Time: 8:30 PM IST

Preview:

Leicester City welcome Tottenham in what is set to be a high-stakes clash on the final day of the season. The Foxes need a win here along with either Liverpool or Chelsea dropping points to secure a place in the top 4 while Tottenham can guarantee themselves a spot in the Conference League with a win here. They could also potentially get into the Europa League should West Ham lose to the Saints but they have to first find a way to beat a Leicester side that has come out on top twice in the last 3 meetings between these sides.

Probable starting XI: 

Leicester City

Kasper Schmeichel (gk), Ricardo Pereira, Wesley Fofana, Caglar Soyuncu, Timothy Castagne, Luke Thomas, Wilfred Ndidi, Ayoze Perez, Youri Tielemans, Kelechi Iheanacho, Jamie Vardy.

Tottenham

Hugo Lloris (gk), Sergio Reguilon, Eric Dier, Toby Alderweireld, Serge Aurier, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Giovani Lo Celso, Heung-Min Son, Gareth Bale, Dele Alli, Harry Kane.

Fantasy breakdown:

Leicester City

Kelechi Iheanacho continued his good run by coming off the bench and scoring against Chelsea last time around. The Nigerian now has 12 goals to go with 2 assists in the league and is the best forward pick from the Foxes.

Youri Tielemans has had a fine campaign for Leicester and the Belgian midfielder has 6 goals to go with 4 assists in the league. He also puts up 2.1 tackles, 1.2 interceptions, 1.3 shots, and 1.2 key passes per game.

Wesley Fofana has had an impressive debut season in England, with the teenager averaging  1.9 tackles, 2.2 interceptions, and 61.9 passes per game, making him a solid defensive pick here.

Tottenham

Harry Kane will look to end the season as the first player to lead the league in goals and assists, with the Englishman currently topping both charts with 22 goals to go with 13 assists in 34 appearances.

Heung-Min Son is one of 3 players this season to hit double figures for goals (17) and assists (10) this season. The South Korean also averages 0.9 tackles, 1.8 shots, and 2 key passes per game.

Serge Aurier heads up the Tottenham defense and he also has 2 goals to go with 3 assists in just 19 league outings. He also puts up 2.9 tackles, 1 interception, and 0.9 key passes per game.

Top picks

Must-haves:

  • Kelechi Iheanacho
  • Youri Tielemans
  • Wesley Fofana
  • Harry Kane
  • Heung-Min Son
  • Serge Aurier

Worth a shot:

  • Jamie Vardy
  • Wilfred Ndidi
  • Dele Alli
  • Gareth Bale
  • Sergio Reguilon

Captaincy options:

  1. Harry Kane: Kane is our top pick for the armband here with the Englishman registering 7 goals to go with an assist in his last 10 games for club and country. He also averages 3.9 shots and 1.4 key passes per game.
  2. Kelechi Iheanacho: Iheanacho is another good option here with the Nigerian putting up 7 goals to go with 2 assists in his last 9 games for the Foxes in all competitions. He averages 2.4 shots to go with 1.1 key passes per game as well.

 

*Statistics are collected from whoscored.com.

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