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Leicester City defender Jannik Vestergaard is fit again and could take the place of Wout Faes. The Foxes have no fresh injury concerns. Every Crystal Palace player impacted by last week's flu outbreak has recovered, including Dean Henderson, Tyrick Mitchell, Maxence Lacroix and Jean-Philippe Mateta. Will Hughes has overcome a foot problem, while loanee Trevoh Chalobah is also expected to return after missing the FA Cup win over Stockport. Head-to-head Crystal Palace's solitary victory over Leicester City in the past nine Premier League meetings came at home in April 2023 (D4, L4). Leicester are unbeaten in their last four home games against Palace, winning three in a row before the sides drew 0-0 in their most recent encounter at King Power Stadium in October 2022. Leicester City Leicester are on a five-match losing streak in the league, conceding multiple goals in every defeat. It's their longest such run since April 2001, when they lost seven in a row while letting in two goals or more each time. The Foxes have lost nine of their past 12 Premier League games, conceding 30 goals during that period and only beating West Ham. They have kept one top-flight clean sheet this season, the fewest in the division, which came in a 1-0 home win over Bournemouth on 5 October. Leicester's tally of two clean sheets in their past 43 Premier League fixtures is the joint-lowest over that many games by any team in the competition's history. West Brom and Burnley have recorded similar runs. Crystal Palace Crystal Palace are vying to equal their club record of six successive top-flight away matches without defeat, which they achieved in October 1990 and February 1992. Their only defeat in the past 13 Premier League games versus promoted opposition was 2-1 at Luton Town in November 2023 (W8, D4). Four of the Eagles' last eight league goals have been scored via corners. They are yet to score this season in the 15-minute period after the hour mark. Last Updated 13th January 2025 at 15: 35 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Leicester are unbeaten in their last four Premier League home games against Crystal Palace (W3 D1), with the most recent such meeting ending 0-0 in October 2022. Having won four consecutive Premier League games against Leicester between 2017 and 2019, Crystal Palace have won just one of their last nine against the Foxes (D4 L4). Leicester have lost each of their last five Premier League games – the longest ongoing losing run in this season’s competition – while conceding 2+ goals each time. Not since April 2001 have the Foxes lost 6+ successive league matches while shipping more than once in each defeat (run of 7). Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last five away league games (W2 D3). In their history, only in October 1990 and February 1992 have the Eagles ever gone six successive top-flight away games without losing. Leicester have kept the fewest clean sheets of any side in the Premier League this season (1). The Foxes have recorded just two shutouts in their last 43 games in the competition – the joint-fewest over a run of 43 games by any side in the competition’s history, along with West Brom from December 2002 to January 2005, and Burnley from April 2022 to May 2024. Only Everton (53%) have scored a higher percentage of their Premier League goals this season from set-plays (excl. penalties) than Crystal Palace (38%), with four of the Eagles’ last eight league goals coming via corners. Crystal Palace (4, 495) and Leicester City (4, 151) are the top two sides in the Premier League this season for total pressures applied. However, just 22% of these (for both sides) have been in the final third, with only Nottingham Forest (19%) recording a lower such percentage. Only Erling Haaland (16) has received more through balls from open play in the Premier League this season than Jamie Vardy (11); indeed, all other Leicester players combined have only received eight through balls in total. Only Jørgen Strand Larsen (51) has made more hold-ups in the Premier League this season than Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta (44). After his assist against Chelsea, Eberechi Eze moved level with Christian Benteke on 46 Premier League goal involvements for Crystal Palace (28 goals, 18 assists), with only Wilfried Zaha (96) being involved in more for the Eagles. © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.