Leicester City vs. Liverpool: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Preview
Liverpool have the opportunity to move back into the Premier League's top half when they make the trip to the King Power Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Brendan Rodgers' men face Leicester City just three days after ending their run of domestic defeats with a 1-0 win over Stoke City, hoping to begin a more positive streak against the Foxes.
If the Reds are to retain any hopes of a top-four finish, bottom side Leicester present the kind of opportunity they have to take. Read on for preview and full viewing details for the midweek clash.
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Date: Tuesday, Dec. 2
Time: 7:45 p.m. GMT/2:45 p.m. ET
Live Stream: BT Sport stream (UK), NBC Sports Live Extra (US)
TV Info: BT Sport 1 (UK), beIN Sports 3 (US)
Liverpool's Uneasy Progress at Stake
The win over Mark Hughes' Potters side gives Liverpool pause for comfort in a drab run of late. It was their first win in six fixtures, although the club remain in 11th place.
Nevertheless, Rodgers sees the win as the start of something new at Anfield, and he was quoted by the Liverpool Echo's Neil Jones saying after the result:
"The turning point was midweek [a 2-2 draw with Ludogorets Razgrad]. Just for the feeling that I got from the players after the game. We feel that we’re now back to being competitive again. The football will return, but you have got to earn the right to win a game. You’ve got to compete and battle and fight.
The minimum requirement is to compete. We’re not just representing yourself here, we’re representing a group of supporters who are used to success and challenging. And for some reason, that (competitive edge) had gone out of our game.
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It's a little premature to be signalling the end of any gloom just yet, however, and a one-goal win over Stoke City may not be quite enough to see Rodgers out of doubt's grasp.
In fact, the club needs a much greater run of consistency before any celebrations can begin, and the journey to recapturing the imagination on show last season still looks a long one.
A trip to Leicester City at this moment is a poisoned chalice in that regard. On paper, Rodgers has to win against a team who sit bottom of the standings and are without a win in their last eight games, but that pressure to perform can be a burden.
Liverpool have tough fixtures to come against Manchester United, Arsenal and Swansea City before the year is out, so picking up points against the minnows will be as essential as ever.
Key Battle
Wes Morgan vs. Rickie Lambert
After finally being handed the reins in Liverpool's attack, Rickie Lambert is showing some promise as the Reds' primary front man and played a major role in Glen Johnson's winner at the weekend.
That contribution came after the 32-year-old netted back-to-back goals against Crystal Palace and Ludogorets Razgrad, and the Irish Daily Star's Paul Little sees promise in his role:
The striker goes up against a slumped player on Tuesday, and Wes Morgan will cast a frustrated figure after scoring a comical own goal against Queens Park Rangers on Saturday.
Match of the Day's Gary Lineker didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the error, the likes of which might lower morale in the Foxes' dressing room:
Fighting a relegation battle, teams will look to their captain for a boost and Morgan must respond to that disappointment quickly in a bid to turn his side's form around.
Lambert has the opposite goal, however, and if he's to inspire greater promise as Liverpool's spearhead in attack, capitalising on Nigel Pearson's susceptible defence is a midweek must.
