Vital block by Wes Morgan to deflect Victor Anichebe's shot away from goal.

All Sunderland at the moment.

Alex Scott
Arsenal Ladies & England right-back on Final Score

I don't blame Sunderland's defensive approach last time against Liverpool - they wanted any points they could get. But today they need to be more aggressive because they are in a relegation battle.

Leicester have trailed for more minutes than any other Premier League side this season and already their defence is half a sleep as Duncan Watmore is allowed to get not just one shot off, but two. Fortunately, the first is blocked and the second is weak and straight at Ron-Robert Zieler.

And we are under way.

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A minute's silence is being held before every football match this weekend in memory of the Chapecoense players and staff who died on Monday and that has just been impeccably observed at the Stadium of Light.

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Chelsea won at Manchester City earlier to strengthen their place at the top of the table, and Gary Lineker thinks one player is key to that - Kante. 

Agree?

Alex Scott
Arsenal Ladies & England right-back on Final Score

This second season was always going to be hard for Leicester. The league is your bread and butter, but this season the Foxes' priorities seem to have been elsewhere. 

Of course they key to them is Vardy and Mahrez, but in the last two games they have only passed the ball twice to each other. Perhaps other teams have worked them out?

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Jamie Vardy could hardly hope to face a better club than Sunderland as he looks to find his goalscoring touch again.

He has scored more goals against the Black Cats than any other team in the Premier League with three, two of those coming in a 2-0 win at the Stadium of Light back in April.

That, incidentally, was the last time Leicester won away from home in the league.

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If you can't get dressed up for bottom of the table versus 14th, when can you?

The chap behind our mustachioed friend here is certainly loving the get up.

Alan Green
BBC Radio 5 live

I admit I was even more surprised than most when Leicester became champions, so I did expect an adverse reaction this season. Not to this extent though. 

Claudio "Ranieri's team needs to get its act together quickly, particularly in relation to Jamie Vardy and his goals drought, or else, come the New Year, Champions League progress and a real relegation battle will become uneasy bed companions. 

Sunderland's plight? Sadly, 'twas ever thus. If it wasn't for Jermain Defoe I think they'd have gone down last season. "Despite their mini-revival of two wins in their last three league games, I suspect even they foresee struggles ahead.

Sunderland boss David Moyes makes one change as Papy Djilobodji returns from suspension and replaces John O’Shea. Jan Kirchhoff is named in the matchday squad for the first time in two months as he takes his place on the bench.

Sunderland XI: Pickford, Jones, van Aanholt, Kone, Djilobodji, Denayer, Ndong, Pienaar, Watmore, Anichebe, Defoe. Subs: Mannone, Larsson, Khazri, O’Shea, Manquillo, Kirchhoff, Januzaj.

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Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri also makes one change to his side as Islam Slimani replaces Shinji Okazaki.

Leicester XI: Zieler; Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs; Mahrez, Amartey, King, Albrighton; Slimani, Vardy. Subs: Hernandez, Musa, Hamer, Schlupp, Okazaki, Gray, Mendy

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Jamie Vardy is not alone. The whole Leicester team are struggling to replicate their title winning form from last season. The Foxes have won just one of their last eight Premier League games and are yet to win away in this campaign.

But facing Sunderland will not be easy. The Black Cats may be bottom of the table but have found a bit of form recently, winning two of their last three games. 

It should make for an interesting contest.

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One year ago, Jamie Vardy was being congratulated on Twitter by Ruud van Nistelrooy after breaking the Dutchman's record by scoring in 11 consecutive Premier League games.

Fast forward to the present and the striker faces Sunderland looking to end a scoring drought for the Foxes that stretches back 15 games.

The fairy tale is very much on hold, but maybe the curse will be broken against the Black Cats today...