Analysis and prediction for Fulham vs Leicester: Trust in the Foxes.

Both teams are hoping to secure their first win of the 2024-25 season in their second attempt, as Fulham and Leicester City face off at Craven Cottage in a Premier League match on Saturday afternoon.

The Cottagers began the new season with a narrow 1-0 defeat to Manchester United, while Steve Cooper's side impressed by holding Tottenham Hotspur to a resilient 1-1 draw.

Latest Fulham vs Leicester team news

With no Fulham players injured or red-carded in the match against Manchester United, manager Silva expects to have a fit squad for Saturday's game and has now been bolstered by the arrival of Norwegian midfielder Sander Berge from Burnley.

Berge – who is also reportedly of interest to Manchester United – could immediately be included in the starting lineup for his full debut on Saturday, potentially leaving Sasa Lukic on the bench if Emile Smith Rowe and Andreas Pereira retain their places.

The home side are expected to welcome back Danish defender Joachim Andersen from Crystal Palace soon, but Calvin Bassey and Issa Diop should continue to act as a defensive wall in front of Bernd Leno for the time being.

Regarding Leicester's situation, winger Abdul Fatawu was unfortunately involved in a head collision with Bentancur on Monday night, but the 20-year-old was unharmed and completed the full 90 minutes at King Power.

However, Luke Thomas (unspecified injury), Conor Coady (thigh injury), and Patson Daka (ankle injury) were all absent from the draw against Spurs, but while the latter two are certain to miss this game, Thomas could return to the squad.

Similar to Fulham, the Foxes could also give new defensive midfielder Oliver Skipp his debut, but the former Tottenham player may only be on the bench while Harry Winks, Wilfred Ndidi and Facundo Buonanotte operate in the midfield.

Latest predicted lineups for Fulham vs Leicester

Fulham: Leno; Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Pereira, Berge; Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Muniz

Leicester City: Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Winks, Ndidi; Fatawu, Buonanotte, Decordova-Reid; Vardy

Latest match preview for Fulham vs Leicester

Having the honor of opening the new Premier League season alongside Manchester United, Fulham initially looked poised to secure a point at Old Trafford last Friday night, where Marco Silva's side successfully fended off numerous ineffective attacks from Erik ten Hag's team.

However, Fulham also failed to capitalize on the opportunities they had, and with only three minutes left in the game, Man United's new signing, Joshua Zirkzee, received a pass from Alejandro Garnacho and scored with a delicate shot into the far corner.

Only a regrettable miss from Garnacho just before the end of the match prevented a heavier defeat for Fulham, who manager Silva can be pleased with the positive aspects of this goal conceded, although the positive aspects did not translate into points for the London side.

An early victory at Craven Cottage has also proven difficult for Fulham in recent years, with the home side having to go back to the 2012-13 season to find the last time they won their first Premier League match at home, subsequently losing four of their next five games.

Furthermore, Silva's team only managed one point from a total of 12 points earned at Craven Cottage last season, although those three defeats were against Liverpool, Manchester City and Newcastle United, while the only 1-1 draw came from Crystal Palace.

Speaking of draws with two goals, Leicester should have had no hope of turning things around against Tottenham on Monday, as Cooper's side were blown away in the first half, but the Lilywhites only had Pedro Porro's goal to count on.

Tottenham's search for a second goal was unsuccessful, despite numerous saves from Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen – and when Ange Postecoglou's defense struggled early in the second half, Jamie Vardy – the Big Six nightmare at 37 – capitalized on the opportunity.

However, Leicester's icon – whom Cooper had announced would miss the opening game due to injury – then missed a golden opportunity to complete Leicester's comeback, but the Foxes still looked capable of scoring more goals until Rodrigo Bentancur's serious injury disrupted their momentum.

However, Leicester now head to London with more away wins than any other team in England's top four leagues last season (14), but before being relegated in 2023, they had gone eight consecutive away games without a win.

The fifth and most recent defeat in that run was a 5-3 loss at Craven Cottage in May 2023 – where they were 4-0 down within just 51 minutes – which also marked Fulham's third win in their last four matches against newly promoted teams. While neither side managed a win on opening day, Saturday's opponents may have more positives to look for, even if Leicester struggled in the first 45 minutes against Tottenham before improving in the second half.

A similarly slow start might not have serious consequences against a Fulham side whose lack of breakthroughs has cost them their chances at Old Trafford, and we could see the points split evenly in this match.

Predicting the score for Fulham vs Leicester

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Fulham vs Leicesteras follows:

• Sportsmole:Fulham 1-1 Leicester

• WhoScore:Fulham 2-1 Leicester
• Our newspaper predicts:Fulham 1-2 Leicester

When and where can I watch Fulham vs Leicester live?

To watch the Fulham vs Leicester match live in the English Premier League at 9:00 PM on August 24th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.