Relegation-battling Leicester face Fulham in a Premier League clash with implications at both ends of the table.
Victory will lift Leicester out of the relegation zone, whilst Fulham can climb to ninth with a win.
Team News
New signing, Woyo Coulibaly is a doubt for Leicester after he missed training this week as paperwork continued to be completed.
Odsonne Edouard is available for this match after he was ineligible to feature against his parent club in midweek as the Foxes lost 2-0 to Crystal Palace.
Mads Hermansen (groin), Wilfried Ndidi (hamstring), Abdul Fatawu (ACL) and Ricardo Pereira (muscle) remain absent.
Fulham could welcome Sander Berge back after a few weeks on the sidelines with an ankle injury, but otherwise have no fresh injury concerns from their 3-2 loss at West Ham.
Kenny Tete (shin) and Reiss Nelson (hamstring) remain absent.
When is Kick-Off?
Leicester entertain Fulham at King Power Stadium on Saturday 18 January at 3pm GMT, untelevised live in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Leicester have won one of their last five league meetings against Fulham (W1, L4).
- Fulham have lost one of their five Premier League visits to Leicester (W3, D1, L1).
- In 11 previous Premier League meetings between Leicester and Fulham, both teams have scored one penalty apiece.
- James Justin has produced more touches than any other Leicester player this season (1,204)
- No Fulham player this season has produced more shots than Raul Jimenez (52).
Prediction
Having lacked the final touch in their end product and been undone by two weak moments of defending against Crystal Palace, this is a chance for Leicester to try and bounce back with a more polished edge because they were otherwise solid in their attacking play and shot-making decisions.
Fulham meanwhile were pretty wasteful at West Ham who simply took their chances better although they did benefit from a couple of sloppy passes for two of their goals, but Marco Silva’s Cottagers should bounce back if can get on the front foot and execute their chances with less mistakes.
Now if they do that then it should be a comfortable win but Leicester should at least try and make it a tough test for them, even though this feels like Fulham’s to lose if they turn up and deliver.
Prediction: Leicester 0-2 Fulham
Result: Leicester 0-2 Fulham
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