Leicester City vs AFC Bournemouth LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture
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Follow live coverage as Leicester City face AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Leicester City vs AFC Bournemouth
Visiting boss Gary O'Neil goes with two alterations from the 2-0 defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion, with Marcos Senesi ruled out with a hamstring injury while Hamed Traore is also not in the squad. Mepham and Rothwell are the players chosen to come into the starting XI.
Leicester City vs AFC Bournemouth
Leicester's caretaker managers Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell make three changes from the 2-1 midweek defeat to Aston Villa, with Soumare replacing Mendy in midfield and Amartey in for Souttar at centre-back. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was sent off in that loss, and Pereira comes in for him as Kristiansen moves into the midfield three.
Leicester City vs AFC Bournemouth
SUBS: David Brooks, Antoine Semenyo, Kieffer Moore, Marcus Tavernier, Lewis Cook, Matias Vina, Mark Travers, Jaidon Anthony, Illia Zabarnyi.
Leicester City vs AFC Bournemouth
BOURNEMOUTH (4-4-1-1): Neto; Adam Smith, Jack Stephens, Chris Mepham, Lloyd Kelly; Ryan Christie, Joe Rothwell, Jefferson Lerma, Dango Ouattara; Philip Billing; Dominic Solanke.
Leicester City vs AFC Bournemouth
SUBS: Mateus Tete, Jonny Evans, Nampalys Mendy, Luke Thomas, Danny Ward, Patson Daka, Dennis Praet, Kelechi Iheanacho, Harry Souttar.
Leicester City vs AFC Bournemouth
LEICESTER CITY (4-3-3): Daniel Iversen; Ricardo Pereira, Daniel Amartey, Wout Faes, Timothy Castagne; Boubakary Soumare, Victor Bernth Kristiansen; James Maddison, Jamie Vardy, Harvey Barnes.
Leicester City vs AFC Bournemouth
The visitors, meanwhile, are also in the drop zone, though they have managed three wins over their last seven matches to give them a fighting chance of survival in what is proving to be a thrilling relegation battle. Their form on the road has been troublesome, picking up just two victories away from the Vitality Stadium all season to leave them 18th and in the bottom three because of their -30 goal difference, which is the worst in the division.
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