Relegation-threatened Leicester City welcome European hopefuls Fulham to the King Power Stadium for a Premier League clash on Saturday afternoon.

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Since winning his opening Premier League game as Leicester head coach at the beginning of December, Ruud van Nistelrooy has failed to lead his new team to victory in any of their last seven top-flight matches, including six straight defeats in which they have conceded at least two goals.

Foxes supporters were left frustrated on Wednesday night as they watched their side suffer their third consecutive home defeat without scoring, registering just four of their 21 shots on target in a 2-0 loss to Crystal Palace.

Only once have Leicester endured a longer losing run in the Premier League than their current six-game streak - losing eight matches in a row between March and April 2001 under former boss Peter Taylor.

Sitting 19th in the Premier League table, last season's Championship winners are in danger of dropping straight back down to the second tier, but they are only two points adrift of safety and Van Nistelrooy knows that a quick upturn in form could see them climb the table.

Leicester have picked up nine of their 14 Premier League points at the King Power Stadium this season, but they head into this weekend's contest having lost their last two home meetings with Fulham, including their most recent (1-0) in January 2023.

Fulham's nine-game unbeaten run across all competitions and eight-game unbeaten Premier League run - their longest in the division for almost two decades - came to an end on Tuesday night, as they were beaten 3-2 by Graham Potter's West Ham United at the London Stadium.

Antonee Robinson registered his eighth and ninth assists of the season as he set up Alex Iwobi's two second-half goals, the second of those netted 12 minutes from time set up a nervy finish for the hosts. However, Fulham were unable to find a late equaliser and were eventually condemned to their first defeat since November last year.

Marco Silva insisted after the match that "the better team lost" in East London and "the result could have been completely different if we were clinical". Nevertheless, Fulham now sit 10th in the table and are only five points behind the top seven as well as seven points behind fifth spot.

Fulham have had no issues with scoring on the road in recent weeks, as they have netted in each of their last nine Premier League away matches - their longest scoring streak away from home in the division.

The Cottagers can be confident of success on Saturday, as they have won six of their 11 Premier League meetings with Leicester (D3 L2); against no other team they have played at least 10 times in the division do they boast a higher win rate (55%, also against Bolton Wanderers).

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