On Jan 3rd, Leicester City will host Fulham in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Leicester City sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Liverpool. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall struck first for Leicester City in the 4th minute, but Wout Faes got the equalizer for Liverpool on an own goal in the 38th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 45th minute on a goal by Wout Faes to cap off a wild match. Leicester City is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Fulham recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Crystal Palace. Bobby Reid scored the first goal for Fulham in the 31st minute, then Tim Ream added another in the 71st minute In the end, Crystal Palace was frustrated by Fulham’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Fulham ended the match with the shutout victory. Fulham is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Fulham hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Andreas Pereira and Daniel James, and they each have 1 goal. Leicester City’s most prolific scorer has been Harvey Barnes. The English midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches
Brendan Rodgers’s Leicester City squad will be without Ryan Bertrand, James Maddison, Ricardo Pereira, Jonny Evans and James Justin, while Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva’s Fulham squad will be without Manor Solomon.