- Venue: King Power Stadium, Leicester
- Saturday: February 22nd, 17:30
- Referee: Paul Tierney
There was an air of defiance at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening as fans, management and players reacted to the two-year ban for Manchester City from European competition. A routine 2-0 win against West Ham was earned as City moved four points clear of third-placed team Leicester in the Premier League table, and they will hope to extend that lead on Saturday. For their part, Leicester will have the advantage of normally boisterous home support and they will be aware of beating their visitors in the corresponding fixture last term. Can the Foxes reproduce the form of that day?
Since winning seven successive Premier League matches on home soil from late August onwards, Leicester have been less consistent at the King Power Stadium, having registered a 4-1 victory against West Ham as their only league victory at the venue from mid-December onwards. The recent indifferent form of the Foxes has coincided with the goal drought suffered by leading striker Jamie Vardy who has