LIFE after Brendan Rodgers begins for Leicester City on Tuesday night when they play host to Aston Villa in the Premier League.
Rodgers' dismissal was confirmed on Sunday, with the 50-year-old unable to survive the 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace at the weekend, on an afternoon where my main Selhurst Park selection paid out.
With their winless run in the Premier League now standing at six matches, the Foxes now find themselves residing in the bottom three.
Long-serving first team Coaches Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell will look to lift Leicester out of their current slump with a victory over Aston Villa on Tuesday night.
The Villians' upward curve under Unai Emery's guidance continued on Saturday as they secured a famous 2-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
That triumph has seen Villa leapfrog the Blues in the standings and if they can pick up another three points at the King Power it would further strengthen their bid to gatecrash the fight for European football next term.
Outright Betting
Despite being managerless and now in the drop zone, Leicester City go into this game as 6/4 (Bet 365) favourites with Bet 365.
Aston Villa, who are unbeaten in their last five Premier League games, enter this all-Midlands affair as 9/5 (Bet 365) outsiders while the draw has been chalked up at 12/5 (William Hill).
Betting Angles
Even though it's a shorter price than I would normally put up, I'm happy to make an exception on this occasion by combining Over 0.5 Aston Villa Goals and Aston Villa with a + 1 start on the handicap at 7/10 with William Hill.
As already alluded to, Aston Villa have hit a rich vein of form of late, having won four of their last five league games and they will certainly come into this fixture with their tails up after beating Chelsea in their own backyard last time out.
What's more, Villa have scored in each of their 15 league games since Unai Emery took the reins and they will fancy their chances of extending that sequence when faced with what is a rather fragile Leicester rearguard.
The Foxes hold the third-worst defensive record in the division at present, not to mention they have failed to file a clean sheet in 22 of their overall 28 league games this season so far.
With that in mind, coupled with the fact the aforementioned combination has clicked in each of Leicester's last six league games, siding with the same selection on Tuesday night looks worth taking on at 7/10 (William Hill).
It's also worth pointing out that same play would have copped in each of Aston Villa's last five Premier League matches and that only adds to the appeal of supporting the same formula in this East Midlands encounter.
One Aston Villa player who represents a spot of value to have direct involvement in a goal here is Ollie Watkins who has been priced up at even-money (PaddyPower) to Score or Assist.
The in-form Villa striker has either notched or provided a goal in eight of his last nine league games and he looks too big to ignore to add to that tally against a leaky Leicester team in turmoil.
This English Premier League match between Leicester City and Aston Villa will be played on Apr 4, 2023 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Leicester City vs Aston Villa prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
