Leicester City will be hoping to maintain their 100% record since Ruud van Nistelrooy took charge when they host Brighton & Hove Albion at the King Power Stadium in a Premier League clash on Sunday afternoon.
The Foxes claimed a 3-1 win over out-of-form West Ham United in the East Midlands on Tuesday night, while Brighton's poor run against Fulham continued as they lost at Craven Cottage two days later.
Latest Leicester City vs Brighton team information
Leicester City will be without Brighton loanee Facundo Buonanotte for this weekend's game, forcing manager Ruud van Nistelrooy to re-evaluate his attack despite scoring three goals earlier in the week.
With El Khannouss' ability to play centrally, players like Stephy Mavididi and Jordan Ayew will compete for the left-wing spot.
After being dropped from the starting line-up after 13 months of continuous playing time, Wout Faes could continue to sit on the bench, with Conor Coady and Jannik Vestergaard as the main centre-back pairing.
Harry Winks is still struggling with a thigh injury, while Ricardo Pereira (thigh) and Abdul Fatawu (knee) are expected to return in March and August 2025 respectively.
Brighton remain without Jack Hinshelwood (knee) and Ferdi Kadioglu (muscle), which reduces the visitors' options on the flanks in defence.
James Milner (thigh), Adam Webster (thigh) and Solly March (knee) are still out, leaving Hurzeler with little room to make any changes to his starting line-up.
Goalkeeper Jason Steele could be handed a starting spot following Verbruggen's error at Craven Cottage, although it is likely the Seagulls will still have faith in their Dutchman.
Leicester City vs Brighton latest expected lineup
Leicester City:
Hermansen; Justin, Coady, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Ndidi, Soumare; McAteer, El Khannouss, Mavididi; Vardy
Brighton & Hove Albion:
Verbruggen; Lamptey, Igor, Dunk, Estupinan; O'Riley, Baleba; Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma; Pedro
Latest football commentary Leicester City vs Brighton
After a run of six games without a win in the Premier League and EFL Cup - during which manager Steve Cooper was sacked - Leicester returned to winning ways for the first time since October 19, when they beat West Ham at the King Power.
Ruud van Nistelrooy's reign in the East Midlands started well, with Jamie Vardy scoring Leicester's opener inside the first two minutes on Tuesday night, before second-half goals from Bilal El Khannouss and Patson Daka secured all three points, despite West Ham's late Niclas Fullkrug goal.
Leicester are now looking to win back-to-back home games for the first time since April, currently sitting 16th in the Premier League table after their recent win over West Ham, four points clear of newly promoted Ipswich Town, who are bottom of the table.
Despite being largely benched under Enzo Maresca in the Championship in 2023-24, club legend Jamie Vardy is shining again for Leicester in the Premier League, with seven goal contributions in 13 appearances in the competition.
Having lost just three of their first seven games at the King Power, Leicester can be confident of a positive result on Sunday afternoon, although only Crystal Palace (1), Ipswich (0), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) and Southampton (1) have fewer home wins than Leicester's two this season.
After a three-match unbeaten run, which included wins over champions Manchester City and local rivals Bournemouth, Brighton's positive run was ended on Thursday night when they lost to Fulham, a side unbeaten in nine Premier League meetings between the two sides.
An equaliser from midfielder Carlos Baleba after Alex Iwobi had given Fulham an early lead, but a Matt O'Riley own goal and Iwobi's second completed the win for Marco Silva and his men.
Brighton were at fault for Fulham's first goal when Bart Verbruggen's misplay allowed Iwobi to steal the ball and score in the fourth minute. Hurzeler's side have conceded six goals due to individual errors this season, only Southampton (9) have conceded more.
Coach Fabian Hurzeler insisted after the game that his side would not change their attacking tactics despite their recent mistakes. With Brighton sitting fifth in the Premier League, just three points off the Champions League places, there is no denying that Hurzeler is on the right track.
All three of Brighton's defeats this season have come away from home, although Hurzeler's side are strong travellers, with only Liverpool (5) and Chelsea (5) having a better away record than Brighton in 2024-25.
Leicester City vs Brighton score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Leicester City vs Brighton match:
- Sportsmole: Leicester City 0-1 Brighton
- WhoScore: Leicester City 2-3 Brighton
- Our prediction: Leicester City 1-2 Brighton
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