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Leicester City vs. Crystal Palace: Combined XI ahead of Premier League clash

By Craig Pearson

BRUGES, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 14: Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City in action during the Champions League tie between Club Brugge and Leicester City at Jan Breydel Stadium on September 14, 2016 in Bruges, Belgium. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images)
BRUGES, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 14: Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City in action during the Champions League tie between Club Brugge and Leicester City at Jan Breydel Stadium on September 14, 2016 in Bruges, Belgium. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) /
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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 24: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City and Scott Dann of Crystal Palace compete for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Crystal Palace at The King Power Stadium on October 24, 2015 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)
LEICESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 24: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City and Scott Dann of Crystal Palace compete for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Crystal Palace at The King Power Stadium on October 24, 2015 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images) /

Leicester City and Crystal Palace clash in the Premier League on Saturday. Who will get into our combined XI of the two teams?

Leicester City will look to earn their first win in four Premier League games when they host Crystal Palace. The defending champions are struggling to put up much of a fight in their title defense, and even relegation could become an issue if things don’t soon change.

The Foxes don’t look the same team as last season. The same level of intensity and fight seems to be lacking. The defense is more vulnerable. The offense is less dangerous. The surprise element has gone. Leicester need to get a win and some momentum soon.

Palace will be no pushovers, though. Alan Pardew’s team have been in good form lately. If that form continues at the King Power Stadium, then it could be another bad day for Claudio Ranieri and his team. Palace were unbeaten for five games before falling to West Ham last time out.

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The recent form of the Eagles means this is not a game Leicester can bank on to get the win they need. Not given their own recent Premier League form. Instead, it’s the Champions League that seems to bring out the Leicester of last season.

Ranieri needs that Leicester back in domestic competition though now. But before then, how many Leicester players will get into this combined XI with Palace players? On form, Palace should fare rather better than the Foxes.

Let’s take a look and see if that is the case.

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