Leicester City vs Huddersfield
EFL Championship
Monday
1st January 2024
The King Power Stadium
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Leicester City form analysis
City came into the hectic festive period sitting comfortably inside the Championship playoff spots before showcasing Premier League promotion credentials over this run. On December 14th Leicester started brightly at home by beating fellow high-flyers Millwall 3-2 in a five goal thriller thanks chiefly to strikes from Daka along with Vestergaard and Ricardo’s goals overturning Bradshaw’s early opener. Building momentum, clinical Leicester won an entertaining five-goal affair away at struggling Birmingham four days later by 3-2 courtesy of a Mavididi brace along with Dewsbury-Hall’s effort.
Leicester made it three straight wins by dispatching promotion hopefuls Rotherham 3-0 away on December 23rd with yet another Daka double along with Italian starlet Casadei also scoring. However, profligate Leicester failed to build on this platform by dropping two crucial points away at struggling Ipswich in a 1-1 stalemate on December 27th despite leading through Mavididi before conceding late. Needing a response away at Cardiff on December 30th, stylish Leicester comfortably prevailed 2-0 thanks to strikes from Dewsbury-Hall and fullback Justin to get firmly back on track.
Huddersfield form analysis
Huddersfield Town came into this busy festive period sitting dangerously in the Championship relegation zone before showcasing relegation survival credentials over this encouraging run. On December 13th at home, poor Huddersfield came unstuck 1-3 against promotion hopefuls Preston North End, with Ward’s strike a mere consolation. Needing a response away at Millwall four days later, stubborn Huddersfield battled to an important and deserved 1-1 draw thanks to Dutch winger Burgzorg netting a stoppage time penalty equalizer cancelling out Norton-Cuffy’s opener.
With confidence restored, clinical Huddersfield prevailed 2-0 at home over high-flying Norwich City on December 23rd courtesy of strikes from Scotsman McCallum along with exciting Spaniard Sainz. Building a platform, rampant Huddersfield thrashed strugglers Blackburn Rovers 3-0 on Boxing Day as Headley, Thomas and Burgzorg found the net. Most recently at home against fellow relegation battlers Middlesbrough on December 30th, courageous Huddersfield came agonizingly close to a fourth straight win before succumbing late 1-2 after Howson broke their hearts with a decisive late goal.