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Leicester vs West Brom Set for Monday Night as Managerial Pressure Mounts

Betting markets lean toward Leicester after West Brom’s nine straight away defeats.

Overview

  • Kick-off is 8pm on Monday at the King Power Stadium with live coverage on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
  • Ryan Mason called West Brom’s nine-match away losing run “embarrassing,” and a tenth successive defeat is reported as a result that could prompt a club decision on his future.
  • Marti Cifuentes publicly asked the Leicester board for January signings and urged supporters to back the team ahead of a potential boycott of the first home game of the year.
  • Leicester have won three of their last five at home, and bookmakers priced them at 17-10 against 8-5 for West Brom with the draw at 9-4 at the time of publication.
  • Jordan James has scored in three consecutive games for Leicester, while team news includes Aaron Ramsey’s hamstring recurrence, Julian Carranza returning to Feyenoord, and long-term West Brom absences for Tammer Bany and Jed Wallace.