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Premier League | Gameweek 33
Apr 26, 2021 at 8pm UK
King Power Stadium
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Leicester
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Crystal Palace

 
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Brendan Rodgers: 'We cannot underestimate Crystal Palace'

:Headline: Brendan Rodgers: 'We cannot underestimate Crystal Palace':
Leicester welcome Palace to the King Power Stadium on Monday.
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Boss Brendan Rodgers has warned Leicester against underestimating Crystal Palace.

The Foxes welcome Palace in the Premier League on Monday, aiming to tighten their grip on a place in the top four.

West Ham's 1-0 defeat to Chelsea on Saturday means Rodgers' side could open up a seven-point lead over the fifth-placed Hammers with five games left.

Mid-table Palace are not in any relegation danger but Rodgers insisted Leicester cannot take victory against the Eagles for granted as they chase a Champions League return.

He said: "Every coach and manager, if you are at the top, bottom or middle, you fight for your life. There are no gimme games. Look at West Brom's results, this is why this league is the way it is and why the brand is the way it is.

"I don't need you coming to me saying Crystal Palace will be a gimme game. It's going to be a really tough game. They have top players who are very dangerous and we have to be at the top of our game. It doesn't matter where we are in the league.

"They are super organised, Roy (Hodgson)'s teams are always difficult to play against.

"They've got players that can hurt you but the players will look forward to it and give everything in the game.

"We have to defend well, deny them the space and when you have the ball be patient and penetrate the lines. It's always a tough game."

Leicester beat West Brom 3-0 on Thursday after reaching their first FA Cup final for 52 years following a 1-0 semi-final win over Southampton.

The Foxes ensured there was no dip after their Wembley win and Rodgers wants business as usual ahead of the final in three weeks.

"I know what they can do, they might play really well until that game but if we pick a strategy which sees us win the game and they're left out it doesn't matter," he said.

"It means when you go into every game we are not going to have to produce this massive gap to be at the level. You want to be at the level every time you play and every game has to be important.

"It's not about 'get yourselves up for the cup final', there are many games before that."

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City117222213923
3Chelsea115422113819
4Arsenal115421812619
5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest115421510519
6Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton115421915419
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8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
9Aston Villa115331717018
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1151523131016
11Brentford115152222016
12Bournemouth114341515015
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Leicester CityLeicester112451421-710
16Everton112451017-710
17Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
18Crystal Palace11146815-77
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves111371627-116
20Southampton11119721-144
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