Everton and Leicester City seek more space above the relegation zone when the 16th-place Toffees host the 17th-place Foxes at Goodison Park on Saturday.

While Lineker was elated to be celebrating a Leicester City victory, he still has a few worries as they battle Ipswich and Wolves to finish 17th in the Premier League table

Leicester City escaped the Premier League's bottom three by upsetting Tottenham, earning Ruud van Nistelrooy a much-needed three points.

Follow live coverage as Ipswich Town face Manchester City today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

Sheffield United, Burnley and Ipswich Town-linked playmaker Tom Lawrence is reportedly expected to leave Rangers before the winter window slams shut.

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Following League Cup successes over Liverpool and Manchester United and their FA Cup beating of Tamworth - albeit a highly unconvincing one - the Lilywhites ran out 3-2 victors on Hoffenheim's soil, where a Son Heung-min double inched them ever closer to a top-eight finish.

Ipswich Town have signed winger Jaden Philogene from Aston Villa in a £20million ($24.7m) deal, plus a further £3m in add-ons.

They now take on a Tractor Boys side who are in the relegation zone but who possess former City striker Liam Delap in their ranks. Delap has scored eight goals in the Premier League and one pundit has backed him to score against his former employers on Sunday.

City’s recent struggles have meant that Erling Haaland has not enjoyed the same prolific level of goalscoring that he has in previous seasons, though the Norwegian, who has just signed a bumper new 9.5-year contract to commit his future to the club, is still second in the league’s top scorer chart with 16 goals, just two behind Mohamed Salah.

Since the start of December, only Southampton, with eight, have lost more Premier League games than Tottenham's seven, with the Saints also being the only side to concede more goals (25) than Spurs have. If Leicester net another goal and see out victory here though, they'll equal the record of the side sat rock-bottom of the table.

Follow live coverage as Ipswich Town face Brighton & Hove Albion today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.