{"id":1271219,"date":"2022-12-29T11:38:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T11:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/29\/preview-of-pl-round-of-18-games-liverpool-host-leicester-city\/"},"modified":"2022-12-29T11:38:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T11:38:29","slug":"preview-of-pl-round-of-18-games-liverpool-host-leicester-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/29\/preview-of-pl-round-of-18-games-liverpool-host-leicester-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview of PL Round of 18 games: Liverpool host Leicester City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"457\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Premier-League-preview-30-December-2022-1-January-2023-02-696x457.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Leicester City v Crystal Palace - Premier League - King Power Stadium\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers during the Premier League match at the King Power Stadium, Leicester. Picture date: Saturday October 15, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>SuperSport viewers on DStv and GOtv can look forward to Round 18 action from the 2022-23 Premier League, with matches scheduled to run from Friday 30 December 2022 to Sunday 1 January 2023.<\/p>\n<p>DStv and GOtv is the only true home of football in Africa, offering a range and depth of action that no other rival can match \u2013 it\u2019s literally \u2018Unbeatable Football\u2019! If you\u2019re going to spend your money on something, it may as well be on the best football in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The pick of Premier League matches this weekend sees Liverpool welcome Leicester City to Anfield on the evening of Friday 30 December. Both the Reds and the Foxes endured tough times through the pre-World Cup phase of the season, before turning the tide in the weeks before Qatar 2022 started. This clash could be key in building or halting momentum for these clubs.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe players have had a little bit of time with their families, so it was a great opportunity just to get together and reinforce a lot of our football philosophy,\u201d said Leicester boss Brandan Rodgers. \u201cIt\u2019s also important for the players to reconnect again socially so you\u2019re spending a lot of time with each other. That\u2019s been great.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd also we have quite a few younger players here. It\u2019s good for them to be in this environment, see how the senior players operate. Up until now, we\u2019re getting to the end but it\u2019s been first class for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A busy Saturday opens in the early afternoon with Wolverhampton Wanderers hosting Manchester United and hoping that new manager Julen Lopetegui can guide them to a famous win over the Red Devils.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want this moment,\u201d said Lopetegui. \u201cIt\u2019s important that [the players] return physically, but also mentality \u2013 they have to be here, and to be with a big commitment now with Wolves. Sometimes it\u2019s not easy because I have lived the World Cup and it\u2019s a very intensive time, they have to forget all this and to focus here, and to help us to be better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saturday also features champions Manchester City at home to Everton, league leaders Arsenal away to Brighton and high-flying Newcastle United hosting Leeds United for a potential thriller, while Sunday opens with Aston Villa visiting Tottenham Hotspur, before the round is closed out by a clash between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea at the City Ground.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve all done it [warm-weather training] with the objective of being ready to play competitively when the Premier League restarts. We hope we\u2019ve done well out of it, but the proof will be in the pudding,\u201d said Forest manager Steve Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>No rival can compete with SuperSport\u2019s coverage. Our viewers on DStv and GOtv enjoy an unrivalled selection of football from around the world!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss the best football action on SuperSport on DStv and GOtv. Visit www.dstv.com and www.gotvafrica.com to subscribe or upgrade, and join in on the excitement. And while you\u2019re on the move, you can stream matches on the DStv App.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Premier League broadcast d<\/strong><strong>etails, 30 December 2022 \u2013 1 January 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friday 30 December<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>21:45: West Ham United v Brentford \u2013 <strong><em>LIVE<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> on SuperSport Variety 3 and SuperSport Maximo 1<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>22:00: Liverpool v Leicester City \u2013 <strong><em>LIVE<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> on SuperSport Premier League and SuperSport Maximo 2<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Saturday 31 December<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>14:30: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United \u2013 <strong><em>LIVE<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> on SuperSport Premier League, SuperSport Maximo 1 and SuperSport Maximo 2<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>17:00: Bournemouth v Crystal Palace \u2013 <strong><em>LIVE<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> on SuperSport Variety 1<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>17:00: Fulham v Southampton \u2013 <strong><em>LIVE<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> on SuperSport Variety 2<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>17:00: Manchester City v Everton \u2013 <strong><em>LIVE<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> on SuperSport Premier League, SuperSport Maximo 1, SuperSport Maximo 360 and SuperSport GOtv Football<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>17:00: Newcastle United v Leeds United \u2013 <strong><em>LIVE<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> on SuperSport Variety 3 and SuperSport Maximo 1<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>19:30: Brighton &#038; Hove Albion v Arsenal \u2013 <strong><em>LIVE<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> on SuperSport Premier League, SuperSport Maximo 1, SuperSport Maximo 2, SuperSport Maximo 360 and SuperSport GOtv Football<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sunday 1 January<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>16:00: Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa \u2013 <strong><em>LIVE<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> on SuperSport Premier League, SuperSport Maximo 2, SuperSport Maximo 360 and SuperSport GOtv Football<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>18:30: Nottingham Forest v Chelsea \u2013 <strong><em>LIVE<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> on SuperSport Premier League, SuperSport Maximo 1 and SuperSport Maximo 2<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"-byMlrcB-DY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV News (28-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-byMlrcB-DY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers during the Premier League match at the King Power Stadium, Leicester. Picture date: Saturday October 15, 2022. SuperSport viewers on DStv and GOtv can look forward to Round 18 action from the 2022-23 Premier League, with matches scheduled to run from Friday 30 December 2022 to Sunday 1 January 2023. 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