Leicester vs Fulham
Premier League 2018-19
Venue: King Power Stadium
Date: Saturday, March 9, 2019
Kick-off: 3pm GMT
Fulham are looking to keep their faint hopes of Premier League survival alive when they travel to Leicester on Saturday.
Claudio Ranieri's dismissal eight days ago means their will be no emotional return to the King Power for the man who led the Foxes to the Premier League title in 2016.
Fulham find themselves 10 points adrift of safety after his failed spell in west London but the Cottagers have least shown some signs of life under caretaker boss Scott Parker.
Leicester vs Fulham team news and predicted lineups
Parker has no fresh injury problems ahead of Saturday's match.
Forward Andre Schurrle remains unavailable as he continues to recover from a virus but could return next week.
Defender Alfie Mawson has stepped up his rehabilitation from a knee problem as he aims to return to full training before the end of the month. Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli continues his recovery following knee surgery.
Fulham provisional squad: Rico, Odoi, Chambers, Ream, Bryan, Sessegnon, McDonald, Cairney, Nordtveit, Mitrovic, Babel, Fabri, Le Marchand, Christie, Seri, Zambo, Ayite, Vietto
Leicester striker Jamie Vardy is fit to face Fulham after coming off injured against Watford.
The forward was injured in a collision with Ben Foster late on in the 2-1 defeat and suffered a cut tongue, which required stitches.
Marc Albrighton (hamstring) and Daniel Amartey (ankle) remain out for new Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers, who is set to make his home bow.
Fulham provisional squad: Schmeichel, Ward, Jakupovic, Simpson, Chilwell, Morgan, Evans, Maguire, Pereira, Soyuncu, Fuchs, Maddison, Gray, James, Tielemans, Mendy, Ndidi, Choudhury, Ghezzal, Iheanacho, Barnes, Okazaki, Vardy.
Score prediction: Leicester 1-0 Fulham
Fulham are showing signs of being a more resilient unit under their new boss but Brendan Rodgers will be eager to deliver a win in what is his first home game as Foxes boss.
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Match odds
- Leicester to win: 6/10
- Fulham: 5/1
- Draw: 17/5
First goalscorer
- Jamie Vardy: 3/1
- Demarai Gray: 13/2
- Aleksandar MitrovicL 15/2
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TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will not be televised live in the United Kingdom.
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Head to Head history and results (h2h)
Fulham have won 39 of their previous meetings against Leicester while the Foxes have picked up 27 wins over the years.
