They want to maintain their 100 percent record since the arrival of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Leicester City will be welcome Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday afternoon at the King Power Stadium for a Premier League clash.

The Foxes managed one 3:1 success against out-of-form West Ham United in the East Midlands on Tuesday night, while the Seagulls performed poorly against Fulham Continued at Craven Cottage two days later.

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After a sobering six-game winning streak in the Premier League and EFL Cup – former head coach during that time Steve Cooper was relieved of his duties – Leicester returned to winning ways for the first time since their last game on October 19, beating West Ham at the King Power.

The Van Nistelrooy era in the East Midlands got off to an excellent start Jamie Vardy gave the Foxes a lead in the first two minutes of Tuesday night’s game before scoring in the second half Bilal El Khannouss And Patson Daka secured maximum points despite a late consolation for the Hammers from the German international Niclas Vollkrug.

Leicester are now aiming for consecutive home wins for the first time since April and sit 16th in the table Premier League standings After their recent win over the Hammers they are four points clear of newly promoted Ipswich Town, who are in the highest relegation spot.

Although for the most part he was forced to settle for a place on the bench under the tutelage of Enzo Maresca In the 2023-24 Championship season, club legend Vardy will once again be the focus for the Foxes in the top flight and has contributed seven goals in 13 Premier League appearances so far.

With Leicester having lost just three of their first seven league games at the King Power, they should be relatively confident of a positive result on Sunday afternoon, although only Crystal Palace (1), Ipswich (0), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) and Southampton (1). ) have won fewer than the Foxes’ two home games this season.

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After a three-game unbeaten run which included wins against champions Manchester City and south coast rivals Bournemouth, Brighton’s winning streak was broken on Thursday night by Fulham, who are unbeaten in all nine Premier League games between the two sides.

A second division goal this season from the midfield general Carlos Baleba subsequently restored parity in the Craven Cottage competition Alex Iwobi gave the hosts an early lead, but a Matt O’Riley An own goal and a second goal from the Nigerian international rounded off the comfortable success Marco Silva‘s men.

Brighton was guilty of giving Fulham their first goal of the capital city tie when Bart VerbruggenA poor pass gave Iwobi the ball in the fourth minute, with the Seagulls having conceded six goals so far this season due to individual errors – only Southampton (9) managed more.

Head coach Fabian Hurzeler insisted after the game that his team would not change their plan of attack despite their recent mistakes, and it’s hard to argue that the 31-year-old is taking the wrong approach considering Sunday’s visitors to Leicester are in the table are in fifth place Premier League tablejust three points behind the Champions League places.

All three of Brighton’s defeats came away from their south coast base in the 2024-25 league season, although the Seagulls are very capable players and only league leaders Liverpool (5) and resurgent Chelsea (5) have enjoyed more away wins than Hurzel’s men.

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Leicester star joined on loan from the visitors on Sunday Facundo Buonanotte is ineligible to play for this weekend’s clash, meaning Van Nistelrooy will be forced to reshuffle his attack despite scoring three goals earlier in the week.

Since El Khannouss has the ability to play centrally, e.g Stephy Mavididi And Jordan Ayew will fight for a place on the left.

Dropped by Van Nistelrooy after 13 months in the team, Wout Faes will likely be on the bench again for the Foxes Conor Coady And Jannik Vestergaard forms the central defender pairing.

Harry Winks still struggling with a hamstring problem Ricardo Pereira (thigh) and Abdul Fatawu (knee) are expected to be available again in March or August 2025.

Brighton is left without the services of Jack Hinshelwood (knee) and Ferdi Kadioglu (Muscle), which limits the visitors’ options on the flanks of their back four.

James Milner (paralyze), Adam Webster (thigh) and Solly March (Knees) are still unavailable, meaning Hurzeler has no chance of making massive changes to his starting XI.

goalkeeper Jason Steele could be eyeing a place between the sticks after Verbruggen’s mistake at Craven Cottage, although it is likely the Seagulls continue to believe in their Dutch goalkeeper.

Possible Leicester City starting lineup:
Hermansen; Justin, Coady, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Ndidi, Soumare; McAteer, El Khannouss, Mavididi; Vardy

Possible Brighton & Hove Albion starting lineup:
Confidence; Lamptey, Igor, Dunk, Estupinan; O’Riley, Baleba; Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma; Pedro

We say: Leicester City 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion

Despite the seemingly comfortable result, Leicester took advantage of their luck at times against West Ham and won’t be able to get away with conceding countless shots for the second time this week.

Brighton were arguably the better team at Craven Cottage on Thursday evening and should be able to get back to winning ways at the Foxes’ home ground.

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