Fulham vs Leicester City: Early Season Six-Pointer

Premier League runners-up Fulham will entertain Leicester City this Saturday, with both teams hoping to secure their first victories of the campaign. Fans of the two teams and Premier League aficionados can watch the match on Peacock, with kickoff set for 10 am ET.

Team News

Fulham, who are managed by former Hull City and Everton central midfielder Marco Silva, displayed a sterling performance in their 1-0 loss to manchester united. The home team were counter-attacking with precision and even missed a number of key chances in the opponent’s half. The starting lineup should witness Bernd Leno between the sticks, with Tete, Diop, Bassey, and Robinson playing as defenders. Lukic and Pereira will occupy the midfield, with Smith Rowe the most advanced man in a No. 10 role. Abdourahmane Traore, Alex Iwobi, and Muniz will spearhead the attack against the UK Championship champions.

Leicester City, mentored by ex-Tottenham manager Nuno Santo, got a good result against Spurs last weekend. The away team welcomed their rivals to the Premier League with a fascinating draw, which saw experienced English forward Jamie Vardy scoring in the dying minutes. The Foxes are expected to deploy the following lineup: Hermansen; Justin, Vestergaard, Faes, Kristiansen; Winks, Ndidi; Fatawu, De Cordova-Reid, Vardy.

Key Players

Fulham’s game plan will revolve around the eight cap-wearing Smith Rowe, Alex Iwobi, and Traore, with Muniz expected to convert the chances. The experienced Norwegian Sander Berge, who recently transferred from Premier League rivals Sheffield United, will start on the bench. On the opposite side, the Portuguese head coach has prolific goalscorer Jamie Thomas Vardy, most popular by his surname, with Winks and Ndidi expected to win the midfield duel.

Prediction

Both teams are aiming for a lifelong three-pointer to avoid possible relegation this season. Pedro Neto has a chance to establish Fulham as a stable mid-table team, but the task will be hard since the Foxes want to show they are too strong for finishing 1st in the Championship. I expect more goals than their Sunday match with Spurs (1-1).

Watch Online

U.S. residents can watch the match on Peacock if they have a valid cable subscription, with the game also available on the NBC Sports Gold app. To watch the game online, viewers outside the U.S. can is a working VPN.

English Team News

English fans will have to unfortunately follow the game on the Football Weekly Guardian podcast since the game is not allowed to be broadcast due to UK Football Saturday 3 pm kick-off broadcasting restrictions.