Leicester City will look to secure their first win of the 2024/25 Premier League season when they host Bournemouth at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. As the season resumes with Gameweek 7, Leicester finds themselves in a difficult position, having managed only three points from six games.
After an encouraging 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur in their opening game, the Foxes have struggled to build momentum, earning just two more points in their following fixtures. Steve Cooper faces mounting pressure as the team has failed to produce consistent results. Despite showing some positive signs last week against Arsenal, Leicester ultimately fell to a 4-2 defeat at the Emirates Stadium.
Leicester City vs Bournemouth Team News & Tactics
Leicester City
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Okoli, Kristiansen; Winks, Ndidi; Fatawu, El Khannouss, Mavididi; Vardy
Bournemouth
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Araujo, Senesi, Zabarnyi, Kerkez; Cook, Christie; Semenyo, Tavernier, Ouattara; Evanilson
Key Stats
- Leicester City have won just two of their 12 Premier League meetings with Bournemouth, with both victories coming at the King Power Stadium in 2019 (2-0 in March and 3-1 in August).
- Failure to win on Saturday would see Leicester match their longest winless start to a Premier League season (seven games), a record set two years ago. They’ve scored and conceded in all six league outings this season (D3 L3), with only Derby County in 2000/01 having a longer run of scoring and conceding while remaining winless (8 games).
- Bournemouth have won only three of their last 13 Premier League away matches, with two of those victories coming against teams in the relegation zone.
- Leicester City has faced a league-high 114 shots this season, including 34 against Arsenal, which is their most on record.
- Bournemouth have conceded in nine consecutive Premier League fixtures, their longest run without a clean sheet since a 16-match streak between December 2019 and July 2020.
Player to Watch
Jamie Vardy
Prediction
Leicester City 2-2 Bournemouth
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