LEICESTER MATCHDAY PREVIEW

FULHAM V LEICESTER CITY | MONDAY 8TH MAY 2023 | 3PM | CRAVEN COTTAGE | #FULLEI

The opposition

• Leicester’s plight has come as a surprise to many this season. Back-to-back wins over Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur at the start of February suggested a change in fortune, but they followed that with just one point from a possible 18 – form which cost Brendan Rodgers his job.
• Dean Smith has added some solidity to the Foxes since coming in. Although they lost his first game in charge to Manchester City, they’ve been unbeaten since, following up victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers with draws against relegation rivals Leeds United and Everton.
• At the time of writing, goal difference alone is keeping Leicester out of the bottom three, so a point for Leeds on Saturday – albeit at the Etihad – would see them slip into the drop zone.

Fulham team news

There is no new injury news to report. Tim Ream and Andreas Pereira will not feature again this season, while Aleksandar Mitrović serves the final game of his ban.

Leicester team news

Ricardo Pereira and Jonny Evans are back in training and pushing for a return to the matchday squad, but the fixture comes too soon for Kelechi Iheanacho, and James Justin is a long-term absentee.

Tickets

Some tickets remain available for fans to purchase on General Sale. Sales will return to Booking History only on matchday.

Weather

There is a good chance of some light rain while the game is on, though temperatures will still be around 16 degrees.

Player insight

Bernd Leno has his sights set on at least nine points from the remaining four games of the campaign.

“You could see against City, against Liverpool, we are not preparing for holidays or whatever, we want to give something back to the fans because their support was amazing,” he said.

“Also, there’s still the Club record to beat. We need three wins, which is ambitious but not impossible.”

Coverage

FFCtv subscribers can listen to commentary from Gentleman Jim, Sean Davis and Jamie Reid.

Forever Fulham

Micky Adams will receive the Forever Fulham award at half-time.

Seating

Fans are reminded to only sit in their allocated seat, as congregating groups could risk ejection from the ground.

Early bird

Fans can take advantage of discounted food and drink inside the ground up until 2.30pm.

Fulham Flutter

Win prizes while supporting the Foundation by playing the Fulham Flutter!

Form

Fulham: WWLLL

Leicester: LLWDD

Top scorers

Fulham: Aleksandar Mitrović (12)

Leicester: Harvey Barnes (10)