3 reasons why Leicester City can sustain their title challenge | Premier League 2019-20

#1 No European football

Leicester only plays once a week, giving them a huge advantage over other clubs.

The Foxes progressed into the Carabao Cup quarter-final defeating third-tier side Burton Albion in October, while they are also in the round of the FA Cup, so, along with these two competitions, the Premier League remains their only hope of any silverware this season, as they failed to qualify for any of the UEFA competitions last season, following their ninth-placed finish last term.

The best thing about not having to worry about European football for any club is that the squad effectively plays only once every week. For a coach, this means that the players get ample rest in between the fixtures and he doesn't have to resolve to squad rotation as a measure to compensate for an unforgiving schedule.

Not only does Rodgers always has a fully fit squad with all of his key players at his disposal before every league fixture, but fewer games played also mean that the chances of losing out a player to injury go down.

Leicester City have more points at this stage in the season than their title-winning season. 🔵 pic.twitter.com/KpOIFrspmJ

— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 8, 2019

As an outcome of the time afforded to them by the lack of European football, Rodger's Leicester have now amassed more points and scored more goals than they did at the same stage during the 2015-16 campaign.