Leicester City will aim to end a six-game losing streak in the Premier League on Saturday when they host Fulham at the King Power Stadium.
The Foxes suffered another miserable defeat against Crystal Palace on Wednesday night and their profligacy was punished by their clinical opponents. The pressure is already mounting on new manager Ruud van Nistelrooy, who oversaw just a solitary Premier League victory after a hapless 3-1 win over West Ham United on his debut.
Fulham could push Leicester further into crisis on Saturday, although they suffered their first defeat since the end of November when they visit West Ham on Tuesday. Alex Iwobi’s brace could not earn the Cottagers a point as they lost 3-2 during Graham Potter’s first league game in charge of the Irons.
Here 90 minutes a guide to Leicester in relation to Fulham.
Leicester – Fulham head-to-head results (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
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Leicester |
Fulham |
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Leicester 0-2 Crystal Palace – 15.1.25 |
West Ham 3-2 Fulham – 14.01.25 |
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Leicester 6-2 QPR – 01.11.25 |
Fulham 4-1 Watford – 01.09.25 |
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Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester – 01.04.25 |
Fulham 2-2 Ipswich – 01.05.25 |
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Leicester 0-2 Man City – 29.12.24 |
Fulham 2-2 Bournemouth – 29.12.24 |
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Liverpool 3-1 Leicester – 26.12.24 |
Chelsea 1-2 Fulham – 26.12.24 |
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Earth |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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Great Britain |
No telecast – live commentary on BBC Radio Leicester, BBC Radio London 94.9 |
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United States |
Peacock |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network 5 Canada |
Leicester had a scrappy squad at the start of the season and injuries only made their problems worse. Abdul Fatawu’s season-ending ACL tear left them struggling for creativity, while the absence of the influential Mads Hermansen between the sticks proved costly.
The goalkeeper remains without Saturday, and Jakub Stolarczyk will continue to guard the net. Wilfred Ndidi is unavailable in midfield and Ricardo Pereira is out at right-back, both players who could add real quality to Leicester’s squad.
Predicted line-up of Leicester against Fulham (4-2-3-1): Stolarczyk; Justin, Faes, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Soumare, Winks; Buonanotte, El Khannous, Mavididi; Vardy.
Fulham could welcome Sander Berge back into their matchday squad for Saturday’s trip to the East Midlands, with the midfielder out since before Christmas with an ankle injury. He could appear in some capacity in King Power.
However, Reiss Nelson will not be part of the traveling group. He is still sidelined with a hamstring injury and is joined in the treatment room by Kenny Tete, who is unlikely to return until the end of March at the earliest. This means that Timothy Castagne will line up at right back against his former team.
Fulham predicted the line-up against Leicester (4-2-3-1): lazy; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Lukić, Pereira; Wilson, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez.
Leicester certainly created chances against Palace in midweek but were not ruthless enough to capitalize on them. Despite boasting an xG tally of 1.7, they haven’t drawn anything and their struggles in the final third have been a constant problem this season.
The Foxes are also suspect defensively, having conceded two or more in 11 of their previous 12 games. Fulham aren’t the division’s most successful goalscorers, but they’ll want their chances to clear Leicester’s backline on more than one occasion.
Prediction: Leicester 1-2 Fulham
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