In this week 19 match on Jan 3rd, Leicester City hosts Fulham at King Power Stadium in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Leicester City sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Liverpool. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored the first goal 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 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 10th placed Fulham is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Crystal Palace. Bobby Reid struck first for Fulham in the 31st minute, then Tim Ream added another in the 71st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Crystal Palace couldn’t manage to score, and Fulham took the shutout win. Fulham is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Fulham is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Andreas Pereira and Daniel James each only have 1 goal in their last five. Harvey Barnes has been the most effective weapon for Leicester City lately. The English midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches
Leicester City will be without Ryan Bertrand, James Maddison, Ricardo Pereira, Jonny Evans and James Justin, while Fulham will be without Manor Solomon.