Leicester City's Ayoze Perez, left, and Norwich City's Ben Godfrey battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match at Carrow Road, Norwich, Friday Feb. 28, 2020.
Leicester City's Ayoze Perez, left, and Norwich City's Ben Godfrey battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match at Carrow Road, Norwich, Friday Feb. 28, 2020.  Joe Giddens | PA via Associated Press
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Premier League pick of the day: Leicester City vs Aston Villa — The Foxes must turn around form to stay in the top four

Sean Miller

When the calendar turned to January, Leicester City was flying highly in the Premier League, well clear for a UEFA Champions League spot next season.

But the wheels have come off the wagon for Brendan Rodger's team: after January 1, the Foxes have won just once in league play, and now sit just two points ahead of Chelsea, and five ahead of a charging Manchester United, in third place.

Aston Villa comes into Monday in 19th place, but also with a chance to jump up to 16th with a win, and out of the relegation zone.

These two teams played twice in January, in the EFL Carabao Cup semifinals, and Villa got a 1-1 draw and 2-1 win. But today, Leicester City is a huge favorite.

Can the Foxes fix their slump?

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ENGLAND PREMIER LEAGUE

Leicester City (-230) vs. Aston Villa (+650), draw (+360), 4 p.m. EDT (NBCSN and Fubo.tv)

THE PICK: Leicester City -1.25 (-103)

GOALSCORER PICK: Jamie Vardy IF HE STARTS (-137)

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