LEICESTER MATCHDAY PREVIEW

LEICESTER CITY V FULHAM | TUESDAY 3RD JANUARY 2023 | 7.45PM | KING POWER STADIUM | #LEIFUL

The opposition

• Many were surprised by Leicester’s poor start to the campaign. They drew their opener against Brentford, but that was their only point won in their first seven fixtures – form which left them rooted to the foot of the table.
• Their squad is too strong to struggle for long, though, and a 4-0 victory over Nottingham Forest kickstarted their campaign, taking 16 points from their eight matches prior to the World Cup to move away from danger.
• But the Foxes have been unable to replicate that form since returning to action. A nightmare first half led to a 3-0 defeat by Newcastle United at the King Power, before a luckless night at Anfield saw Wout Faes score a brace of own goals to condemn them to a 2-1 loss.

Leicester team news

The club have received positive news regarding James Maddison’s knee injury, but the first game of 2023 comes too soon for him. Patson Daka went off with what appeared to be a hamstring injury against Liverpool so will almost certainly miss out, too, while James Justin, Jonny Evans, Ryan Bertrand, Ricardo Pereira and Dennis Praet are long-term injuries.

Fulham team news

Marco Silva said that everyone came through the Southampton victory unscathed, and that Layvin Kurzawa and Manor Solomon could be in contention to make the squad in the near future.

Tickets

Fans can continue to purchase tickets over the phone (0203 871 0810) until 12pm on matchday. No tickets will be available on the gate.

Weather

It will be a fairly mild evening in Leicester, but with a decent chance of rain.

Coverage

FFCtv subscribers can listen to live commentary from Gentleman Jim and Jamie Reid.

Fan support

Fans are politely reminded to be considerate of those around them when celebrating goals and on public transport at away matches.

Top scorers

Leicester: James Maddison (7)

Fulham: Aleksandar Mitrović (10)

Form

Leicester: WWWLL

Fulham: DLLWW