Liverpool v Leicester City

Team news

Liverpool are again expected to be without injured defenders Ibrahima Konate and Conor Bradley.

Diogo Jota could make his first start since recovering from a rib issue, while Curtis Jones may also be recalled if head coach Arne Slot opts to rotate his squad.

Leicester boss Ruud van Nistelrooy says captain Jamie Vardy will be assessed as he "picked up some knocks" during the defeat by Wolves.

First-choice goalkeeper Mads Hermansen is again doubtful so Van Nistelrooy may have to choose between Danny Ward, who was booed by his own fans last weekend, and Jakub Stolarczyk, who is back in contention.

Match facts

Head-to-head

• Liverpool are unbeaten in 12 Premier League home games against Leicester since losing three in a row between 1997 and 2000.

• The Foxes have won two of their past 12 top-flight matches versus the Reds, drawing one and losing nine.

Liverpool

• This is the 21st time Liverpool have been top of the English top flight on Christmas Day, more than any other side. They have gone on to win the league on 11 of the previous 20 occasions.

• The Reds have lost one of 25 matches under Arne Slot (W21, D3), and are unbeaten in each of the past 21.

• Slot has taken 39 points from his opening 16 Premier League matches as a manager, a figure bettered only by Antonio Conte and John Gregory.

• The Merseysiders have won their past seven league matches on Boxing Day and have not lost at home on 26 December since Norman Whiteside struck the only goal for Manchester United in 1986.

• This is the sixth Premier League season in which Mohamed Salah has both scored and assisted 10 or more goals, breaking Wayne Rooney's record of five campaigns with double figures for both metrics.

• Salah has scored 99 goals in 141 Premier League home games, including two goals for Chelsea.

• Diogo Jota is one shy of 100 career league goals, while Curtis Jones is one short of 100 Premier League appearances.

Leicester City

• Leicester have won one of their past nine league matches (D2, L6).

• They are at risk of losing three consecutive league games by a margin of at least three goals for the first time since 1958.

• The Foxes have conceded the opening goal in a league-high 13 of their 17 top-flight fixtures this season.

• Leicester's only win in their past 10 league games on Boxing Day was 2-1 against Manchester City in 2018.

• Jamie Vardy has scored eight Premier League goals against Liverpool, a tally bettered by only Andrew Cole and Harry Kane, who have 11 and nine respectively.

• Vardy has failed to score in any of his seven Premier League appearances on Boxing Day.